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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1958

488 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 25

The Railway to Campbelltown

The Biz · Wednesday 9 July 1958 · page 14

The railway was opened to Campbelltown from Liverpool on 17th May, 1858, i.e., less than two years and eight months after the…

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Car Crashed Through Railway Fence

The Biz · Wednesday 9 July 1958 · page 2

A car crashed through the railway fence at Yennora last Sunday afternoon, after a collision at an intersection with…

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Holroyd Rotary Club Railway Historian's Address

The Biz · Wednesday 9 July 1958 · page 11

President Doug MacLaren was in the chair at the weekly meeting of the above club, held at Hunt's restaurant…

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Bridge drive in Sydney

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 11 July 1958 · page 15

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Vol. van motorfiets

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 11 July 1958 · page 2

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The Friendly Road "Thinking Straight"

The Biz · Wednesday 16 July 1958 · page 22

Do you find yourself running across phrases that catch hold of you and [?] to let [?] ? I do, and so often I find them…

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Move To Prevent Peak Hour Main Road Works

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 16 July 1958 · page 4

Indiscriminate excavation of city thoroughfares in busy shopping periods may be halted following a decision of Parramatta Chamber of Commerce last…

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Road Deaths "Tragically High." Says Mr. Mannix, M.l.a

The Biz · Wednesday 16 July 1958 · page 30

A study of the latest figures available from the Australian Road Safety Council revealed that Australia's tragically high…

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An army too valuable to send to war £400,000 to train one soldier

Tribune · Wednesday 16 July 1958 · page 5

THE Menzies Government, offer nine years' concentrated effort on Defence, has produced what must surely be…

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Removal of Tram Tracks

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 16 July 1958 · page 11

N.R.M.A. General Secretary (Mr. H. E. Richards) said this week that his organisation agreed with the Secretary of the Local Government Association (Mr. Mainerd) on the need to…

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Do-It-Yourself Motorists Can Beat Spot-Check

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 16 July 1958 · page 11

Plans recently announced for Comrnnowealth-wide safety drive police will almost certainly result in more frequent spot-checks for unsafe…

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MOTORS-SERVICES Safety Speedo Faature of New Ford Vehicles

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 16 July 1958 · page 10

A new safety speedometer that warns the driver by coloured lights of his speed has been introduced by Ford Motor Company of Australia on its 1958 V8 sedans and utilities…

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Motorists; Don't Overfill

The Biz · Wednesday 16 July 1958 · page 16

Overfilling is undesirable at any point of a motor car, says N.R.M.A. engineers. Too much oil in the sump frequently…

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Road Safety Branches Have Conferences

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 July 1958 · page 9

Road Safety Council, Penrith, has received reports of two conventions which were held, covering the north and…

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Parking of Cars at Railway

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 July 1958 · page 5

Penrith Council has asked the traffic department about closing Belmore and other areas near Penrith railway…

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New Zealand and Convention on Road Traffic

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 18 July 1958 · page 8

New York.—New Zealand has become the 36th country to accede to the Convention on Road Traffic, designed to increase road safety and to…

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Motorrijder gedood

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 18 July 1958 · page 2

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Motorrennen Bij Asser TT waren de MV-Agusta motoren oppermachtig

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 18 July 1958 · page 11

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Road Safety Competition

The Biz · Wednesday 23 July 1958 · page 32

A large number of entries have been received for the Road Safety Patrel competition which is to commence at 1.30 p.m. on July…

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Municipality of Fairfield Temporary Closure of Roads

The Biz · Wednesday 23 July 1958 · page 4

NOTICE is hereby given that, Canlev Vale Road, Canley Vale, will be closed to traffic between Palmerston Street…

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