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Railways, roads & transport, 1958

488 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 25

Renshaw Backs Roads Scheme

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 24 September 1958 · page 14

The Minister for Local government, Mr. Renshaw, has announced his intention of asking the Premier (MR. Cahill) to urge the…

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Quarry Road, Shops and Dwelling Sites

The Biz · Wednesday 24 September 1958 · page 18

J. F. Evtoushenko (applicant and owner) applied to Fairfield Council for permission to subdivide lot 1, DP. 1802, Quarry…

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Ald. Fraser Wants Fluorescent Lights on All Main Roads

The Biz · Wednesday 24 September 1958 · page 11

Fairfield Council decided last week to support a request from Ald. L. Fraser, of Fairfieldo Council. that the Prospect County…

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The Friendly Road "An Old, Old Question"

The Biz · Wednesday 24 September 1958 · page 28

A knock came at the front door, and as I went to open it. I little dreamed of the surprise that awaited me, for there stood…

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Cowpasture Road Boundaries of Properties Do Not Coincide

The Biz · Wednesday 24 September 1958 · page 6

The chief engineer reported to Fairfield Council regarding the survey of Cowpasture Road, south of Orphan School Creek;—…

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Road Opening Complaints Gas Company Writes to Council

The Biz · Wednesday 24 September 1958 · page 25

Australian Gas Light Co. wrote to Fairfield Council referring to Council's complaint that there seems to be a…

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Motors-services Record Field Now Likely for Big Race Meeting

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 24 September 1958 · page 13

A record entry is certain now for the Australian grand prix to be run at Bathurst early next month. An official at the Australian Racing Drivers' club, which is organising the race programme, said…

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Great Legal Reform Commonwealth Motor Vehicles

The Biz · Wednesday 24 September 1958 · page 33

A person injured by a Commonwealth vehicle, of the ex-edutor a person killed by one, will now be permitted [?]o sue…

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At the start of the Road Safety Tour

Nepean Times · Thursday 25 September 1958 · page 1

Car No. 2 (Mr. Lloyd Wood) leaving the start of the Road Safety Tour last Sunday. Also in the picture are Mr. John Schubach (right foreground) and on his right Ald. L. J. Spies (Mayor) and Mr. W. Harrison (N.S.W. Road Safety Council), with Mr. Arthur Bennett (back to camera) in left foreground…

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Jew Killed in U.s. Train Smash

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 26 September 1958 · page 5

NEW YORK: Several Jewish fatalities are reported in Monday’s shocking rail disaster, when a…

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Our Bad Roads

The Biz · Wednesday 1 October 1958 · page 14

New South Wales had spent less per head of population on roads than any other State, and less per mile on State highways, trunk…

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Subdivision and New Road

The Biz · Wednesday 1 October 1958 · page 23

T. A. Dalton (applicant) and P. Gazzero (owner) have applied to Fairfield Council for permission to subdivide lot 8, D.P. 26197…

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Road Fatilities Increasing Responsible for Own Death

The Biz · Wednesday 1 October 1958 · page 24

Figures released recently show that road accident fatalities are increasing. Last month's "black weekend" was one of the worst on…

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The Friendly Road "A Romance of the Thames Embankment"

The Biz · Wednesday 1 October 1958 · page 11

It was dawn on the Thames Embankment about sixty years ago, and in that unsavoury place the unhappy creatures…

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Use of Railway Land Beautification or Shops?

The Biz · Wednesday 1 October 1958 · page 12

The Secretary for Railways wrote to Holroyd Council regarding railway land at station entrance Military Road, Guildford:--…

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Railway Hotel's First Staff Ball Gesture to Sportsmen

The Biz · Wednesday 1 October 1958 · page 30

An interesting social function listed on this year's calendar for the very first time, is the Sims' Railway Hotel first and…

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Marshall Stakes “Middle Road” Policy

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 3 October 1958 · page 3

The former Chief Minister of Singapore, Mr: David Marshall, at a Board of Deputies’…

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Ernstig motorongeluk

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 3 October 1958 · page 2

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Road Safety W.a. Shows the Way

The Biz · Wednesday 8 October 1958 · page 11

To anyone aware of developments in the promotion of road safety in the fields of education, engineering and enforcement in…

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The Friendly Road "Whom God Hath Joined"

The Biz · Wednesday 8 October 1958 · page 5

As I ushered them into the study and settled them into comfortable chairs, I had [?]ague feeling that it was not the first…

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