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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1959

384 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 20

Hit by Train

The Biz · Wednesday 8 July 1959 · page 20

A young Wan, James Brookes, 24, of 44 Loftus Street, Fairfield, was hit by a train between…

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Plugging for new bridge

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 8 July 1959 · page 4

Granville Chamber of Commerce is still making urgent representation to…

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The Friendly Road " Unto Children's Children"

The Biz · Wednesday 8 July 1959 · page 18

Two related incidents have occured recently to concentrate my thoughts upon the basic human problems…

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Cabramatta District News I Stood on the Bridge

The Biz · Wednesday 8 July 1959 · page 7

One morning recently I stood on the bridge, the railway bridge at Cabramatta, and looked at [?]…

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Layout for Automated Motor Vehicle Works The factory of the future

Tribune · Wednesday 8 July 1959 · page 6

FIFTY experimental enterprises for the all-round automation of production processes are being set up in the U.S.S.R. during the…

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Train Services

Nepean Times · Thursday 9 July 1959 · page 1

At the special meeting of council held last Tuesday night the matter of the alteration of the train service from Penrith to the…

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Bridge-drive

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 10 July 1959 · page 10

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Traffic on Harbour Bridge

The Biz · Wednesday 15 July 1959 · page 16

Commenting on the opening of two new lanes the Sydney Harbour Bridge. N.R.M.A. General…

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Road Safety Moves

The Biz · Wednesday 15 July 1959 · page 21

The Acting Minister for Transport, Mr. P. D. Hills, has announced that police and motor…

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Road Map Issue

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 15 July 1959 · page 8

Already popular with Australian motorists, BP Australia's road maps are…

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Letters to the Editor Offer to Train Masseurs

The Biz · Wednesday 15 July 1959 · page 10

Sir, I sincerely hope you find space in your valuable paper for this vital…

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Motors-services Ford's New Range Has Sales Lead Station Wagons

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 15 July 1959 · page 7

Consul and Zephyr station wagons—two completely new vehicles—have been added to Ford Motor Company's 1959 Mark II range of vehicles. These two station wagons make the…

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Hint for Motorists

The Biz · Wednesday 15 July 1959 · page 6

Semaphore-type trafficators need occasional lubrication with a little light oil applied with a brush…

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Looking for Name for New Penrith Train

Nepean Times · Thursday 16 July 1959 · page 1

The Mayor reported to Tuesday's meeting of Penrith Council that he, Mr. L. McArthur (secretary of Penrith Chamber of Commerce), and Mr. Jack Hinch representative of travellers from Penrith who work in…

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West Australie Ernstig gewond bij motor ongeluk

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 17 July 1959 · page 3

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Mulgoa Road Widening

The Biz · Wednesday 22 July 1959 · page 16

The Main Roads Board has advised Fairfield Council of proposals to widen Mulgoa Road…

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The Friendly Road "The Strange Ways of God"

The Biz · Wednesday 22 July 1959 · page 11

I have just read an annual story that has lead me to think rather deeply about the ways of God in dealing with the individual in human life. It is the story of Geerge…

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Motors-services New Family Car for Australia Bigger, Better Morris Major

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 29 July 1959 · page 7

A new family saloon developed for Australia and with an Australian content of more than 96 per cent was announced last week by the British Motor Corporation of Australia…

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Penal threat against Vic. trammies

Tribune · Wednesday 29 July 1959 · page 3

MELBOURNE: Last Thursday's mass meeting of 2000 trammies reaffirmed their determination to continue their fight against the…

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Harbour Bridge died

Tharunka · Thursday 30 July 1959 · page 8

NO clouds moved above hot, windless Sydney. The flags of banks and consulates drooped unhappily and on the Harbour the optimistic yachts drifted forward or…

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