Will Train Boys for Band
"We thank you for the subsidy to the band," wrote the secretary, Penrith-St. Marys Band, to council, and the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1959
384 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 20
New Lanes, Roundabout to Speed Traffic Into City Flow on Bridge Scheme to Ease Problem
A rewarding rise in the confusion factor coupled with a marked recession of the responsibility rating is anticipated when plans for traffic re-distribution are put into operation tomorrow, said the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Public Works Road construction in the Sahara
THE exceptional scope of the road construction undertaken in the last years in the Sahara to facilitate oil prospecting and research, was stressed at the ceremony marking the opening of the new tarred road from Ghardaia to Ouargla…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jeugdige motorrijder verongelukt
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →Canley Vale Bridge
One of the municipality's worst wreckers of motor vehicle front ends and rear axles and springs, the…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Devastating Road Dust
The N.R.M.A Technical Department says that is has been estimated by experts on filtration that one…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Cabra's Good Roads But Gutters?
"You can see that the roads in Cabramatta are in fairly good condition, but the less said about the gutters--or lack of them--the better," Ald. I Nance commented to a "Biz"…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Britian's Road Safety Campaign
From time to time during Britian's "Be a Better Driver" Campaign the Ministry of Transport is…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Friendly Road "A Lamp Unto My Feet"
Let me tell you what is happening and how it came about. Following the Billy Graham Crusade in our immediate neighbourhod there were a group of people who had made decisions for Christ and who…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Motor Cycle Recovered
A stolen motor cycle was recovered last week on a vacant allotment in St. John's Road. Canley Vale…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Railway Land for Swimming Pool
Fairfield Council has agreed to nay the Railway Department £4,485 for land in Broomfield St. required for the swimming pool site. The Department…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railways Offered Scope for Service and Entertainment
At Rotary Club of Penrith last Thursday night, Mr. Frank Vine (president of Penrith Chamber of Commerce) was inducted as a member. Frank was previously a member at Gosford…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Professor Beel vice-president van Road van State
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Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nieuw motorschip voor Mij. Zeeland Koningin Juliana verricht doop
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Continued on Trove, page 8 →Move on Pedestrian Bridge
The Department of Railways has requested Fairfield Council's formal consent of the…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Second Bridge to Cross Yangtse
THE first steel girder has been placed in position on the second bridge across the Yangtse river at the upriver port city of Chungking…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MOTORS-SERVICES Booster petrols popular; sales rises recorded
Boosted petrols, marketed by the major Australian oil companies last week, are proving popular with motorists…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →S.A. railway roster protest
ADELAIDE: Between 70 and 80 railway traffic workers stopped work last week In opposition to new rosters introduced by the Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Will Try to Contact Minister About Parker Street Bridge
Road Safety Council is an important body. It has authority because of its composition. Its resolutions and advice are respected. Penrith branch held the usual meeting last Monday night, and some new representatives were present…
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COMBINED Junior chambers of commerce are again running a contest called teenago Road–e–o to find the most competent young driver…
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