Work on Bridge Footpaths Deferred
Following consideration of a report from the Chief Engineer, Mr. G. Pinnington, dealing with…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1959
384 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 20
Road to Be Re-aligned
Prairievale Road, Bossley Park, will have to be re-aligned at a culvert near Middle Road, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →194 Accidents in Fairfield Review of Toll on Roads
There were 194 accidents, with two fatalities and 69 injured in Fairfield for the year ending June 30 this year. This is revealed in a statistical report…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Road Safety Council Congress This Month Governor to Open Sessions First of Its Kind
First State Congress of the N.S.W. Road Safety Council will be held in Sydney late this month. The official opening will be in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Queensland railways color bar
BRISBANE: The railway refreshment room in Towns- ville was recently the scene of a disgraceful example of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Petrol Tax for Roads
"Mr. Menzies surely had his tongue in his cheek when he put forward the proposition that…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Road Sealing Program
Following consideration of the Deputy Engineer's report, Fairfield Council has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Roads Damaged by Heavy Rain
Heavy rain and gale force winds severely damaged roads in the Fairfield Municipality last week. Six inches of water lay…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fifteen More Roads for Bitumen
Addressing the Labor Municipal Assembly on Friday night, Ald. Harvey named the following streets…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Brigade Troops to Train with Tanks
About 1500 troops of the 1st Infantry Brigade Group, Holsworthy, would undergo concentrated training using Centurion tanks at Puckapunyal next month, the Minister for the Army, Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Friendly Road "News - of One Sort or Another"
It was the annual Methodist Conference that started this line of thought, but perhaps I had better explain. Last week this important…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Reply to Prime Minister 'Tongue in cheek' on road grants
"Mr. Menzies surely had his tongue in his cheek when he put forward the proposition that to allocate road grants to the States on the basis of petrol tax revenue would be 'unsound' because…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Enquiring: Weekly Tickets on New Train
"The Heron", when it starts, will arrive at Sydney a couple of minutes after 8.30 a.m. In the usual way that's the time…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Members Needed for Road Safety Council
"Mr. Len Woodstock is a field officer of the Road Safety Council. He has had considerable experience of the roads, because he was an inspector of police in Essex, England. When he came to Australia he joined up with Road Safety Council,"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Canley Vale Roads
In a letter to the last Fairfield Council meeting Southern, Districts Radio Taxi Service complained of…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Road Safety
Road, safety is a matter we tend to leave to the few people who are responsible for safety…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Subdivider Opposes Road Widening
An application for reconsideration of a Cabramatta subdivision, made by Mr. A. Bedesi to the last meeting of Fairfield Council, was the subject of a strong report submitted by the town planner, Mr. A. A…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →N.r.m.a. Seeks Road Funds
Autralia like America should use all petrol-tax collections on roads, the president of the N.R.M.A., Sir Norman Nock, said at the annual general meeting on October 27. He said that petrol tax in America…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MOTORS-SERVICES Topping up batteries
Batteries in regular service should be topped-up with pure distilled water…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Down Carpenter's Road
The proprietor of No. 2 bus route, St. Marys, applied to the department of motor transport, for discontinuation (with the…
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