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Railways, roads & transport, 1959

384 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 20

The Friendly Road 'The New Age of Pilgrims'

The Biz · Wednesday 25 November 1959 · page 17

These are exciting and adventurous days in which we live, and the current news of the careful preparations for the President of the United States of America to visit Europe and Russia in the Spring of 1960…

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Knocked Down by Motor Cycle

The Biz · Wednesday 25 November 1959 · page 10

A six year old boy was seriously injured when knocked down by a motor cycle at Sackville Street,…

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Bridge drive in Sydney

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 27 November 1959 · page 14

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Canley Vale Bridge

The Biz · Wednesday 2 December 1959 · page 9

After consideration of a report submitted by the Chief Engineer, Mr. G. Pinnington, Fair field…

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Second Yangtze Bridge Completed

Tribune · Wednesday 2 December 1959 · page 8

PEKING.--The 820 metre (about 2560 feet) double-track railway bridge across the Yangtze River at Chungking has been completed ahead…

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Trailer Leaves Road

The Biz · Wednesday 2 December 1959 · page 8

The driver escaped injury when a semi-trailer struck several white traffic posts in the middle of the Hume…

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Govt. Road Policy Attack

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 2 December 1959 · page 7

Working on behaldf of nearly one million Australian motor vehicle…

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At Sydney Theatres “À View From the Bridge”

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 4 December 1959 · page 5

HOWEVER often it occurs, the re-* theatre is a pleasure that never palls. And it is just such a feeling that occurs…

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Grant for Roads

The Biz · Wednesday 9 December 1959 · page 22

The Department of Public Works wrote to last Fairfield Council meeting confirming C.A.R. grant of…

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Grades on Tourist Roads

The Biz · Wednesday 9 December 1959 · page 9

The N.R.M.A. has available for members a brochure giving a list of grades encountered on most tourst…

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Roads Not Suitable for Bus Service

The Biz · Wednesday 9 December 1959 · page 22

The Department cf Motor Transport advised the last Fairfield Council meeting that following…

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The Friendly Road "The Curse and Relief of Worry"

The Biz · Wednesday 9 December 1959 · page 14

If there is any one curse that seems to afflict humanity more generally more indiscriminately than any other in this hurly-burly of modern living, it is the general stale of worry and anxiety…

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Seek Govt. jobs at tram workshops

Tribune · Wednesday 9 December 1959 · page 5

SYDNEY: A mass meeting of workers in the Randwick tramway workshops has asked the NSW Labor Council to…

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Bridge nieuws van "Abel Tasman"

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 11 December 1959 · page 11

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Railway equipment is delivered to India

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 11 December 1959 · page 4

TRAINING car specially built to be used to teach prospective conductors how to handle French electric locomotivdes was shipped via…

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Road Safety Scheme for Children

The Biz · Wednesday 16 December 1959 · page 17

A revolutionary scheme to teach children road safety will be launched on television in Sydney this month, Under this scheme traffic police will teach children the rules of the road while driving miniature cars over…

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More Parent Care to Ease Road Toll

The Biz · Wednesday 16 December 1959 · page 14

Women play major part in making our roads safe, states the Superintendent of Traffic, Mr. M. W Chaseling. Figures have shown…

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The Friendly Road a City Set on a Hill

The Biz · Wednesday 16 December 1959 · page 10

There is a story, lovely and rather haunting, told of Fritz Kreisler the great violinist…

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Children will learn Road safety Television campaign to start

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 16 December 1959 · page 7

A revolutionary scheme to teach children road safety will be launched on television in Sydney this month. Under this…

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Motors-services Trade Entertained Hillsdon's stage big Xmas party

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 16 December 1959 · page 10

Non-stop entertainment for nearly three hours highlighted a Christmas party staged last week by a Holder dealership in Parramatta. More than 200…

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