The Friendly Road "The Miracle of the Open Road"
About two thousand years ago there was a small island called "The Isle of Patmos," used by…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1959
384 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 20
Nrma Says Road Clear
The N.R.M.A. Touring Department says that the road to Tea Gardens from the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Estimate for Road Repairs
H[?]oyd Council at its last meeting instructed the engineer to prepare [?]n estimate of the cost…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Money for Roads What and When?
In his annual report to the Cumberland County Council the chairman (Councillor L.A. Scutts) said that, despite the generally acknowledged need for a nearly start to be made upon…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cabramatta District News Conference for Better Roads
The Federal Government has invited representatives from State governments, local governments, commerce, industry, transport and motorists' organisations to a National Road…
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To prevent incorrect assembly of the two halves of the fuel pump after repairs have been ac[?]eted, it…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motors Services Rover Range for '59 Outstanding
A three-litre model has been added to the range of Rover cars for 1959. The new car is a high speed touring saloon with a smooth 3-litre engine developing 115 b.h.p…
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Mr. N. J. Mannix, M.L.A., recently sought advice from the Minister for Transport (Hon. A. G…
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Last Saturday morning a car containing four young men was proceeding along the road, going west. When they got to…
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Mr. J. Lonie wrote to council about the balance of the Londonderry water loan and asking for further extensions in the…
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Penrith Infants' Mothers' Club applied to council—(1) Could they use two old tramcars in the playground?…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Success of Bulk Loading on N.S. Railways
Approximately 430,000 tons of goods of all types were carried by the railways under the bulk loading system during 1958. This…
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A multi-plank programme for an attack on the major causes of road accidents has been put…
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The appalling accident rate of last year, culminating in record figures for the Christmas and New…
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We have had a grand time on holiday by Lake Macquarie at Belmont. It has been a mixing of the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Development Near? Council-dept. Meet on Railway Plan
Fairfield Municipal Council Town Planner, Mr. A. A. C. Cooke, can see no reason for objecting to the Railway Department's large-scale development plan of Fairfield railway land…
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"The nearest thing in the world to a road locomotive" was the phrase Robert Reld used in a BBC General Overseas Service talk to describe the mammoth hauler that "stood out…
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A plan to ease congestion for Fairfield passengers travelling id and from the city during peak hours has been put to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Better Roads and Water Are Needed at Emu Plains
Mr. A. Machin Hall, president of Emu Plains Progress Association, when he opened the annual meeting last Monday night, said that he had an apology from Mrs. A. Lee, the secretary, who had…
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