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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1959

384 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 20

Railway-council Negotiations

The Biz · Wednesday 25 February 1959 · page 21

Sir-- Your columnist. Mr. Kit de Latour, will have to do better, th[?]n he did last week…

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Melbourne tram workers demand wage increases

Tribune · Wednesday 25 February 1959 · page 1

MELBOURNE: A mass meeting of between 500 and 600 tram workers recently reaffirmed their demands for a "straight" increase…

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Road Safety

Nepean Times · Thursday 26 February 1959 · page 1

A man who had lost his licence was driving a car along the Mulgoa Road, when he passed another motorist and slowed down…

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Barricaded roads to job

Tribune · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 12

ADELAIDE: Four hundred workers at Radium Hill barricaded the roads to the job when they struck recently…

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For Health Sake Fix the Bridge

The Biz · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 1

Noise of traffic passing over the Cabramatta railway bridge is having a detrimental…

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Correspondence Train Travelling (To the Editor)

The Biz · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 10

Sir.-- The efforts of Mr, Faire and the correspondent Who, signs himself "Pear Hour…

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The Friendly Road ''The Romance of Our Hymns"

The Biz · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 26

On Sunday evening I sat thinking of the Friendly Road article for this Week. We had…

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Kadimah Defeat: Lose to Railways

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 6 March 1959 · page 12

Kadimah Progress were defeated in the semi-final of the N.S.W. “A” reserve Table Tennis Association…

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New Bridge This Year

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 11 March 1959 · page 1

A new bridge over Parramaita River in O'Connell Street would be completed…

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Extra Light in Frazer Road

The Biz · Wednesday 11 March 1959 · page 15

Fairfield Cornell at its last meeting approved the installation of a street light in Fraser Rose,…

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The Friendly Road "Blighting the Rose"

The Biz · Wednesday 11 March 1959 · page 18

It was question-time at the young people's club, the opportunity for all sorts of subjects to be aired and all sorts of interesting questions to be posed. Suddenly one bright young thing ashed with a serious air,…

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Mutton Claims Bridge high on Lib. 'must' list

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 11 March 1959 · page 5

Construction of the proposed bridge over Parramatta River at Silverwater, also had a top priority listing in Liberal Party policy…

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Motors Services Volkswagen to stay unchanged: Unique award for service End of Rumours

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 11 March 1959 · page 10

There are no immediate plans by the Volkswagen manufacturers to replace the existing model. This has been emphasised by a statement by Professor Dr. H. Nordhoff, president of Volkswagenwerk, West Germany…

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The Railways (The Editor)

The Biz · Wednesday 11 March 1959 · page 24

Sir--I am distressed to a degree, in delaying my thanks to Kit de Latour for his luminous…

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Road Safety

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 March 1959 · page 1

The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of Penrith Road Safety Council which was held on Monday night…

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Motor onderzeeboot Van een nieuw type

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 13 March 1959 · page 11

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"Waggon Train"

The Biz · Wednesday 18 March 1959 · page 10

Amongst the many dangers which faced wagger trains as they made their way across…

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Deviation Road Works Progress

The Biz · Wednesday 18 March 1959 · page 8

Soon vehicles using Fairfield Street will be using this road, construction of which is progressing satisfactorily. The road will by-pass the existing road near the Fairfield Street overhead bridge works, and some of it will eventually form part of the bridge approach road. Thousands of tons of blue metal are being used to establish a firm road base. Two thousand tons of metal can be seen…

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The Friendly Road "Being the Master of My Fate"

The Biz · Wednesday 18 March 1959 · page 2

Recently, I was called in to interview a young lad who had got in trouble and, as a result was in…

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Motor Cycles Trophies

The Biz · Wednesday 18 March 1959 · page 2

A nice collection of trophies are on display at Baglee Cycles (next to theatre). These were won by…

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