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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1959

384 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 20

Railway Development Town Planners' Try for Complete Lease

The Biz · Wednesday 18 March 1959 · page 14

Fairfield Town Planning Committee proposes scrapping elaborate Railway plans for central land development here in favour of a Council lease of all available land…

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Parking at Penrith Railway Station

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 March 1959 · page 4

For a long time now there have been too many cars parked near Penrith railway station, and the streets nearby…

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Public Works New Bridge Anchoring

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 20 March 1959 · page 4

By the end of 1959, or at the latest early in 1960, a suspension bridge over the Vilaine near La Roche-Bernard at a point nearly 91 miles from…

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Motor mecanicien krijgt vergoeding voor letsel bij ongeluk opgelopen

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 20 March 1959 · page 2

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Sporting Events and French Motor Industry

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 20 March 1959 · page 4

The results of the 28th Monte Carlo Rally confirmed the strides made by the French motor industry. 322 cars started the race. 222,…

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National roads talks

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 25 March 1959 · page 5

Senator Paltridge, Minister for Shipping and Transport, chaired the…

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Road Widening

The Biz · Wednesday 25 March 1959 · page 12

Fairfield Council at its last meeting received a plan fro mthe Department of Main Roads showing…

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Road Safety Films Appeal

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 25 March 1959 · page 11

Nearly 50,000 people attended screenings of films by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales in the first six months of 1958…

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Victoria's Study on Road Toll

The Biz · Wednesday 25 March 1959 · page 2

A squad of specialists is working round the clock to determine the cause of accidents on Victorian roads. The sauad is made up of…

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MOTORS-SERVICES Hints to motorists

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 25 March 1959 · page 10

Always make sure there is at least a half inch slack motion or "free travel" in the clutch pedal…

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Hints to Motorists

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 25 March 1959 · page 11

Folding hoods fitted to convertibles and roadsters should not be left folded under their covers for…

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The Panoramic Train Latest novelty on the French Railways

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 27 March 1959 · page 4

The French Railways have just designed and made a new passenger coach. New problems had to be solved to meet the difficult conditions of mountain and coast travel. The solution seems to been found with the panoramic train…

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Federal Aid for Roads

The Biz · Wednesday 1 April 1959 · page 18

Australia's motoring organisations, both individually and collectively through their…

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Roads Unfit for Buses

The Biz · Wednesday 1 April 1959 · page 20

The Department of Motor Transport wrote to the last meeting of Fairfield Council referring to…

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Unique Road Safety Record

The Biz · Wednesday 1 April 1959 · page 7

Although more than 800,000 vehicle used the Pennsyivanian Turnpike during the Christmas…

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Tribune American Road Blocks to Summit

Tribune · Wednesday 1 April 1959 · page 2

U.S. military leaders are trying to stop a summit conference of the great powers by a violent and sustained clamor…

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Menzies--as much each day as pensioner in 9 weeks No arbitration tor staggering pay grab They're all aboard the gravy train

Tribune · Wednesday 1 April 1959 · page 3

Under the new scale of Federal politicians' pay. Prime Minister R. G. Menzies will draw for every single day of the year almost as much money as he allows a pensioner to…

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Motorists Prayer Answered Soon

The Biz · Wednesday 1 April 1959 · page 1

The new Fairfield overhead bridge is likely to be completed in June or early July... And Fairfield Municipal…

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Water for Cattle Track Road

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 April 1959 · page 6

Ald. Blair said that no-one would go to Cattle Track and Reynolds Road areas, Londondeny, until such time as the…

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There Will Be No Bridge at King Street

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 April 1959 · page 1

The secretary for railways, N.S.W., wrote to Penrith Council that favourable consideration could not be given to…

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