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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1959

384 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 20

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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His Car Fell Into Hole in Road

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 April 1959 · page 3

Some time ago Mr. C. C. Hooper was driving along the road at Bird's Eye corner. The road was under repair, and Mr…

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Laatste Nieuws Duo passagier gedood bij motor ongeluk

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 3 April 1959 · page 12

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Road Courtesy Drive

The Biz · Wednesday 8 April 1959 · page 5

On Sunday, April 19, the Dulwich Hill Junior Road Safety Committee is holding a Road Safety Drive in…

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State of Roads Bus Drivers Issue Ultimatum to Council

The Biz · Wednesday 8 April 1959 · page 1

The drivers of the Horsley-Fair field bus service have refused to complete the normal bus route unless the Fairfield Municipal Council made the route trafficable by Today. The drivers met on…

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Road State Mayor Replies to Bus Drivers

The Biz · Wednesday 8 April 1959 · page 14

Ald K. J. Howick, Mayor of Fairfield, told this newspaper today that Council's engineer, Mr. G. T. Pinnington, had instructed workmen to grade The Horsley Drive, near Wetherill St.,…

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The Friendly Road Trouble Can Be the Door of Hope

The Biz · Wednesday 8 April 1959 · page 10

There is in the Bible a little known book with a most intriguing verse in it. It is the Book of Hosea in the Old Testament and in the 15th verse of the second chapter is this…

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Hints to motorists

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 8 April 1959 · page 8

Be careful when setting the distributor contact point gap. Use a feeler gauge for…

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MOTORS-SERVICES They'll be in the cups to win event

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 8 April 1959 · page 7

Five drivers will compete in the finals of a novel-wide contest in Parramatta Park on Sunday, April 19. The driver, who will came from every State of…

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Bestuurder van motor ernstig gewond

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 10 April 1959 · page 2

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Request for Respect of Road Rules

The Biz · Wednesday 15 April 1959 · page 8

A letter appealing for respect for the rules of the road is being sent to the holder of each motor vehicle drivers licence in New South Wales. It will ask licensed drivers to co-operate…

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Aborigines Live in Old Tram

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 15 April 1959 · page 9

Aborigines in the Baga district are reported to be still living in one of five obsolescent tramcars from…

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Railway Bid for Tourist Trade

The Biz · Wednesday 15 April 1959 · page 16

On Friday, April 24. the Department of Railways will begin a new service for tourists to…

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Uitslag bridge-drive

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 17 April 1959 · page 9

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Levy Plan to Bridge Deputies’ £2000Gap

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 17 April 1959 · page 1

A plan to ask members of Sydney Jewish organisations to agree to a voluntary 4/- annual levy for the N.S.W. Jewish Board of Deputies will be submitted at its April meeting next week…

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Ernstig verwond bij motor ongeval

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 17 April 1959 · page 3

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Smithfield C of C.-- "Dangerous Roads"

The Biz · Wednesday 22 April 1959 · page 17

The state of The Horsley Drive in Smithfield is dangerous and' a constant source of…

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"Turn of road" aids youth

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 22 April 1959 · page 2

A film entitled: "Turn of the Road," depicting problems…

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£50 Million Tube Railway

The Biz · Wednesday 22 April 1959 · page 16

The project for a new London tube railway, running from Victoria Station in the South West London…

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Teaching Children Road Safety

Nepean Times · Thursday 23 April 1959 · page 2

It may have been that despair of teaching the older ones prompted Penrith Road Saftey Council to seek the…

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