Dunheved Bridge
Chamber of Manufacturers, St. Marys, protested against the decision of the department of the interior to close the Dunheved…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1959
384 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 20
Penrith Motor Cycle Club
Quite a lot of interest is being taken in motor cycles in the Municipality. Penrith Motor Cycle Club have been…
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Leslie Robert Keen, Jamisontown, appeared before Mr. A. E. Stonham, S.M., at Penrith Police Court. It was stated that on…
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There are certain regulations which must be observed on the railways, even if "you own them." There is the matter of paying…
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This splendid scale model of the new Fairfield [?] railway and traffic bridge was made by Fairfield Council drawing office staff as a table deco[?]ation at last Friday nigh[?]s staff ball. Scale of the model is 120th in. to 1ft., and took over 100 bs. of plaster to complete It was constructed in leisure time at nights and week-ends, and will later be placed on display. View of the model shows…
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The new Orange Grove Bridge is to be constructed by Liverpool Council and Fairfield Council will…
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SYDNEY: Erskineville and Newtown residea-ats set up a Road Safety Committee at a meeting of representatives…
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Fairfield residents are fearful of "The Wet" this winter and the necessity of wading through slush and mud along unformed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Friendly Road the Benefits of Prayer
The remarkable results of the recent Billy Graham C[?]sade have pin-pointed the effects of prayer on a wide and effective scale. To [?]thousands of people streaming forward night after night to make an [?]…
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use of rubberis[?]ed bitumen as a [?]sparayed road seal was recently…
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Australia is rapidly reaching the stage at which its oil refineries will be able to…
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Blacktown Council forwarded Penrith Council a copy of the letter which they had sent to the department of the interior in…
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Best news on the roads for a long time: It is in prospect that the driver who leans out of his car, you know, with his…
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The Department of Local Government has included £10,000 in the 1959-60 financial year towards the overhead bridge at Evan Street, Penrith. Council decided at its finance…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In 1959: 120 years of Netherlands Railway Steam locomotieves are museum-pieces
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Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Rules Apathy
Many drivers knew about half as much as they thought about rules…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →MOTORS-SERVICES Austin A55 sets standard for motoring
The Austin Company has produced a car which, in size, appearance and performance, is a happy medium between a car for everyday use and one for special occasions…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Economy obsession -- men sacked, trams burned Public suffer
SYDNEY: Tramwaymen will offer stiffer resistance to departmental policies under which both public and tram-men suffer. THESE policies include over-hasty conversion of tram services to…
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Department of Local Government pointed out council's liability in respect of Glossop street bridge at St. Marys. This comes…
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ON 27 and 28 April, a study trip of Algeria and the Sahara was organized for the benefit of foreign diplomats…
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