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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1960

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Gewonde motorrijders

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 1 January 1960 · page 2

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RAILWAYS The French Railways during the tourist season

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 1 January 1960 · page 4

LEAVING from Paris between 26 June and 1 September, the French Railways carried 7,546,000 passengers on the main lines This traffic required the use of 12,811 normal service trains and 1,969 supplementary trains. The above figures are slightly less than in 1958 (—1%). Departures…

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Return bridge drive in Wollongong

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 8 January 1960 · page 10

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Coil Ropes for Suspension Bridge

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 13 January 1960 · page 2

The building of the new River Tamar Suspension Bridge connecting Devon and…

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Germany's Big Road Programme

The Biz · Wednesday 13 January 1960 · page 5

West Germany is to spend £500,000,000 on roads next year. Most of the expenditure…

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The Friendly Road Happiness the Goal

The Biz · Wednesday 13 January 1960 · page 14

It [?] a far cry from the says when scientists and philosaphers in the key-day of Greepe, spent…

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Motors-services Mines Menace Oil Searchers

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 13 January 1960 · page 7

"Achtung! Minen!" "Beware of Mines!" Far too few of these warning signs, erected by Allied and Axis troops during the war, remain to warn the…

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Correspondence. General Motors Holden Sir

The Biz · Wednesday 13 January 1960 · page 18

General Motors Holden are again under fire in their latest efforts to take over preference share holdings,…

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Motoring Costs Record

The Biz · Wednesday 13 January 1960 · page 6

The N.R.M.A.'s Log Book enables the keen motor owner to keep a record of his motoring costs and…

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Motoring Comments

The Biz · Wednesday 13 January 1960 · page 16

COMMON FAULTS: It is always poor economy to put off a job that needs doing. Maladjusted brakes…

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Motor Car Maintenance

The Biz · Wednesday 13 January 1960 · page 17

Classes. In Motor Car Maintenance, 1960, will be conducted as shown below:…

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Evan Street Bridge

Nepean Times · Thursday 14 January 1960 · page 1

Construction of Evan Street bridge, linking Lemongrove ("the dress circle of Penrith," as Ald. Dwyer calls it), with Penrith, will…

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Bridge wedstrijd van Abel Tasman Club

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 15 January 1960 · page 15

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Bridge Start This Year?

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 20 January 1960 · page 1

Construction of a new traffic bridge across Parramatta River…

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Road Link Nearly Ready

The Biz · Wednesday 20 January 1960 · page 1

Another link in the construction of roadways leading to the Fairfield overhead bridge will be completed within the next few…

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The Friendly Road "The Preventions Of God"

The Biz · Wednesday 20 January 1960 · page 15

Whilst considering the theme for a New Year Message to all readers of the "Friendly Road" column I read again the 22nd…

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Dunheved Bridge

Nepean Times · Thursday 21 January 1960 · page 8

Secretary of Railways wrote to Penrith Council that plans and specifications would have to be submitted to them respecting the…

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Land in Weir Road

Nepean Times · Thursday 21 January 1960 · page 2

Cumberland County Council advised Penrith Council that negotiations have now been completed for the acquisition of 13…

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Schaak, dam en bridge club te Blacktown

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 22 January 1960 · page 9

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Creek Bridge

The Biz · Wednesday 27 January 1960 · page 2

In our last issue we published an article dealing with the construction of the Burns…

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