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Railways, roads & transport, 1960

321 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 17

New Type Motor Oil

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 27 July 1960 · page 19

Shell Company research chemists have produced an entirely new motor oil which leaves no metallic ash in the engine combustion…

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Del Rio Bridge Club

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 July 1960 · page 7

The instructor, Mr. Don Evans, of the Sydney Bridge Club, had a busy night last Tuesday evening, going from table to table,…

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Road Safety Talk To Pensioners

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 July 1960 · page 9

The meeting of Penrith branch of Original Old Age and Pensioners' Association on Tuesday was addressed by Sgt…

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Railway Gates Closed

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 July 1960 · page 1

The railway gates at kingswood station will be closed from 7.30 a.m. to 4.15 p.m. on Sunday, August 7, to facilitate the…

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The Friendly Road The unfinished scheme of things

The Biz · Wednesday 3 August 1960 · page 11

My friend John is quite a homely philosopher at times, and it was thus that I found him last week. John is a departmental manager in a city store and is usually dressed most becomingly and quite suave in manner, but this time I…

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Factory Mine and Ship Strike by Workers on the Bridge

Tribune · Wednesday 3 August 1960 · page 10

SYDNEY: Sydney Harbor Bridge maintenance workers, after their first strike in the history of the bridge,…

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Lord Mayor to Open Motor Show

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 3 August 1960 · page 20

Lord Mayor of Sydney, Ald. H. F. Jensen, will open this year's Motor…

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June Record for Willys Motors

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 3 August 1960 · page 21

Willys Motors (Australia) Pty. Ltd. delivered a record number of its Australian built four-wheel drive jeep vehicles in June…

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New Sunday Train

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 August 1960 · page 2

A new Sunday morning train from the Blue Mountains will start on August 14. Train will depart from Lithgow…

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CYCLINGShannon Fastest in Penrith Open Road Race

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 August 1960 · page 10

Penrith cyclist and No. 1 State representative Mick Shannon gained fastest time in the second annual 70 miles open road race conducted by Penrith Cycle Club last Saturday…

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Direct Train Service Between Moscow and Paris

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 5 August 1960 · page 4

•THE first direct train service between Moscow and Paris was inaugurated on 29 May with the departure for Moscow of a special train…

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Road Laws 'Confusing'

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 9 August 1960 · page 10

There is considerable confusion, among motorists about the traffic regulations governing the use of marked lines on roadways, the…

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Demands 'death roads' action

Tribune · Wednesday 10 August 1960 · page 12

SYDNEY: The Grays Point Progress Association is demanding of the Sutherland Shire Council action on what are locally…

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Expansion Plans for N.r.m.a. Road Service

The Biz · Wednesday 10 August 1960 · page 14

The tremendous growth in N.R.M.A. membership, now approaching 450,000 has led to major expansion plans for metropolitan road service to cope with members' demands for assistance…

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Western Suburbs' Motorists Fiesta

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 10 August 1960 · page 20

An exhibition of transport since the turn of the century will be staged in the Western Suburbs from Friday, August 19…

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Night Classes for Motorists

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 10 August 1960 · page 21

One of the new courses at Parramatta Evening College is designed to give "first aid to motorists", said Mr. E. Wetherell Minister for Education…

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Road Safety Centre

Nepean Times · Thursday 11 August 1960 · page 1

An area of land near the Nepean District Hospital has been proposed by the Mayor of Penrith, Ald. L. J…

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Noted American for Road Safety Congress in Sydney

Nepean Times · Thursday 11 August 1960 · page 4

Guest speaker at the annual road safety congress of N.S.W. Road Safety Council will be Mr. Howard Pyle, asssitant to the President of the United States of Amierica…

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Motor Section Road Safety Congress

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 17 August 1960 · page 20

Mr. Howard Pyle, assistant to the President of the United States and President of the National Safety Council of America, has accepted an invitation to visit Sydney in September next…

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The Friendly Road "Old Clothes to Mend"

The Biz · Wednesday 17 August 1960 · page 15

As we worked our way down a typical street in Glebe on a visitation survey recently, we were invited into the sitting room to make the acquaintance of the occupants…

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