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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1963

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Council makes 'definite step' Bridge, ramp scheme

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 27 August 1963 · page 4

Holroyd Council has adopted recommendations made to it following a conference between Holroyd and Parramatta aldermen on the proposed…

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Road Repairs Mar Festival

The Biz · Wednesday 28 August 1963 · page 5

The President of Fairfield Chamber of Commerce, Mr. A. Crosson, last week suggested that before any planned commercial functions were run in Fairfield, council should be advised in advance…

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Tragic End to Safety Drive Driver dies in road crash

The Biz · Wednesday 28 August 1963 · page 5

A 25-year-old Canley Heights man died in a tragic road smash at the "Dog Trap" railway crossing on Saturday, August 17, shortly before the end of "Safety Belt Week"…

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Fairfield railway exits 'inadequate'

The Biz · Wednesday 4 September 1963 · page 1

The President of Fairfield Chamber of Commerce, Mr. A. Crosson, last week claimed that better exit-entrance facilities at Fairfield Station and The Crescent were warranted. Mr. Crosson said…

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Council Presses Have Road Gazetted

The Biz · Wednesday 11 September 1963 · page 1

Employees of the Smithfield Transport Pty. Ltd. had every reason to strike because of the "shocking condition" of district roads, it was claimed at last week's meeting of Fairfield Council…

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Have road gazetted Cont. from p. [?]

The Biz · Wednesday 11 September 1963 · page 9

J. Mannix, for acceptance of the responsibility of The Horsley Drive, as a main road," he said…

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Uni. Ready to Train Youth Leaders

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 13 September 1963 · page 6

Plans to prepare Australian university students to become leaders of Jewish youth movements have been made by the Hebrew University in…

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Motor Cycle Scramble

The Biz · Wednesday 18 September 1963 · page 11

A big roll-up is expected next Sunday for the Fairfield Motor Cycle Club Scramble…

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The French Railway changes over to diesel trains

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 20 September 1963 · page 4

To prepare the shift from steam locomotives which will disappear from the French rail network around 1970, the French…

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Outcry by businessman Council neglects Smithfield roads

The Biz · Wednesday 25 September 1963 · page 6

Smithfield would hare the biggest potential as a centre in the Fairfield Municipality if road conditions were normal, Mr, Bill Stevenson claimed last week. Mr. Stevenson, who…

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Relief Given for Work on Liverpool Road

The Biz · Wednesday 25 September 1963 · page 1

The Member for Fairfield, Mr. L. J. Ferguson, last week announced an improved roads programme for the Fairfield municipality. Following a…

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Burden on motorists

The Biz · Wednesday 25 September 1963 · page 7

Smithfield garage proprietor, Mr. Frank Gordon, last week claimed there was a…

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Toneel en bridge in hoofdstedelijk gebied

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 27 September 1963 · page 13

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Nederlanders trokken er ondanks het slechte weer toch op uit Motorisering van de massa

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 27 September 1963 · page 9

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SPORT and Motor Sport

Tharunka · Friday 27 September 1963 · page 5

Graham Hill leads John Surtees and Jim Clark in opening laps. Hill retired when in lead on lap 46 after a slipping clutch caused the engine to “over-rev.” wrecking pistons…

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Road widening "not shelved"

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 1 October 1963 · page 3

The Member for Bass Hill (Mr. C. Earl) and the Minister for Highways (Mr. P. D. Hills) in a joint statement this week denied that work on the widening of Woodville Road had been shelved…

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Work on Road Not Shelved

The Biz · Wednesday 2 October 1963 · page 3

The Minister for Highways (Mr. P. D. Hills) last week denied that work on the widening of Woodville Road, from Chiltern Avenue, Guildford, to the Hume Highway at Carramar, had…

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Tourism Telephone Assistance for Tourist Motorists

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 4 October 1963 · page 4

INCREASINGLY tourists visit France by car and a number of organizations and automobile clubs now place their services at…

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Rail bridge funds in 1965 estimates

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 8 October 1963 · page 3

Work will begin on a proposed overhead bridge and pedestrian ramp at Merrylands in the second half of 1964, the Engineer of Holroyd Council, Mr. A. H. Alderson, said last week…

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Councils Split on Gazetting of Road

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 8 October 1963 · page 1

Holroyd Council has advised Fairfield Council that it would not accept the proposed County Road line as a secondary road and is pressing the Main Roads…

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