Any old black NR1 Pacific Highway signage?

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Adrian Biankin

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May 27, 2021, 6:36:04 AM5/27/21
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Hey Guys,

does anybody have any photos of the old black NR1 Pacific Highway signage particulary between Wahroonga and Kariong? Apart from screenshots from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQOHFIPHH4A and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VpmRt9wBjA&ab_channel=NSWRoadsNSWRoads

Cheers, Adrian


Adrian Biankin

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May 27, 2021, 7:04:35 AM5/27/21
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Examples:





Brendan Terrett

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May 27, 2021, 10:08:22 AM5/27/21
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The screenshots from those videos are pretty much the only ones that have surfaced so far. 

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Paul Rands

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Jun 6, 2021, 3:22:52 AM6/6/21
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And most are vastly different to what was on the freeway in the early to mid 80s, with a couple of exceptions.

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Adrian Biankin

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Oct 2, 2021, 8:38:09 AM10/2/21
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Was looking around on Street View, around the Calga and Mt White intersections, apparently, there were some nice black signs (2009). Why did RTA like to remove some older signs like that? They didn't remove the one in Erina when they were doing some upgrades.




Paul R

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Oct 22, 2021, 9:38:05 PM10/22/21
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Not one of those are black signs. They're all full reflective green signs installed in the 90s.

Adrian Biankin

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Oct 25, 2021, 9:47:33 PM10/25/21
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They looked like black signs on Google Street View...

Paul R

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Oct 29, 2021, 10:54:24 AM10/29/21
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Unfortunately GSV has colour issues on the older images. Sam from Ozroads has photos of the 1980s black signs along the Old Pacific Hwy.

Adrian Biankin

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Feb 1, 2022, 4:03:36 AM2/1/22
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Here's a nice shot of an old Pacific Hwy Sign on Mann St, taken in 1970. (Photo taken from a FB group)

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Feb 1, 2022, 5:05:39 AM2/1/22
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Nice. When did Australia actually switch the font on the black road signs from all caps as used here to mixed case?

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Aevion

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Feb 13, 2022, 5:56:37 AM2/13/22
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Late 60's/early 70's??

Paul R

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Feb 23, 2022, 7:14:11 AM2/23/22
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Ooh that's a wonderful find!

Adrian Biankin

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Mar 12, 2022, 7:38:29 AM3/12/22
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Got another nice pic from the same FB group.
This is a shot of Calga Interchange taken in the early 1960s.
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Paul R

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Mar 13, 2022, 6:45:39 AM3/13/22
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Very nice find! There used to be few signs in that style around that area when I was a kid in the 80s. Even on the Pacific Hwy itself.

Adrian Biankin

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Apr 27, 2022, 6:26:33 AM4/27/22
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Here's a pic taken in Sydney, taken from the same FB group.
Has a nice NR1 marker on it and seems to have a black background.
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Adrian Biankin

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Apr 27, 2022, 6:35:32 AM4/27/22
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Found the location of where the sign used to be, just after the Harbour Bridge section of the Bradfield Hwy.

Adrian Biankin

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Apr 27, 2022, 7:16:06 AM4/27/22
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I also found some interesting pictures from the same group.


Pacific Hwy, Mooney Point in the 1940/50s, with a toll plaza, north of the bridge. (I didn't know that)
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Pacific Hwy, West Gosford in the 1970s (Hasn't been duplicated yet)
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Paul R

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Apr 28, 2022, 10:05:43 PM4/28/22
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Some nice shots.

Adrian Biankin

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May 16, 2022, 7:49:55 AM5/16/22
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Not particularly a black sign, but an old Highway 1 sign, screen-grabbed from the Road Makers Book  highway 1.PNG 

#130km/hforthehume

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May 16, 2022, 9:30:00 AM5/16/22
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realistically, who would want to drive from Cairns to Darwin going all around the country ;-)

AlienChex

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May 17, 2022, 4:12:01 AM5/17/22
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Was there a time in Highway 1’s life where it didn’t have a section that cut across from Darwin to cairns via Burke Dev road? 

Paul R

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May 17, 2022, 10:14:59 PM5/17/22
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Quite a few people do it and want to do it. I'd love to give it a go one day. I have done large swathes of it and will be doing a return trip from the east coast to west coast again later in the year, all going well.

Paul R

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May 17, 2022, 10:20:57 PM5/17/22
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Signage for NR1 across the top between Normanton and Borroloola is not consistent, as a National Route is not normally signposted on unsealed roads, and some unsealed sections still remain.

Phillip McCallum

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May 25, 2022, 2:02:50 AM5/25/22
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Definitely.

 

When we drove around Australia in 1974 it wasn’t there.  Somewhere out near Mount Surprise, there was a sign saying “End 1”

 

 

Phillip

 

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Was there a time in Highway 1’s life where it didn’t have a section that cut across from Darwin to cairns via Burke Dev road? 

On Monday, 16 May 2022 at 11:30:00 pm UTC+10 #130km/hforthehume wrote:

realistically, who would want to drive from Cairns to Darwin going all around the country ;-)

On Monday, May 16, 2022 at 9:49:55 PM UTC+10 abia...@gmail.com wrote:

Not particularly a black sign, but an old Highway 1 sign, screen-grabbed from the Road Makers Book   

On Friday, April 29, 2022 at 12:05:43 PM UTC+10 Paul R wrote:

Some nice shots.

On 27/04/2022 21:16, Adrian Biankin wrote:

I also found some interesting pictures from the same group.

 

 

Pacific Hwy, Mooney Point in the 1940/50s, with a toll plaza, north of the bridge. (I didn't know that)

 

 

 

 

Pacific Hwy, West Gosford in the 1970s (Hasn't been duplicated yet)

On Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 8:35:32 PM UTC+10 Adrian Biankin wrote:

Found the location of where the sign used to be, just after the Harbour Bridge section of the Bradfield Hwy.

On Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 8:26:33 PM UTC+10 Adrian Biankin wrote:

Here's a pic taken in Sydney, taken from the same FB group.

Has a nice NR1 marker on it and seems to have a black background.

On Sunday, March 13, 2022 at 9:45:39 PM UTC+11 Paul R wrote:

Very nice find! There used to be few signs in that style around that area when I was a kid in the 80s. Even on the Pacific Hwy itself.

On 12/03/2022 23:38, Adrian Biankin wrote:


Got another nice pic from the same FB group.

This is a shot of Calga Interchange taken in the early 1960s.

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Sam L

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May 25, 2022, 3:40:46 AM5/25/22
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I believe there is still a big gap in western QLD - no NR1 signage between Normanton area and the NT Border. Inside NT there are some signs with NH1(!) on Wollogorang Road, but also not comprehensive. 

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Paul R

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May 25, 2022, 10:37:06 AM5/25/22
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Streetview confirms this, though the imagery is mostly from 2008

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Phillip McCallum

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I will get to drive SOME of this route on 20th July for a work trip.  But only Normanton to Atherton Tablelands unfortunately.  It seems I cannot come up with anyone who will pay me to drive to Burketown and into NT.

 

Phillip

 

 

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I believe there is still a big gap in western QLD - no NR1 signage between Normanton area and the NT Border. Inside NT there are some signs with NH1(!) on Wollogorang Road, but also not comprehensive. 

 

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Definitely.

 

When we drove around Australia in 1974 it wasn’t there.  Somewhere out near Mount Surprise, there was a sign saying “End 1”

 

 

Phillip

 

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Was there a time in Highway 1’s life where it didn’t have a section that cut across from Darwin to cairns via Burke Dev road? 

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Paul R

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Can't wait for your report and pix! Safe trip :)

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