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Cast street name signs. Maffra, Vic. |
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Rustic sign pointing to the fabled Never
Never? Gerang Gerung, Vic. |
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Standard street name sign. Well, doesn't
everyone take a photo of signs with their name on them? :)
Coongulla, Vic. |
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Wooden road name post. Such signs are
often used in parks, reserves etc. Coongulla, Vic. |
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Assorted signs. Stratford, Vic. |
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Another assortment.
Goon Nure, Vic. |
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Street name sign with property numbers.
The numbers showed which house or property numbers could be found within the
next block. Sale, Vic. |
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Street name with local shire name. The
Shire of Stratford name has been blanked out after it was amalgamated
into Wellington Shire. Stratford, Vic. |
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Street name sign with local council name.
This is a more recent example of the species. No, not another sign in
Stratford. Stratford Ave is behind the VicRoads head office in Kew, Vic. |
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Handpainted name signs. Port Melbourne,
Vic. |
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Numbered Streets. Numbered streets can
appear on signs as numerals, or having the number spelt out as a word.
Examples of both methods are seen here. They also have Street as a word on
some and as the 'St.' abbreviation on others. The curious part though is
that they were all photographed at the same location. Golden / Paradise
Beach, Vic. |
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Wooden fingerboards. Wooden signs such as
these were once common. This one is a leftover from earlier times when the
Midland Hwy ran via Churchill after the original route was closed due to
open cut mining. This section was classified as a freeway. One of several
single carriageways in Victoria to be so treated. Although you won't find
signs saying they are freeways. |
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A rather untidy collection. This
haphazard selection of signs appear at English's Corner at the junction of
Grand Ridge Road and the former Midland Hwy. |
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Somewhat neater selection. The VicRoads
Traffic Engineering manual recommends using signs of similar dimensions and
styles where possible. So there is room for improvement here. But fairly
easy to read nonetheless. Bruthen, Vic. |
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Older direction sign. This old black and
white advance direction sign sits a considerable distance from the roadside.
Hazlewood Power Station, Vic. |
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An interesting early diagrammatic direction
sign. Swan Reach. |
