Sign Photo Gallery: Rare Signs (Warning Signs)

Photo Gallery

Sign Photo Gallery:
Rare Signs (Warning Signs)

The photos in this section concentrates on signs that were once commonplace on our roads, but have been phased out, however remaining still in use.

Choose a category from the list below:

	Old Pre-Metric Curve Speed Advsory Found in all Australian states before 1975, this was once the sign used to advise drivers of a safe speed on a corner. Image © Jason Andrews
	Old School Children Sign These are still in use throughout Tamworth, suprisingly not replaced with a pictogram version. Image © Paul Rands
	Old Y-Junction Sign Still in use in 2004 on a road heading down from the Oxley Lookout in Tamworth, NSW. Image © Paul Rands
	Old Gate and Grid Sign Very old sign warning of a cattle grid and also a gate ahead. Found on Wallabadah Creek Road, Wallabadah, NSW, September 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Handpainted Gravel Road Sign Still a current sign, but this would be around 40 years old. Handpainted this is on Epsom Road at Bingara NSW. Image © Paul Rands
	Old Kangaroos Sign Photo of an old kangaroos sign still in use March 2005 on the Nundle Road, Dungowan, 30 minutes from Tamworth NSW. Image © Paul Rands
	Subway Ahead Sign Old 'Subway' sign indicating a small underpass under a railway. This one is from suburban Melbourne and is handpainted. Image © Darren Hodges
	Handpainted One Lane Bridge Sign Still a current sign as standards go, but this old sign from 50s or 60s is handpainted and still in use in 2005. Image © Darren Hodges
	School warning sign From the 1940s or 50s, this sign is in the RACV 100 years travelling exhibition. Sale Victoria. Image © Darren Hodges
	Winding Road Sign Old non-descript Winding Road Sign. Image © Darren Hodges
	Wooden warning sign Old textual wildlife sign made from wood on Wilson's Promontory in southern Victoria. Image © Darren Hodges
	End Divided Road Sign Old textual end divided road sign on Wilson's Promontory in southern Victoria. Image © Darren Hodges
	Divided Road Ahead Sign Old Divided Road Ahead sign from Foster, Vic. Image © Darren Hodges
	Priority Road Cross Junction Sign This sign was still in use mid 2004 and is nowadays treated as a normal instersection sign. It was once used to tell drivers that vehicles entering from this road were facing either a stop or give way sign. Taken in suburban Sydney. Image © Sam Laybutt (ozroads.com.au)
	Old Residential Area Sign Installed in the 60s and 70s, these signs appeared in several locations across NSW. Used to remind motorists of children playing in the area Found in Baulkham Hills NSW. Image © Sam Laybutt (ozroads.com.au)
	Road Narrows Sign Typical old style road narrows sign, in use in suburban Sydney. Image © Sam Laybutt (ozroads.com.au)
	Unusual Merge Sign Unsure if this is a council sign or a relic from days gone by, but an interesting find anyway. Found in the NSW Southern Highlands on State Route 79, Southbound between Mittagong and Bowral. Image © Sam Laybutt (ozroads.com.au)
	Priority Road Side Junction Sign This sign was still in use mid 2004 and is nowadays treated as a normal instersection sign. It was once used to tell drivers that vehicles entering from this road were facing either a stop or give way sign. Taken on State Route 89 / Rememberance Drove (Old Hume Highway) at Avon Dam Road (which leads to current Hume Highway (F5 / NH 31), Bargo. Image © Sam Laybutt (ozroads.com.au)
	Old Stock Crossing Sign This old stock crossing sign was still in use mid 2004, and is the predecessor to the the current cow sign seen in most places these days. This sign is non-reflective (painted) and still on its original wooden post. Image © Sam Laybutt (ozroads.com.au)