Road Photos & Information: Signs
Vintage Signs
Guide Signs: New South Wales
General Information:
Guide signs (Type G) are used to inform and advise road users of directions, distances, destinations, routes, non-regulatory traffic instructions, the location of services for road users, and points of interest 1
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the corner of Murray St and Ray Welsh Dr, Lake Hume Village, September 2025.
Image © Paul Rands
Timber Fingerboard:
Timber fingerboard on display in the front window of Steptry's Old Wares, Goulburn, July 2025. The distances shown on this sign suggest it used to be located on the corner of Amaroo Rd and The Escort Way, Borenore, NSW.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at the corner of Freemans Dr and Newport Road, Cooranbong, January 2024.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at the corner of Freemans Dr and Newport Road, Cooranbong, January 2024.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at the corner of Grabben Gullen Rd and Sapphire Rd, Gurrundah, January 2024.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at the corner of Grabben Gullen Rd and Sapphire Rd, Gurrundah, January 2024.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at the corner of Grabben Gullen Rd and Sapphire Rd, Gurrundah, January 2024.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at the corner of Rugby Rd and Bulleys Crossing Rd, Bevendale, August 2024.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at the corner of Rye Park Rd and Little Plains Rd, Broadway, August 2024.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at the corner of Rye Park Rd and Little Plains Rd, Broadway, August 2024.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at the corner of Rye Park Rd and Flacknell Creek Rd, Broadway, August 2024.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at the corner of Rye Park Rd and Flacknell Creek Rd, Broadway, August 2024.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at the corner of Waugh Rd and Union Rd, Laverton, October 2019.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Advance Directional Sign:
Black AD sign on Oberon St approaching Fairfax St and Strathroy Av, Oberon, September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Advance Directional Sign:
Black AD sign on Rupert St approaching and Carrington Av, Oberon, June 2023.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at the corner of Braidwood Rd and Glenovel Rd, Lake Bathurst, July 2017.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Advance Directional Sign:
Black AD sign on Taralga Rd approaching Womeyban Caves Rd, Richlands, January 2017.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at the corner of Abercrombie Rd and Sewells Creek Rd, Woodlands, January 2017.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Pre-1970s black ID sign at the corner of Durham St, Church St and Burns Bay Rd, Hunters Hill NSW, November 2002.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Distance Sign:
Black reassurance directional sign with metrication 'km' tab on Louth Rd at Cobar, NSW, December 2003.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Black Distance Sign:
Black reassurance directional sign on Carnarvon Hwy at Moree, NSW, January 2004.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Black Advance Directional Sign:
Black AD sign at Coffs Harbour NSW on West High St, approaching Moonee St, June 2005. This sign was still in place in May 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Advance Directional Sign:
Black AD sign at Coffs Harbour NSW on Gordon St, approaching Harbour Dr, looking southwest, June 2005. This roundabout was replaced with traffic lights but the sign was still in place in May 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Motor By-Pass Sign:
Old Motor By-Pass enamel sign on display at the Inverell Motor Museum, NSW, January 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
Kilometre Plate:
Black kilometre plate on display at the Inverell Motor Museum, NSW, January 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Distance Sign:
Black reassurance directional sign at Collector NSW, on Gunning-Collector Rd, January 2010. This sign has since been replaced.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Advance Directional Sign:
Black AD sign at East Maitland NSW, on Morpeth Rd (TD31) approaching Cumberland St, John St and Melbourne St (TD31), November 2010.
Image © Rob Tilley
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at East Maitland NSW, on Morpeth Rd (TD31) at the roundabout with Cumberland St, John St and Melbourne St (TD31), November 2010.
Image © Rob Tilley
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at East Maitland NSW, on Morpeth Rd (TD31) at the roundabout with Cumberland St, John St and Melbourne St (TD31), November 2010.
Image © Rob Tilley
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign on the corner of Gidley St and Bank St, Molong, NSW, May 2011.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign on the corner of Gidley St and Bank St, Molong, NSW, May 2011.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign on the corner of Gidley St and Bank St, Molong, NSW, May 2011.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Fingerboard:
Black fingerboard at the corner of Yass Valley Way (former Hume Hwy) and Pollux St in Yass, NSW, May 2011. This sign dates back to 1974 and has since been replaced.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Fingerboard:
Black fingerboard with newer ID sign at the corner of Cork St and Rosemel St in Gundaroo NSW, March 2014.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at the corner of Union St and Wilmot St in Goulburn, NSW, January 2017.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Reassurance Directional Sign:
Black distance sign on Wilmot St in Goulburn, NSW, January 2017.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at the corner of Craig Rd and Taralga Rd at Curraweela, NSW, January 2017.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at the corner of Orchard St and Hillas St at Taralga, NSW, January 2017.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign on cantilever structure, corner of Ben Boyd Rd and Kurraba Rd, Neutral Bay, NSW, January 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Kilometre Plate:
Black kilometre plate dating back to conversion to metric in 1974, Rugby Rd, Rugby, NSW, February 2018. Click or tap here for a photo of rear of this sign by Paul Rands showing the manufacturing date.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at the corner of Boorowa Rd and Reidsdale Rd at Rugby, NSW, February 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at the corner of Boorowa Rd and Jerrara Rd at Narrawa, NSW, February 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at the corner of Boorowa Rd and Jerrara Rd at Narrawa, NSW, February 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at the corner of Boorowa Rd and Hawthornes Tree Rd at Lost River, NSW, February 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at the corner of Boorowa Rd and Hawthornes Tree Rd at Lost River, NSW, February 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at the corner of Boorowa Rd and Hawthornes Tree Rd at Lost River, NSW, February 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign at the corner of Boorowa Rd and Boobalaga Rd at Lost River, NSW, February 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Kilometre Plate:
Black kilometre plate on Gundaroo Rd at Gundaroo, NSW, March 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Fingerboard Assembly:
Set of black fingerboards on the corner of Gundaroo Rd and Yass River Rd at Gundaroo, NSW, March 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Fingerboard Assembly:
Set of black fingerboards on the corner of Gundaroo Rd and Yass River Rd at Gundaroo, NSW, March 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Fingerboard Assembly:
Set of black fingerboards on the corner of Gundaroo Rd and Yass River Rd at Gundaroo, NSW, March 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Reassurance Directional Sign:
Black distance sign on Hue Hue Rd at Alison NSW, April 2019.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Reassurance Directional Sign:
Black distance sign on Coonabarabran Rd at Quirindi NSW, April 2019.
Image © Paul Rands