It is rare that a road sign would incorrectly spell the name of a suburb, town or city. In 1993, a road sign for westbound traffic on the Hume Highway at Villawood incorrectly spelt Liverpool as Liveprool. The Daily Telegraph Mirror documented how two workers from the Roads and Traffic Authority corrected the error in twenty-five minutes.
Source: Offord, J. 1993. "This time they got it right". The Daily Telegraph Mirror, December 10: 7.
There was a road sign on the M5 near King Georges Road off ramp which misspelt Hurstville (Hurtsville) for a much longer time period. Late 2000s or early 2010s I think?
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