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Railways, roads & transport, 1950

6,876 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 250

Fatality on Castlereagh Road

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 4

About 7 p.m. on 23rd ult., Harry Cooper Briscoe, of 122 Warner's Avenue Bondl, was driving a motor lorry in a southerly direction on…

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Penpoints From the People Bridge Tolls

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 18

AGITATION to remove the toll from the Sydney Harbo[?] Bridge is quite all right, but why not first remove the toll…

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Penpoints From the People Bridge Tolls

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 18

AGITATION to remove the toll from the Sydney Harbor Bridge is quite all right, but why not first remove the toll…

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Penpoints From the People Bridge Tolls

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 18

AGITATION to remove the toll from the Sydney Harbor Bridge is quite all right, but why not first remove the toll…

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SUN Readers Say Bridge traffic lanes

The Sun · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 23

As one who uses the Harbor Bridge every day, I congratulate the traffic authorities on the innovation of using four lanes for…

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Penpoints From the People Bridge Tolls

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 18

AGITATION to remove the toll from the Sydney Harbor Bridge is quite all right, but why not first remove the toll…

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Penpoints From the People Bridge Tolls

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 18

AGITATION to remove the toll from the Sydney Harbor Bridge is quite all right, but why not first remove the toll…

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Penpoints From the People Bridge Tolls

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 18

AGITATION to remove the toll from the Sydney Harbor Bridge is quite all right, but why not first remove the toll…

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The Uphill Road To Perfection

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 5

Father Fahey said that although the perfect man or perfect woman cannot exist, a definition of a relatively perfect human being was…

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Police key to safety on roads, says NRMA

The Sun · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 7

Strong police enforcement of traffic regulations is the cornerstone of the safety structure and all other schemes are incidental, general secretary of the NRMA (Mr. H. E. Richards) said today…

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Police Chief Silent On Road Patrol

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 4

Both the Commissioner of Police (Mr. Scott) and the Superintendent of Traffic (Supt. Lawrence)…

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Extra Police for Road Patrol Duty

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 11

The Premier (Mr. McGirr) said today that he would give consideration to a request by the Police Commissioner (Mr…

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Great-granddaughter of Road-builder Cox

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 1

Mrs. Mary Constance Anderson, who died at her residence, "Cooyong," 11 Fullerton Street, Woollahra, on December 23, was the daughter of the…

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Extra Police for Road Patrol Duty

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 11

The Premier (Mr. McGirr) said today that he would give consideration to a request by the Police Commissioner (Mr…

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Extra Police for Road Patrol Duty

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 11

The Premier (Mr. McGirr) said today that he would give consideration to a request by the Police Commissioner (Mr…

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Teachers train in de luxe camp at Broken Bay National Fitness course for school sport coaches

The Sun · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 27

In a camp de luxe--with hot showers, refrigeration, excellent meals and comfortable beds--120 young schoolteachers are spending part of their summer vacation doing a…

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Penrith's New Railway Station Elimination of Level Crossings

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 1

THE Railway Department is planning for an additional terminal station at Penrith under the scheme relative to quadrupllcation…

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Many find bus service better But Others Loyal to Trams

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 5

Twenty of 31 passengers whom a Daily Telegraph reporter interviewed on two peak-hour Watson's Bay buses last night said they preferred the…

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U.S. Motor Industry Plans Larger Production FINANCE

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 28

DETROIT, Thursday.--The automobile industry is set for one of its biggest production drives in history during the new year. OUTPUT, which fell to the lowest level for 3½ years…

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No Railway Land for Bus Terminal

The Biz · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 1

The Department of Railways Informed Fairfield Council at its meetin- on January rd, that it was unable to agree to railway land at Fairfield bein made…

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