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Railways, roads & transport, 1950

6,876 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 250

Delight for a Bridge Luncheon

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 14

SEAFOOD Delight makes a fine dish for a bridge luncheon. Toast plain scone halves,…

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Delight for a Bridge Luncheon

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 14

SEAFOOD Delight makes a fine dish for a bridge luncheon. Toast plain scone halves,…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →

Delight for a Bridge Luncheon

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 14

SEAFOOD Delight makes a fine dish for a bridge luncheon. Toast plain scone halves…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →

Delight for a Bridge Luncheon

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 14

SEAFOOD Delight makes a fine dish for a bridge luncheon. Toast plain scone halves,…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →

Delight for a Bridge Luncheon

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 14

SEAFOOD Delight makes a fine dish for a bridge luncheon. Toast plain scone halves…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →

Delight for a Bridge Luncheon

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 14

SEAFOOD Delight makes a fine dish for a bridge luncheon. Toast plain scone halves,…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →

Delight for a Bridge Luncheon

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 14

SEAFOOD Delight makes a fine dish for a bridge luncheon. Toast plain scone halves,…

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Aborigine Designs in Train Paintings

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 4

The Railways Department has accepted for trial in one of its long distance trains paintings by a Sydney artist based on aborigine designs…

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Noumean students like rattle of our trams

The Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 1

Eight male college students from Noumea think Sydney trams are the last word in thrills…

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Brush on the tram

The Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 15

I got on to what I thought was a city tram in Bronte Road, outside the War Memorial Hospital. My eyesight is poor, and I had…

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Fierce Fire On Electric Train

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 23

Passengers screamed in terror as they fled from fierce flames in a carriage of aim electric train at Central Station today. The train, from Ashfield, was…

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Train car aflame in Wynyard tunnel

The Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 7

Railwaymen and firemen today fought flames leaping from a railway carriage in the…

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Road Find Leads To £6000 Win

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 6

Lottery ticket No. 82007, Which won £5 in yesterday's lottery, hit the £6000 jackpot in today's lottery…

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This year looks like the end of the road for the Old Man General MacArthur is 70 tomorrow

The Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 20

TOKIO. -- For General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, 70 years old on…

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Running Around With The Motor Bike Boys

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 11

Parramatta District Motor Cycle club will hold its first dance of the year on Friday, February 3…

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Merrylands District Motor Cycle Club

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 2

Results of the sporting trial on 15th January, have been received, and was won by Lex Brewer, with Keith Bryen and Allen Dwyer tieing for second, and…

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Railway Fares

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 2

Sir,—On November 27 new public railway timetable books were on sale showing train tables and also fares from Sydney. The…

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Diesel Engine Trend On U.S. Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 8

Trend in the United States towards diesel railway locomotives is expected to become more pronounced this year…

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General Motors Makes Huge Profit

Tribune · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 7

WHILE millions of American workers are facing the misery of unemployment, General Motors Corporation has announced that its…

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9 Hurt in Tram Smash

The Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 5

Nine people were injured when a crowded tram crashed into a stationary tram in Railway Square…

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