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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

6,876 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 250

"Venus" Fined £4 Over Train Fare

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 2

LONDON, Friday. -- Lady David Douglas-Hamilton was fined £4 at Sutton, Surrey, yesterday for travelling on a…

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Swept to his death off train

The Sun · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 2

Believed to have struck an overhead bridge while riding on the roof of a train, one…

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"Venus" Fined £4 Over Train Fare

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 2

LONDON, Friday. -- Lady David Douglas-Hamilton was fined £4 at Sutton, Surrey yesterday for travelling on a…

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Road Trains Help Stock Industry

The Land · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 6

ROAD TRAINS are proving of great value just now in the transport of cattle from the Northern Territory to…

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Road Death at Lithgow Man Charged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 3

LITHGOW, Thursday. — Immediately after his discharge from the Lithgow District Hospital, the licensee of a Lithgow…

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History Of Homebush Operations Full Of Interest First Pen Of Bullocks Sold Realised £11/7/6 Per Head Mob Of Wethers Ten Weeks On Road

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 14

IT is understood that the first auction sales of any importance were held on the Parramatta Road, near Camperdown, and later moved to a site opposite the present Horse and Jockey Hotel at Homebush. Afterward, about 1879, they were moved again to a site opposite the present Homebush Fire Station, and, finally, the present yards…

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Alexandria Railway Goods Yard, Darling Harbor Landing and Sussex Street Markets

The Land · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 32

The State Marketing Bureau reports: POTATOES: There was a considerable reduction In the quantity on offer at Alexandria which amounted to 1,334…

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Leap From Cabin Saves Driver In Tram Smash

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 4

A tram driver saved his life last night by jumping from his compartment just before the tram crashed into the back of…

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Watson's Bay Trams

The Sun · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 11

Vaucluse Progress Association secretary (Mr. N. E. Mills) said today a plebiscite will be conducted among…

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Plebiscite on Watson's Bay Trams

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 4

A plebiscite of Vaucluse residents on the reintroduction of trams between Rose Bay and Watsons'…

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Plebiscite on Watson's Bay Trams

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 6

A plebiscite of Vaucluse residents on the reintroduction of trams between Rose Bay and Watsons'…

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Plebiscite on Watson's Bay Trams

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 6

A plebiscite of Vaucluse residents on the reintroduction of trams between Rose Bay and Watsons'…

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Plebiscite on Watson's Bay Trams

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 6

A plebiscite of Vaucluse residents on the reintroduction of trams between Rose Bay and Watsons'…

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Motors & Cycling New Enfield Is Sturdy Cycle

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 19

Designed to cater for a special section of the market which seeks light sporting types of machine, the Royal Enfield "350 Bullet," (as above) is an interesting member of a factory family with long…

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Motor-Cycling News New Enfield "Bullet" A Sturdy Machine

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 19

Designed to cater for a special section of the market which seeks light sporting types of machine, the Royal Enfield "350 Bullet" (as below) is an interesting member of a factory family with long traditions…

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Motors & Cycling New Enfield Is Sturdy Cycle

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 19

Designed to cater for a special section of the market which seeks light sporting types of machine, the Royal Enfield "350 Bullet," (as above) is an interesting member of a factory family with long…

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Motor-Cycling News New Enfield "Bullet" A Sturdy Machine

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 19

Designed to cater for a special section of the market which seeks light sporting types of machine, the Royal Enfield "350 Bullet" (as below) is an interesting member of a factory family with long traditions…

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MOTOR - Cycling News New Enfield "Bullet" A Sturdy Machine

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 19

Designed to cater for a special section of the market which seeks light sporting types of machine, the Royal Enfield "350 Bullet" (as below) is an interesting member of a factory family with long traditions…

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Motor-Cycling News New Enfield "Bullet" A Sturdy Machine

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 19

Designed to eater for a special section of the market which seeks light sporting types of machine, the Royal Enfield "350 Bullet" (as below) is an interesting member of a factory family with long traditions…

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Motor-Cycling News New Enfield "Bullet" A Sturdy Machine

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 19

Designed to cater for a special section of the market which seeks light sporting types of machine, the Royal Enfield "350 Bullet" (as below) is an interesting member of a factory family with long traditions…

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