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Railways, roads & transport, 1950

6,876 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 250

Tram, Lorry Crash; 2 Passengers Hurt

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 7

A 59-years-old woman was badly shocked and a man suffered a leg injury when a tram ploughed into the rear a lorry in Princes Highway, St. Peters this morning. Windows in the front of the…

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Tram and Lorry Collide: 2 Hurt

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 1

A 59-years-oId woman was badly shocked and |a man suffered a leg injury when a tram ploughed into the rear of a lorry in Campbell St. St. Peters. this morning…

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Harbour Bridge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 2

Sir,—Many specious arguments are being put forward by spokesmen for motorists' organisations, by Parliamentarians, and others,…

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Protest At Bridge Toll

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 8

A resolution protesting against the Harbor Bridge toll was passed last night by a meeting…

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Protest Meeting on Bridge Toll

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 12

A resolution protesting against the Harbor Bridge toll was passed last night by a meeting attended by members…

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Protest Meeting on Bridge Toll

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 12

A resolution protesting against the Harbor Bridge toll was passed last night by a meeting attended by members…

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Protest Meeting on Bridge Toll

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 12

A resolution protesting against the Harbor Bridge toll was passed last night by a meeting attended by members…

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Tolls on Bridge Abolition Plea

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 6

A conference attended by members of the Federal and State Parliaments ana by representatives of all…

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Protest Meeting on Bridge Toll

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 12

A resolution protesting against the Harbor Bridge toll was passed last night by a meeting attended by members…

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Winsor Fears Heavier Toll On Roads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. —The Commissioner for Road Transport, Mr. R. Winsor, said to-day the derationing of petrol…

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Woman injured on road with grandson

The Sun · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 2

Mrs. Mildred Munday, 65, of Woodville Road, Granville, and her grandson, Mervyn Brown, 3, of Brunswick Road,…

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Churchill and Attlee seek votes "on road"

The Sun · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 15

LONDON, Thursday.--With polling day only a fortnight off, Britain's general election circus took to the road yesterday. Rival party leaders Churchill and Attlee set out on…

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Motor Cycle and Milk Cart

Nepean Times · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 4

About 7.30 a.m. on Monday, February 6, a collision occurred on the Western Highway, Rooty Hill, between a motor cycle driven by John…

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Three Hurt In Tram Smash

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 5

A tram-driver and two passengers were slightly injured when a tram and a lorry collided in Campbell Street, St…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 3

On Tuesday afternoon Eric Matthews, aged 32 years, at Alfred Street, Ramsgate, sustained a compound…

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Motor Accident

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 5

An 85-years-old woman is in Western Suburbs Hospital with a fractured left shoulder and ankle following a motor…

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Horse Knocked Over Man on Motor Cycle

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 2

Vincent Aboud (23), of 42 Elizabeth St., Redfern, suffered abrasions and concussions when a bolting horse knocked him off…

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Tram Driver Badly Injured in Shooting Shot 5 Times Outside Depot At Waverley

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 2

The condition of 43 - years - old from driver John Carter, Suffolk St., Paddington, who was shot five times outside Waverley tram depot last night,…

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Horse Knocked Over Man on Motor Cycle

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 11

Vincent Aboud (23), of 42 Elizabeth St., Redfern. suffered abrasions and concussions when a bolting horse knocked him off…

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U.s. Trend Towards Smaller Motor Cars

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 19

Motorists in America's big cities are trading their outsize glamor cars for smaller, more easily manoeuvrable models. The American Automobile…

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