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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

6,876 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 250

Man's Body Found on Railway Line

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 2

The shockingly mutilated body of Mervyn Smith (31), Arthur St., Punchbowl, was found on the railway line…

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Probe Into Tram Crash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 10

A departmental inquiry into a head-on collision between two trams in Cleveland St., Surry Hills,…

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Probe Into Tram Crash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 10

A departmental inquiry into a head-on collision between two trams in Cleveland St., Surry Hills,…

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Probe Into Tram Crash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 10

A departmental inquiry into a head-on collision between two trams in Cleveland St., Surry Hills,…

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Probe Into Tram Crash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 10

A departmental inquiry into a head-on collision between two trams in Cleveland St., Surry Hills,…

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Cambridge Road Bridge

The Biz · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 7

Residents of Cambridge Road, Canley Vale, tell us that they are not getting a fair go. They state that years ago they were promised a new bridge in that…

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Sudden Fog Stops Planes Many Delayed At Aerodrome

Daily Mirror · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 2

Shipping, air and motor traffic were disrupted for a short time early this morning, when a sudden thick fog blanketed Sydney Harbor and suburbs…

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"Open Road" Prizes

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 10

Prize list in the R.A.A.F Memorial Centre's Open Road Art Union No. 3, drawn last night, is:…

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Road Flooded by Sudden Cloudburst

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 4

WAGGA, Wed.--A cloudburst early this afternoon carried away roadside fences and cut large branches from trees over an area of about a mile and a half…

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People condemn road 'death-trap'

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 9

People living near the corner of Old Canterbury Road and Constitution Road, Dulwich Hill, said yesterday the intersection was Sydney's ''greatest death-trap."…

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Winners in Open Road Art Union

Daily Mirror · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 6

The first prize valued at £7,300 in the R.A.A.F. Memorial Centre's Open Road Art Union No. 3, which was drawn last night, went to Queensland…

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Maryvale Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 2

Sir,—Some sixteen years ago the Stevens-Bruxner State Government decided to build the strategic line from Maryvale to…

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Union's Threat Over D.P. Railwaymen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 4

A DELAIDE, Wednesday. — About 350 engineers employed at Islington railway workshops who are members of the…

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Railways neutral on £10 wage

The Sun · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 17

MELBOURNE, -- In the Full Arbitration Court today, Mr. J. W. McCormack for NSW Railway and the…

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Motor cyclist dies in crash

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 5

Robert, William Cocking, 17, of Lismore Street, Abermain, was killed yesterday when, his motor-cycle and a car collided…

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S.a. Railway Strike Threat

Daily Mirror · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 12

ADELAIDE, Thursday. -- The Amalgamated Engineering Union has threatened a strike at the South Australian railway…

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Merrylands District Motor Cycle Club

The Biz · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 10

Rain washed out the club T.T., which was to have been held last Sunday, but [?] invitation is to be issued to Auburn M.C.C. to race with Mer[?]nds at the…

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Fairfield Motor Cycle Club

The Biz · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 4

On Sunday, 5th, a sporting trial was listed, but was "washed out." Anyway, not to be daunted, a few of the aquatically-minded members journeyed to…

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Signalman in Train Accident

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 3

Clarence Norman Rogers (24), railway signalman at Gamboola Station, between Borenore and Molong, was run…

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Israel May Train Indians

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 6

BOMBAY (JTA): Israel’s experiences in the field of social welfare were described at the Indian Social Conference held recently in…

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