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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

6,876 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 250

Morris helps S. African bats find "the road back"

The Sun · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 6

CAPETOWN, Saturday.-- Western Province batsmen, in scoring 9-278 against Australia yesterday, to a certain extent redeemed South Africa's deplorable fifth Test display. The locals' good showing…

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NSW Support For Striking Vic. Trammies

Tribune · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 8

Victorian Tramway workers who are “blazing the trail” towards a higher basic wage with their £1 a week strike are getting solid support from Sydney workers…

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Motor Boats St. George

Daily Mirror · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 8

Charlie Cams' skiff Joker ' which has been a model of consistency throughout the season, put up another brilliant…

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Sunday Trams New Roster Protest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 7

[?]smen's and tramway[?]'s representatives pretested yesterday to the Federal Conciliation…

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Inverell To Glen Innes Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 2

Sir,—It is very interesting to read that the Labour Government is announcing that it will build a railway from Inverell to…

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Man saved from train

The Sun · Sunday 12 March 1950 · page 3

TWO men and a youth seized the legs of a man being dragged along by a fast moving electric train…

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Colour Change On Vic. Roads

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 12 March 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Saturday.— The yellow traffic lines on roads in Victoria are soon to be replaced by white ones…

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"Hit children to train them"

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 12 March 1950 · page 6

LONDON, Sat. -- "One trains dogs by hitting them often, and it's the only way to train children declared…

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Surfers in Road Smash

Truth · Sunday 12 March 1950 · page 5

Six members of the Avalon Surf Club Were injured early last night when their utility truck was involved in a…

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Soldier Rebuked For Train Attack On Girl

Truth · Sunday 12 March 1950 · page 13

"A man of your calibre should have had more sense," Judge Markell told Jeffrey Painter (30), single, after a Quarter Sessions jury had found him guilty of assaulting a…

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Motorised [?]

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 12 March 1950 · page 3

HAMBURG, March 11 (A.A.P.).—The Moro motor works at Kaltenkirchen will soon…

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Melbourne Tram Strike Costs £1,000,000

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 12 March 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Saturday.— Melbourne's 17-day-old tram strike has cost almost £1,000,000 in wage and…

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Bicycle rush in tramless Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 12 March 1950 · page 17

MELBOURNE, Sat.--Housewives in tramless Melbourne We buying bicycles to take them oh their daily shopping excursions. Several city bicycle shops reported today that sales had…

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Gladesville to lose trams Buses to give minimum 15-min. service

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 12 March 1950 · page 10

Buses will replace trams between Drummoyne and Gladesville from Monday, March 20. Transport…

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Fine for Train Theft

The Sun · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 3

Michael Hennessey, 27, boilermaker, of Gidley St., St. Mary's, was fined £5 at Penrith Court today for stealing…

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Train Overruns Line, 30 Injured

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 6

LONDON, Monday.-- Thirty people were injured, none seriously, when a Wolversham excursion train over-ran the…

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Train Overruns Line, 30 Injured

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 6

LONDON, Monday.-- Thirty people were injured, none seriously, when a Wolversham excursion train over-ran the…

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Train Overruns Line, 30 Injured

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 6

LONDON, Monday.—Thirty people were injured, none seriously, when a Woiversham excursion train over-ran the…

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Train wreaked in culvert crash

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 7

HOBART, Sun.--Three men were injured when a goods train was wrecked 30 miles from Hobart last night. The engine left the rails…

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Tas. Train Smash Three Hurt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 4

HOBART, Sunday.—Lawrence Bellette, 33, the fireman of a derailed goods train, dragged himself along the railway…

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