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Railways, roads & transport, 1951

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629 killed on roads last year

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 January 1951 · page 9

Six hundred and twenty-nine people were killed in road accidents in New…

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Record Road Toll in 1950

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 January 1951 · page 3

Road deaths in New South Wales during 1950 totalled 629--41 more than the previous record in…

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Record Road Toll in 1950

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 January 1951 · page 3

Road deaths in New South Wales during 1950 totalled 629--41 more than the previous record in…

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N.S.W. death toll on roads a record

The Sun · Monday 1 January 1951 · page 3

Death toil of the roads in NSW during 1950 was 627, the highest in the history of the State, being 39 more than the previous record in 1937…

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Letters Road Accidents The Danger At Low Speeds

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1951 · page 2

Sir,—To reduce the speed of all motor cars to a rate which will not kill, as advocated by Mr. O. L. McCoy ("Herald," Dec. 29),…

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Woman Died in Smash Road Toll 628 In Year

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1951 · page 3

Mrs. Florence Emma Convary, 31, of Miller Street, Gilgandra, died in her husband's arms after a road accident, 11…

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Train Services

The Sun · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 3

Train services to Broken Hill from Sydney, interrupted by floods, will be resumed from tomorrow, Railway…

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Road Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 2

Sir,—While it is true, as E. Gordon-Hume ("Herald," January 1) points out, that a vehicle moving as slowly as five miles an hour…

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Concern Over Road Deaths

The Sun · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 3

1950 was a year of unparalleled violence on the roads, Road Transport Commissioner (Mr. A. A. Shoebridge) said today. Total number killed in NSW…

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14 Killed in Bus-train Crash

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 2

NEW YORK, Mon. (A.A.P.). --Fourteen people were killed yesterday when a train hit a bus which had stalled on the…

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238 U.s. Road Deaths

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 5

CHICAGO, Tuesday.--A total of 238 people have died in the United States in holiday accidents since last Friday…

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238 U.s. Road Deaths

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 5

CHICAGO, Tuesday. --A total of 238 people have died in the United States in holiday accidents since last Friday…

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238 U.s. Road Deaths

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 5

CHICAGO, Tuesday.--A total of 238 people have died in the United States in holiday accidents since last Friday…

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238 U.s. Road Deaths

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 5

CHICAGO, Tuesday.--A total of 238 people have died in the United States in holiday accidents since last Friday…

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238 U.s. Road Deaths

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 5

CHICAGO, Tuesday.--A total of 238 people have died in the United States in holiday accidents since last Friday…

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Check On Road Safety Ordered

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 2

The Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Shoebridge) has ordered an immediate overhaul of road safety and accident prevention work in N.S.W…

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Check On Road Safety Orderecd

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 2

The Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Shoebridge) has ordered an immediate overhaul of road safety and accident prevention work in N.S.W…

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238 U.s. Road Deaths

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 5

CHICAGO, Tuesday.--A total of 238 people have died in the United States in holiday accidents since last Friday…

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Check On Road Safety Ordered

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 2

The Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Shoebridge) has ordered an immediate overhaul of road safety and accident prevention work in N.S.W…

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Check On Road Safety Ordered

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 2

The Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Shoebridge) has ordered an immediate overhaul of road safety and accident prevention work in N.S.W…

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