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Railways, roads & transport, 1951

5,650 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250

N.s.w. Road Deaths

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 4

A man who was injured in a road accident near the Sydney Showground on Saturday night died in St. Vincent's…

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Read road toll warnings: SM's advice

The Sun · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 5

A magistrate, dealing with two mot[?] cyclists before him today, referred to newspaper warnings on the growing toad toll…

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Reds Menace Passes in Mountain Region Drive For Vital Road

Daily Mirror · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 1

TOKIO, Monday. -- The Communist drive in Central Korea is gaining strength as a…

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Reds Menace Passes in Mountain Region Drive For Vital Road

Daily Mirror · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 1

TOKIO, Monday. -- The Communist drive in Central Korea is [?]aining strength as a…

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The Sun's Road Safety Campaign This could happen to You a cigarette, one careless second--and death

The Sun · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 3

IF it is necessary to find fundamental causes in a thing like this we shall discover eight cork-tipped cigarettes in a packet which had contained 10. The cigarettes ended up on…

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Only one of 250 new trams built

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 9

Only one new tram was in service in Sydney although the Government had…

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Mystery Of Arm On Railway Line

Daily Mirror · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 2

Police are investigating the discovery of [?] human arm on the tracks at Central Railway Station, this morning. They believe it may be that…

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Motorist Remanded

Daily Mirror · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 4

Richard Charles Kirby (29), Ware St., Fairfield, was remanded to March 30 on £100 bail at Liverpool Court today…

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Mystery Of Arm On Railway Line

Daily Mirror · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 7

Police are investigating the discovery of a human on the tracks at Central Station this morning. [?]ey believe it may be that John Wilson (43), 40 Loftus…

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Mystery Of Arm On Railway Line

Daily Mirror · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 7

Police are investigating the discovery of a human arm on the tracks at Central Station this morning. They believe at may be that of John Wilson (43), 40 Loftus…

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Mystery Of Arm On Railway Line

Daily Mirror · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 7

Police are investigating the discovery of a human on the tracks at Central Station this morning. They believe it may be that of John Wilson (43), 40 Loftus…

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Mystery Of Arm On Railway Line

Daily Mirror · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 2

Police are investigating the discovery of a human arm on the tracks at Central Railway Station, this morning They believe it may be that…

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M&sfesw Of Arm On Railway Line

Daily Mirror · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 7

Police are investigating the discovery of a human arm on the tracks at Central Station this morning. They believe it may be that of John Wilson (43), 40 Loftus…

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Mystery Of Arm On Railway Line

Daily Mirror · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 7

Police are investigating the discovery of a human arm on the tracks af Central Station this morning. They believe; it may be that of John Wilson (43), 40 Loftus…

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Quiet Moment New roads

The Sun · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 15

EVERY road you take can be a new road, if you leave your worries all behind; turn your…

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25 people die on roads in 14 days Motorcycles in Smashes

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 5

In the first 14 days of January, 25 people died in road accidents in New South Wales, the Commissioner for Roads (Mr. Shoebridge) said…

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War on Road Menaces Throughout 1951

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 8

There will be an all-out "blitz" on those who cause road accidents throughout this year, the Commissioner for Road transport (Mr. Shoebridge) said today. Mr. Shoebridge said that already, in the first 15 days of…

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War on Road Menaces Throughout 1951

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 8

There will be an all-out "blitz" on those who cause road accidents throughout this year, the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Shoebridge) said today. Mr. Shoebridge said that already, in the first 15 days of…

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Road Impressions 0f... the Morris Minor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 6

The Morris Minor saloon is a remarkable small car. It has a roomy four-seater body powered with a particularly small engine of less than one litre capacity, but it has a road performance…

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War on Road Menaces Throughout 1951

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 8

There will be an all-out "blitz" on those who cause road accidents throughout this year, the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Shoebridge) said today. Mr. Shoebridge said that already, in the first 15 days of…

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