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Railways, roads & transport, 1951

5,650 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 250

Stole Nurse's Bag on Tram

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 7

A nurse at Prince Henry Hospital left a tram at Maroubra Junction last Saturday to aid a person…

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Stole Nurse's Bag on Tram

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 12

A nurse at Prince Henry Hospital left a tram at Maroubra Junction last Saturday to aid a person…

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"Railway King" Ran Off the Rails with Series of Colossal Rackets The Story of George Hudson, Railway Tycoon

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 15

ENGLAND in the 1840's was in the throes of a speculative railway-building boom. Competitive lines were built to no set plan except that of forcing rivals out of existence. Phoney companies raised money for lines which…

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"Railway King" Ran Off the Rails with Series of Colossal Rackets The Story of George Hudson, Railway Tycoon

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 15

ENGLAND in the 1840's was in the throes of a speculative railway-building boom. Competitive lines were built to no set plan except that of forcing rivals out of existence. Phoney companies raised money for lines which…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →

"Railway King" Ran Off the Rails with Series of Colossal Rackets The Story of George Hudson, Railway Tycoon

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 15

ENGLAND in the 1840's was in the throes of a speculative railway-building boom. Competitive lines were built to no set plan except that of forcing rivals out of existence. Phoney companies raised money for lines which…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →

"Railway King" Ran Off the Rails with Series of Colossal Rackets The Story of George Hudson, Railway Tycoon

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 15

ENGLAND in the 1840's was in the throes of a speculative railway-building boom. Competitive lines were built to no set plan except that of forcing rivals out of existence. Phoney companies raised money for lines which…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →

Motorist Extraordinary Collided With Romance World Hitch Hiker In Sydney

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

Shamus O'Hara, artist, journalist, and traveller extraordinary, who arrived in Sydney today, motored 200,000 miles through a dozen countries to meet his bride--and then nearly ran over her. O'Hara (44), and his pretty…

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Motorist Extraordinary Collided With Romance World Hitch Hiker In Sydney

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

Shamus O'Hara, artist, journalist, and traveller extraordinary, who arrived in Sydney today, motored 200,000 miles through a dozen countries to meet his bride--and then nearly ran over her. O'Hara (44), and his pretty…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

"Railway King" Ran Off the Rails with Series of Colossal Rackets The Story of George Hudson, Railway Tycoon

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 15

ENGLAND in the 1840's was in the throes of a speculative railway-building boom. Competitive lines were built to no set plan except that of forcing rivals out of existence. Phoney companies raised money for lines which…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →

Tram Men to Come From U.k

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 24

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--To overcome acute staffing problems, the Melbourne Tramways…

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Motorist Extraordinary Collided With Romance World Hitch Hiker In Sydney

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

Shamus O'Hara, artist, journalist, and traveller extraordinary, who arrived in Sydney today, motored 200,000 miles through a dozen countries to meet his bride--and then nearly ran over her. O'Hara (44), and his pretty…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

"Railway King" Ran Off the Rails with Series of Colossal Rackets The Story of George Hudson, Railway Tycoon

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 15

ENGLAND in the 1840's was in the throes of a speculative railway-building boom. Competitive lines were built to no set plan except that of forcing rivals out of existence. Phoney companies raised money for lines which…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →

Motorist Extraordinary Collided With Romance World Hitch Hiker in Sydney

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

Shamus O'Hara, artist, journalist, end traveller extraordinary, who arrived in Sydney today, motored 200,000 miles through a dozen countries to meet his bride--and then nearly ran over her. O'Hara (44), and his pretty…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

"Railway King" Ran Off the Rails with Series of Colossal Rackets The Story of George Hudson, Railway Tycoon

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 15

ENGLAND in the 1840's was in the throes of a speculative railway-building boom. Competitive lines were built to no set plan except that of forcing rivals out of existence. Phoney companies raised money for lines which…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →

Stole Nurse's Bag on Tram

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 12

A nurse at Prince Henry Hospital left a tram at Maroubra Junction last Saturday to aid a person…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Tram Men to Come From U.k

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--To overcome acute staffing problems, the Melbourne Tramways…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Stole Nurse's Bag on Tram

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 12

A nurse at Prince Henry Hospital left a tram at Maroubra Junction last Saturday to aid a person…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Motorist Extraordinary Collided With Romance World Hitch Hiker In Sydney

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

Shamus O'Hara, artist, journalist, and traveller extraordinary, who arrived in Sydney today, motored 200,000 miles through a dozen countries to meet his bride--and then nearly ran over her. O'Hara (44), and his pretty…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Commonwealth Aid Roads Bill

The Propeller · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 1

A circular issued by the Local Government Association of N.S.W. to municipal and shire councils discloses that the Commonwealth…

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How bridge will look

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 7

AN ARTIST'S SKETCH of the new Spit Bridge, which will be erected near the site of the existing bridge…

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