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Railways, roads & transport, 1951

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29 Road Deaths in 18 Days

Daily Mirror · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 5

If the present rate of road accidents continues, 1951 will eclipse 1950 as he worst year on record…

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Road toll for month may be a record

The Sun · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 3

At the present rate, January, 1951, will be the blackest month in NSW road accident history…

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Experts look at incentive payments Is this the road to better output ?

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 8

LONDON, Thurs.-- Incentive payment schemes will shortly be…

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Electricity and the City Railway

The Land · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 4

THANKS to the system under which the main electricity supply systems throughout the State have been linked, ostensibly for the purpose of ensuring continuity of supply, country towns…

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Motors And Motoring Back In The 1890's

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 13

HEARKING back to the "good old days" of the 189O's, we find, from Press cuttings of that date, that the number of motor carriages being imported to England from abroad "is now…

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Motor Cyclists

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 13

BECAUSE motor cycles are favored mostly by young fellows who are more apt to take risks than older men the measure…

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"No Danger of Shock" Steel Railway Carriages

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 5

Passengers in steel railway carriages were at all times effectively guarded against electric shock, the Commissioner…

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Motor Discounts' Share Purchase

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 6

Shareholders of Motor Discounts Ltd., at a meeting yesterday, agreed to purchase all the shares in Sylvatone Ltd. for a maximum of £62,500…

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Protest Meeting Over Tram Loop

Daily Mirror · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 21

"The Woollahra Council intends to hold a meeting protesting against the Queen's Square, loop and the removal…

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Protest Meeting Over Tram Loop

Daily Mirror · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 21

"The Woollahra Council intends to hold a meeting protesting against the Queen's Square loop and the removal…

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Protest Meeting Over Tram Loop

Daily Mirror · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 21

"The Woollahra Council intends to hold a meeting protesting against the Queen's Square loop and the removal…

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Roads Blocked By Floods, Landslide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 4

A landslide blocked half the wjdth of Hume Highway over the Razorback Mountain, near Picton, yesterday…

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Reduce Toll Of Road

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 5

He's doing his bit to reduce the toll of the rood--will you do your best to help him, Mr. Motorist? Frank Rosenberg (10), of Burwood, handing out posters at the Road Safety Exhibition, Town Hall…

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Reduce Toll Of Road

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 5

He's doing his bit to reduce the toll of the road--will, you do your best to help him, Mr. Motorist? Frank Rosenberg (10), of Burwood, handing out posters at the Road Safety Exhibition, Town Hall…

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Reduce Toll Of Road

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 4

He's doing his bit to reduce the toll of the road--will you do your best to holp him, Mr. Motorist? Frank Rosenberg (10), of Burwood, handing out posters at the Road Safety Exhibition, Town Hall…

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Reduce Toll Of Road

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 4

He's doing his bit to reduce the toll of the road--will you do your best to help him, Mr. Motorist? Frank Rosenberg (10), off Burwood, handing out posters at the Rood Safety Exhibition, Town Hall…

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Big Traffic Jams On Bridge During Peak Hour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 5

Traffic jams in drizzling rain delayed cars up to 35 minutes on the Harbour Bridge between 5 p.m. and 6.15 p.m. yesterday. An official of the Police…

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Floods Isolate Three Towns Bridge At Windsor May Be Washed Out

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 2

Floods have isolated Richmond, Windsor and Camden rom road and rail traffic. In the upper Hunter Valley, the position is improving. Police reported this morning that the river was three feet…

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Floods Isolate Three Towns Bridge At Windsor May Be Washed Out

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 2

Floods have isolated Richmond, Windsor and Camden from road and rail traffic. In the upper Hunter Valley, the position is improving. Police reported this morning that the river was three feet…

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Korean refugees choke roads in pitiful flight from Red advance Reds narrow gap between Korean lines

The Sun · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 5

TOKIO, Saturday.--Massing Chinese Communist and North Korean forces yesterday rapidly narrowed the gap between their lines and those of the United Nations…

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