Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Railways, roads & transport, all years

Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

5,650 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 250

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…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Strikers Warn: "We'll Push Teeth Down Your Throat" Drivers Threatened If Cabs Take to Road, Says Proprietor

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 2

A taxi-cab proprietor told the Daily Mirror today that since the taxi strike began, most of his drivers had been subjected to intimidation. The proprietor, Mr. William Howse King, Brougton St.,…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Strikers Warn: "We'll Push Teeth Down Your Throat" Drivers Threatened If Cass Take to Road, Says Proprietor

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 2

A taxi-cab proprietor told the Daily Mirror today that since the taxi strike began, most of his drivers had been subjected to intimidation. The proprietor, Mr. William Howse King, Brougton St.,…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Motoring Section Strong, Small Turbine Drives 10-Ton Truck From Our New York Office

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 5

A revolutionary gas-turbine engine weighing only 200lb has been developed in the United States by Boeing Airplane Company designers, who expect that it will be in use in both cars and trucks in the future…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Hints To Motorists

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 5

N.R.M.A. engineers offer these hints to motorists:- Seals on headlight lenses should be renewed at intervals…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Road Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 2

Sir,—There is only one approach to the road accident problem and that is for the Minister or Commissioner for Transport to…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

281 Killed on U.s. Roads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 3

NEW YORK, Jan. 2 (A.A.P.).—During the threeday New Year week-end, 281 People were killed in road…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Inquiry on 3rd train hold-up

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 7

A departmental inquiry has been ordered into the hold-up of a train in Wynyard tunnel last night, the…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Three Die After Road Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 4

A doctor, a woman, and a child injured in road accidents in New South Wales on Monday died yesterday. The doctor was Dr. Leo…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Inquiry Into Train Hold-up at Wynyard

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 4

The Railways Department is holding an inquiry into last night's electric train hold-up. which…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Inquiry Into Train Hold-up at Wynyard

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 4

The Raliways Department is holding an inquiry into last night's electric train hold-up, which…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Inquiry Into Train Hold-up at Wynyard

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 2

The Railways Department is holding an inquiry into last night's electric train hold-up. which…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Inquiry Into Train Hold-up at Wynyard

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 4

The Railways Department is holding an inquiry into last night's electric train hold-up, which…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Inquiry Into Train Hold-up at Wynyard

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 4

The Raliways Department is holding an inquiry into last night's electric train hold-up, which…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Inquiry Into Train Hold-up at Wynyard

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 2

The Railways Department is holding ah inquiry into last night's electric train hold-up. which…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

New Campaign to Combat Road Violence

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 6

The Department of Rood Transport and the Road Safety Council will review immediately all road safety and accident prevention work in New…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

632 Road Deaths During Last Year

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 7

Latest figures show that 6.32 people were killed in road accidents last year, 21 of them in the holiday…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

New Road System is Planned for Sydney Root Causes of Traffic Chaos Must Be Removed

Construction · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 2

Can Sydney’s present road system cope with the burden of greatly increased traffic expected upon the complete return of motoring to freedom?…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Billy (7) Drove A Tram: It Went The Wrong Way

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

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Billy Hill, 7, of Fitzroy, crept into Thornbury Tram Depot to-day,…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Detonators on tram lines

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 5

Three young railway employees who celebrated the New Year by placing live detonators on tramlines were…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →