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Railways, roads & transport, 1951

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Motor Cyclist Dies in Smash

Daily Mirror · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 2

A motor cyclist was kilied last night when his machine collided with a utility truck on the Great Western Highway near…

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Windsor Fodder Train Urged

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 28 January 1951 · page 3

Mr. B. S. Deane, Liberal M.L.A. for Hawkesbury, said last night that he would ask the Governfnent to provide a…

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Blind train at switchboards

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 28 January 1951 · page 8

Royal Sydney Industrial Blind Institution had installed a training switchboard to train as many blind operators as…

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Motor Boating

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 28 January 1951 · page 10

ST. GEORGE MOTOR BOAT CLUB, Kogarah Bay.—A class cruisers, the Commodore's trophy: Circe (G. Rounds). 1; Black Bess (T Rickard), 2: Lady Patricia…

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Man Arrested on Tram

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 28 January 1951 · page 8

A man who, police say, assaulted a tram conductor at Moore Park last night was arrested by a police sergeant…

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Traffic sidetracked for Jubilee show Trams to Be Out of City

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 5

Tram passengers to the Australian Jubilee procession today will have to get off at terminal points outside the city…

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Six hurt by motor cycles

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 8

Six people were hurt in motor cycle accidents yesterday. A motor cycle knocked down two people in Chapel Road,…

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Youth falls under train

The Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 2

Don Whitton, 16, who was to have started his first job today fell in front of a train at Blacktown station and was…

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Hundreds wait for late train

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 7

At Town Hall station last night, travellers for stations between North Sydney and Chatswood had to wait more than 45…

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Motoring Section Every Tuesday Road Impressions Of... the Wolseley 6/80

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 9

The Wolseley 6/80 is the larger of the two cars of this makey and it is a good-sized saloon, built around a well-designed engine and chassis, and styled in restrained modern manner with a definitely English appearance…

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Veteran drivers back road drive

The Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 4

Concern at the appalling number of motor accidents in State and city was expressed by the Council of the Veteran…

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Hints To Motorists

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 9

N.R.M.A. engineers offer these hints to motorists: The reason for the gradual falling-off in the pujling power…

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Merrylands Road Traffic

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 2

The Department of Road Transport wrote to Holroyd Council, acknowledging letter concerning a recent conference held relative to congestion at omnibus…

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Man Killed By Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 12

Harold Stubbs, 60, of the Herne Bay housing settlement, was killed instantly yesterday when he fell from a train…

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Broken Down Train Blocks Line

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 3

The Bombala- Queanbeyan diesel train broke down four miles from Queanbeyan yesterday afternoon, and held up trains…

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More Road Police Advocated

The Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 9

Immediate appointment of 100 more police to enforce the traffic laws was urged today by the general secretary of the NRMA (Mr. H. E. Richards)…

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Dogs Blamed for Many Road Smashes

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 17

LONDON, Wednesday.--The presence of dogs, on roads was the primary cause of 2187 accudents or 15 per cent of the…

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Dogs Blamed for Many Road Smashes

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 9

LONDON, Wednesday.-- The presence of dogs on roads was the primary cause of 2187 accidents or 1.5 per cent, of the…

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Dogs Blamed for Many Road Smashes

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 17

LONDON, Wednesday.--The presence of dogs on roads was the primary cause of 2187 accidents or 1.5 per cent of the…

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