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Railways, roads & transport, 1951

5,650 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 250

Motor Collision

The Biz · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 8

A collision between a molo-[?] driven by obe[?]t Shepherd, of 81 Cathcart Street Fairfield and a motor cycle [?] by Frederick Robert Miller of 102…

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Saboteurs Blamed for Bridge Wreck

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 3

MONTREAL, Thurs. (A.A.P.). -- The Premier of Quebec (Mr. Duplessis) said last night he believed saboteurs had wrecked the Duplessis Bridge…

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From Bush Tracks To Concrete Roads

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 24

HAVE you ever thought about the construction of a road? Our older roads were once merely tracks…

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Cyclist killed in road crash

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 5

A 22-years-old motor cyclist was fatally injured when his cycle crashed into the rear of a truck in Woodville Road,…

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Money Shortage Holds Up Main Road Work

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

A SPOKESMAN for the Main Roads Department said yesterday that work on N.S.W. country roads was being held up by money shortage…

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New Proposals for Safety on Roads 21 As Minimum Age For Truck Men Planned

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

Regulations compelling drivers of heavy vehicles to be over 21 and to be competent in their jobs are likely to be introduced soon…

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New Proposals for Safety on Roads 21 As Minimum Age For Truck Men Planned

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

Regulations compelling drivers of heavy vehicles to be over 21 and to be competent in their jobs are likely to be introduced soon…

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Holden Utility Makes Its Debut Will Sell At £785 Another Stepping Stone In Australian Motor History

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 11

FIRST public showings of the Holden 7-cwt. utility, the first commercial motor vehicle to be manufactured in Australia, were made on January 30, in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, and Hobart, by General Motors-Holden's Ltd…

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Motors And Motoring Expansion

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 11

MEMBERSHIP or the N.R.M.A. leaping ahead, creating new records each month. New enrolments in December were…

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Motor Mowers, Provide Power

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 21

POULTRY farmers in the Dandenong (Vic.) area have been harassed by power cuts, which have stopped…

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Railway Travel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

Sir,—Bouquets have been handed to the Railway Department for their handling of difficult situations, but the handling…

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Spreading strikes cripple U.S. railways

The Sun · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 5

CHICAGO, Thursday. -- Some drivers and firemen today joined shunters in rapidly spreading walkouts that have crippled the nation's rail system and halted…

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Motor -Cyclist Dies

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 7

Norman Collinge (21), of Dorothy St., Granville, was fatally injured when the motorcycle he was riding collided…

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Motor-cyclist Dies

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

Norman Gollinge (21); of Dorothy St. Granville, was fatally injured when the motorcycle he was riding collided…

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Motor-cyclist Dies

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

Norman Collinge (21), of Dorothy St., Granville, was fatally injured when the motorcycle he was riding collided…

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Mikado Eloquent Motorist

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 3

TOKIO, Friday.--Emperor Hirohito is as happy as a Child today --he is riding around Tokio in a new American Cadillac. During the Anglo-Japanese alliance Hirohito drove a…

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Motor-cyclist Dies

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 4

Norman Collinge (21), of Dorothy St., Granville, was .fatally injured when the motorcycle he was ridingcollided…

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Motor-cyclist Dies

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 7

Norman Collinge (21), of Dorothy St., Granville, was fatally injured when the motorcycle he was riding collided…

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Letters Road Safety and the Law Is Careless Driving Ignored?

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 2

Sir,—The Police Superintendent has indicated there will be more strict prosecution of traffic breaches. Is it not high time that…

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Railway Strike Halts U S. Mail

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 3

CHICAGO, Saturday.-- The Post Office clamped a limited embargo on mails tonight as the strike…

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