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Railways, roads & transport, 1951

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Cyclist Killed in Road Crash

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 6

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

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Big Cuts Made In Train Time-Tables

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 7

In evening off-peak periods electric trains have been reduced to half-hourly services, because off the coal shortage. From 2 p.m, on Saturday all…

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Big Cuts Made In Train Time-Tables

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 7

In evening off-peak periods electric trains have been reduced to half-hourly services, because of the coal shortage. From 2 p.m. on Saturday all…

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Big Cuts Made In Train Time-Tables

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 7

In evening off-peak periods electric trains have been reduced to half-hourly services, because of the coal shortage. From 2 p.m. on Saturday all…

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Big Cuts Made In Train Time-Tables

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 7

In evening off-peak periods electric trains have been reduced to half-hourly services, because of the coal shortage. From 2 p.m. on Saturday all…

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Big Cuts Made In Train Timer-Tables

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 7

In evening off-peak periods electric trains have been reduced to half-hourly services, because of the coal shortage. From 2 p.m. on Saturday all…

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Bridge From Europe To Asia May Be Built

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 11

GENEVA, Wednesday. -- The Turkish Government is planning to build a suspension bridge across the Bosphorus during the next 10 years,…

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Bridge From Europe To Asia May Be Built

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 11

GENEVA, Wednesday.-- The Turkish Government is planning to build a suspension bridge across the Bosphorus daring the next 10 years,…

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At Least 61 Killed in U.s. Train Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 3

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--At least 61 persons were killed and 330 injured when six carnages of derailed train crashed 26ff. down an embankment into a Afreet at…

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The Road Construction and Safety Problem Interesting Film by Caterpillar Tractor Company

Construction · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 5

Waugh & Josephson Ltd., distributors of Caterpillar Equipment throughout N.S.W., recently screened a most interesting and instructive…

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National Newsletter Housing of Railway Workers. Western Australia. Super Works at Albany

Construction · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 6

Matters placed before the Minister for National Development (Mr. Casey) when he recently visited the Stated included supplies of Broken Hill steel…

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Whyalla Celebrates Fifty Years of Progress the Iron Knob-whyalla Tramway

Construction · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 6

Last month the citizens of Whyalla in South Australia celebrated the fiftieth year of operation of the Iron Knob-Whyalla Tramway and pointed…

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Enough Bricks for 40 Houses Used in Railway Retaining Walls

Construction · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 2

Over a million bricks—enough to build at least 40 houses—are being used by the Railway Department to build brick retaining walls at St…

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Tram Building Joins Lag a Reprint From Last Week’s Issue of “Construction” with Corrections

Construction · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 7

Only one new tram is in service in Sydney although the Government has ordered 250 trams. The new tram went into service…

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Motor car and truck tyres up 18 per cent

The Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 2

Motor-car tyres will be as much as £24- dearer from today. This follows an 18 1-3 per…

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Motorist wins appeal on fine

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 12

Judge Stacy said yesterday that a car driver had been so slightly under the influence of liquor at the time of an…

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Capital for Motor Co

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 16

Peter Lloyd Industries, Ltd., proposes to issue 400,000 5 shares at par. The company will reserve…

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Train Services

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 4

The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. F. C. Garside) today announced details of the reduced…

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Train Services

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 4

The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. F. C. Garside) today announced details of the reduced…

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Electric Train Services

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 7

The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. F. C. Garside) today announced details of the reduced…

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