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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

5,650 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 250

Flaming Tram in City Street

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 3

More than 100 passengers scrambled for safety when a tram burst into flames at the corner of Elizabeth and…

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Heavy Overall Loss on State Railways

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 11

N.S.W. railways showed an overall loss of £2,494,605 1949 -50, despite an operational profit £841,182, acccording to the annual roport. The report, which was…

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MOTOR CO's Bonus, Par Issues

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 24

HARDEN AND JOHNSTON LTD., motor distributors, propose to make a bonus issue of 11,249 £1…

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Heavy Overall Loss on State Railways

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 11

N.S.W. railways showed an overall loss of £2,494,605 in 1949-50, despite an operational profit of £841,182, according to the annual report. The report, which was…

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MOTOR CO's Bonus, Par Issues

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 24

HARDEN and JOHNSTON LTD., motor distributors, propose to make a bonus issue of 11,249 £1…

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MOTOR CO's Bonus, Par Issues

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 24

HARDEN AND JOHNSTON LTD., motor distributors, propose to make a bonus issue of 11,249 £1 or…

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Heavy Overall Loss on State Railways

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 11

N.S.W. railways showed an overall loss of £2,494,605 [?] 1949-50, despite an operational profit of £841,182, according to the annual reoort. The report, which was…

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Heavy Overall Loss On State Railways Strikes Grave Factor

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 4

N.S.W. railways showed an overall loss of £2,494,605 in 1949-50, despite an operational profit of…

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400-Mile Tramp To Take Message

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Thursday.--A months-old radio silence between Flying Doctor outpost stations in the Kalgoorlie and Alice Springs districts was broken when a native did the 400-mile trip across desert on foot…

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Opening of Railway Between Yugoslavia, Greece Expecte

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 10

BELGRADE. Thursday.--The official Belgrade Radio announced yesterday that rail communication between Yugoslavia and Greece will be Soon. This would be a highly…

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Motor Transport

Meie Kodu - Our Home · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 3

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Ancient Train

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 12

A BRITISH made locomotive which has been operating for more than 100 years through Frace, Italy and Spain, has left…

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West Train Mishap

The Sun · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 7

KATOOMBA, Friday. -- Derailment of a truck attached to a goods train between Hartley Vale and Bell at 7…

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Fellows to Train

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 24

W. Fellows, who won the Melbourne Cup . on Foxzaini, has been granted a licence to train at Randwick…

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Electric Train Derailed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 8

Hundreds were late for work yesterday when an electric train was derailed at Flemington railway sheds…

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Helpon the Road

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 17

The two elderly sisters were saying goodbye at the door of their cottage home; for Miss Rose was about to mount hers ancient bicycle and spend the rest of the…

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Ex-jockey To Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 10

Former Jockey Bill Fellows was yesterday granted a licence to train at Randwick. While not without precedent, the procedure of…

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Help on the Road

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 17

The two elderly sisters were saying goodbye at the door of their cottage home; for Miss Rose was about to mount her ancient bicycle and spend the rest of the…

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Help on the Road

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 17

The two elderly sister were saying goodbye at the door of their cottage home for Miss Rose was about to mouht her ancient bicycle and spend the rest of the…

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Help on the Road

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 17

The two elderly sisters were saying I goodbye at the door of their cottage home; for Miss Rose was about to mount her ancient bicycle and spend the rest of the…

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