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Railways, roads & transport, 1951

5,650 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 250

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

I 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 to 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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Chaos In Wake Of Train Derailment

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 6

The mam southern line was blocked and telephone and teleprinter services were thrown into chaos when a goods train was involved in a spectacular derailment near Mittagong at 7.30 a.m. today…

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Chaos In Wake Of Train Derailment

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 6

The main southern line was blocked and telephone and teleprinter services were thrown into chaos when a goods train was involved in a Spectacular derailment near Mittagong at 7.30 a.m. today…

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Chaos In Wake Of Train Derailment

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 5

The main southern line was blocked and telephone and teleprinter services were thrown into chaos when a goods train was involved in a spectacular derailment near Mittagong at 7.30 a.m. today…

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Train derailment leads to phone chaos

The Sun · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 5

Southern line rail traffic was disrupted and telephone services disorganised for five hours when a goods train was derailed near Mittagong today…

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Chaos In Wake Of Train Derailment

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 6

The main southern line was blocked and telephone and teleprinter services were thrown into chaos when a goods train was invoved in a spectacular derailment near Mittagong at 7.30 a.m. today…

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Chaos In Wake Of Train Derailment

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 6

The main southern line was blocked and telephone and teleprinter services were thrown into chaos when a goods train was involved in a spectacular derailment hear Mittagong at 7.30 a.m. today…

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Star Letter of the Week No Royal Road to Rabbit Control? to the Editor of "The Land."

The Land · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

Sir,—I am one of many landholders who are interested in reports of the new rabbit disease along the Murray. We…

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F.S.A. General Secretary's Letter Grim Outlook For Rail Transpot; Delivery of Super By Road Suggested

The Land · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 40

DEAR MEMBERS.—Stoppages in the coal mines, and the consequent restrictions on industry and loss of production, will have very serious effects immediately…

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Railway Earnings Record Last Year

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 10

Earnings of New South Wales Railways, which reached a record figure of £40,121,758 last financial year, could have been greater, the Commissioner for Railways (Mr…

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Another Heavy Railway Loss Earnings A Record But £2½m. Deficit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 3

Despite record earnings of £40,121,758, a Government subsidy of £3,000,000 to meet losses caused by the coal strike and a contribution of £800,000 towards losses on…

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Motorist Fined £10 '

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 18

A Bathurst pubLIsher, Kenneth Arlhur Botteli (25) was fined £10 by .Mr. G. W. Brown S.M., ln the Parramatta Petty…

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Remarkable Escapes As Tram Crash Ends in Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

Passengers and crew had remarkable escapes when a tram burst into flames after a collision with a heavy lorry at the corner of Elizabeth St. and St. James Rd., City, today. The driver of the tram jumped clear seconds before…

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Truman Says U.S. Railway Union Leaders 'Like Bunch Of Russians' Strikers Ordered to Work by Army

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Friday.--President Truman yesterday authorised the U.S. Army to take "appropriate action" to end the 23- months- old railway dispute…

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Remarkable Escapes As Tram Crash in City Ems in Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 7

Passengers and crew had remarkable escapes when a tram burst into flames after collision with a heavy lorry at the corner of Elizabeth St. and St. James Rd., City, today. The driver of the tram…

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Truman Says U.S. Railway Union Leaders 'Like Bunch Of Russians' Strikers Ordered, to Work by Army

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Friday.--President Truman yesterday authorised the U.S. Army to take "appropriate action" to end the 23- months -old railway dispute…

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Motors Fined £10

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 5

A Bathurst publisher, Kenneth Arthur Bottell (25) was fined £10 by Mr. G. W. Brown, SM., in the Parramatta Petty…

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Truman Says U.S. Railway Union Leaders 'Like Bunch Of Russians' Strikers Ordered to Work by Army

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Friday.--President Truman yesterday authorised the U.S. Army to take "appropriate action" to end the 23-months -old railway dispute…

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