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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

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Remarkable Escapes As Tram Crash in City Ends 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 R'd., City, today. The driver of the tram…

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Motorist 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, S.M., in the Parramatta Petty…

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Remarkable Escapes As Tram Crash In City Ends 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…

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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 train 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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Remarkable Escapes As Tram Crash in City Bids Iii 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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Remarkable Escapes As Tram Crash In City Ends In'Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 7

Passengers and crew had remarkable escapes when a tram burst into cames after collision with a heavy lorry the corner of Elizabeth St. and St…

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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 Army to take "appropriate action" to end the23- months - old railway dispute…

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Surf Men Train for Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 7

North Bondi's R. and R. team trains under the supervision of coach J. Dobson for to-day's surf championships at Bondi. FROM LEFT: C. Hendry (reel), J. Mooney (obscured), B. Goodwin, A. Johnson, and R. Smee…

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Late News 7 Die As Train, Bus Collide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 1

NEW YORld, Feb. 9 (A.A.P.). — Seven people were killed this morning when a Canadian Pacific…

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Train Signals Sabotage Feared Police Probe on Cut Wires

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 1

Police are investigating the cutting of 19 signal wires and indicator lines between Beverley Hills…

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Tram Smash Stops Traffic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 5

Traffic was held up for 20 minutes when a tram left the lines after a collision with a lorry in Elizabeth Street, near…

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Signals Cut On Railway

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 1

Police are investigating the cutting of 19 signal wires and indicator lines between Beverly Hills station and Kingsgrove station early today…

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Signals Cut On Railway

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 1

Police are investigating the cutting of 19 signal wires and indicator lines between Beverly Hills station and Kingsgrove station early today…

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Tram-car Collision

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 3

Tram traffic was delayed for 20 minutes this afternoon when a tram and a car were involved in a collision at the corner of…

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Signals Cut On Railway

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 1

Police are investigating the cutting of 19 signal wires and indicator lines between Beverly Hills station and Kingsgrove station early today…

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Signals Cut On Railway

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 1

Police are investigating the cutting of 19 signal wires and indicator lines between Beverly Hills station and Kingsgrove station early today…

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Young Motor Cyclist Killed in Skid

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Saturday. -- John Gallen (20), of Elder St., Lambton, was killed when his motor-cycle skidded in Tudor…

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Signals Cut On Railway

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 1

Police are investigating the cutting of 19 signal wires and indicator lines between Beverly Hills station and Kingsgrove station early today…

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Signals Cut On Railway

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 1

Police ore investigating the culling of 19 signal Wires and indicator lines between Beverly Hills station and Kingsgrove station early today…

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