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Railways, roads & transport, 1951

5,650 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 250

Boy Injured When Hit by Motor Cycle

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 4

INNISFAIL, Tuesday.--Peter Rothnie (5), was knocked down by a motor cycle today and suffered injuries to the right…

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Man Finned by Legs in Tram Smash

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 2

A passenger's legs were pinned between twisted seats when the front compartment of a tram was…

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Boy Injured When Hit by Motor Cycle

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 4

INNISFAIL, Tuesday.--Peter Rothnie (5), was knocked down by a motor cycle today and suffered injuries to the right…

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Man Pinned by Legs in Tram Smash

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 4

A passenger's legs were pinned between twisted seats when the front compartment of a tram was…

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Boy Injured When Hit by Motor Cycle

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 4

INNISFAIL, Tuesday.--Pets Rothnie (5), was knocked dow by a motor cycle today an suffered injuries to the right…

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Man Pinned by Legs in Tram Smash

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 4

A passenger's legs were pinned between twisted seats when the front compartment of a tram was…

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Boy Injured When Hit by Motor Cycle

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 4

INNISFAIL, Tuesday.--Peter Rothnie (5), was knocked down by a motor cycle today and suffered injuries to the right…

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Collapse Of Bridge

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 5

A railway carriage spans the gap in the weakened trestle bridge at Woodbridge, New Jersey (U.S.), from which a Pennsylvania train plunged last week. Af least 63 persons were killed and 330…

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Collapse of Bridge

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 5

A railway carriage spans the gap in the weakened restle bridge at Woodbridge, New Jersey (U.S.), from which a Pennsylvania train plunged last week. At least 63 persons were killed and 330…

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Collapse Of Bridge

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 5

A railway carriage spans the gap in the weakened strestle bridge at Woodbridge, New Jersey (U.S.), from which a Pennsylvania train plunged last week. At least 63 persons were killed and 330…

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New Road Construction

Construction · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 2

A programme of road work on the traffic routes, estimated to cost £45,000, and a resurfacing schedule to cost about £21,600, have been…

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Victoria Cuts Train Services

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tues. -- The Premier (Mr. McDonald) tonight announced drastic cuts in train services…

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Drama on Speeding Vict. Express Train

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Clinging to the handrail of a speeding express train, an unknown sailor this morning clambered along the footplate in an attempt to warn the guard…

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Drama on Speeding Vict. Express Train

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Clinging to the handrail off a speeding express train, an unknown sailor this morning clambered along the footplate in an attempt to warn the guard…

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Sailor's mercy crawl along speeding train

The Sun · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A naval rating crawled along the side of two carriages of the speeding…

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Drama on Speeding Vict. Express Train

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Clinging to the handrail of a speeding express train, an unknown silor this moring clambered along the footplate in an attempt to warn the quard…

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Drama on Speeding Vict. Express Train

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Clinging fo the handrail of a speeding express train, an unknown sailor this morning clambered along the footplate in an attempt to warn the guard…

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Drama on Speeding Vict. Express Train

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Clinging to the handrail of a speeding express train, an unknown sailor this morning clambered along the footplate in an attempt to warn the guard…

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Road Repair Caused Boot Polish Slump

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 1

"A Merrylands storekeeper informed me that he was not selling as much boot polish,…

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Scene of grim disaster--Train smash which killed 83 people

The Sun · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 5

SEARCHLIGHTS cast an eerie glow over the wreckage of a passenger train which was derailed in the peak-hour near Woodridge (New Jersey) on February 6. Police and ambulance men worked all night searching…

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