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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

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Wrecked car after Dapto smash 15 hurt in tram, car collisions

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 3

Fifteen people were injured in a car crash last night at Dapto and a collision between two trams on the Harbor Bridge early today…

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Motor Launch Capsizes. Two Persons Drowned

The Propeller · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 1

On Wednesday of last week a man and a girl were drowned near Bundeena, Port Hacking, when their launch capsized near a sand bar…

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Three Injured in Tram Smash

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 2

Three tramway employees were injured when one tram crashed into the rear, of another tram on Sydney Harbor Bridge early today. Two of the injured were trapped in…

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Death Sentence on Drunken Motorist

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 1

BUCHAREST, Thursday.--A motorist was sentenced to death yesterday. He had killed three persons and injured four, when…

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Man Refused Bail on Motor Vehicle Counts

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 9

A man who appeared at North Sydney Court today on three charges concerning motor vehicles was refused…

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Death Sentence on Drunken Motorist

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 1

BUCHAREST, Thursday.--A motorist was sentenced to death yesterday. He had killed three persons and injured four, when…

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Man Refused Bail on Motor Vehicle Counts

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 9

A man who appeared at North Sydney Court today on three charges Concerning motor vehicles was refused…

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Death Sentence on Drunken Motorist

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 1

BUCHAREST, Thursday.--A motorist was sentenced to death yesterday. He had killed,three persons and injured four, when…

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Death Sentence on Drunken Motorist

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 1

BUCHAREST, Thursday.--A motorist was sentenced to death yesterday. He had killed three persons and injured four. when…

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Tram Smash Victims

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 1

Although he feared that a collision was inevitable between his tram and another on the Harbor Bridge this morning, driver Thomas Johnson (57), Walter St., Willoughby, gamely .stayed at his post in an effort to avoid it. Above: Johnson…

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Man Refused Bail on Motor Vehicle Counts

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 9

A man who appeared at North Sydney Court today on three charges concerning motor vehicles was refused…

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Three Injured in Tram Smash

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 3

Three tramway employees were injured when one tram crashed into the rear of another tram on Sydney Harbor Bridge early today. Two of the injured were trapped in…

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Tram Smash Victims

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 1

Although he feared that a collision was inevitable between his tram and another on the Harbor Bridge this morning, driver Thomas Johnson (57), Walter St., Willoughby, gamely stayed at his post in an effort to avoid it. Above: Johnson…

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Death Sentence on Drunken Motorist

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 1

BUCHAREST, Thursday.--A motorist was sentenced to death yesterday. He had killed three persons and injured four, when…

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Creed For The Road

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 7

FOLLOWING editorial appeared in the Queens County (New York) Times and won…

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Pedestrian's view on road unsafety Rogue motorists hold law in contempt

The Sun · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 10

MOTORING has become worse than war, deadlier than disease. The community shudders…

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12 Hurt in Mail Train Collision

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday. -- Twelve people were injured when the Gympie mail train crashed into a…

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More Cabs On Road Opposed

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 7

The 200 odd ex-servicemen who had received taxi licences in the last few months would face ruin if…

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Alarm at Mounting Road Toll

The Land · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 4

THE mounting toll of road accidents is causing deep concern throughout the community. The large number of deaths on our roads during 1950 underlines the need for the community as a whole…

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No Pilot On The Bridge At Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 2

It is a matter for some surprise, if not perturbation, that over the last fifteen days, which have seen on the one hand the…

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