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Railways, roads & transport, 1951

5,650 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 250

2 Men Hurt in Alleged Road Brawl

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 February 1951 · page 2

BRISBANE, Saturday.-- Two men have been admitted to hospital with injuries alleged to have…

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Godets Tour Aerodrome

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 18 February 1951 · page 1

Twelve N.S.W, cadets of the Air Training Corps, who have won scholarships to learn to fly, were shown over Bankstown Aerodrome recently. 'The boys will learn with the Aero Club of N.S.W. Scholarships were awarded to cadets who had been keen members of the…

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The Little Old Railway

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 18 February 1951 · page 11

LONDON.—For £1 a year you can become part-owner of a complete eight-mile railway in West…

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Motor Parts Dealer Dies

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 18 February 1951 · page 3

The manager of A. G. Healing Limited, Mr. Ernest Milton Dumbrell, of Kambala Road, Bellebvue Hill, died at his home…

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Damage To Roads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 2

Sir,—It is not essential that fleets of heavy road transport vehicles should carry pulverising loads of goods for hundreds of…

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Third Road Death

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 5

BROKEN HILL, Sunday.— John Bertram Clement, 24, died in Broken Hill Hospital to-day after collision between his motor…

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Boy Killed On Railway Turntable

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 5

Reginald Budensky, 9, of George Street, Hornsby, was killed instantly yesterday afternoon while playing on a…

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Bridge Was Cold

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 5

ST. LOUIS --The toll collector on the Macarthur Bridge, across the Mississippi River at St. Louis,…

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Bridge Was Cold

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 5

ST. LOUIS-- The toll collector on the Macarthur Bridge, across the Mississippi River at St'. Louis,…

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Bridge Was Cold

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 16

ST. LOUIS -- The toll collector on the Macarthur Bridge, across the Mississippi River at . St. Louis,…

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Train Freed From Snow

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 3

LONDON, Mon. -- The train which was trapped by snowdrifts on Rannoch Moor (Scotland) on…

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New Work On Main Roads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 6

The Department of Main Roads reports that the widening of the pavement between Ascot Street and Addison Street,…

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Marooned Train Freed From Snow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 3

LONDON, February 19 (A.A.P.).—A passenger train, trapped in snowdrifts on Rannoch Moor, near the Pass of…

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Road courtesy in Enqland

The Sun · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 20

Mr. and Mrs. Australia --Keith and Joan Howard, of Perth--returned from Rome by Qantas…

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Motoring Section Every Tuesday Road Impressions Of... the Jaguar 3½ LITRE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 6

The Jaguar 3½ litre is a luxuriously appointed saloon car mounted on a modern high performance chassis and engine. It is evidently built for the owner who wants a saloon car capable of sporting performance on occasion, but also suitable for general use…

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Last year's road toll alarming

The Sun · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 1

Final figures released by the Road Transport Commissioner (Mr. A. A. Shoebridge) today show a…

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Hints to Motorists

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 6

N.R.M.A. engineers offer these hints to motorists: The exhaust muffler can be the cause of quite a lot of trouble…

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1905 Tram to Be Home

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 7

PERTH, Mon. -- Fremantle's first tramcar will be the home of a widow and her two children…

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Train Hold-up

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 4

A railway employee using an oxy-burner to cut through a broken side rod on a locomotive between Eastwood and Epping stations last night…

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Bridge Parties to "Snowball"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 10

The American idea of "snowball" bridge parties will be introduced by members of the St. Vincent's Hospital Auxiliary as a…

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