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Railways, roads & transport, 1951

5,650 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 250

Repairs to Forest Road

The Propeller · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 3

The Department of Main Roads advised Hurstville Council at its last meeting that its estimate of £4,244 for the reconstruction of…

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New Road Laws Not Until May

The Sun · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 9

Motor traffic law amendments approved yesterday by State Cabinet cannot come into effect before May. Parliament will meet on…

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Road Laws to Be Changed War On Drunken Drivers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 1

State Cabinet yesterday decided to tighten up the laws dealing with traftic offences. Most important of the changes will restrict…

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Series of Motor Bike Thefts Alleged Committed for Trial

Nepean Times · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 2

THEFTS of motor cycles at Erskineville, Newtown, and Warragamba Dam were admitted to detectives by Kevin Norman…

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Swept Off Tram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 1

Hector R. Law, 35, tram conductor attached to the Tempe Depot, was swept off the footboard of his tram when it was…

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Bid to Stop Pilfering Stricter Search By Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 7

State Cabinet yesterday approved wider search powers in a bid to stamp out pilfering from the railways…

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Motor Cyclist Loses Claim For Damages

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 8

A Supreme Court jury gave a verdict for the defendant yesterday in an action brought by Augustus Loftus Travis, 68,…

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Speed limit favored for motorcars

The Sun · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 11

Motor engines should be fitted with governors, to limit their speed to perhaps 50…

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York Motors raises interim div

The Sun · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 37

York Motors (Holding) Ltd. is lifting the interim dividend to 12½ pc for the current…

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Railway Accident. Fiftieth Anniversary

The Propeller · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 3

Fifty years have elapsed since the Sydenham railway accident occurred on the evening of February 15, 1901. This was the…

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MOTOR CO.'s Interim Up

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 24

Larke, Neave, and Carter, Ltd., motor distributors, will pay an ordinary dividend of 10 p.c. on March 30…

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Print This! Run Trams in King St. Again

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 4

I think it would !|be a great help to old people, and to mothers with young…

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Modification Of Quay Railway Design Sought

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 7

Last-minute modification of the State Government's "ugly and destructive design" for the Circular Quay overhead rail and roadway is being sought. The Quay Planning…

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Bond for Motorist

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 8

Judge Stacy at the Quarter Sessions Appeals Court today granted a £10 bond, under Section…

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Modification Of Quay Railway Design Sought

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 7

Last-minute modification of the State Government's "ugly and destructive design" for the Circular Quay overhead rail and roadway is being sought. The Quay Planning…

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York Motors MayPay 30p.c

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 24

York Motors (Holding) Ltd. expects to pay a 30 p.c. dividend for the year to September 30…

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Action on Drunken Motorists

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 12

State Cabinet has approved of legislation to deal more strictly with traffic offences--particularly drunken driving…

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York Motors May Pay 30 p.c

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 24

York Motors (Holding) Ltd. expects to pay a 30 p.c. dividend for the year to September 30…

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York Motors May Pay 30p.c

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 24

York Motors (Holding) Ltd. expects to pay a 30 p.c. dividend for the year to September 30…

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Bond for Motorist

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 2

Judge Stacy at the Quarter Sessions Appeals Court today granted a £10 bond, under Section…

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