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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

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632 Died, 1200 Hurt On Roads Last Year

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 10

The 1950 toll of the road was a record for deaths and accidents, the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Shoe- bridge) said today. Road-accident reports…

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632 Died, 1200 Hurt On Roads Last Year

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 10

The 1950 foil of the rood was a record for deaths and accidents, the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Shoebridge) said today. Road-accident reports…

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Train Causes 12 Fires in 10 Miles

The Land · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 32

ON a recent Saturday a goods train, which left Gundagai at 11.30 a.m., caused no fewer…

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632 Die in Toll of Road

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 2

The 1950 toll of the road was a record for deaths and accidents, the Commissioner for Road…

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632 Die in Toll of Road

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 5

The 1950 toll of the road was a record for deaths and accidents, the Commissioner for Road…

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British Cars Could Be Back To England At Profit Sky The Limit In That Motor Starved Country

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 13

IT would pay handsomely to re-export British cars from Australia to England, if they could be allowed entry by the Customs, writes the London correspondent of "The Australian Motorist." Purchasing retail in Mel-…

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Motors And Motoring Self-Service Stations

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 13

REPORTS of greatly increased volume of road traffic in Australia since World War II. indicate the need for more petrol stations. A solution to this need is being…

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Tram hit by bales, 4 injured

The Sun · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 5

Front two compartments of a crowded tram were shattered when nine tons of hops swung off a truck at…

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Bales Fall on Tram; 4 Hurt

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 3

Four men were injured when bales of hops slipped from a truck and crashed against the side of a stationary tram at the corner of Cleveland and Chalmers Sts., City, this morning…

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Bales Fall on Tram; 4 Hurt

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 3

Four men were injured when bales of hops slipped from a truck and crashed against the side off a stationary tram at the corner of Cleveland and Chalmers Sts., City, this morning…

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Four Men Hurt When Hops Bales Fall on City Tram Glass Splinters Spray Passengers in Morning Smash

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 2

Four men were injured when bales of hops slipped from a track and crashed against the side of a stationary tram the corner of Cleveland and Chalmers Sts., City, this morning…

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Bales Fall on Tram; 4 Hurt

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 3

Four men were injured when bales of hops slipped from a truck and crashed against the side of a stationary tram at the corner of Cleveland and Chalmers Sts., City, this morning…

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Four Men Hurt When Hops Bales Fall on City Tram Glass Splinters Spray Passengers in Morning Smash

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 2

Four men were injured when hales of hops slipped from a truck and crashed against the side of a stationary tram at the corner of Gleveland and Chalmers Sts., City, this morning…

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Motor Cyclist's Death in Smash

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 2

WOLLONGONG, Friday.--A motor cyclist was killed this morning when he crashed head on into a car on Princes…

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Four Men Hurt When Hops Bales Fall on City Tram Glass Splinters Spray Passengers in Morning Smash

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 2

Four men were injured when bales of hops slipped from a truck and crashed against the side of a stationary tram at the corner of Cleveland and Chalmers Sts., City, this morning…

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Bales Fall Oh Tram; 4 Hurt

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 3

Four men were injured when bales of hops slipped from a truck and crashed against the side of a stationary tram at the corner of Cleveland and Chalmers Sts., City, this morning…

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Seaside Train Excursions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 12

The Secretary for Railways, Mr. W. A. Anderson, said yesterday that one-day seaside excursions had been arranged from Goulburn to…

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Struck by Train

The Sun · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 3

James Hogan, 77, of Sunny-holt Road, Blacktown, who was struck by a train at the local level-crossing last night,…

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Man Struck by Train at Level Crossing

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 3

James Hogan (77), Sunnyholt Rd., Blacktown, was seriously injured early last night when he was struck by a passenger…

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Man Struck by Train at Level Crossing

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 3

James Hogan (77), Sunnyholt Rd., Blacktown, was seriously injured early last night when he was struck by a passenger…

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