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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

6,059 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 250

George's River to Have New Bridge

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 1

A new bridge costing £484,880 will be built over the George's Liverpool. Announcing this today, the Minister for Transport…

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£25 Robbery at North Bridge Shop

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 3

The electrical shop or Mr. H. L. Hain, Sailor's Bay Rd., Northbridge, was broken into early today…

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£25 Robbery at North Bridge Shop

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 2

The electrical shop or, Air. H. L. Hain, Sailor's Bay Rd., Northbridge. was broken into early today…

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Rescue Bids to Free Train Fail

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 4

NEW YORK, Wed.--A Southern Pacific Railroad express train is still snowbound high in the Sierra Nevada mountains…

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Stop Press Man Killed in Road Accident

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 32

A man aged about 22, was killed when the ladies bicycle he was riding collided head-on with a lorry were a chrome wrist watch…

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Food Gets Through to Train in Snow Staff Correspondent and A.a.p

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, Jan. 16. — Rescue trains have been, unable, despite frantic efforts,…

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Bus thief has mania for motors

The Sun · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 17

A man sentenced to 12 months hard labor in Parramatta Court today for illegally using…

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Railway fire during storm

The Sun · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 13

GLEN INNES, Thursday.--Internal combustion caused a fire in railway a truck carrying…

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Motor Boat Races

The Propeller · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 1

St. George Motor Boat Club's main event last Saturday was the fifteen mile scratch speedboat race. This event was won…

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Motor Cyclists Defy Pillion Ban

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wed.--Motor cyclists today openly defied the ban on pillion riding in the Australian Capital Territory…

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Motorist to Face Charge After Smash

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 13

BRISBANE, Thurs.--A man whos ecar was alleged to have knocked down and injured 10…

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Coffee Smuggling in Motor Tyres

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 7

KETTENIS (Belgium) (A.P.). -- A street-corner car crash brought police on the run. There was a…

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Woman, 2 Men Robbed Motorist, Police Claim

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 2

A woman and two men were alleged at Central Court today to have assaulted a man at Crow's Nest on January 9 and robbed him of his motor car, valued at £1069, and his…

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Woman, 2 Men Retailed Motorist, Police Claim

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 2

A woman an dtwo men were alleged at Central Court today to have assaulted a man at Crow's Nest on January 9 and robbed him of his motor car, valued at £1069, and his…

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Motorist to Face Charge After Smash

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 13

BRISBANE, Thurs.--A man whose car was alleged to have knocked down and injured 10…

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Motorist to Face Charge After Smash

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 13

BRISBANE, Thurs.--A man whose car was alleged to have knocked down and injured 10…

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Woman, 2 Men Robbed Motorist, Police Claim

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 2

A woman and two men were alleged at Central Court today to have assaulted a man at Crow's Nest on January 9 and robbed him of his motor car, valued at £1069, and his…

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Motorist to Face Charge After Smash

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 13

BRISBANE, Thurs.--A man whose car was alleged to have knocked down and injured 10…

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Coffee Smuggling in Motor Tyres

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 7

KETTENIS (Belgium) (A.P.). -- A street-corner car crash brought police on the run. There was a…

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Water by Train

The Sun · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 9

To relieve Broken Hill's water shortage, six trains daily are carting more than a million gallons of…

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