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Railways, roads & transport, 1952

6,059 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 250

Railways Get New Chief

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 20 January 1952 · page 1

THE executive officer of the Transport and Highways Commission, Mr. Neil McCusker, will become the…

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Motor Boating Royal Motor Yacht Club Port Hacking Branch

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 20 January 1952 · page 12

First Speedboat Point-score Handicap, Clarrie Lewis trophy.—Tirst heat: Diane (Mrs. Grace Walker), 1; Miss Katherine (R. Marshall), 2; Sandra (A. Small and…

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Rush For Tram And Bus Jobs Staggers Officials

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 20 January 1952 · page 1

The Road Transport and Tramways Department is being swamped with applications for jobs. A spokesman for the department, disclosing this yesterday, said thousands…

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Railway rescue drama in snow Diary Tells Ordeal San Francisco

The Sun · Sunday 20 January 1952 · page 44

PASSENGERS on a train snowbound for nearly four days 7000ft up in the Sierra Nevada mountains yesterday gave grim accounts of suffering. When the 252 passengers were rescued yesterday…

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120 Fall with Crashed Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Sun.--A railway footbridge collapsed at Bury (Lanes) station yesterday, injuring 120 football fans…

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Train kills fettler working on line

The Sun · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 9

Roy Smith, fettler, Came St., Narwee, was killed instantly today when hit by an electric…

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Motoring Section Every Tuesday Road Impressions Of

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 8

The "Big 15" Citroen is a combination of the large body and structure of the six-cylinder, with the engine plus transmission of the "Light 15." Thus it gives the greater accommodation of the larger car with the fuel economy and lower first cost of…

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Wheel break on Vic. train

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Mon.--A derailment late this afternoon paralysed train services to three-quarters of…

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Train's Wheels Collapse: Nine Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday —Nine people were injured and about 50,000 passengers were delayed for two…

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No Railway To Manly, Says Sheahan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 1

The Minister for Transport, Mr. W. F. Sheahan, said last night that materials, labour, and money were not available…

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Hints To Motorists

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 8

N.R.M.A. engineers offer these hints to motorists: When removing a spark…

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Grimes Motors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 6

Grimes Motors Ltd., which was registered in October with a capital of £500,000 in 2,000.000 5/ shares, has been reregistered "to overcome…

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Police worry on theft of motor cars

The Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 5

Recent increase ln the illegal use of motor vehicles is causing police grave concern…

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Plan to stop railway pilfering £50,000 RACKET

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 3

New South Wales railway detectives said yesterday that by the end of the year they would have smashed a £50,000…

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Elephants Trampled Life From 20,000 to End War Without Pity Massacre Of Carthaginian Mercenaries

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 11

IN the summer of 237 B.C. a desperate force of mercenaries, reduced almost to skeletons by starvation, burst from the gates of Tunis and flung themselves in a suicide attack against a well-fed army which was investing the North African town. Aim of the mercenaries was to…

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Elephants Trampled Life From 20,000 to End War Without Pity Massacre Of Carthaginian Mercenaries

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 11

IN the summer of 237 B.C. a desperate force of mercenaries, reduced almost to skeletons by starvation, burst from the gates of Tunis and flung themselves in a suicide attack against a well-fed army which was investing the North African town. Aim of the mercenaries was to…

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Elephants Trampled Life From 20,000 to End War Without Pity Massacre Of Carthaginian Mercenaries

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 11

IN the summer of 237 B.C. a desperate force of mercenaries, reduced almost to skeletons by starvation, burst from the gates of Tunis and flung themselves in a suicide attack against a well-fed army which was investing the North African town. Aim of the mercenaries was to…

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Elephants Trampled Life From 20,000 to End War Without Pity Massacre Of Carthaginian Mercenaries

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 11

IN the summer of 237 B.C. a desperate force of mercenaries, reduced almost to skeletons by starvation, burst from the gates of Tunis and flung themselves in a suicide attack against a well-fed army which was investing the North African town. Aim of the mercenaries was to…

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Elephants Trampled Life From 20,000 to End War Without Pity Massacre Of Carthaginian Mercenaries

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 11

IN the summer of 237 B.C. a desperate force of mercenaries, reduced almost to skeletons by starvation, burst from the gates of Tunis and flung themselves in a suicide attack against a well-fed army which was investing the North African town. Aim of the mercenaries was to…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Elephants Trampled Life From 20,000 to End War Without Pity Massacre Of Carthaginian Mercenaries

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 11

IN the summer of 237 B.C. a desperate force of mercenaries, reduced almost to skeletons by starvation, burst from the gates of Tunis and flung themselves in a suicide attack against a well-fed army which was investing the North African town. Aim of the mercenaries was to…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →