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Railways, roads & transport, 1952

6,059 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 250

Reds Dynamite Train in Malaya; 7 Killed, 15 Hurt

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 3

SINGAPORE, Tues.--Seven Malay railway workers were killed and 15 injured yesterday when Communists dynamited a train in Negri Sembilan…

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Motoring Section Every Tuesday Underground Car Park for 2,000 Vehicles in Los Angeles

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 10

Unique design features and unusual methods of construction are being used to construct an underground car parking station in Pcrshing Square, Los…

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Hints To Motorists

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 10

N.R.M.A. engineers offer these hints for motorists: When piping between…

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Tram Smash

The Sun · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 28

Seven passengers and a tramdriver were injured when two trams collided in William St. City late…

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Bradford Motors

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 3

A Bradford Motors' advertisement in the Mirror last Friday stated the Bradford did 40 M.P.H…

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Bradford Motors

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 3

A Bradford Motors' advertisement in the Mirror last Friday stated the Bradford did 40 M.P.H…

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Bradford Motors

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 3

A Bradford Motors' advertisement in the Mirror last Friday stated the Bradford did 40 M.P.H…

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Bradford Motors

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 3

A Bradford Motors' advertisement in the Mirror last Friday stated the Bradford did 40 M.P.H…

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Bradford Motors

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 3

A Bradford Motors' advertisement in the Mirror last Friday stated the Bradford did 40 M.P.H…

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Australians Win Bridge Olympic

The Sun · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 9

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Announcing the winners of the Australian Jubilee Year (1951)…

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Road Chief's Rest

The Sun · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 9

Road Transport Commissioner A. A. Shoe-bridge has deft hospital after a serious operation…

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75 Killed in Train Crash

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 3

NEW YORK, March 4 (A.A.P.).— At least 75 people are reported to have been killed and more than…

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Rubberised Roads. Experimental Stretches in Australia

Construction · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 20

If you drive along the banks of the Yarra River, Melbourne, on the beautiful Alexandra Avenue, or on the Princes Highway, St. Peters,…

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Man Fatally Hurt by Electric Train

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 2

Reginald John Vanes (30), Cavendish St., Stanmore, was fatally injured this morning when he was…

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Man Fatally Hurt by Electric Train

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 2

Reginald John Vanes (30), Cavendish St., Stanmore, was fatally injured this morning when he was…

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Man Fatally Hurt by Electric Train

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 2

Reginald John Vanes (30), Cavendish St.. Stanmore, was fatally injured this morning when he was…

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Man Fatally Hurt by Electric Train

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 2

Reginald John Vanes (30), Cavendish St.. Stanmore, was fatally injured this morning when he was…

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100 perish as trains crash on bridge

The Sun · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 7

RIO DE JANEIRO, Tuesday. -- At least 119 were killed and 250 injured when two trains collided, on a bridge 25 miles from here today. Some of the dead [?]…

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75-Train Water Lift to Broken Hill

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 9

BROKEN HILL, Wed. -- A new water train service introduced yesterday will provide Broken Hill and the mines with 6,825,000 gallons of water…

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120 Die in Freak Rio Train Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 1

RIO DE JANEIRO, Wed. (A.P., I.N.S.).-- At least 120 passengers are now known to have been killed and 300 injured in a freak 50 m.p.h. smash between a suburban train crowded with workers and an express near Rio de Janerio yesterday…

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