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Railways, roads & transport, 1952

6,059 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 250

Motor Boats

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 March 1952 · page 8

B.M.T.C.A.-- ROSE BAY F. Alderson Speed Boat Trophy. -- Heat 1: Typhoon (W. Sharrock). 1…

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Strike Holds Up Launching of Motor Ship

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 March 1952 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Sat. -- Launching of the motor vessel Kootara at Newcastle State Dockyard…

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Motor Vessel Christened, Not Launched

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 March 1952 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Saturday. -- Although the motor vessel Kootar was not launched at th[?]…

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Strike Holds Up Launching of Motor Ship

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 March 1952 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Sat. -- Launching of the motor vessel Kootara at Newcastle State Dockyard…

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Strike Holds Up Launching of Motor Ship

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 March 1952 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Sat. -- Launching of the motor vessel Kootara at Newcastle State Dockyard…

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Teenagers train to be airline pilots

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 16 March 1952 · page 7

Two teenage country girls have become Australia's youngest women pilots. They obtained…

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ENGLAND Of course they can bridge LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 16 March 1952 · page 22

ENGLISH Rugby League officials can't understand how Australia can possibly…

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Three Men Killed In Road Crashes Yesterday

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 16 March 1952 · page 3

William Abercrombie, 24, Rawson Street, Cessnock, was killed and three persons were injured when a car overturned yesterday on the Maitland Road,…

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Truth About Motoring Truth About Motoring Scenic Trip To Tuggerah Lakes

Truth · Sunday 16 March 1952 · page 32

Wyong, 62 miles from Sydney and 42 miles from Newcastle, is the centre of a scenic district which takes in the Tuggerah Lakes and is a happy hunting ground for…

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100 Years Ago Railways Wanted

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 16 March 1952 · page 6

These items were published in "The Sydney Morning Herald" during the week ended…

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Baby rolls clear of train

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sun. --A young mother saw an electric train crush her baby son's pram at…

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Train Kills Man, Another Injured

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 2

A fettler was killed and another critically injured this afternoon when they were struck by an electric train near Tempe station…

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Two fettlers killed by electric train

The Sun · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 1

Two railway fettlers were killed when struck by an electric train near Tempe railway station today. The dead men were: Richard Dennis, 44, [?]…

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Red Patrols At Indian Border Road

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 7

CALCUTTA, Monday (B.U.P.).--Chinese Communist troops are reported to be policing the…

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Red Patrols At Indian Border Road

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 6

CALCUTTA, Monday (B.U.P.).--Chinese Communist troops are reported to be policing the,…

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Red Patrols At Indian Border Road

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 6

CALCUTTA, Monday (B.U.P.).--Chinese Communist troops are reported to be policing the…

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Red Patrols At Indian Border Road

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 7

CALCUTTA, Monday (B.U.P.).--Chinese Communist troops are reported to be policing the…

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Eight die in weekend accidents 12 Hurt on Roads

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 7

Eight people were killed and 12 injured in New South Wales road accidents at the weekend. After one accident, in which a…

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Saw Train Pass Over Her Baby Son In Pram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday. — A mother watched helplessly on East Richmond railway…

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Motorists Chase Men

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 5

Angry motorists late yesterday chased through rough scrub four young men who ran from a car after a crash at La Perouse…

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