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Railways, roads & transport, 1952

6,059 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 250

Slipped Under Railway Truck

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 5

Charles Riley, 25, of Macdonaldtown, it shunter, slipped on rain-sodden ground at the Enfield marshalling yards…

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Ten years' driving ban on motorist

The Sun · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 2

Frederick Torckler, 42, Collins St., Surry Hills, who drove a car while under the influence of liquor was fined £50 in Central Court today and disqualified from…

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Secretary to Sales Manager Leading Motor Car Distributor

The Sun · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 16

An attractive Senior Position. Experience essential. Own office, good conditions and enviroment Location:William Street (Town Hall end). City…

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Road Discourtesy Causes Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 8

Discourtesy and bad manners caused a large proportion of accidents and accident-breeding situations on the roads, the general secretary of the N.R.M.A., Mr. H. E. Richards, said yesterday…

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600-Mile Car Road Rally

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 8

Twenty-five of trie 28 cars which competed in the Golden Fleece 600-mile road rally at the…

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Motoring Section Every Tuesday Entirely Changed Body for Two New Vauxhalls

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 8

Two new Vauxhall models, each featuring entirely changed body construction, will be released on the Australian market by General…

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Motor Co. Earns More

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 14

United Motors, Ltd., Adelaide, made £28,725 net profit for the year ended January 31, compared with…

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Firm Makes Own Roads

Construction · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 5

A bulldozer which in a little over 4½ months has cleared over 7,000 tons of earth and made 1,200 feet of new roads is playing a big part in the…

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Road Race on Again

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 8

The Police Department has given the N.S.W. Amateur Cyclists' Union permission to stage the…

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Arms Race Is Road to Ruin; Unite to End It Says L. Sharkey

Tribune · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 2

In all capitalist countries the arms race was leading to impoverishment of toiling people in both town and country and to bankruptcy of small enterprises and producers. IF the campaign for peace and…

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Motor Vehicle Registrations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 3

The Minister for Transport, Mr. W. F. Sheahan, said in the Legislative Assembly yesterday that if the Federal…

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Railway dues are collected by boss

Tribune · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 12

NOTICES are all round our shop, signed by J. Ferguson, telling us of a “Ministerial direction” that we all become and remain financial in a…

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Motor. Co. Int. Div. Halved

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 15

Ira L. and A. C. Berk (Holdings), Ltd., motor distributors, will pay an interim dividend of 5 p.c…

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Blue Tram in Sydney

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 13

A blue tram will appear on Sydney streets tomorrow for the first time. The Department of…

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Blue Tram in Sydney

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 13

A blue tram will appear on Sydney streets tomorrow for the first time. The Department of…

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Motorboats on the Parramatta

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 31

Silverwater Motor boat Racing Club will hold a meeting for the Parramatta Police-Citizens Boys…

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Blue Tram in Sydney

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 13

A blue tram will appear on Sydney streets tomorrow for the first time. The Department of…

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'Oxley's Roads'

The Biz · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 6

An Open Letter to the Federal and State Members and the Council of Fairfield. Gentlemen. — I would like to…

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Railways 'Will Take Traffic From Roads'

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 11

The railways would soon gather up much of the heavy traffic which for years past had been…

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Railways Will Take Traffic From Roads'

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 11

The railways would soon gather up much of the heavy traffic which for years past had been…

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