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Railways, roads & transport, 1952

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

Start Soon on Train Victim's Home

The Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 5

Skilled tradesmen will start next month to build a home at Bexley for legless William…

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10,000 Jews in Wild Riot; Roads Afire

The Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 1

JERUSALEM, Tuesday.-- Police flooded roads with petrol last night and set them ablaze to keep back 10,000 Jews marching on Parliament. The demonstrators-- supporters of former terrorist…

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New Claims For Tram Men

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.—A new log of claims for increased pay and a 35 instead of a…

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Midland Railway Payment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 6

LONDON, Jan. 6 (A.A.P.),—The Midland Railway Co. of Western Australia Ltd. announces that on March 31 it will pay arrears of…

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Motoring Section Review of 1951 "Herald" Car Tests

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 5

The 26 cars tested during 1951 included a wide variety of vehicles, ranging from the tiny Renault to the 125 b.h.p. Jaguar, and embraced cars classified amongst the world's most brilliant performers…

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Hints to Motorists

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 5

N.R.M.A. engineers offer these hints to motorists: If the U-bolts are allowed to…

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35-hours move on trams

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Mon. -- Tramway employees in four Stales will ask the…

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50-50 Letterettes in Fifty Words Wait here for trams

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 16

The Transport Department owes Sydney public an incalculable debt in terms of waiting…

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Motor Cyclist Loses His Licence

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 4

Raymond Brittain Martin (21), mechanic, Moorefields Rd., Kingsgrove, lost his licence for 12 months…

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Bridge Trams, Buses to End Plan for N. Shore

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 1

The Transport Department intends to end nearly all direct bus and tram services across the Harbor…

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Injured In Train Fall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 4

Fandor Gubanyi, 38, a New Australian, living at the Water Board camp, Pott's Hill, near Bankstown, fell from an…

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"Unsuitable" For Road Construction

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 1

Use of Prospect shale in construction of roads through Housing Commission projects have proved entirely…

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Use Petrol Tax to Mend Roads

Tribune · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 8

A PUBLIC MEETING called by the Holroyd Municipal Council in conjunction with various progress associations unanimously urged that…

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Cyclist Hurt in Road Fall

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 2

Raymond Maddeford (about 17). Woronora Rd., Oatley, suffered a fractured skull and abrasions to…

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Cyclist Hurt in Road Fall

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 9

Raymond Maddeford (about 17). Woronora Rd., Oatley, suffered a fractured skull and abrasions to…

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Cyclist Hurt in Road Fall

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 9

Raymond Maddeford (about 17). Woronora Rd., Oatley, suffered a fractured skull and abrasions to…

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Cyclist "Hurt in Road Fall

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 2

Raymond Maddef ord (about 17). Woronora Rd., Oatley, suffered a fractured skull and abrasions to…

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Cyclist Hurt in Road Fall

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 9

Raymond Maddeford (about 17). Woronora Rd., Oatley, suffered a fractured skull and abrasions to…

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Cyclist Hurt in Road Fall

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 9

Raymond Maddeford (about 17). Woronora Rd., Oatley, suffered a fractured skull and abrasions to…

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Cyclist Hurt in Road Fall

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 9

Raymond Maddeford (about 17). Woronora Rd., Oatley, suffered a fractured skull and abrasions to…

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