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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

6,059 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 250

Stock Exchange, Company News Huge Motor Increase Problem for America

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 24

NEW YORK, Thurs. (B.U.P.). -- With 52,000,000 motor vehicles of all types on its roads -- a two -thirds increase from the 31,000,000 in 1945 -- the United States is faced with one of the greatest problems in its history -- how to find room for all of them…

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Railway Cricket

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 31

The Railway Mid-week cricket grand final played at Frazer Park in Sydenham resulted in a win for…

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Railway Cricket

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 31

The Railway Mid-week cricket grand final played at Frazer Park in Sydenham resulted in a win for…

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Threat to Melb. Trams

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thurs. -- Melbourne trams and trains are operating on an hour-to-hour electric…

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Merrylands Motor Cycle Club

The Biz · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 10

On Sunday 23rd, the club had a challenge sporting trial with Fairfield. The first three places were filled by Fairfield, fourth…

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Boy's fall from train

The Sun · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 3

Donald Heapy, 5, of Chester Hill, is in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital with severe head injuries,…

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Strike Threatens Train Services

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 1

A strike on the wage margins question by about 90 turners and fitters which began at…

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£500 Nugget Under Road

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday. —Mr. Leslie Hall, 56, a bachelor, found a gold nugget valued at £500 six inches…

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£1700 for Road Death

The Sun · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 3

Widow of a man killed by an unidentified hit-run motorist was awarded £1700 damages by consent…

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Three Dead, Two Hurt on Roads

The Sun · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 11

Three people were killed and two injured in road accidents in NSW last night. Lorna Hurley, 20, of Lambton, Newcastle, died…

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Bottles Smash on Road

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 3

Hundreds of bottles crashed to the roadway at the northern end of the Harbour Bridge yesterday from a lorry which collided with a pedestrian crossing marker…

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Widow Gets £1300 Over Road Smash

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 9

Mrs, Jessie Lora Madden (63), Rial to St., Coorparoo, Bris bane whose husband was…

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Widow Gets £1300 Over Road Smash

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 9

Mrs. Jessie Lora Madden (68), Rialto St., Coorparoo, Brisbane, whose husband was…

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Widow Gets £1300 Over Road Smash

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 9

Mrs. Jessie Lora Madden (68), Rialto St., Coorparoo, Brisbane, whose husband was…

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Our Inquiry Department Solves Your Problems and Saves Your Money Motor By-pass

The Land · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 31

"Anxious": Under the Local Government Act the Council can require the erection of a motor by-pass or…

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Motor racing in Australia

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 13

SECOND Year Book of Australian Motor Racing reveals the strides that have been taken during the past…

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Quay railway is emerging from concrete chaos

The Sun · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 12

New many times have you glanced at the confusion of concrete and steel that litters the Circular Quay foreshore and wondered when it will be…

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State Government to Act Against Striking Railwaymen

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 4

The State Government intended soon to take action against striking railway men, the assistant secretary of the Trades…

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Ocean Bound At Top For Run In Railway Quality

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 28

Ocean Bound is the early favorite for the Railway Quality Handicap at Rosehill tomorrow. Daily Mirror selections are:…

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Ocean Bound At Top For Run In Railway Quality

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 28

Ocean Bound is the early favorite for the Railway Quality Handicap at Rosehill tomorrow. Daily Mirror selections are:…

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