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Railways, roads & transport, 1952

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Guide To Show And City Motor Displays

Truth · Sunday 6 April 1952 · page 35

The summary on this and following pages is intended as a visitor's time-saving guide to major exhibits in the Easter displays of the motor industry both at the showground and in…

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Easter Parade of Motor Transport Cars, Tractors Stand Out Record display of all-purpose models X-Ray Car On Exhibit

Truth · Sunday 6 April 1952 · page 30

The Easter display of the motor industry, which promises to set a new record in numbers and variety, has come at an opportune time to stimulate public interest during a difficult period of trading…

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Huge increase in motor owners, but the world is still hungry for cars

Truth · Sunday 6 April 1952 · page 32

World ownership of commercial motor vehicles for the year 1950 increased to 16,685,000, double the 1940 total. Other interesting highlights of 1950, so far as…

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local Motor Industry Is Huge And Growing By A Special Correspondent

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 6 April 1952 · page 18

The Australian motor industry, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, now employs 371,610 people and contributes almost £50 million a year to the Federal Government…

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248 N.S.W. Railwaymen Are Causing... Strike Turmoil As Busy Holidays Approach Difficulties In Travel Now Certain

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 6 April 1952 · page 1

Sydney faces a week of industrial turmoil, with growing dislocation of railway passenger traffic at a time when the Royal…

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S.a. Railways'

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 6 April 1952 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Saturday.— The deficit of the South Australian, Railways may reach nearly £5 million for the…

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Country rail workshop fitters repairing Sydney locomotives Railway Strike Near End

The Sun · Sunday 6 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY railway fitters' strike, which is disrupting New South Wales…

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A motorist had to check the traffic

The Sun · Sunday 6 April 1952 · page 18

Mrs. Evelyn Macou, 40-year-old wife of a wealthy Chicago businessman, told the judge she would go to jail for 20 days rather…

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Trams Collide St. Paul (Minesota)

The Sun · Sunday 6 April 1952 · page 2

A driver and a fireman were killed and three other railway employees injured when two mail…

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N.S.W. railway strike may collapse soon Union officials forecast end

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 6 April 1952 · page 5

High union officials believe that the 39-days railway strike is near collapse. They said last night…

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Discriminatory tax hitting road transport

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 19

Heavy discriminatory taxation on motor transport affected Australia's economic life, and ultimately the ordinary people paid the cost of that burden, Mr. H. R. Hill said last night…

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9 injured in tram smash

The Sun · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 1

Nine people were injured in a freak tram smash in Gregory Ave., Moore Park, near the Showground today. The injured were taken…

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Drinking motor drivers fined

The Sun · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 11

Keith James, 20, butcher, of Lucas Rd., Burwood, was fined £10 at Burwood Court today for…

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Motor Men's Dinner

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 26

VISCOUNT NUFFIELD, British motor magnate, with Mr. S. A. Harris (left) and Mr. Peter Lloyd at a dinner in Sydney at which Peter Lloyd dealers were introduced to Viscount Nuffield…

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Big Drive for Motor Bodies

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 23

Car manufacturers and body builders plan to increase production of Australian-made car bodies as quickly as possible…

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Some of the men behind the wheels Big Names in Motor Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 22

Many people work to keep Australia's motoring industry in top gear--assemblers, mechanics, clerks, typists, salesmen, and executives…

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Police guard on railways

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 2

BUENOS AIRES, Sun.--Police guarded Buenos Aires underground railway stations yesterday as a 150…

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Prosperous year for motor industry

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 26

The Australian motoring industry last year experienced the greatest prosperity in its history. This is well gauged…

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Royal Motor Show Supplement Rich Display "Best Ever"

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 15

The £1,500,000 display of motor vehicles at the Royal Show is Sydney's "best ever." Distributors planned…

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Many Hurt in Tram Collision

Daily Mirror · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 1

Many people were injured in a smash between two trams at the corner of Gregory Ave…

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