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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1953

6,017 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 250

New Insurance Scheme for Commercial Motor Vehicles Part Of Repair Charges Will Be Paid By Owner

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 7

A new form of motor vehicle insurance, which will fake effect from February 1, will not affect owners of private vehicles for at least 12 months. The secretary of the Fire…

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Theft of Cash Left in Trams

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 3

A clerk appeared at Central Court today on two charges of theft of money…

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Theft of Cash Left in Trams

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 3

A clerk appeared at Central Court today on two charges of theft of money…

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Railway Man Killed Under Electric Train

The Sun · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 3

A 22 - year - old Ukranian, Awenir Kolomyjec, was killed under an electric train…

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Bridge that seems nobody's business

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 9

IN the great panorama of unfinished public works--those impressive…

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Man Cut in Halves by Train

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 1

In a shocking tragedy at Punchbowl railway yards today, a 22-years-old Ukrainian migrant…

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50 in train marooned by floods

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Fri.--Floods in Central Australia may maroon 50 train…

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Flood in 'Centre' Holds Up Train

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 3

DARWIN, Sat.--.The Adelaide-Alice Springs train may be held at Oodnadatta for a week because the Finke River between there and Alice…

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Man Cut in Halves by Train

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 1

In a shocking tragedy at Punchbowl railway yards today, a 22-years-old Ukrainian migrant…

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Man Cut in Halves by Train

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 1

In a shocking tragedy at Punchbowl railway yards today, a 22-years-old Ukrainian migrant…

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Man Cut in Halves by Train

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 1

In a shocking tragedy at Punchbowl railway yards today, a 22-years-old Ukrainian migrant…

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Flood in 'Centre' Holds Up Train

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 3

DARWIN, Sat. -- The Adelaide-Alice Springs train may be held at Oodnadatta for a week because the Finke River between there and Alice…

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Man Cut in Halves by Train

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 1

In a shocking tragedy at Punchbowl railway yards today, a 22-years- old Ukrainian migrant…

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Notes and Comments the Toll of the Roads

The Methodist · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 3

The toll of the roads continues without the slightest abatement or sign of it. No less than sixteen people in New South Wales alone were killed in road accidents…

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Speed Held Cause of Most Deaths on Roads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 3

The Chief of the Traffic Bureau, Superintendent W. E. Salmon, said last night that police surveys…

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Floods Stop N.T. Train; 50 Stranded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 4

DARWIN, Friday.—Fifty passengers in the AdelaideAlice Springs train may be stranded at Oodnadatta for…

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Followers of the Star Continuing Our Serial the Rainbow Bridge

The Methodist · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 11

[The vital examinations of the term are at hand. Charys wishes Miranda good luck. Miranda is very thoughtful as she goes into the…

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Making The Motorist Pay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 2

The plan that owners of motor vehicles should bear part of the cost of accidental damage has obvious…

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Motor Cyclist Dies In Crash

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 5

Richard Arthur Rose, 27. of College Street, Lane Cove, was fatally injured when his motor cycle crashed into a…

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Motorboats

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 8

Max Mulligan's cruiser, odds On, with a second in each of the two heats, won the points score for the Bert Delaney…

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