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Railways, roads & transport, 1953

6,017 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 250

Man Hurt in Train Fall

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 9

Ronald Thorpe (28), 10 Marine Drive, Oatley. received a deep gash in the head last night when he…

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Man Hurt in Train Fall

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 9

Ronald Thorpe (28), 10 Marine Drive, Oatley, received a deep gash in the head last night when he…

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Man Hurt in Train Fall

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 9

Ronald Thorpe (28), 10 Marine Drive, Oatley, received a deep gash in the head last night when he…

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Man Hurt Bn Train Fall

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 4

Ronald Thorpe (28), 10 Marine Drive, Oatley, received a deep gash in the head last night when he…

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The Road to Happiness

To Ethnico Vema = Greek National Tribune · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 2

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'Failure To Act' In Train Delay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 4

The Minister for Transport, Mr. W. F. Sheahan, said yesterday that a number of…

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Speeding Motor-cyclists Hit with Heavy Fines

The Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 2

Two young motor cyclists were fined a total of £105, in the Traffic Court today for breaches of the Traffic Act, mainly speeding. They are Austin…

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Fire in Tram

The Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 4

Crew of a Waverley Depot-bound tram today used a fire extinguisher to quell a fire which broke…

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Radio play of tram ride new turn in murder hunt

The Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 3

Scenes on a Lane Cove tram crossing the Harbor Bridge at midnight on Christmas Eye will be re-enacted on a Sydney radio station tonight to aid detectives seeking the Waverton murderer…

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Tram spacing

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 8

SIR,--How long will our Tramway Department continue its infuriating practice of leaving lengthy…

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Value Of Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 2

Sir,—I sympathise with Mr. G. K.. McColl, vice-president, Long-Distance Road Transport Association, in. his able plea…

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440 Planes Hit Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 3

NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (A.A.P.).—The U.S. Far East Air Force to-day hurled 440 fighter-bombers…

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Boy injured on bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 2

A car yesterday knocked down and injured a four-years-old boy on a bridge at Fennell's Bay, Lake…

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'Alice' Welcomes Late Train

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 10

DARWIN, Wed.--Alice Springs gave a rousing welcome this afternoon to 30 weary train passengers who arrived from…

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Train Reaches Alice Springs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 3

DARWIN, Wednesday.— Thirty weary train passengers, floodbound on the AdelaideAlice Springs line since last…

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Report on Train Derailment

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 9

The driver of a train derailed at St. James Station had accepted full responsibility for…

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Minister's Report On Derailed Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 4

The Minister for Transport, Mr. W. F. Sheahan, said yesterday that the driver of the electric train…

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Light Traffic Roads. At North Cronulla

The Propeller · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 1

A letter was received at the last meeting of the Sutherland Shire Council from the Department of Local Government [?]…

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The Rambling Road to Denihey's

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 6

The rambling road to Denihey's Meanders o'er the plain; It wanders in among the trees, And wanders out again…

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Railway 90 Years Aqo

Nepean Times · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 1

Next Sunday, January 18, will be the anniversary of the opening of the extension of the Western Railway Line from…

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