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Railways, roads & transport, 1953

6,017 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 250

Toddler Run Over by Tram

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 2

This little toddler, Raymond Brazel (18? months), Military Rd., Neutral Bay, wandered…

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Bridge Rescue

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 16

PROVIDENCE (Rhode Island). (A.P.). -- Hundreds watched 53-years-old bridge attendant…

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Bridge Rescue

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 16

PROVIDENCE (Rhode Island). (A.P.). -- Hundreds watched 53-years- old bridge attendant…

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Bridge Rescue

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 16

PROVIDENCE (Rhode Island). (A.P.).-- Hundreds watched 53-years-old bridge attendant…

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Train agony

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 8

SIR,--I would like to draw the attention of the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Winsor) to…

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Abattoirs Train

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 10

From tomorrow the Railways Department will discontinue the 6.37 a.m. train from Sydney to the…

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Train Hits Crowd

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Thurs.--A passenger train crashed through a buffer at the end of…

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Phones Bridge Rough Country

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 3

RECENT developments in long-distance telephony by radio systems to provide trunk line channels are being used in…

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Alterations to Train Services

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 3

From tomorrow, the 6.37 a.m. train from Sydney to Abbatoirs and the 11.43 a.m. from Abattoirs to Sydney…

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Alterations to Train Services

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 3

Prom tomorrow, the 6.37 a.m. train from Sydney to Abbatoirs and the 11.43 a.m. from Abattoirs to Sydney…

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Alterations to Train Services

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 3

From tomorrow, the 6.37 a.m. train from Sydney to Abbatoirs and the 11.43 a.m. from Abattoirs to Sydney…

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Alterations to Train Services

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 3

From tomorrow, the 6.37 a.m. train from Sydney to Abbatoirs and the 11.43 a.m. from Abattoirs to Sydney…

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Thousands in Train Hold-up

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 1

Two breakdowns last night made thousands of suburban train travellers late home for dinner. The breakdowns…

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26 Killed on Roads in 15 Days

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 6

In the first 15 days of January 26 people were killed on New South Wales roads,…

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Two Killed in Road Accidents

The Sun · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 2

Albert James Jones, 45, of Prince St., Parramatta, was killed and Frank Hegedus, 30, of Hume…

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Runaway Train Crashes At Station: 98 Injured

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 6

WASHINGTON, Fri. (I.N.S.).-- A runaway passenger train smashed into the Union Station concourse yesterday, injuring 98 persons, 11 of them badly. More than one million…

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Runaway Train Crashes At Stations: 98 Injured

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 6

WASHINGTON, Fri. (I.N.S.).-- A runaway passenger train smashed into the Union Station concourse yesterday, injuring 98 persons, 11 of them badly. More than one million…

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Runaway Train Crashes At Station: 98 Injured

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 6

WASHINGTON, Fri. (I.N.S.).--A runaway passenger train smashed info (he Union Station concourse yesterday, injuring 98. persons, 11 of them badly. More than one million…

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Runaway Train Crashes At Stations; 93 Injured

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 6

WASHINGTON, Fri. (I.N.S.).--A runaway passenger train, smashed into the Union Station concourse yesterday, injuring 98 persons, 11 of them badly. More than one million…

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Runaway Train Crashes AT Station: 98 Injured

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 6

WASHINGTON, Fri. (I.N.S.).-- A runaway passenger train smashed info the Union Station concourse yesterday, injuring 98 persons, 11 of them badly. More than one million…

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