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Railways, roads & transport, 1953

6,017 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 250

Plan for Motor Tour Hurry spoils outing

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 27

There is more in planning a holiday motor trip than meets…

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Motor Cycle Race

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 35

The senior clubmen will compete for the Robert A. Conaghan. Pty, trophy in the motor cycle racing at…

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Motor Cycle Race

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 35

The senior clubmen will compete for the Robert A. Conaghan Pty, trophy in the motor cycle racing at…

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Roads Patrol Charges Self

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 3

PORT WASHINGTON (Wisconsin) (A.P.).-- James Betz (23), police officer, arrested and…

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Roads Patrol Charges Self

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 3

PORT WASHINGTON (Wisconsin) (A.P.).-- James Betz (23), police officer arrested and…

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Roads Patrol Charges Self

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 3

PORT WASHINGTON (Wisconsin) (A.P.).-- James Betz (23), police officer, arrested and…

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"38 Miles of Roads Done in Smithfield Ward" "11 Miles," Say Progress Aldermen

The Biz · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 9

When Alderman P. Ryan, last year's Mayor of Fairfield, stated at last week's council meeting that 38 miles, of road in Smithfield…

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Delay On Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 7

Hundreds of people were delayed for an hour yesterday morning when the engine of a goods train was derailed…

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Railway Garden

The Propeller · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 1

The staff at Hurstville Railway Station has won the 1952 competition for the best railway station garden in New…

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U.k. Motor Record

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 24

LONDON, Wed.--Exports of British motor vehicles to Australia in 1952 were…

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Train Severs Man's Arm

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 3

An electric train last night severed a man's right arm at Parramatta. The man is John…

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Man Loses Arm Under Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 10

John Mervyn Williams, 30, of Second Avenue, Pennant Hills, had his right arm severed when he slipped and…

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Vital Bridge Out Of Action Still

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 11

BATHURST.— A vital two-span bridge, shattered by the biggest flood in living memory, is hampering the smooth flow of primary produce between Bathurst and Oberon and properties in…

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Bridge An Asset To Hunter Farms

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 5

NEW bridge over the Hunter River, which was opened in December last, is reported to be of great value to the local milk…

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Cut in road tax sought

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 11

The Motor Traders' Association of New South Wales will ask the State Government to abandon or reduce…

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Most Beautiful Railway Garden

The Land · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 19

The staff of the Hurstville railway station won the 1952 competition for the most beautiful railway…

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Motors and Motoring "Stop," Not "Halt"

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 11

IN order to fall into line with other Australian States, N.S.W. has amended its Motor Traffic Regulations to provide for…

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Underground Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 3

"As the cost to industry and commerce of congestion and delays runs into enormous sums…

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£4,000 For Woman Hit By Tram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 10

A Supreme Court jury yesterday awarded Mrs. Joan Alice Ward, of Millwood Avenue, Chatswood,…

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Modern motor school

The Sun · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 3

The Modern Motor School, Elizabeth St., Sydney, asks us to point out that it has no…

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