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Railways, roads & transport, 1953

6,017 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 250

Holden 64th In Motor Rally

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 3

MONTE CARLO, Jan. 26 (A.A.P.).—The Australian Holden entry finished 64th among 101 finalists in…

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Roads to Beauty

The Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 16

The Swiss Gotthard Line is one of the most impressive railways in Europe It directly links the North and South of the Continent and passes through regions world-famous for their beauty. From the exquisite Lakes of Lugano and Maggiore…

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Warning on train travel

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 9

The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Winsor) yesterday warned schoolchildren to be careful…

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Manslaughter Charge Over Death On Road

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 8

The City Coroner, Mr. E. J. Forrest, S.M., found yesterday that Mrs. Emily Ann Beencke, 70, widow, of…

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Lenin pointed the road to art for the people

Tribune · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 11

VICTORIA.—The art discussion resulting from the award of the Carnival Peace Prize has been very valuable. Lenin’s famous statement has often been quoted, but unfortunately we rarely hear or see the first part of the quote…

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Railway Radio

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 7

The BBC's correspondent in Rome, Christopher Serpell, broadcast a dispatch in "Radio Newsreel" telling of…

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Railway Clerk Drowned At Cardiff

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 12

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. —James Robert Raine, 60, of Glebe Road, Adamstown, was drowned in Winding…

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Explosion In Cabin Of Motor Yacht

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 12

An explosion in the 36ft cruiser Astrid at Newport yesterday morning caused damage estimated at…

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Motorist Says He'll Go to Jail

The Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 18

A motorcyclist, aged 18, who pleaded guilty in Kogarah Court to-day to making undue…

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Motorist gets £3500 damages

The Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 5

The Supreme Court today awarded £3500 damages to an injured motorist because of the alleged…

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Motor Financiers £3¼-m Issue of Unsecured Notes

The Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 25

General Motors Acceptance Corporation, motor financiers, &c., has obtained' consent to raise…

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Court Told Of Motor Tyre Plaster Casts

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 14

CANBERRA, Wed. -- A C.I.B. scientific expert told Canberra Court today he had taken plaster cast impressions of tyre marks at the scene…

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Motorcyclist Chose Gaol

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 12

A young motor-cyclist at Kogarah Court today chose to go to gaol for nine days rather than pay a £4 fine…

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Court Told Of Motor Tyre Plaster Casts

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 14

CANBERRA, Wed. -- A C.I.B. scientific expert told Canberra Court today he had taken plaster cast impressions of tyre marks at the scene…

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Motorcyclist Chose Gaol

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 12

A young motor-cyclist at Kogarah Court today chose to go to gaol for nine days rather than Dav a £4 fine…

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Court Told Of Motor Tyre Plaster Casts

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 14

CANBERRA, Wed. -- A C.I.B. scientific expert told Canberra Court today he had taken plaster cast impressions of tyre marks at the scene…

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Court Told Of Motor Tyre Plaster Casts

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 14

CANBERRA, Wed. -- A C.I.B. scientific expert told Canberra Court today he had taken plaster cast impressions of tyre marks at the scene…

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Motorcyclist Chose Gaol

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 12

A young motor-cyclist at Kogarah Court today chose to go to gaol for nine days…

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Bad roads

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 8

SYDNEY suburban council spokesmen complained yesterday that the…

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Green Valley Bridge

The Biz · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 11

Green Valley Pr[?] Association has advised [?] Council that the bridge on North Liverpool Road was in a [?]…

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