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Railways, roads & transport, 1953

6,017 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 250

Campaign For Motor Tax Reduction Vegetable Men's Move

The Land · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 3

THE Vegetable Growers' Association Council this week decided to press its campaign, through the Primary Producers' Council, for relief from…

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A.I.S. Secretary In Motor Accident

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 7

MR. JOHN HANLEY, of the staff of the Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W., and secretary of the A.I.S. Society's State…

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Man Loses Leg In Tram Crash

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 5

A tram driver's right leg was amputated after a crash between two trams in Broadway at 11.40…

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Railway Gatekeeper for Trial

The Sun · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 2

CASINO, Friday.--An 18-year-old railway gatekeeper, who admitted he was asleep at the time of…

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Motorist Charged

Daily Mirror · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 3

Thomas Beach, of Pacific Highway, Lindfield, was proceeded against in Central…

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Motorist Charged

Daily Mirror · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 3

Thomas Beach, of Pacific Highway, Lindfield, was proceeded against in Central…

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Bridge Not Safe, Papuans Say

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 6

Four Papuan natives seeing Sydney for the first time yesterday were afraid the Harbor Bridge would fall on them…

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Kalang Road a Modern Pilgrimage

The Methodist · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 12

To find the road to Kaiang you must come to Bellingen and get your directions. It may be a good idea to come at 10 a.m. to the…

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N.r.m.a. Criticism of Bridge Toll

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 3

Mr. H. E. Richards said last night he was disappointed Mr. Treatt had not mentioned the Harbor Bridge toll in his policy speech on Thursday…

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Notes and Comments Drinking Drivers and "The Open Road"

The Methodist · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 3

The attitude of the National Roads and Motorists Association—an Association which now has a membership of upwards of 200,000—towards drinking motorists is…

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Hunting rogue elephants in Mysore It takes 1000 men and months of preparation to capture wild elephants and train them for work in the forests

The World's News · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 4

GOING on an elephant hunt in the State of Mysore in India is vastly different from ambling sedately around the grounds of the local zoo…

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Bridge as boon to beauty spots

Truth · Sunday 1 February 1953 · page 26

Completion of the Hexham Bridge near Newcastle has eliminated irksome delays at the now defunct Hexham Ferry, which hitherto has often discouraged motorists with limited time from seeing…

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Thieves' £11,000 Haul on Train

Truth · Sunday 1 February 1953 · page 40

LONDON, Saturday.— The G.P.O. announced today that a mailbag containing £11,000 in…

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Road transporters start own garages

The Sun · Sunday 1 February 1953 · page 9

ROAD transport workers are setting up their own co-operative service stations in NSW. Aim of the garages is…

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Road Impressions Of The Hillman Minx Convertible

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 1 February 1953 · page 15

THE MINX CONVERTIBLE is a very smart car. It has an exceptionally good folding top which gives closed car protection, open car motoring, and an intermediate position wherein the canopy covers only the rear seat…

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Girl's Story of Ordeal After Road Crash

Truth · Sunday 1 February 1953 · page 9

For almost an hour this week Canberra Court listened to a grim story told by a trim, attractive 20-years-old blonde nurse of how she was outraged…

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Afternoon Motor Tour

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 1 February 1953 · page 15

THIS AFTERNOON MOTOR tour covers 34 miles through the Roseville, Middle Harbour, French's Forest, Brookvale, Manly and Spit areas. IT is one of a new series…

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Hints To Motorists

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 1 February 1953 · page 15

N.R.M.A. engineers offer these hints to motorists for home maintenance. PROPELLER SHAFT: It is important that the yokes at either end of the…

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Railway garden as her hobby

The Sun · Sunday 1 February 1953 · page 11

FLOWER LOVER. Miss Ivy Wright in her Marrickville garden. For 20 years…

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Motorist only half wrong

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 1 February 1953 · page 7

MINNEAPOLIS (Minnesota), Sat.--John Melby today pleaded "half guilty" to a…

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