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Railways, roads & transport, 1954

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Royal train won't stop

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 9

GOSFORD, Thurs.--The Royal train will not stop at Gosford on its trip to Newcastle…

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2000 Died on Roads in 1953

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Thurs. -- Nearly 2000 were killed and about 40,000 injured in road accidents in Australia in 1953…

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705 Die On State's Roads In 1953

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 3

The executive vicepresident of the Road Safety Council, Mr. W. A. Walsh, said last night…

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Sydney Men To Man Royal Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 4

Two Sydney men will work on the Royal train during the Queen's visit to Australia next year…

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Skull fractured in road accident

Daily Mirror · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 6

A young man was seriously injured, last night when he was struck by a tram…

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Skull fractured in road accident

Daily Mirror · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 2

A young man was seriously injured last night when he was struck by a tram…

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Skull fractured in road accident

Daily Mirror · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 6

A young man was seriously injured last night when he was struck by a tram…

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Youth dies, 4 injured Road Accidents

The Sun · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 2

A 15-year-old boy was killed and four people injuret in New Year's Eve accidents in Sytney. The boy, Peter Hall, 15,…

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Wreath Placed By Duke At Train Victims' Funeral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 5

WELLINGTON (N.Z.) Thursday (A.A.P.-Reuter). —The Duke of Edinburgh to-day laid a wreath from the Queen and himself on the communal…

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Branch Lottery Office Soon In Railway Square

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 4

The Director of N.S.W. State Lotteries, Mr. M. S. Quinlin, said last night that a branch lottery office would be opened in Railway Square within a few…

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The Queen and the Duke go motoring from our foreign correspondents and services Royal visitor at Waikato Show

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 5

HAMILTON (N.Z.), Thurs. -- The Queen today saw same of New Zealand's finest stud stock when she visited the Waikato Show…

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Tram Hits Youth

Daily Mirror · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 2

David Pritchard (18), Allen's Pde., Bondi Junction, was seriously injured when he was hit by a tram…

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Tram Hits Youth

Daily Mirror · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 2

David Pritchard (18), Allen's Pde., Bondi Junction was seriously injured when he was hit by a tram…

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Tram Hits Youth

Daily Mirror · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 2

David Pritchard (18), Allen's Pde., Bondi Junction, was seriously injured when he was hit by a tram…

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Tram Hits Youth

Daily Mirror · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 2

David Pritchard (18), Allen's Pde., Bondi Junction, was seriously injured when he was hit by a tram…

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Tram Hits Youth

Daily Mirror · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 2

David Pritchard (18), Allen's Pde., Bondi Junction, was seriously, injured when he was hit by a tram…

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Tram Hits Youth

Daily Mirror · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 2

David Pritchard (18), Allen's Pde., Bondi Junction, was seriously injured when he was hit by a tram…

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Body of man found in train

The Sun · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 3

A man was found dead in a carriage of the Moree mail when the train reached Werris Creek…

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Liner Held Up by Train Mishap

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 3

Derailment of a wheat train at The Rock in Victoria yesterday delayed the sailing of the liner Oronsay from Sydney for…

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McGlynn Has Six Weeks Off To Train For Titles

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 12

State 100 yards champion Ted McGlynn has taken six weeks off work in a bid to win the Australian 100 yards championship…

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