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Railways, roads & transport, 1954

5,820 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 250

Woman on tram rails

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 4

A woman last night tried to throw herself under a tram at Camperdown, a constable said…

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Woman on tram rails

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 4

A woman last night tried to throw herself under a tram at camperdown, a constable said…

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Road Safety

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 2

Sir,—It is a dangerous juristic principle, as advocated by "Solicitor" ("Herald," January 12), that, in dealing with…

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Fell 20 Feet From Bridge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 4

LITHGOW, Friday.— Robert McManus, 11, of Laidley Street, Lithgow, narrowly escaped serious injury…

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Road Campaign New danger for lour of Queen

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 3

Police and Rood Safety Council have planned a Statewide campaign to minimise road accidents during the Queen's visit…

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Notes and Comments Methodism—the Road to Recovery

The Methodist · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 3

Methodism cannot live its past again, and it is not desirable that it should. It ought not, however, to be above learning from its own history and experience. And one…

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Road Campaign New danger for tour of Queen

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 4

Police and Road Safety Council have planned a Statewide campaign to minimise road accidents during the Queen's visit…

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U.S. Motor Merger Hudson, Nash

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 3

NEW YORK, Jan. 15 (A.A.P.).—The Hudson Motor Car Company and the Nash-Kelvinator…

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U.S. motor firms merge

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 5

NEW YORK, Fri.--The Hudson Motor Car Company and the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation, of…

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"Negligent Act" by Trammie

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 3

Mr. Debenham, S.M., found in Redfern Court yesterday that a tramdriver had…

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Motor cyclist hurt in smash

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 24

NEWCASTLE, Fri. -- A motor cyclist received a probable fractured skull and other head injuries in…

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Man Killed by Train

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 17 January 1954 · page 80

Peter McSullea, 51, of Jersey Road, Marrickville, was killed instantly when he fell from a moving train at…

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1153 Accidents, 43 Road Deaths Blamed On Drink

Truth · Sunday 17 January 1954 · page 58

Dear Sir, A Truth correspondent recently expressed his concern with leniency shown by courts to drinking motor drivers. Last Sunday L. H. Tate, of Balmain, told him to keep up with the times and not to be a fusspot…

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The Royal train shows its paces in a secret trial "Phantom express" races through country towns

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 17 January 1954 · page 11

Residents on the southern railway line yesterday saw a "phantom express"--the Royal train--having a "secret" trial. The train made a…

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Surprise Bowls Win Railways Beats City No. 1 SIDE

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 17 January 1954 · page 49

Railways No. 1 Pennant 16 surprisingly beat the City's strong No. 1 side by 87-84 in the second round of the Metropolitan section of the State bowling pennants yesterday…

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Singer Tourer Motoring Section

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 17 January 1954 · page 77

The Australian-bodied tourer is the most inexpensive of the Singer range of cars. It provides open-or-closed motoring at will, so very suitable to our climate…

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Railways Quiz

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 17 January 1954 · page 7

DO you know as much as you think about Australia's great railway systems and who runs them? Test your knowledge by seeing how…

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Tram Smash; Four Hurt

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 17 January 1954 · page 2

Four people suffered severe shock when two trams collided at the corner of Bourke and…

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Truth About Motors Prize List Growing for Trial

Truth · Sunday 17 January 1954 · page 57

Interest in the 1954 Redex round-Australia trial, which begins on July 3, is…

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Motor Scooter Rider Dies

Truth · Sunday 17 January 1954 · page 3

The rider of a motor scooter, badly hurt in a collision on Friday night, died yesterday in Manly…

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