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Railways, roads & transport, 1954

5,820 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 250

Hobart Bridge in Danger Leaking Pontoon Begins to Sink

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 1

HOBART, Thurs. --Engineers are working frantically on Hobart Bridge today to prevent one end of it plunging to the bottom of the River Derwent…

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Charge Against Railway Driver Death Intervenes

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 1

Cases listed for Penrith Court of Petty Sessions last Friday included one in which Peter McSullea (51), railway engine…

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Northern Access to Penrith Railway Station Council Encounters Difficulties

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 1

Penrith Council is having no success so far in its efforts to have The Crescent, which runs parallel to the railway on the north side, extended west to allow of access to Penrith railway station from the…

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Cry of "My Leg's Broken" Motorist Stops—"caught Another Mug"

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 2

TO a charge of behaving in an offensive manner at Glenbrook on January 20 Roy Harris, Prince Street[?]…

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Letters to Editor Motorists Who Flout Law Obscured And Faded Number Plates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 2

Sir,—It is difficult to catch the hit-and-run driver because few people are able, at night, to read the badly illuminated…

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A Tramguard Went To See Dohell

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 37

A uniformed tramguard still with his money-bag rubbed shoulders with a leading Sydney coutiere, fashionably clothed women, and casually dreseed art students at the opening of William Dobell's exhibition of paintings at David Jones' Art Gallery yesterday. The exhibition, which will…

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A Tramguard Went To See Dobell

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 37

A uniformed tramguard still with his money-bag rubbed shoulders with a leading Sydney coutiere, fashionably clothed women, and casually dreseed art students at the opening of William Dobell's exhibition of paintings at David Jones' Art Gallery yesterday. The exhibition, which will…

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Fight tp save 'Frisco trams

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 17

SAN FRANCISCO (B.U.P.).--San Francisco's overhead cable trams, in danger in an economy…

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A Tramguard Went To See Dobell

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 37

A uniformed tramguard still with his money bag rubbed shoulders with a leading Sydney coutiere, fashionably clothed women, and casually dressed art students at the opening of William Dobell's exhibition of paintings at David Jones' Art Gallery yesterday. The exhibition, which will…

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A Tramguard Went To See Dohell

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 37

A uniformed tramguard still with his money-bag rubbed shoulders with a leading Sydney coutiere, fashionably clothed women, and casually dreseed art students at the opening of William Dobell's exhibition of paintings at David Jones' Art Gallery yesterday. The exhibition, which will…

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A Trammiard Went To See Dohell

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 37

A uniformed tramguard still with his money-bag rubbed shoulders with a leading Sydney coutiere, fashionably clothed women, and casually dreseed art students at the opening of William Dobell's exhibition of paintings at David Jones' Art Gallery yesterday. The exhibition, which will…

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Fight to save 'Frisco trams

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 17

SAN FRANCISCO (B.U.P.).--San Francisco's overhead cable trams, in danger in an economy…

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A Tramguard Went To See Dobell

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 37

A uniformed tramguard still with his money bag rubbed shoulders with a leading Sydney coutiere, fashionably clothed women, and casually dressed art students at the opening of William Dobell's exhibition of paintings at David Jones' Art Gallery yesterday. The exhibition, which will…

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A Tramguard Went To See Dobell

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 37

A uniformed tramguard still with his money-bag rubbed shoulders with a leading Sydney, coutiere, fashionably clothed women, and casually dreseed art students at the opening of William Dobeli's exhibition of paintings at David Jones' Art Gallery yesterday. The exhibition, which will…

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Fight to save 'Frisco trams

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 17

SAN FRANCISCO (B.U.P.).--San Francisco's overhead cable trams in danger in an economy…

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A Tramguard Went To See Dobell

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 37

A uniformed tramguard still with his money -bag rubbed shoulders with a leading Sydney coutiere, fashionably clothed women, and casually dreseed art students at the opening of William Dobell's exhibition of paintings at David Jones' Art Gallery yesterday. The exhibition, which will…

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Fight to save 'Frisco trams

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 17

SAN FRANCISCO (B.U.P.).--San Francisco's overhead cable trams, in danger in an economy…

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Spit Bridge

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 4

Additional openings of the Spit Bridge, Middle Harbour, will be provided at 5.00 a.m. and 11.45 p.m. on 3rd February, 1954, to allow of…

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Opening of Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 2

The Maritime Services Board will provide additional openings of the Spit Bridge next Wednesday…

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Bridge in Use

Daily Mirror · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 1

HOBART, Fri.--The mile-long Hobart pontoon bridge was reopened to traffic at 6…

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