"Elizabeth" Line Bars Seoul Road
SEOUL (D.M.W.S.).-- One of the biggest networks of fortifications ever built by British…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1954
5,820 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 250
Victim Of N.Z. Train Crash Identified
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday (A-A-P.-Rsuter).— The body of a victim of the Tangfwaf tram disaster was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Train guard's 32 New Year Eve drinks
An electric train guard said he visited two hotels and a party before starting duty early on New Year's Day, a police…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Stolen Rings Fell on Train Glitter on carriage top
MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Five diamond rings stolen from a woman and allegedly thrown away by the thief on to the top of a train have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Some Tram Tracks Causing Concern, Says Commissioner
The Commissioner of Government Transport, Mr. A. A. Shoebridge, said yesterday that the condition of some main Sydney tram tracks was causing concern…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →M.L.A. Attacks Railway Booking Delays
The Liberal member for Earlwood, Mr E. A. Willis, said last night that train travellers had to "endure…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tram rails clanger, warning by mayor
Tram tracks at Fivedock and Abbotsford were dangerous and could…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Editorial Tram Tracks Must Be Kept Safe
The report of the Transport Commissioner, Mr. Shoebridge, on the desperate condition of Sydney's tram tracks must alarm everybody who travels by tram or road. The condition of these tracks,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram, bus costs compared
Electric power to run Sydney trams cost the Transport Department £682,957: last financial…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →N.R.M.A.'s call for action on unsafe tram tracks
The general secretary of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. H. E. Richards) said last night that the State Government should make tram tracks safe. It should live up to…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Safety On Roads
Sir,—Our attention has recently been drawn by public statements to the question of road safety in New South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bridge At Taree Showground
TAREE, Tuesday.—The Taree Show Association fore man, Mr. R. Everingham, sa[?] to-day the traffic bridge lea[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Countess Dies in Train
NEW YORK, Tuesday.--The Countess Dorothy di Frasso, a few hours before she…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Train Tours on Sundays
More one-day train tours will be organised for this year, the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Winsor)…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →£500 rings on train top
MELBOURNE, Tues. -- Two diamond rings worth more than £500 rode on top of suburban trains for 10…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Tragic Toll of the Road 705 Killed in N.S.W. in 1953
Despite all pleas to motorists to exercise care on the roads, rewards for safe driving, appeals, and propaganda, 705 were killed in N.SAV. in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alarming tram track report
IMPLICXT in Transport Com-. missioner Shoebridge’s alarming report on the state of Sydney’s tram services is a warning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydenham smash victim’s appeal to railwaymen From “KRASNAUK”, injured in the Sydenham rail smash
As one who escaped from the Sydenham train smash with only minor injuries, I thoroughly endorse everything you said in your report headed “War Economy Causes Train Smash” in Tribune,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tram track disrepair Dept. Attacked
The Transport Department's methods of repairing tram tracks were, "archaic and costly", suburban mayors said today…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Letters to Editor Motorists and the Law Why Some Offenders Escape Penalty
Sir,—The honorary secretary of the League for Road Safety draws the wrong inference when, in his letter of January…
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