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Railways, roads & transport, 1954

5,820 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 250

Big N.Z. crowds line Royal train route

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 7

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Fri.--housands of people at country centres are seeing the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh as the RoYALain heads for Wellington. Huge crowds have gathered at '…

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Big N.Z. crowds line route for Royal train

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 7

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Fri.-- Thousands of people at country centres are seeing the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh as the Royal train heads for Wellington. Huge crowds have gathered at…

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Big N.Z. crowds line route for Royal train

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 7

WELLINGTON (N.Z.) Fri. --Thousands of people at country centres are seeing the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh as the Royal train heads for Wellington. Huge crowds have gathered at…

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Big N.Z. crowds line route for Royal train

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 7

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Fri.-- Thousands of people at country centres are seeing the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh as the Royal tram heads for Wellington. Huge crowds have gathered at…

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Big N.Z. crowds line route for Royal train

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 7

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Fri.-- Thousands of people at country centres are seeing the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh as the : Royal train heads for Wellington. Huge crowds have gathered at…

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The bottomless bogs of Grantham Road are challenge to young love

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 24

THIS is the story of The Road--a hard, cruel road which is part of my life…

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Letters to Editor Law and Road Safety Offenders Who Avoid Penalty

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 2

Sir,—In considering whether Courts should or should not allow motorists convicted of "driving under the influence"…

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Queen Close to Her People on Train Tour Canoeists, cars, horsemen race Royalty

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 7

PALMERSTON NORTH (N.Z.), Friday.--New Zealanders are keeping pace with the Queen on this exciting two-day whistle-stop train tour…

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Novel Display by Big Road Freighters Truck roadeo will test drivers' skill

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 8

So you think you're a good driver? Perhaps you're not as good as you think you…

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Royal Train Journey Informal Day For The Queen From Our Special Correspondents And A.A.P.-Reuter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 4

PALMERSTON NORTH, Thursday.—The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh spent one of their happiest and most informal days of the Royal tour to-day…

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MOTORING Safety Campaign Needs Enlarging

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 17

Commenting on the substantial increase in fatalities in road accidents for the first quarter of the financial year, the N.R.M.A. urges the Government to intensify its safety…

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Motor ongeluk

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 2

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New Motor Chief

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 17

LONDON, Friday.--Alick S. Dick, 38, has been appointed managing director of Standard…

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Motorist Fined

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

A motorist, Charles E. Taylor, of Wilgar St., Regents Park, was fined £7 in Burwood Court today…

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Man Lay on the Railway Tracks

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 5

A man who lay down between railway tracks yesterday was remanded in the Lunacy Court today for seven days medical observation…

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Man Lay on the Railway Tracks

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 5

A man who lay down between railway tracks yesterday was remanded in the Lunacy Court today for seven days medical observation…

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Man Lay on the Railway Tracks

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 5

A man who lay down between railway tracks yesterday was remanded in the Lunacy Court today for seven days medical observation…

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Man Lay on the Railway Tracks

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 5

A man who lay down between railway tracks yesterday was remanded in the Lunacy Court today for seven days medical observation…

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Man Lay on the Railway Tracks

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 5

A man who lay down between railway tracks yesterday was remanded in the Lunacy Court today for seven days medical observation…

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Train Tour to Bowral

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 10

A one-day train tour from Sydney to Bowral and return through Wollongong has been arranged for…

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