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Railways, roads & transport, 1954

5,820 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 250

Train Tour to Bowral

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 8

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

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Train Tour to Bowral

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 8

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

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2 boys road victims

The Sun · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 3

A 4-year-old boy was operated on in Parramatta Hospital this morning, while…

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312 Killed On N.Z. Roads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 13

WELLINGTON, N.Z., Jan. 8 (A.A.P.-Reutcr). — More people were killed on New Zealand roads last year than…

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Family killed when train hits truck

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Fri.--A steam train tonight struck a motor truck at a level crossing and killed a family of four…

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Record road deaths in N.Z.

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 7

WELLINGTON, Fri.--A record total of 312 people died in road accidents in New Zealand last year…

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A homing gull man at last sees "our bridge"

The Sun · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 2

A very well-known Sydney man saw The Bridge for the first time yesterday. He is aircraft designer Edgar Percival, back home after 25 years' absence…

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Sick Goats Help in Disease Research a doctor saw the animals jump and then fall as he passed in a train

The World's News · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 17

A DISTINGUISHED physiologist, while a passenger on a train in one of the southern American States, some years ago, observed a few goats…

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Small Boys Hit By Motor Cycle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 5

A motor cycle injured two young boys last night when it struck them in Kissing Point Road, Dundas…

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Standard Motor's New Chief

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 6

LONDON, Jan. 8 (A.A.P.).—Mr. Alick S. Dick, 38, has been appointed managing director of the Standard Motor Co. Ltd. to succeed Sir John…

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Man Injured in Train Fall

Truth · Sunday 10 January 1954 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sat. — A man was found lying semiconscious on the electric-train track at Windsor,…

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Train smash victim asked to leave home Troubles Pile Up on Young Family

Truth · Sunday 10 January 1954 · page 9

A seriously injured victim of the Sydenham train smash told Truth yesterday that her husband and three young children…

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Cars of 1954 Motoring Section

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 10 January 1954 · page 78

The two dominant trends in motor industry in 1954 will be increased car performance and fiercer rivalry among the manufacturers. A HOST of new cars is…

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Motor Cyclist Killed

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 10 January 1954 · page 80

Mervyn Jack Bridges, 26, of North Street, Tamworth, was killed instantly yesterday when his motor cycle…

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Road reports

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 8

SIR,--In view of the shocking road accident toll of 1953, I think it is high time for all of…

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Egypt's Ministers train with guns

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 11

CAIRO, Mon. (Kemsley).--Egyptian Cabinet Ministers and senior Government officials, having enlisted in the recently-formed National Guard, are training two days a week -- using live ammunition…

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20 to Train with Bombs

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 2

Twenty Army officers and sergeants will handle unexploded bombs at the Green Hills firing range,…

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Egypt's Ministers train with guns

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 11

CAIRO, Mon. (Kemsley).--Egyptian Cabinet Ministers and senior Government officials, having enlisted in the recently-formed National Guard, are training two days a week -- using live ammunition…

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Egypt's Ministers train with guns

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 11

CAIRO, Mon. (Kemsley).--Egyptian Cabinet Ministers and senior Government officials, having enlisted in the recently-formed Notional Guard, are training two days a week-- using live ammunition…

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Egypt's Ministers train with guns

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 11

CAIRO, Mon. (Kemsley).--Egyptian Cabinet Ministers and senior Government officials, having enlisted in the recently-formed National Guard, are training two days a week -- using live ammunition…

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