Ban on Old Trams Endorsed
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A mass meeting of tramway men decided to-night to refuse to man more than 100 of Sydney's old footboard…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1948
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Brisbane Buses And Trams Normal To-day
BRISBANE, Thursday.—City tram and bus services would be normal to-morrow, the Tramways Manager (Mr. Quinn) said…
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Some motorists will persist in driving swiftly past the Stockton buses just as they stop, particularly the school bus…
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SYDNEY.—In addition to declaring obsolete trams black from March 21, a meeting of Sydney tramway employees last…
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The Regional Development Committee informed Toronto Chamber of Commerce that it would review the proposal to place a traffic…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Bob Hope, American comedian, said to-night that he could not be funny about road accidents…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill) would call a conference of parties interested in the proposed Circular…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Sydney and Newcastle tramwaymen in the non-traffic section were awarded an average wage increase of 6/ a week…
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CANBERRA, Friday.—Following the decision to reduce Army holdings of motor transport vehicles from 25,000 to 10,000 vehicles,…
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Two women were slightly injured when a Wallsend-bound tram collided with a Newcastle-bound tram at the Whitegates…
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SYDNEY: The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) said today that unless there was a substantial increase in coal supplies, it…
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JERUSALEM, Feb. 29. A.A.P.—Twenty-six British soldiers were killed when terrorists blew up three packed coaches of the Cairo-Haifa train at 9.45 a.m. to-day…
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AUCKLAND Sunday.—An attempt was made to derail a train at Purewa tunnel, close to Auckland, last night…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A man was killed at the Town Hall underground station to-night when he tried to board an electric train…
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SYDNEY: The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) said today that, unless there was a very…
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The widening of Pacific Highway through Belmont would not be done for some years if the Main Roads Board had to undertake the…
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The body of Pte. Thomas Jones 20, of Greta Military Camp, was found on the railway line near the Greta railway station early…
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LONDON, Tues. (A.A.P.)—The chairman of Austin Motor Co. (Mr. L. P. Lord) announced a new system of…
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Barefooted and weak, a man who escaped from Watt-street Mental Hospital on Thursday night, was found under the Long Bridge. West…
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IPSWICH, Tuesday.—An engineless coal train, and one of the first to run after train crews resumed following the strike, last night—…
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