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Railways, roads & transport, 1947

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Road Strike in Sydney and Newcastle Bus and Tram Men will Meet To-day

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 1

Sydney and Newcastle early this morning were without normal transport. Promptly at midnight all Government operated trams and buses went off the road. Tram and bus workers will decide at…

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Shots Fired From Train Between Junee and Wagga

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 1

When an Albury express pulled Into Junee a dozen passengers reported to the constable on duty at the station that a number of shots had…

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Petrol Tax Money for Country Roads Need To Overtake War Damage

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 1

Pointing out that war traffic had caused great deterioration in the condition of many country, roads and that the suspension of normal…

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Tram and Bus Strike Strikers Seek Lifts to Their Meeting !

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 1

Tram and bus union pickets disrupted the emergency transport at Manly. [?]t had been organised by Mr. E. D. Darby M.L.A…

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Local & General Motor Cyclist Injured at Leeton

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 2

Leslie Hinton, of Balmain, Sydney, fell from a motor cycle at Yanco on Saturday nighty and suffered extensive abrasions to the hands and arms…

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Motor Cyclist Injured at Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 2

Leslie Hinton, of Balmain, Sydney, fell from a motor cycle at Lanco on Saturday night and suffered extensive abrasions to the…

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Petrol Tax Moneys for Country Roads Need to Overtake War Damage

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 1

Pointing out that war traffic had caused a great deterioration in the condition of many country roads, and that the suspension of normal…

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Petrol Tax Money for Country Roads Need To Overtake War Damage

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 3

Pointing out that war traffic had caused a great deterioration in the condition of many country roads and that suspension of normal…

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Road Strike Ends in Sydney Odd Procession of Vehicles

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 1

The tram and bus strike in Sydney and Newcastle, which began at midnight on Sunday, ended at 11 o'clock last night. At a mass meeting in Sydney yesterday…

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Jeep Turns Over Wyalong Resident Killed on Narandera-Barellan Road

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 2

Some time on Saturday night [?] on Sunday morning a fatal accident occurred along the Narandera-Barellan road which resulted in the death of a…

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Additions to Junee Railway Staff

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 2

Twenty men have been added to the railway staff at Junee. Most of them are cleaners, who are acting drivers…

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Motorist Fined After. Collision with Cyclist

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 4

A collision between a motor car and a bicycle at the corner of Palm Avenue and Pine Avenue, on the evening of November 1st, had a…

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Motor Cyclist Injured in Yanco Avenue

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 3

Mr. Les Hinton of Balmain, who was staying with friends at Narandera, sustained injuries which necessitated his admission to the…

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Old Man Admits He Was Terrified £7 Fine and Compensation For Train Assault

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 1

"I was terrified," an elderly man, E. J. Connelly, admitted In Junee Police Court, when giving details of an assault by Harold James Nolan in the…

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Railway Cricket Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 4

With Railway Institute team on quivive" for an outright win or two to place them in front in the competition, and with hard-hitting batsmen like…

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Advice For That Summer Motor Tour

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 3

Special care should be taken by motorists to avoid trouble and discomfort on summer motor tours…

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Motors and Motoring How To Know Your Car (9) Importance of Lubrication

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 3

The lubrication of any machine part is dependent on the correct type of oil or grease. To make these special oils and greases the various oil…

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Gloomy Road Position

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 2

The Department's plan to bring main roads back to their pre-war condition as quickly as possible was praise-worthy, since many main routes in the…

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Huge Tank Road Journey To Sydney

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 7

Easily the largest road transport to pass through Gundagai since the waiving of road transport fees last year, a 70 ft…

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Federal Motoring Moves

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 2

Plans submitted by the motorists' Federal organisation—the Australian Automobile Association—for the formation of an Australian-wide road safety…

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