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Railways, roads & transport, 1940

4,268 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 214

7000 Motor Vehicles for Defence Expanding Munition Works

The Sun · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 5

Orders valued at more than £2,500,000 have been placed by the Commonwealth Government for motor vehicles for defence purposes, said the Acting Minister for Supply (Sir Frederick Stewart,) to-day…

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Loses Memory in Tram

Daily News · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 5

Found in a tram in Military Road, Neutral Bay, yesterday, suffering from loss of memory and with no money, a 70-years-old woman was…

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Railway Strike Warning

Daily News · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 5

ANY attempt to convey Sydney goods through South Australia by rail to Broken Hill will result in…

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Motor Cyclist Hurt in Crash

Daily News · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 3

PT. KEMBLA, Sunday.--Knocked off his motor bike in a collision with a car on Pt. Kembla Road last night, Arthur Crookshanks, 32. of Pt…

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Road Workers Restive

Daily News · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 2

About [?] rood construction workers engaged mainl yon defence works are restive because of the action of the Main Roads Department in…

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Three Hurdle Rivals Train

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 14

Of the three entrants for Saturday's Randwick Hurdle, Gymkhana schooled best at Randwick yesterday…

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Many Guests at Bridge Party

The Sun · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 14

THE drawing-room of the Carlton Hotel was decorated with large bowls of gladiolus and roses for the card party given there this…

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Walks in Train Hold-up

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 1

When a train broke down on the Harbor Bridge last night a man climbed out and stood on the bridge footpath…

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Mayor in Road Smash

Daily News · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 2

THE Mayor, an alderman, the Town Clerk and the Engineer of Paddington, were involved in…

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Move To Restrict Road Competition

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 6

The Associated Motor Transport of New South Wales has decided to ask the Commissioner for Transport (Mr. Neale) to restrict the issue of motor-van and…

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Troops on Leave Die in French Train Crash

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 3

PARIS, Monday.--A troop train collided with a goods train at Troyes, 90 miles from Paris, killing eight soldiers and injuring 40…

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Bayonets, Buttons and Barbed Wire Ingleburn Troops Train

The Sun · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 10

Three burly Tasmanians lunged with bayonets at suspended bags of straw at Ingleburn camp to-day. The bags were labelled "Hitler," "Goering" and "Goebbels."Camp training includes rifle drill and instruction in…

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Road Men Want Morning Tea. Time Off Withdrawn. Thousands Involved

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 13

About 4,000 road construction workers, engaged mainly on defence roads throughout New South Wales, are resentful because they are not…

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Man Pays Railways for Tarpaulin He Stole

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 13

Yesterday, the Acting Secretary for Railways received £8/10/ in cash in an envelope postmarked "Wagga Wagga Parcel Post," with an accompanying note stating that the money…

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Railway Precautions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 12

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Hartigan, said yesterday that, because of the dry conditions in many parts of the State, the railway staff had been specially instructed to…

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100 Entries For Motor-cycle Races

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 14

More than 100 motor cyclists will compete in an all-day racing carnival at The Poplars course, Blacktown, next Monday…

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Fell From Train

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 8

Betty Rentoul (10), of Sydney-road, Granville, fell from the doorway of a moving train to the platform at Granville Railway Station on Saturday…

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Man Falls From Train

Daily News · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 2

WAGGA. Tues.--Roy Winnell. 43, had a remarkable escape from death when he fell from a train between Wagga and Uranquinty to-night…

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Bridge Party to Help Funds

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 9

Men who have been rejected for service with the Second A.I.F., because they are suffering from tuberculosis, have been sent on to the T.B. Sailors and Soldiers'…

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To Train Airmen in Rhodesia

Daily News · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 3

Our Own Cable Service LONDON, Tuesday.--It is reported that the British Government has approved of the establishment of an…

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