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Railways, roads & transport, 1940

4,268 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 214

Menzies Forced To Suspend Motor Monopoly

Daily News · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 4

Public opinion, roused by the Labor Party, has forced the Menzies Government to suspend the contract with Australian Consolidated Industries, Ltd., for the manufacture of motor cars and trucks in…

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Car Crushed by Tram

Daily News · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 3

A car was crushed to pieces by a tram on the Gladesville Bridge last night, yet the four occupants of the car escaped with slight injuries…

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Car Hit By Tram, Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 2

A motor car was crushed against a side of Gladesville Bridge and wrecked by a tram late yesterday afternoon…

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Motor Cycle Accident

Liverpool News · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 2

Mr. Ian Brown, or Castlereagh Street, Liverpool, had a nasty accident on Sunday last, when a tyre of his motor cycle blew out. He was thrown heavily to the…

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Motor Cyclists Injured

Liverpool News · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 2

Albion Abrahampson, aged 41, of Hume Highway, Leppington, was injured when the motor cycle and sidecar he was riding skidded and turned over on Bringeny…

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District Motor Cyclists Success at Blacktown T.t. Races

The Biz · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 8

Riding splendidly, members of Fairfieid Motor Cycle Club figured prominently in every race at the motor cycle TT. races held at Blacktown last…

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Fireman Falls From Train

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 1

COWRA, Thursday.--Falling on his head from a moving train yesterday, the fireman, Herbert John Mitchell, was knocked unconscious on the track…

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Fewer Die on Roads Albury

Daily News · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 3

A reduction of 23 per cent. in the road accidents for the Christmas-New Year holiday period was announced by the…

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Spider Causes Car's Fall Over Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 2

While the driver was trying to kill a spider, a car crashed 20ft. over Cooper's Creek Bridge, Western Highway, Pendle Hill, yesterday…

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"Road Toll Still Too Heavy"--Mair

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 6

ALBURY, Thursday.--Too many lives are needlessly lost on the roads, and too many people permanently crippled, the Premier (Mr. Mair) said…

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Clydesdale Notes Train Future Clydesdale Horse Judges at Shows

The Land · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 19

WITH a view of avoiding a shortage of competent Clydesdale judges in the future, it was suggested at a recent committee meeting of the N.S.W. branch of the Commonwealth Clydesdale Horse Society that country Shows should extend facilities to…

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Fewer Road Deaths. Mr. Bruxner's Figures. ALBURY

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 10

"I can say definitely that this year the police intend to enforce the road safety regulations," said the Minister for Transport, Mr. Bruxner, to-day…

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Morning Tea for Road Workers. Cabinet Statement Denied. Union Secretary's Remarks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 10

The secretary of the United Labouiers' Union, Mr. A. McNamara, M.L.C., denied yesterday the statement issued by the State Cabinet that road construction workers were…

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Railway Precautions Against Bushfires

The Land · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 22

Referring to steps taken by the Railway Department for the prevention of bushfires, the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan)…

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Motors and Motoring Keep An Eye on Your Battery in New Location Some Necessary Precautions

The Land · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 11

A THING I like about recent model cars is the way the battery is mounted under the bonnet, where it is instantly accessible when it becomes necessary to refill it with distilled water…

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Railway Periodical Tickets

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 8

Holders of railway periodical tickets, who have enlisted or are on mililaiy service of any kind, may obtain a ictund for the peried for which the ticket has not been used The…

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Motor Cycle Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 3

The Dulwich Hill M.C.C. will conduct a paperchase on Sunday. Members will meet at Yagoona station (Liverpool Road) at 10 a.m. The Hunt trophy spotting trial will…

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Motoring Vauxhall 14. Many Attractive Features. Economical Car

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 3

An example of the 1940 Vauxhall Fourteen was recently submitted to a long week-end test, during which all sorts of road conditions were…

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Broken Hill Strike. Railway Officers Condemn Union's Action

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 11

The strike of fettlers at Broken Hill Is now in ita third week, but no moves have been made for a settlement. During this period Broken Hill has been isolated from Sydney…

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An Investor's Diary. Motor Finance and Guarantee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 6

Steady expansion in gross earnings has been recorded each year in the accounts of Motor Finance and Guarantee Co., Ltd., an organisation formed…

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