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Railways, roads & transport, 1940

4,268 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 214

Along the Road the Truth About Motors on Tour with "40" BUICK High Standards of Mileage, Speed and Comfort

Truth · Sunday 4 February 1940 · page 16

TO see a stripped chassis of the 1940 Buick is to learn at a glance its great sturdiness of build and its refinement of mechanical design. TO drive it for a few hundred miles over all classes of road…

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Three Cars in Collision Motor's Toll Yesterday

Truth · Sunday 4 February 1940 · page 20

FIVE people were taken to Lewisham Hospital yesterday as the result of an accident involving, three motor cars. One…

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Motor Boats Luck on Side of Skippers

The Sun · Sunday 4 February 1940 · page 27

Lucky escapes marked yesterday's motor-boat races. At Rose Bay skilful handling by skippers prevented a serious…

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Motor Car Trade Supplies From England

The Sun · Sunday 4 February 1940 · page 11

Although sales of new motor cars in England have fallen off tremendously since the war began, exports of British motor chassis to Australia…

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Motor Section Conducted by Clem Cleveson When A Car Becomes Member Of Family

The Sun · Sunday 4 February 1940 · page 8

As every motorist knows a car becomes more than just a conveyance. It lakes on a personality. It…

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Unofficial Ceremony at Aerodrome. Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 8

An unofficial ceremony was performed at th[?] new Air Force aerodrome at Darwin yesterday. The pilot of a commercial plane and the…

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Aeroplane Missing in North. Overdue at Rockhampton. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 9

A twin-engined Dragon aeroplane, owned by Aircrafts Pty. Ltd., and piloted by Captain Bruce Munro, is missing between Archerfield aerodrome and Rockhampton…

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Killed in Train Smash London

The Sun · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 5

One woman was killed and four men injured to-day when a passenger train ran into a landslip near Watford…

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Accidents on Roads. Car Hits Post. One Killed; Four Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 11

A man was killed and four other people injured, one critically, when a car crashed into a post on the corner of Botany Road, and Chelmsford…

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2 Killed Many Hurt In Smashes Road Toll

Daily News · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 2

TWO men were fatally injured and many hurt in road accidents during the week-end…

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Screams in Night Road Tragedy Revealed WALCHA

The Sun · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 3

Screams heard at 7.30 last night by a settler in the sparsely-populated district, through which runs…

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Floods Now in Queensland Many Washaways, Lines And Roads BRISBANE

The Sun · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 9

Although heavy rains over southeastern Queensland over the weekend and to-day, have improved prospects for dairymen and farmers,…

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New "Show Road." Epping to Pacific Highway. Official Opening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 11

The Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. Martin, in opening the new road from Epping to the Pacific Highway on Saturday, said that it was…

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150 Cyclists Break Rules of Road Fined After Police Drive

The Sun · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 2

One hundred and fifty cyclists, mostly youths, were cooling their heels outside the Traffic Court at 9.30 a.m. to-day as a sequel to a police drive last December "It is disrespectful to appear here…

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Motor Boating. Ladies' Day at Rose Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 13

Women enthusiasts some of them only young girls gave a skilful exhibition controlling the fast speedboats and cruisers at Rose Bay on Saturday afternoon, Miss M. Bowden winning in two straight…

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Bombing of Railway. Supply Line to China. U.S. Intervention. WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 10

Japanese planes on Friday bombed a bridge on the French-owned Hanoi-Kumming railway, according to reports from Shanghai…

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WHEELS and Wings Road Sense Tests for Drivers Industrial Co. Plans; Roads Dept. Waits

The Sun · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 14

The transport staff of one of Australia's biggest industrial organisations will be tested for driving suitability and susceptibility to accidents. The tests begin this week. Impressed by the necessity of reducing road accidents,, officers…

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Roads Blocked, Bridges Washed Away In Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 1

Severe storms in northern New South Wales yesterday flooded country surrounding Attunga, near Tamworth. Roads were blocked and bridges washed away…

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Train Crash Into Landslide: One Dead

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.--A woman returning home from a wedding was killed and six other passengers were injured when a train crashed into debris from…

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Leaps To Safety In Train Smash

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- Several trucks were smashed and derailed when a goods train from Maryborough ran into the back of a stationary ballast…

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