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Railways, roads & transport, 1940

4,268 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 214

Plan to Train Labour. Lag in Britain. War Industries' Need. From Our Own Correspondent. London, Feb. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 11

The Government is being urged, more and more strongly, to launch a plan to train labour for war industries. Germany is training 200,000 workers…

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Overseas Export Manifests From Interstate Ports Queensland Swedish Motorship. Sailed Mackay. Adelaide S.S. Co., Ltd., agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 3

Colonial Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., 7612 tons sugar. SWEDISH MOTORSHIP. Sailed Mackay…

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Amateur Motor Drivers' Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 16

Speed trial will be held on the Seven Miles Beach year Gerringon[?] Saturday and Sunday, by the Ameture Drivers Club…

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Regulation Strike on Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 13

The Thirroul branch of the Australian Railways Union has decided to begin a regulation strike at midnight on Wednesday. In addition to expressing sympathy for the…

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Tram Men Dissatisfied Adelaide, Jan. 31

Tribune · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 4

Adelaide tramwaymen have long been dissatisfied with their conditions and hours of work. After almost daily meetings extending…

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Motor Expert Dead London

The Sun · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 1

Mr. S. F. Edge, the famous car and motor-boat racer and car manufacturer, died to-day at the age of 71…

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Support for Railwaymen

Daily News · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 3

Addressing a meeting of 120 railwaymen at the Eveleigh workshops the secretary of the Sheet Metal Workers' Union, Mr. T. Wright, said…

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Support for Railwaymen

Daily News · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 2

Addressing a meeting of 120 railwaymen at the Eveleigh workshop the secretary of the Sheet Metal Workers' Union, Mr. T. Wright, said…

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Tram Conductor Badly Hurt

Daily News · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 8

Tram conductor Harnell Travers, 63, of Wells Street, Newtown, was seriously injured yesterday when he fell from his tram in Oxford Street,…

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Train Sabotaged Our Own Cable Service

Daily News · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday.--Claimed to be a case of sabotage, an armored train was set on fire at Rheydt, a Rhineland town, 12 miles from the Dutch…

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Two Killed In Road Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 2

A man and a woman were killed in road accidents yesterday. Mary Strong, of Flora Street, Lakemba, was fatally crushed when a car…

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From Our South Australian Correspondent ADELAIDE, Monday. Road Improvements

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 15

AT times one still hears complaints about the condition of our roads, but they are not justified. As a matter of fact,…

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Jail Labor on Road Jobs. Action by Darwin Unionists

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 10

The Executive Council of the Northern Australia Workers' Union is to discuss what action is to be taken by the Union to prevent the use of jail labor…

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Train Set on Fire. Discontented German Troops. Amsterdam Report. "Herald" Exclusive Service. Amsterdam, Feb. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 15

It is reported here that German troops at Rheydt, on the Western Front, sabotaged an armoured train when they were ordered to depart to Galicia…

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National Works, Roads, Bridges and Dams Neglected. Whilst Government Uses Rates for Private Individuals. Abolish Fair Rents Court and Let Building Be Resumed

Construction · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 8

Richardson & Wrench Limited, at its annual meeting of shareholders, pointed out that the Fair Rents Act operated diametrically against Real Estate interests…

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Subway Indicator at Parramatta Railway

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 1

A train indicator is to be provided in the subway at Parramatta railway station. Mr. Gollan, who took the matter up…

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Export Manifests Sydney Amended. Burns Philp Motorship. Sailed Sydney. Burns Philp & Co., Ltd., agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 3

Wm. Arnott, Ltd., 51 cs biscuits. The Producers' Dist. Co-op. Society, Ltd., 9 cs tinned butter, 97 bxs butter…

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Control of Railways in Wartime London

The Sun · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 9

Financial arrangements respecting Government control of railways in wartime were debated in the House of Commons to-day on a motion of Mr. Herbert Morrison, one of the leaders of the Labor Party…

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Death of Famous Motorist

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday.--Mr. Selwyn Francis Edge, noted Australian-born car and motor-boat racer and car manufacturer, has died, aged 71…

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The Second A.I.F. in Palestine. Train Journey From Egypt. Night Disembarkation at Kantara. Camp Prepared by Scottish Troops. From Our War Correspondent with the Second A.I.F. JAFFA, February 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 15

Members of the Second A.I.F. have arrived in Palestine, and are occupying a camp prepared for them by a Scottish regiment. They travelled there by train and motor bus after having…

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