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Railways, roads & transport, 1940

4,268 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 214

Motor Assembly Plant. Opening at Pagewood. Mr. Menzies's Speech. Value When Peace Comes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 8

The new £270,000 factory built by General Motors-Holden's, Limited, at Pagewood for the assembly of motor cars and trucks was opened by the…

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Australian Munitions for Defence — Prime Minister Opens New Motor Plant at Pagewood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 12

Copies of pictures by "Sydney Morning Herald" photographers may be purchased from the Art Gallery at the "Herald" Office. Scale of charges may be obtained on application…

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Manly Tram Souvenirs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 4

A set of single line staffs and staff tickets for the old Manly trams has been presented to the Manly, Warringah, and Pittwater Historical Society by the Transport Department,…

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Frozen Seas. Inter-island Motors. Chaos in Europe. LONDON, Feb. 15. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 10

Northern and Central Europe are still fettered by snow and ice. So extensive has been the "freeze" in Scandinavia that, in Denmark, a…

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York Motors (Holding) Ltd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 6

After writing off £1,920 from preliminary expenses, York Motors (Holding) Ltd. shows a net profit of £20,630 in its first accounts, covering the period from January 19 to…

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Motoring World Makes Merry On Show Boat

The Sun · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 9

THERE was no lack of music on board the Show Boat last night when General Motors-Holdens, Ltd., gave a dance to celebrate the…

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Local Motor Trade "Prospects Are Bright"

The Sun · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 14

Prospects for the motor trade in Australia were still bright, said the chairman of W. T. Wood (Holding), Ltd. (Mr. W. T. Wood), at the annual…

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Kogarah Buildings. Condemned. Old Shops on Railway Parade

The St George Call · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 1

“People Use Them as a Blind.” Said Alderman. “These old shops have been taken as a blind and people are using…

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Hit by Tram

Daily News · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 2

James Hardwick, 57, a City Council employee, of Abercromble Street. Redfern, was badly injured yesterday when knocked down by a tram in City…

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The Saddlers who Turned to Motor Cars

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 24

FROM a small saddlery business to one of the nation's most important industries! Here is the story of this transformation--achieved in less than 23 years--with behind the bald recital of growth, the striving, planning…

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Twenty Three Years of Progress a Panorama of a Great Australian Industry in Story and Picture Menzies Opens Big New Motor Plant P.M.'s Tribute To Company's Bold Expansion Policy

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 21

A splendid tribute to the boldness and enterprise of General Motors-Holden's in pressing resolutely ahead with their policy of expansion, even in time of war, was paid by the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies)…

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When Grandma Went A-motoring Thrills and Chills of the Early Days

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 32

THE following are extracts from the diary of Miss Jane Falconer, later Mrs. Roger Helmsridge, a young lady of fashion of the early 1900's…

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Cars For Every Pocket Motoring No Longer Only For The Rich

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 13

"A car to suit every pocket," is a familiar legend. But what does it mean and has it any truth? Let us cast our minds back, to the days when grandfather-- or rather somebody else's grandfather--donned his goggles, tucked…

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Struck by Tram

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 6

James Hardwick, 57, Abercromble Street, Redfern, was critically injured yesterday when he was knocked flown by a tram in City Road, Darlington…

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Woman's £951 for Tram Fall

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 8

For severe injuries received while alighting from a tram car, Mrs. Selina Edith Glynn was yesterday awarded £95116 in the District Court…

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Harbour Bridge Pylon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 February 1940 · page 10

Six years ago Mr. M. F. Bruxner attended the Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon and opened an exhibition that gave employment immediately to 51 people. Since that date the Pylon has been open…

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Escaped When Hit By Train

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 February 1940 · page 2

Although he fell from an electric train and was struck by another yesterday, George Clarke, 19, of Portland St.,…

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Fall From a Train. Man's Remarkable Escape

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 February 1940 · page 17

George Clarke, 19, of Portland Street, Enfield, twice narrowly escaped death at Gordon yesterday when he fell from one fast-moving train and was struck…

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ANOTHER A.I.F. Road Smash Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 17 February 1940 · page 3

Six of 14 private soldiers in an army truck, going to the A.I.F. camp at the Showgrounds, were injured in a road collision at North Melbourne…

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Beach Road Site. Naval Barracks Plan. Council's Alternative

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 February 1940 · page 22

At a meeting of the Woollahra Council yesterday morning, the voting was even on a motion to rescind a previous decision of the council that the…

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