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Railways, roads & transport, 1941

4,956 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 248

Bridge Party

The Broadcaster · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 2

There was a pood attendance at the bridge party held at the Soldiers' Hail on Monday last, to raise funds for the refreshments booth at the forthcoming…

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Cronulla Train Service

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 3

Commencing next Sunday there will be a direct electric train service from Parramatta to Cronulla on Sunday mornings. The special train will return from…

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Gap between Train and Station

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 1

COMPLAINT has been made to the B.M. Shire Council concerning the wide gap which exists between the station platform and the train at…

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LETTERS. Bathurst-road, Springwood

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 32

Dear Gumblossom.—This is my first letter to the Page. I am going to write to you regularly. My sister Pat has been writing to the Page for some time…

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"Girls of the Road"

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 8

Screening with "The Times of Bagdad" on Saturday and Monday, this picture features Ann Dvorak, Helen Mack, and Lola Lane. It tells, with…

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Oatley Overhead Bridge. No Funds Available

The Propeller · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 1

Mr. C. Monro, M.L.A. for George's River, has received the following letter from the Acting Secretary for Railways with regard to the…

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"Car Ran Off the Road!"

The Broadcaster · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 4

Most of the reports of ratal road accidents in recent months contain the significant words, "the car ran off the road." and end with such phrases as "it…

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Rams Held Up Landslide Delayed Special Train

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 3

RECENT Queensland landslides which interrupted the States railway transport held up a special train of Boonokerams…

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New Bexley Road. Council's Proposed Re-Naming

The Propeller · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 3

In the latest "Government Gazette" Bexley Council notifies that it proposes to make application to the Minister for Works and Local…

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Signs of Rout in Italian Armies Terrible Slaughter On Retreat Miserable Men Raked by Fire Roads Lined With Abandoned Arms LONDON

The Sun · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 1

Evidence of a rout spreading among Italian armies on at least three of the four African battlefronts is suggested in to-day's messages from Libya, Eritrea and Ethiopia…

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Old Railway Cutting Used As Rubbish Tip

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 3

The disposal of rubbish is evidently not such a simple matter as might be imagined. Casually "chucking" a tin or two…

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The Motorists' Corner (Official R.A.C.A. notes by "Carbon") I Learn to Drive

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 2

When you have held clean licences in six different countries over a period of twenty years, you are apt to hang around in the offing when they are…

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MOTORS and Motoring Breakdowns Analysed Many are Preventible (Continued from Last Issue.)

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 9

IN last Issue of the "Farmer and Settler" we published an article dealing with the most persistent causes of breakdowns. To-day additional…

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Clinic Rail Car Railway Commissioner's Gift to Health Scheme

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 12

A NEW clinic rail car equipped by the New South Wales Railway Department, for the Far West Children's…

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Girl Falls Down Railway Steps

The Propeller · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 4

Last Saturday night Miss MacBrake, of Turramurra, fell down the steps at Kogarah railway station, receiving injuries to her left thigh and…

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Railway Station Hoarding

The Propeller · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 8

"It appears that the Commissioner has been misled, as these statements are not the true facts," said Alderman Blumer at the last meeting of…

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Reduction in Railway Fares

The Propeller · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 8

Sir,--In your issue of the 31st ult. I read that Mr. C. Monro, M.L.A., had been informed by the Secretary for Railways that his request for a…

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Hints to Motorists. Over-inflation of Tyres

The Propeller · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 6

If tyres are over-inflated their walls are likely to puncture in striking sharp stones or other obstacles. If their Pressure is too low they make…

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A Tramp Steamer Was Heaven To Her

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 13

"Board the -- cargo ship on Monday morning with one suitcase and four days' supply of food." This curt message meant more to Miss Edith Norris, an Australian stranded in Marseilles, than the most polite…

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Unregistered Motor Vehicle

Liverpool News · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 1

Errol J. Ward was fined 4/6, costs 6/6. at Liverpool Police Court on Monday, for driving an unregistered motor car, on December 17, in Hume Highway,…

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