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Railways, roads & transport, 1941

4,956 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 248

Motorists Surrender Coupons MELBOURNE

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 4

Motorists in four States have returned petrol ration tickets authorising the purchase of 300,000 gallons,…

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Volunteers for Railways

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 7

Eighteen railwaymen who have volunteered for service in the Commonwealth railways for the duration of the war left Sydney for an unknown…

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Bridge Worker Hurt

The Sun · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 13

While working on the new Hawkesbury River bridge to-day, Thomas Foster (49), of Brooklyn, was struck by a metal cylinder weighing 2cwt…

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Hoxton Park Road

Liverpool News · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 4

The overseer reported to Liverpool Council that early attention required to be given to Hoxton Park Road in order to prevent a considerable breaking-up of…

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Soldiers and Road Accidents

Nepean Times · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 6

"We agree with Mr Bruxner that road accidents among soldiers can be checked," said Mr H. E. Richards, acting general secretary of the…

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Lawson Golf Links Road

Nepean Times · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 7

Being instructed by the Lawson Golf Club to write and acquaint the Council of the deplorable state of the roads to the links, the secretary, Mr G. C…

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Overhead Bridge Wanted. Agitation at Oatley

The Propeller · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 1

A conference will be held shortly between the Hurstville and Kogarah Councils to discuss a proposal of using municipal funds for the…

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Boy Struck by Train in Tunnel

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--Struck by a coal train in a tunnel near Glenrock Lagoon this afternoon, Stanley Drew, 13, of Buchanan Street, Hamilton,…

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Are Country Motorists Reckless? (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)

Nepean Times · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 3

Although there were only 2,118 accidents in country towns and rural areas last year, against 8,188 in the County of Cumberland, persons killed in those…

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Labor Peer Four Times Road Victim

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.).--The Labor Party Leader in the House of Lords (Lord Snell) said yesterday he had been knocked down on the road…

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Day to Day in Sydney. Bridge and Sewing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 14

WHILE members and friends of the New Zealand Association were playing in their monthly bridge competition at their club rooms 13 Bridge Street,…

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Scenic Road Emu P. A. Proposal Tar Paving Surface

Nepean Times · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 1

TAR-PAVING of the River Road and Nepean Street was asked for by Emu Plains Progress Association in a letter that came…

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50-50 Train 'Chute Troops Letterettes In Fifty Words Parachute Plea

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 10

Now England has raised a voluntary parachute force, Australia should do likewise. There are plenty of men…

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MOTORS and MOTORING Motoring Memos

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 9

DESPITE the fact that 30 miles an hour speed limit signs have been specially erected on the great Western Road some distance either side of the turn off to…

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District Court. (Before Judge Holt.) Motor Car and Motor Cycle Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 3

Claude Ivey, 30 of Stoney Creek Road, Penshurst, sued Miss Matilda Floretta Daisy Scott, of Bega Street Bega, to recover £400 damages for injuries…

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Railwayman Bound Over. Junee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 4

Kenneth Sheather, a railway employee, was bound over at Junee Court. where he was charged with having used offensive words…

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Constable Stops Bolting Horse. Leap from Motor Car

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 8

By stopping a bolting horse, Constable E. W. Chapman, of the Traffic Safety Bureau, prevented cars being smashed and people being injured at Kensington yesterday…

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Man Dies at Railway Station

The Propeller · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 7

John Grant, 68 years of age, of Newman Street, Mortdale, collapsed and died on Kogarah railway station yesterday. The St. George…

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Soldiers and Railway Fares

The Propeller · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 1

"We should ask for free transport to be made available for all men who are to go overseas," said Alderman McGrath at the last meeting…

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Motor-cyclist Killed

The Propeller · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 1

John Marshall, aged 18 years, was fatally injured last Saturday night, when his motor cycle ran into a patch of deep sand in Grand Parade…

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