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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1941

4,956 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 248

May Step Up Into Main Roads Job

The Sun · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 4

Mr. D. Craig, Assistant Commissioner for Main Roads, is expected to be appointed Commissioner in place of the late Mr. Newel…

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Hobby on Road to Recovery

The Sun · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 7

While doctors have worked for nine months to save his leg, a young panel-beater and oxy-welder, in the Mater…

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Hunt for Train Wreckers New York

The Sun · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 7

"G-Men" are hunting down saboteurs responsible for the wrecking of the Cleveland to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania…

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Director Charged. Alleged Motoring Offences

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 11

William John Smith 88, director, was charged at Paddington Police Court yesterday with having, at Edgecliff on March l[?], driven a motor car while under the influence…

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York Motors' Lower Trade

The Sun · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 15

Although the profits of the operating company, York Motors Pty., Ltd., decreased considerably during the year ended November 30 last, those…

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German Railways Ban Civilians

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.--To keep German railways free for war material and troop transport, civilians will not be allowed to travel by train on…

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G-men Hunting Train Wreckers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday (A.A.P.).-- G-men are hunting saboteurs who wrecked the Cleveland-Pittsburgh express near Baden (Pennsylvania)…

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Arsenal Train Wrecked New York

The Sun · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 1

Three hundred workmen engaged on the construction of the Government's huge arsenal project at Ravenna…

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Railwaymen Assaulted

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 1

Asked for his ticket in a waiting-room at Harris Park railway station on Saturday night, Norman Howell (39) used indecent language to…

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New Station Deputation To Railway Commissioner

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 8

Representatives of South Granville and Loftus Park Progress Association and Park Hill Progress. Association waited on the Railway Commissioner…

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Overseas Export Manifests From Interstate Ports Western Australia Blue Funnel Motorship. Sailed Fremantle. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 3

W. Thomas and Co., 10,818 bgs flour (270 tons). Great Southern Roller Flour Mills, 5105 bgs flour (127 tons)…

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York Motors (Holding). Subsidiary's Profit Falls

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 9

Net profit of York Motors Proprietary, Ltd., the subsidiary of York Motors (Holding), Ltd., for the year ended November 30, shows a sharp fall. The…

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51 Killed in U.S. STORMS. Motorists Frozen to Death. WASHINGTON, March 18. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 12

Casualties aie mounting from Saturday night's blizzard in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota, says a report from Grand Forks (North…

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Heavy Decline in Profit of York Motors Pty

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 13

A profit of £21,092 was earned by York Motors (Holding). Ltd., for the year ended November 30 last. This compares with £20.630 for the…

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Canley Road Bridge Suggestion to Close It As Unsafe

The Biz · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 7

The Department of Works and Local Government has advised Cabra-Vale Council that it could not send a departmental engineer to inspect the bridge…

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Bridge Party

The Biz · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 8
Also in The Broadcaster

The ladies of Merrylands Branch of the Red Cross Society held another successful bridge party at the Soldiers' Hall on Monday. This time the winners…

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George's River Bridge

The Propeller · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 1

Ten per cent. decreases in traffic and revenue were reported at this week's meeting of Sutherland Shire Council by the tollmaster of the…

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Diver for Bridge Work

Nepean Times · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 1

A VISITOR to Luddenham Show on Saturday was Mr Fred Apitz, of Sydney, who some 40 years ago was a school boy in Penrith. This was…

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Road Commissioner Dies

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 8

MR. H. H. NEWELL, N.S.W. Commissioner for Main Roads, died suddenly at his home at Mosman on Saturday night…

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