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Railways, roads & transport, 1941

4,956 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 248

"Sun" Saves Tram Man From "Sack"

The Sun · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 8

"As a result of publicity in 'The Sun,' a tramway conductor faced with possible dismissal is now back at his post," said the secretary of the…

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Threat to Railway by McEWEN

The Sun · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 3

The Minister for Air (Mr. McEwen) threatened to-day that, if necessary, the Commonwealth would…

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Motorists May Charge Fares

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--Private car owners will be permitted to carry passengers and Charge fares, it is believed, if railwaymen carry out their threat of…

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Bridge and Social Afternoon

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 1

The third Thursday bridge and social afternoon will be held in the rest [?]com next Thursday, April 17. Hostesses are Mrs Molloy and Mrs…

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Cusa Cafe. 13 Bridge Street

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 15

The New South Wales Legion of Catholic Women will open a first-class Cafe at number 13 Bridge Street, Sydney, on Monday, 21st April. These centrally…

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Postal And Train Facilities Available

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 12

Show visitors are well catered for by the Postmaster-General's Department and the New South Wales Railways. A miniature railway station, with all…

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Bridge Afternoon. Guildford Citizens' Patriotic Fund

The Broadcaster · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 4

A [?] successful bridge afternoon was a [?] by Mrs Butters for Thursday April 13. The Fund benefited of the extent of £2, and it is hoped…

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George's River Bridge. Decrease of Traffic and Revenue

The Propeller · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 2

Serious decline in traffic and revenue, as a result of the new petrol rationing regulations, were reported at this week's meeting of Sutherland…

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Sign Sneakers Are Pests. Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

The Biz · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 3

There is a new pest on the roads. He has earned far himself the name of "sign sneaker," and he is the motorist who will not beed the signs, lines,…

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The Motorists' Corner (Official R.A.C.A. Notes by "Carbon")

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 6

Storage appears to be one of the main problems affecting Australia's petrol and oil supplies, and exhaustive inquiries by the Royal Automobile Club…

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MOTORS and MOTORING What is a Storage Battery?

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 15

A STORAGE battery is a reservoir for the storage of electrical energy. This electrical energy is put into the storage battery in the form of direct current…

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New South Wales Export Manifests Sydney Amended. Blue Star Line Motorship. Sailed Sydney. Blue Star Line (Aust.) Pty., Ltd., agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 3

S Shippers, 949 cres mutton, 1420 cres lamb, 85 crops, 65 hinds beef, 15 cs end hams, 67 cs canned hams The Producers' Co-op. Dist. Society,…

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Queensland Railway Dislocation. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 10

The derailment of a livestock train five miles on the Hughenden side of Whitewood following the fatal crash at the Alpha railway bridge on Tuesday has increased the…

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Deepwater Motor Boat Club

The Biz · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 3

Results of Saturday's racing:—Cruiser Handicap.—Heat 1: Viola (P Calvert) 1, Tasman (W. Marsh) 2, Avalon Too (R. Joel) 3. Heat 2: Nathali[?]…

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Toll Bridge Traffic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 April 1941 · page 6

Traffic decreases of 33 per cent have been reported to Sutherland Shire Council by Mr. F. Stratford, tollmaster of the George's River bridge. Petrol rationing is blamed…

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Saw Fatal Road Accident. Motorist Followed Car

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 April 1941 · page 9

After seeing a road accident, a motorist followed a car from Rozelle to Hunter's Hill last night. He reported to the police and a man was arrested and charged with having…

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Germans' Road to Salonika

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 April 1941 · page 8

One of the precipitous gorges in Greece down which German troops forced their way to Salonika. A road is cut in the cliff on the left. British bombers and eight-gun fighters have been inflicting terrible slaughter in these valleys, some of which are almost blocked with dead men and smashed vehicles…

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Road to Kangaroo Valley

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 April 1941 · page 2

The main road from Bowral through Kangaroo Valley to Nowra has been improved considerably, and is now one of the most popular tourist trips between…

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Roads in Beverley Park. Aldermen Annoyed at Delay. Many Left Unfinished

The St George Call · Friday 11 April 1941 · page 1

Aldermen of Kogarah Council are annoyed at the manner In which road construction is being carried out in the Beverley Park Estate. At the meeting on…

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When Paris Took Flight 1-Eye-witness of the Exodus "Madhouse" Scenes on Roads

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 11 April 1941 · page 2

This is the first of two srticles by an American who hold on important executive post in Paris up to the eve of the German entry. He gives a graphic eye witness account of the exodus from the capital and of the tragic, "madhouse" scenes on the congested roads leading south, but…

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