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Railways, roads & transport, 1941

4,956 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 248

Truth About Motors How to Find If That Used Car Is Yours

Truth · Sunday 18 May 1941 · page 10

Many people have learned to their cost that buying a used car does not of itself make them the owner. It all depends on whether the car has a clean title. That is not easy to determine. IF there is a bill of sale on the…

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Car derails 15-ton tram

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 18 May 1941 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- An electric tram weighing 15 tons was hit by a sedan motor car at a suburban intersection…

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Trapper Uses Aeroplane

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 6

KOKADJO, Me., May 1.--Trapper Ray O'Donnell believes in mechanised hunting. O'Donnell enjoyed such a good season he was able to buy an…

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Attempt to Derail Train

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 6

BATHURST, Sunday.--Boys are believed to be responsible for an attempted derailment on the Main Western railway track on Friday night…

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Lockslea to Train As Steeplechaser

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 29

MELBOURNE, Monday--Ex-Sydney hurdler Lockslea will in future be trained over steeples. In a special school at Moonee…

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Lockslea to Train As Steeplechaser

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 29

MELBOURNE, Monday--Ex-Sydney hurdler Lockslea will in future be trained over steeples. In a special school at Moonee…

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Lockslea to Train As Steeplechaser

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 29

MELBOURNE, Monday--Ex-Sydney hurdler Lockslea will in future be trained over steeples. In a special school at Moonee…

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Lockslea to Train As Steeplechaser

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 29

MELBOURNE, Monday--Ex-Sydney hurdler Lockslea will in future be trained over steeples. In a special school at Moonee…

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Road Traffic to Gosford

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 30

Patrons who intend travelling by road to Gosford for the Richmond meeting tomorrow are advised to leave early. Only one punt will be in use…

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Road Traffic to Gosford

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 30

Patrons who intend travelling by road to Gosford for the Richmond meeting tomorrow are advised to leave early. Only one punt will be in use…

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Road Traffic to Gosford

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 30

Patrons who intend travelling by road to Gosford for the Richmond meeting tomorrow are advised to leave early. Only one punt will be in use…

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Road Traffic to Gosford

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 30

Patrons who intend travelling by road to Gosford for the Richmond meeting tomorrow are advised to leave early. Only one punt will be in use…

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Youth Falls Under Train. Light Horse Trooper Arrested

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 10

Harvey Brunton, 19. of Station Street, Seven Hills, had both his legs so badly crushed when he fell under a train on Saturday evening that his left leg and his right foot had…

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Police Say Man Fell Under Train; Trainee Remanded

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 10

JAMES THOMAS BEADE DOYLE (18), a trooper in Wallgrove Camp, was today at Parramatta Police Court remanded until June 9 on a charge…

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Police Say Man Fell Under Train; Trainee Remanded

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 10

JAMES THOMAS BEADE DOYLE (18), a trooper in Wallgrove Camp, was today at Parramatta Police Court remanded until June 9 on a charge…

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Police Say Man Fell Under Train; Trainee Remanded

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 10

JAMES THOMAS BEADE DOYLE (18), a trooper in Wallgrove Camp, was today at Parramatta Police Court remanded until June 9 on a charge…

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Police Say Man Fell Under Train; Trainee Remanded

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 10

JAMES THOMAS BEADE DOYLE V (18), a trooper in Wallgrove Camp, was today at Parramatta Police Court remanded until June 9 on a charge…

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Bren Carrier Falls From Bridge. Soldier Killed; Three Others Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 11

A soldier was killed and three others were seriously injured when a Bren gun carrier in which they were travelling crashed through a bridge, turned…

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Road Tragedy at Auburn. Man Remanded on Five Charges

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 5

Thomas Granville Rea, 28, cafe proprietor, of Merrylands, was charged at Parramatta Court on Saturday with manslaughter, causing bodily harm, careless…

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Motor Torpedo Boats. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 4

Sir,—Although our construction of destroyers and large fighting ships is limited by docks, slipways, labour, and special equipment, we can build fast…

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