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Railways, roads & transport, 1941

4,956 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 248

Motor Cycling Big Fields for T.t. Races

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 28

Mr. C. Prudames has been appointed hon. manager of the T.T. championships to be held at Whynstanes on King's Birthday holiday, June 16…

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Houses For Railwaymen

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 1

TO alleviate the acute housing problem in country centres, the Australian Railways Union will ask the Mckell Government to erect…

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General Weygand At Syrian Aerodrome

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 3

ANXIOUS-FACED General Weygand enters a staff car after his arrival at Beirut aerodrome in Syria. Latest news of Free French invading Syria and possible clashes between Vichy and Free French troops are hardly likely to make Weygand any less…

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General Weygand At Syrian Aerodrome

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 3

ANXIOUS-FACED General Weygand enters a staff car after his arrival at Beirut aerodrome in Syria. Latest news of Free French invading Syria and possible clashes between Vichy and Free French, troops are hardly likely to make Weygand any less…

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Green Valley Roads

Liverpool News · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 4
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The engineer, in his report to Nepean Shire Council, stated:— "I have to state that, following on my report of March 20, 1941, pot-holes have…

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Cabramatta Creek Bridge

Liverpool News · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 4
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At its last meeting, Nepean Shire Council resolved, with reference to the proposal to share cost of the provision of a footway on proposed bridge over…

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Another Bridge Crash

Nepean Times · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 5

On page three appears a report of two car crashes at the Warrimoo overhead bridge on Thursday. For the third time in three days a ear crashed…

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George's River Bridge

The Propeller · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 1

Further decreases in traffic and revenue were reported by the tollmaster of the George's River Bridge, Mr. F. Stratford, at this week's meeting…

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Girl Falls From Train

The Propeller · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 7

On Tuesday morning, at about 8 o'clock, Miss Hilda Tergrum, of Vine Street, Hurstville, fell from, a train at Hurstville railway station, She…

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New Road of Little Value To West Australian Motorists

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 5

PERTH, Thursday.-- Western: Australia is pleased, but only mildly interested in the new £250,000 road from Port Augusta to Norseman. With…

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New Road of Little Value To West Australian Motorists

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 5

PERTH, Thursday.-- Western Australia is pleased, but only mildly interested in the new £250,000 road from Port Augusta to Norseman. With…

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Dangerous Bridge Two More Accidents

Nepean Times · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 3

About 12.30 a.m. on Thursday, a car, travelling in a westerly direction, failed to make the turn at Warrimoo overhead railway bridge and, going…

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Ostrichs of the Road

The Broadcaster · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 4

We laugh at the [?]because he pokes his head in the sand when there is danger [?]how very like the [?]is the [?]also pulls on…

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Work on Defence Road Speeded Up

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Work on a 1000-mile strategic defence road, between Port Augusta, South Australia, and Norseman. Western Australia, is…

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Raby Roads & Bus Service Deputation to Nepean Shire Council

Liverpool News · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 1

Writing to the last meeting of Nepean Shire Council, L. A. Morris, hon. secretary' of Raby Progress Association, Leppington, asked that Rickard Road be…

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Man Found Hurt, Believed Run Down By Train

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 3

BELIEVED to have been run down by a train, George T. Walker (38), of Wigram Street, Harris Park, was found lying beside the railway…

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"Road To Zanzibar" Is A Laughter Riot

The Sun · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 28

Bob Hope and Bing Crosby did it with "The Road to Singapore;" they have done it again, and even more emphatically, with "The Road to Zanzibar." Yesterday, the new Prince Edward film was screened to almost…

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East-west Road to Be Reconditioned. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 8

A Federal Government decision to recondition the east-west road between Port Augusta (S.A.) and Norseman (W.A.) at a cost of about £250,000 was announced by the Minis…

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