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Railways, roads & transport, 1942

4,313 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 216

APPRECIATION. 888 Canterbury Road, Lakemba. Jan. 30, 1942. Mr. Burrell

The Observer · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 2

Dear Sir,— Four of my men were placed on a Military Post adjoining your Laundry last week end. And after…

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Bund Man Struck by Tram

The St George Call · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 1

Bertram Greenbanks, 00, of Waratah Street, Oatley, who is blind and deaf, suffered a fractured skull when he was knocked down by a tram in Chalmers…

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Hartigan Expects Railway Record

Daily Mirror · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 5

"I am convinced, after close association with the service, that there is no more loyal or finer body of men in N.S.W. than…

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Hartigan Expects Railway Record

Daily Mirror · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 5

"I am convinced, after close association with the service, that there is no more loyal or finer body of men in N.S.W. than…

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Blackout Masks for Motor Cars

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 13

Girls fitting diffusion glass to blackout, masks for motor car hea[?]amps. This Sydney firm is manufacturing between 500 an[?] 600 pairs a week. The design, which is identical with that u[?]d in Britain, has been officially approved by N.E.S…

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Railwaymen's Gift of Ambulance to A.i.f

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 5

THE first ambulance to be presented to the A.I.F. by a trade union will be received by the Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) in Sydney…

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Railwaymen's Gift of Ambulance to A.i.f

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 1

THE first ambulance to be presented to the A.I.F. by a trade union will be received by the Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) in Sydney…

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Railwaymen's Gift of Ambulance to A.i.f

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 5

THE first ambulance to be presented to the A.I.F. by a trade union will be received by the Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) in Sydney…

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Railwaymen's Gift of Ambulance to A.i.f

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 5

THE first ambulance to be presented to the A.I.F. by a trade union will be received by the Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) in Sydney…

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Railwaymen's Gift of Ambulance to A.l.F

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 1

THE first ambulance to be presented to the A.l.F. by a trade union will be received by the Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) in Sydney…

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Runways Near Roads

The Sun · Sunday 8 February 1942 · page 7

Preparation of camouflaged "runway strips" adjacent to highways as emergency plane landing grounds is suggested by…

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Woman Under Train

Truth · Sunday 8 February 1942 · page 19

CENTRAL Ambulance officers had to crawl under a railway carriage at Wynyard Station last night to treat Miss Emily Mary…

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First Aid Under Train

The Sun · Sunday 8 February 1942 · page 3

Doctors, ambulance officers, and railway officials crawled under a train at Wynyard station last night to give first aid…

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First "Tank-busters" Train In Sydney

The Sun · Sunday 8 February 1942 · page 1

Sydney's first team of civilian "tank-busters" begins training to-day in Centennial Park. The "tank" is an old motor car. The "busters" are armed with broomsticks and tennis balls,…

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Japanese Mass Troops for Drive to Burma Road

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 8 February 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--Japanese forces thrusting into Burma have not met the main Allied forces, says the Daily Express' Rangoon correspondent…

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Well-Groomed Stars Delight To Be Tramps

The Sun · Sunday 8 February 1942 · page 2

IF you were to walk in on your favorite Hollywood stars one Sunday afternoon, you'd be surprised at the simple and…

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Indooroopilly Toll Bridge

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 14

TOLL collections collected by Indooroopilly Toll Bridge Ltd. for the year ended November 30. 1941, amounted to £7775, compared with £9866 in the previous year…

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Indooroopilly Toll Bridge

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 14
Also in The Sun

TOLL collections collected by Indooroopilly Toll Bridge Ltd. for the year ended November 30, 1941, amounted to £7775, compared with £9866 in the previous year…

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Indooroopilly Toll Bridge

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 14

TOLL collections collected by Indooroopilly Toll Bridge Ltd. for the year ended November 30. 1941, amounted to £7775, compared with £9866 in the previous year…

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