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Railways, roads & transport, 1942

4,313 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 216

Road to Bullion Room Opened

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 4

Eventually a 12lb charge was decided upon, and this after a preliminary misfire not only blew in the door but shattered a…

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Reds at Gates of Smolensk Key Rail and Road Centres Fall Nazis Holding Bulges in Line

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday.-- With vital communication centres in their hands and control of the approaches to Smolensk (German key town in the central sector), Soviet armies are rushing up reinforcements and…

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Reds at Gates of Smolensk Key Rail and Road centres Fall Nazis Holding Bulges in Line

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 2

LONDON Thursday.-- With vital communication centres in their hands and control of the approaches to Smolensk (German key town in the central sector), Soviet armies are rushing up reinforcements and…

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Reds at Gates of Smolensk Key Rail and Road Centres Fall Nazis Holding Bulges in Line

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday.-- With vital communication centres in their hands and control of the approaches to Smolensk (German key town in the central sector), Soviet armies are rushing up reinforcements and…

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Reds at Gates of Smolensk Key Rail And Road Centres Fall Nazis Holding Bulges in Line

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday.-- With vital communication centres in their hands and control of the approaches to Smolensk (German key town in the central sector), Soviet armies are rushing up reinforcements and…

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Reds at Gates of Smolensk Rail And Road Key Points Fall Germans Hold Bulges in Line

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.-- With vital communication centres in their hands and control of the approaches to Smolensk (German key town in the central sector), Soviet armies are rushing up reinforcements and…

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Reds at Gates of Smolensk Rail And Road Key Points Fall Germans Hold Bulges in Line

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.-- With vital communication centres in their hands and control of the approaches to Smolensk (German key town in the central sector), Soviet armies are rushing up reinforcements and…

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Motors & Motoring Producer Gas Notes

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 9

THE recently gazetted Charcoal (Producer Gas) Act not only fixes the retail price of charcoal at l¾d. per lb. but also fixes a standard of quality…

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Young Man Killed. Motor Cycle Accident

The Broadcaster · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 3

Regret was expressed at the week-end [?] death of Mr. Harold Owen [?] who met with a motor cycle accident, and died from injuries. The…

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Trams to Go Slow in Brown-out

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 4

Tram drivers have decided not to drive trams faster than eight miles an hour during brownout[?]. This will mean that many night…

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Limit on Trams, 12 m. p. h

The Sun · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 3

Starting from tomorrow night, speed of Sydney's trams in the brownout would not exceed 10 to 12 miles an hour, said the…

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Hints to Motorists. Tightening

The Propeller · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 6

When tightening a thin cover of cast metal, or thin pressed steel, distortion is prevented by first tightening each nut or screw with the…

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Slowing Up Night Trams

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 5

Tramway employees decided last night they would not drive trams faster than 8 m.p.h…

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De Valera Alters Railway Control

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 3

DUBLIN, Thursday.-- The De Valera Government has appointed a railway dictator for the duration…

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De Valera Alters Railway Control

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 6

DUBLIN, Thursday.-- The De Valera Government has appointed a railway dictator for the duration…

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De Valera Alters Railway Control

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 6

DUBLIN, Thursday.-- The De Valera Government has appointed a railway dictator for the duration…

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De Valera Alters Railway Control

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 3

DUBLIN, Thursday.-- The De Valera Government has appointed a railway dictator for the duration…

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De Valera Alters Railway Control

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 6

DUBLIN, Thursday.-- The De Valera Government has appointed a railway dictator for the duration…

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De Valera Alters Railway Control

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 6

DUBLIN, Thursday.-- The De Valera Government has appointed a railway dictator for the duration…

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Local Paper is Best Bet Says Motor Trade Journal

The Biz · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 3

In an issue of "Pointers," a magazine for the motoring trade, issued by General Motors-HOl[?]ens, Ltd., the big firm, under the head[?]g "Forgotten Men,"…

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