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Railways, roads & transport, 1942

4,313 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 216

Tram Severs Leg, But Man Chats To Helpers

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 4

Watched by horrified tram passengers, a Central District Ambulance officer crawled under a jacked up tram to give first' aid. to a bus conductor who had his: right leg- severed when struck in Anzac Parade Randwick,this…

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St. John's Park Roads

The Biz · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 6

St. John's Ward Progress Association wrote to Cabra-Vale Council on Monday. thanking the aldermen for the work done recently in Edensor Road, and submitting…

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Numbering of Slade Road

The Propeller · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 1

On account of the altering of the name of Tempe Road to Slade Road, which extends from. Bard well Park to Bexley North, and cuts across the…

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Missing a Train [To the Editor]

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 9

Sir,—I would like to pretest against the system adopted on some tramway lines to make sure that everyone pays his or her fare…

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CUSA Canteen Ready For Road

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 5

At noon to-morrow, Friday, Misses Josephine Lonergan and Pam Parsons, representing the committee, was officially hand…

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George's River Bridge. Traffic Drops 61 Per Cent

The Propeller · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 1

The steady falling-off in the traffic passing over George's River bridge, owing to the severe petrol restrictions, has continued to such a degree that…

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Menai's Main Road. Needs £4,000 Expended On It

The Propeller · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 3

The Engineer of Sutherland Shire Council (Mr. J. Harrison) has estimated that repairs to certain sections of the main road, leading from…

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The Burma Road Lifeline, or Memory? From Our Own Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 4

CHUNGKING, March 3.—is the Burma Road to become a memory, or continue as a reality? That is the stark…

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China's Arms Plans New India Road Our War Correspondent in China

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 6

CHUNGKING, March 4.— Chinese military authorities are understood to have closely considered not only plans of a…

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Motors & Motoring Farm Tractor

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 9

THE question has been raised again as to what is the easiest and most reliable way of testing the sparking plugs when one, or more, is misfiring…

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Railway Congestion [To the Editor]

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 9

Sir,—In welcoming your now Catholic weekly to promote the case of matters that interest us, might I call your attention to…

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Tram Catches Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 6

A tram filled with passengers caught fire in King Street. Newtown, yesterday evening owing to some electrical defect in the undercarriage…

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Leg Severed by Tram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 7

William Outtersider, 43, of Napier Street. Malabar, a bus conductor, fell under a tram which he was attempting to…

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New Time-table for Trams

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 4

A new time-table for trams in the metropolitan area will be issued by the Transport Department in two or three weeks to meet the conditions created…

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Railway to Botany. The Matter of Passenger Traffic

The Propeller · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 1

Mr. W. M. Currey, M.L.A. for Kogarah, has received the following letter from the Acting Secretary for Railways regarding his suggestion…

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Hints to Motorists. Under-inflation

The Propeller · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 6

While it will not appear flat, a tyre under-inflation by ten pounds will flatten out against any sharp obstruction on the road…

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Trams to Halt at All Stops in Blackout

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 7

ARRANGEMENTS have been made by the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Neale) for trams to halt at all stopping places,…

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Trams to Halt at All Stops in Blackout

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 7

ARRANGEMENTS have been made by the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Neale) for trams to halt at all stopping places…

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Trams to Halt at All Stops in Blackout

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 7

ARRANGEMENTS have been made by the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Neale) for trams to halt at all stopping places,…

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Trams to Halt at All Stops in Blackout

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 7

ARRANGEMENTS have been made by the Commissioner for Road Transuort (Mr. Neale) for trams to halt at all stopping places,…

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