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Railways, roads & transport, 1942

4,313 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 216

Fresh Battle Flares On Burma Road

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 4

NEW DELHI, Thursday.-- British forward troops under Lieut.-General Alexander, after a temporary lull in the Burma…

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Fresh Battle Flares On Burma Road

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 4

NEW DELHI, Thursday.-- British forward troops under Lieut.-General Alexander, after a temporary lull in the Burma…

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Fresh Battle Flares On Burma Road

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 4

NEW DELHI, Thursday.-- British forward troops under Lieut.-General Alexander, after a temporary lull in the Burma…

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Fresh Battle Flares On Burma Road

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 4

NEW DELHI, Thursday.-- British forward troops under Lieut.-General Alexander, after a temporary lull in the Burma…

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George's River Bridge. Traffic Decrease 61 Per Cent

The Propeller · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 2

Compared with the same period last year, there was a decline of 61 per cent, in the volume of vehicular traffic which passed over George's…

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Local Road Signs to Go. Defence Precaution

The Propeller · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 2

Any road sign, milepost, or similar indicator in Sutherland Shire must be removed. That was indicated in letters received by Sutherland…

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£400 for Road Roller. Another £100 Claimed

The Biz · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 4

The Main Roads Department has now advised Fairfield Council that the Department of Commerce has authorised payment of £400 in full settlement of…

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Burma Road Wrecks Armed Salvage Patrols Our War Correspondent in Burma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 6

MANDALAY, March 18.— Forty-three Americans, formerly taxi and truck drivers, are patrolling 1,000 miles of road in…

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MOTORING Faulty Ignition Affects Economy

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 8

MOST motorists blame the carburetter when their machine is using an excessive amount of petrol—in fact, a majority of owners of automobiles put the…

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Railway Excursion Tickets

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 2

Railway excursion tickets, with the exception of stations wholly within the metropolitan area, have been cancelled. As Fenrith is the boundary on the…

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West Hartlepool S.N. CO. Well-Known Tramp Steamers

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 2

The profit of the West Hartlepool Steam Navigation Company, Ltd., for the year ended March 31, 1941, after making provision…

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Tuhitarata Should Take It Out Railway Handicap 7f. (3.55)

Sydney Sportsman · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 3

WINNIPEG: Galloped in good style at Victoria Park on Tuesday morning but his most recent race form has been very moderate…

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Ruskin Motor Bodies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 3

Directors of Ruskin Motor Bodies, Ltd., have decided to defer declaration of a preference dividend until the close of the financial year. The company is engaged on…

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Lorry and Tram Collide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 7

Six people were injured last night when a tram and a motor lorry collided on Globe Island bridge. Stanley Wilkinson, 40, of…

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Motoring Official Claims-- High Car Tax "Folly"

The Sun · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 4

"The State Government is already suffering from its own blind folly in not reducing…

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Railway Signal Lights. "War Danger," Says Resident

The Propeller · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 3

"Blackouts are useless if the red and green railway signal lights are allowed to gleam." That statement was contained in a letter from a…

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Railway Diggers Strike Gold

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday.-- Workmen excavating for new railway lines from Port Arlington to Clonast Peatworks…

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Railway Diggers Strike Gold

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday.-- Workmen excavating for new railway lines from Port Arlington to Clonast Peatworks…

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Electric Train Delay

Daily Mirror · Friday 20 March 1942 · page 4

ELECTRIC trains were held up for for a, considerable time on the East Hills line when an overhead electric wire at Meek's Road, between…

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Electric Train Delay

Daily Mirror · Friday 20 March 1942 · page 4

ELECTRIC trains were held up for a considerable time on the East Hills line when an overhead electric wire at Meek's Road, between…

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