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Railways, roads & transport, 1943

4,054 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 203

A.I.F. Set 8th Army On Tripoli Road

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 January 1943 · page 6

CAIRO, Monday.--News of the fall of Tripoli is hailed with grim jubilation by the Australians in the Middle East. These men know what the victory means; they have…

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A.I.F. Set 8th Army On Tripoli Road

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 January 1943 · page 6

CAIRO, Mondays.--News of the fall of Tripoli is hailed with grim jubilation by the Australians in the Middle East. These men know what the victory means; they have…

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Overseas Export Manifests West Australia Motor Vessel

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 25 January 1943 · page 3

Sailed Fremantle. Bunge (Aust.) Pty., Ltd., Agents. Australian Wheat Board, 7657 tons bulk wheat, 7020 bags wheat…

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Richmond Train Service

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 4

Beginning on Monday, February 1, the 5.30 a.m. train from Richmond to Sydney (Mondays to Saturdays) will leave Richmond at 5.17 a.m and…

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Man Struck by Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 10

HIT by a train in the tunnel of St. James Station this afternoon, Mathew Carolan, railway employee, was admitted to Sydney Hospital…

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"Fish" Train Has Hundreds Biting

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 5

HUNDREDS of people missed their train to work this morning when the Blue Mountain timetable was changed without warning…

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Army Road Across Swamp

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 5

AMERICAN ENGINEERS, with the help of Papuan natives, construct a log road across swamps near the Buna airfield…

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Reported Killed by Train Man Interrupts Plans For Own Funeral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 6

While his aunt was making arrangements for his funeral, John Patrick Quinn, 20. walked into her home yesterday…

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Overseas Export Manifests West Australia Motor Vessel. Sailed Fremantle. Bunge (Aust..) Pty., Ltd., Agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 3

Australian Wheat Board, 7657 tons bulk wheat, 7020 bags wheat (550 tons) MOTOR VESSEL…

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Motorist Called "Menace" by S.m

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 5

"You are a menace to the road,"said Mr. Hawkins, S.M., at Campsie Court today when he fined Harold Robert Smithson (21), soldier,…

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Killed by Train

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 8

Mathew Carolan, 22, of Castlereagh Street, Redfern, was killed when he was struck by a train near St. James station yesterday…

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Killed by Train in Tunnel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 11

Matthew Patrick Joseph Carolan. 43. labourer, who lived in Castlereagh street. Redfern, was fatally injured when he was struct by an electric…

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Surf Juniors Train For Big Swim Meets

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 12

BONDl JUNIORS, I. Shaffer and G. Hobbs (patient) receive expert instruction on the Schaeffer method of Resuscitation from Beach Inspector F. Prosser. The boys are training for the forthcoming metropolitan championships to be held at Manly on February 27 and at the…

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Surf Juniors Train For Big Swim Meets

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 12

BONDI JUNIORS, I. Shaffer and G. Hobbs (patient) receive expert instruction on the Schaeffer method of Resuscitation from Beach Inspector F. Prosser. The boys are training for the forthcoming metropolitan championships to be held at Manly on February 27 and at the…

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Surf Juniors Train For Big Swim Meets

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 12

BONDl JUNIORS, I. Shaffer and G. Hobba (patient) receive expert instruction on the Schaeffer method of Resuscitation from Beach Inspector F. Prosser. The boys are training for the forthcoming metropolitan championships to be held at Manly on February 27 and at the…

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Surf Juniors Train For Big Swim Meets

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 12

BONDl JUNIORS, I. Shaffer and G.Hobbs (patient)receive expert instruction on the Schaeffer method of Resuscitation from Beach Inspector F. Prosser. The boys are training for the forthcoming metropolitan championships to be held at Manly on February 27 and at the…

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Surf Juniors Train For Big Swim Meets

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 12

BONDI JUNIORS, I. Shaffer and G. Hobbs (patient) receive expert instruction on the Schaeffer method of Resuscitation from Reach Inspector F. Prosser. The boys are training for the forthcoming metropolitan championships to be held at Manly on February 27 and at the…

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Surf Juniors Train For Big Swim Meets

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 12

BONDI JUNIORS, l. Shaffer and G. Hobbs (patient) receive expert instruction on the Schaeffer method of Resuscitation from Beach Inspector F. Prosser. The boys are training for the forthcoming metropolitan championships to be held at Manly on February 27 and at the…

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"This Chap's a Liar" Fined £10 for Assault on Railway Porter

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 1

"This chap over here is a liar. That's all I want to say." Asked by the magistrate whether he wanted to say…

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Overseas Export Manifests West "Australia Motor Vessel. Sailed Fremantle. Bunge (Aust.) Pty., Ltd., Agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 3

Australian Wheat Board, 7657 tons bulk wheat, 7020 bags wheat (550 tons) MOTOR VESSEL…

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