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Railways, roads & transport, 1943

4,054 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 203

Women Help to Keep Railways in Order

Daily Mirror · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 5

SHORT OF MANPOWER, women have been employed on the railroad track of the western line in America. Wearing slacks and with hankies round their heads, these women work with picks and shovels to keep the rail in shape…

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Boy Pushed Under Train

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 31 January 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sat. -- A schoolboy aged 11 has confessed to pushing Clinton Place, his friend of the same age, under…

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Birth on Desert Train Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 31 January 1943 · page 3

A SECOND-CLASS train which was running without lights through the sandy wastes of the…

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Unlicensed Motor Driver Fined £50

Truth · Sunday 31 January 1943 · page 8

"I TOOK the driving wheel because the driver of the car was drunk." Reginald Thomas Christie (31) told Mr. Mahony,…

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Tram welch after fall

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 31 January 1943 · page 6

Reginald West, 70, of Wood Street, Randwick, fell from a crowded tram in Anzac Parade, Moore Park, at 1 p.m…

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The New Films Film of Week: "Palm Beach Story." Acting of Week: Fay Bainter as "Mrs. Wiggs." Scene of Week: Claudette gets her train fare paid! "Palm Beach Story." Palm Beach Story It's About: Over-helpful wife. You'll See: Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 31 January 1943 · page 23

THERE is a beautiful, up-and-coming relish to "Palm Beach Story," in which Paramount's knowing individualist, Mr. Preston Sturges,…

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Australians' Jungle Race to Save Wau Aerodrome Jap Attacks Smashed

The Sun · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 3

Australian reinforcements who helped to smash Japanese attempts to capture the important Wau aerodrome climbed at top speed over some of New Guinea's roughest jungle country…

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Line Built Round Capsized Train

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Sunday.--A train consisting of 14 water trucks which capsized 28 miles west of Tarcoola, blocked the trans-continental railway line for…

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Grim Fight for Wau Aerodrome Strong Japanese Forces Driven Back Inland Push by Enemy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 5

SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Saturday.—A determined assault by strong Japanese forces on the Allied-held Wau aerodrome has been repulsed…

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New Plan To Curtail Road Transport

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday.--A new plan to curtail road transport services throughout Australia was announced today by the…

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New Plan To Curtail Road Transport

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday.--A new plan to curtail road transport services throughout Australia was announced today by the…

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New Plan To Curtail Road Transport

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday.-- A new plan to curtail road transport services throughout Australia was announced today by the…

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New Plan To Curtail Road Transport

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday.--A new plan to curtail road transport services throughout Australia was announced today by the…

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New Plan To Curtail Road Transport

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday.--A new plan to curtail road transport services throughout Australia was announced today by the…

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'Road of Shame' for Hun Army Russian Shambles

The Sun · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday. -- Columns of half-starved, tattered prisoners -- generals, colonels and privates -- are streaming across the snow at Stalingrad, away from the graveyard…

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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 2 February 1943 · page 3

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

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50-50 No Cut Fares If No Camp Pass Letterettes in Fifty Words Trams

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 12

After almost two years of women's services, tram conductors still claim that they can't pick servicewomen from…

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Man Under Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1943 · page 7

Edward Mervyn Sawyer, 21, married, of Trafalgar street, Newtown, fell under a moving train at, Newtown Station late last night. His right leg…

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Leg Severed by Train

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 February 1943 · page 3

EDWARD MERVYN SAWYER (21), Trafalgar Street, Newtown, had his right leg severed below the knee when he fell beneath a train at…

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Leg Severed by Train

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 February 1943 · page 3

EDWARD MERVYN SAWYER (21), Trafalgar Street, Newtown, had his right leg severed below the knee when he fell beneath a train at…

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