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Railways, roads & transport, 1943

4,054 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 203

Vessels Converted From Motor to Steam

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 11 February 1943 · page 3

Owing to the shortage of fuel oil the marine steam engine has come into its own again in the Swedish coasting trade and a…

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Overseas Export Manifests West Australia Motorship. Sailed Fremantle. Geo. Wills & Co., Ltd., Agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 11 February 1943 · page 3

Australian Wheat Board, 7712 tons of bulk wheat, 5728 bags (436 tons) wheat MOTORSHIP…

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Tram Priority Not Contemplated

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1943 · page 9

The Minister for Transport, Mr O'Sullivan, said yesterday that the issue of priority tickets for workers travelling on trams and buses was not…

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Care of Electric Motors County Council's Advice

The Propeller · Thursday 11 February 1943 · page 3

The St. George County Council points out that, in view of war conditions and the resultant shortage of supplies, it is difficult to obtain new…

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No Priority Tickets For Trams, Buses

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 February 1943 · page 9

The Transport Department will not issue workers' priority tickets for trams and buses, an official of the department said yesterday…

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Tram Travellers in Scrape

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 February 1943 · page 7

So many barnacles have grown on the bottoms of Mosman and Neutral Bay ferries that they have slowed down…

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No Bobbin Head Bridge

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 7

THE N.R.M.A. says that a recent report that a bridge over Cowan Creek at Bobbin Head had been constructed to replace the one washed…

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Goods Train Severs Woman's Leg

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 8

KATOOMBA Thursday.—Mrs. Henrietta Mary Woods, aged 60, of Railway Parade, Wentworth Falls, was crossing the railway line last night…

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Allied Men Train For Invasion Day

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 4

WEARING FULL EQUIPMENT, U.S. TROOPS are training "Somewhere in Australia" for the invasion of Japanese-occupied islands in the Pacific.--…

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Aged Woman's Foot Cut Off by Train

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 2

MISS M. W. WOOD (65), Taylor Avenue, Wentworth Falls, had her left foot severed above the ankle when run down by a train near…

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Aged Woman's Foot Cut Off by Train

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 2

MISS M. W. WOOD (65), Taylor Avenue, Wentworth Falls, had her left foot severed above the ankle when run down by a train near…

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Aged Woman's Foot Cut Off by Train

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 2

MISS M. W. WOOD (65), Taylor Avenue, Wentworth Falls, had her left foot severed above the ankle when run down by a train near…

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Overseas Export Manifests West Australia Motorship. Sailed Fremantle. Geo. Wills & Co., Ltd., Agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 3

Australian Wheat Board, 7712 tons of bulk wheat, 5728 bags (436 tons) wheat MOTORSHIP…

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Lorry Collides with Tram Two Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 7

Two persons were injured when a motor lorry failed to stop and struck a stationary tram in Parramatta Road, Forest Lodge,…

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Rush for Trams at Wynyard

The Sun · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 3

This picture, taken last night, shows the mad rush for trams at Wynyard Station. So great is the crowd that it is impossible at times to get aboard the trams…

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Victims Of Railway Error

The Sun · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 3

Considerable inconvenience to a number of train passengers was complained of by A. Lewis, Mary- street, Auburn, in a letter…

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Revolvers in Suitcase Stolen From Tram

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 2

A SUITCASE containing two 38 revolvers, one of them loaded was stolen from the rear of a tram between Double Bay and the city…

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Safety Bar For Trams

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 7

IT would be an excellent idea if the Tramways Department installed a safety bar on the wrong side of trams, as used in Melbourne. This would prevent passengers falling out of overcrowded trams, and also…

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Safety Bar For Trams

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 7

IT would be an excellent idea if the Tramways Department installed a safety bar on the wrong side of trams, as used in Melbourne. This would prevent passengers falling out of overcrowded trams, and also…

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Safety Bar For Trams

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 7

IT would be an excellent idea if the Tramways Department installed a safety bar on the wrong side of trams, as used in Melbourne. This would prevent passengers falling out of overcrowded trams, and also…

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