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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1943

4,054 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 203

Man Killed by Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 2

WILLIAM STANLEY (70), Frederick Street, Petersham, was killed last night when he was struck by a train near Summer Hill railway…

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Man Killed by Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 5

WILLIAM STANLEY (70), Frederick Street, Petersham, was killed last night when he was struck by a train near Summer Hill railway…

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Alaska Road and Air Route Post-War Transport Possibilities

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 2

Mr. Malcolm MasDonald, M.P., United Kingdom High Commissioner in Canada, spoke in London recently of the Alaska…

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Slump in Motor Registrations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.—A total of 31,132 motor vehicles had gone out of registration in Victoria since 1940, Mr. P. A. Hogan, officer-in-charge of…

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German Railway Smash

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday. --Reports from Germany say that two express trains collided between Hanover and Wanschdom. Twenty people were…

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Motor Cyclist's Death After Tram Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 4

A.C.I FREDERICK WILLIAM DILLON (22), dispatch rider attached to eastern area headquarters, Point Piper, suffered a…

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Tram Man Stole Watch

The Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 2

Charged with stealing, on December 18, a diamond and platinum wristlet watch valued at £40, the property of Mary Owen…

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Motor Cyclist's Death

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 4

A.C.1 FREDERICK WILLIAM DILLON (22), dispatch, rider attached to eastern area headquarters, Point Piper, suffered a…

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Motor Cyclist's Death

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 4

A.C.I FREDERICK WILLIAM DILLON (22), dispatch rider attached to eastern area headquarters, Point Piper, suffered a…

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Motor Cyclist's Death

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 4

A.C.I FREDERICK WILLIAM DILLON (22), dispatch rider attached to eastern area headquarters, Point Piper, suffered a…

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Over The Bridge

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 10

HAVE you ever walked across Sydney Harbor Bridge, or how many people do you know who have made the pilgrimage? The Y.W.C.A. had…

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Over The Bridge

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 10

HAVE you ever walked across Sydney Harbor Bridge, or how many people do you know who have made the pilgrimage? The Y.W.C.A. had…

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Over The Bridge

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 10

HAVE you ever walked across Sydney Harbor Bridge, or how many people do you know who have made the pilgrimage? The Y.W.C.A. had…

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Oven The Bridge

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 10

HAVE you ever walked across Sydney Harbor Bridge, or how many people do you know who have made the pilgrimage? The Y.W.C.A. had…

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Over The Bridge

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 10

HAVE you ever walked across Sydney Harbor Bridge, or how many people do you know who have made the pilgrimage? The Y.W.C.A. had…

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Burst Main Delays Train

The Propeller · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 1

An electric tram was delayed for nearly an hour, and others had to travel at reduced speed, when a water main burst near the railway line…

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Cat Went to War Zone in Aeroplane Crate

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 2

NEW YORK.-- "Tommy," a six-months-old cat, mascot of Curtiss plane workers of Buffalo (New York) was missed recently…

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Cat Went to War Zone in Aeroplane Crate

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 2

NEW YORK.-- "Tommy," a six-months-old cat, mascot of Curtiss plane workers of Buffalo (New York) was missed recently…

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Information and Help Sheep On Road

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 6

What is my position after having run into a mob of lambs with my motor truck? The lambs were on the main road and were obscured from view by a steep hill so that I…

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Smithfield Road Work. To Go on Estimates

The Biz · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 3

The overseer reported to Fairfield Council on Wednesday night that the cost of repairing Smithfield Road, from Smithfield Street to Kenyon's Bridge…

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