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Railways, roads & transport, 1943

4,054 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 203

Water-train smash on the Nullarbor

The Sun · Sunday 7 March 1943 · page 3

This water-train was derailed on the Nullarbor Plain, transcontinental railway. Much damage was caused, but there were no casualties. Engine of the water-train derailed on the Nullarbor Plain, WA…

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Many Late Train took wrong turning

The Sun · Sunday 7 March 1943 · page 7

A SIGNALMAN'S error upset the timetable of two suburban trains last night. The 6.58 pm train from…

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Bus Topples 18ft. Over Rail Bridge: 7 HURT

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 7 March 1943 · page 3

Seven injured people, including a baby, were trapped for more than 20 minutes yesterday when a service bus crashed 18 feet from the overhead railway bridge at Wallerawang…

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New Early Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 March 1943 · page 4

Commencing to-day, an additional train for Liverpool will start from Granville at 4.44 a.m. Trains arrive at Granville from the city and…

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Stronger Positions Held on Coast Road

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 March 1943 · page 5

LONDON, Mar. 7 (A.A.P.).— The new positions held by First Army units on the coast road at Tamera are better suited to…

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Overseas Export Manifests West Australia Motorship. Sailed Fremantle. R. G. Lynn, Ltd., Agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 8 March 1943 · page 3

Westralian Mill Products, Ltd., [?]16 [?]ks flour [?] Shipper, 707 cres frosen lamb STEAMSHIP…

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Fatal Fall From Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 3

CLIFFORD STANFIELD (30), Quigg Street Lakemba, was fatally injured when he fell 20 feet from a train to the pavement below at an…

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Fatal Fall From Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 3

CLIFFORD STANFIELD (30), Quigg Street, Lakemba, was fatally injured when he fell 20 feet from a train to the pavement below at an…

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Fatal Fall From Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 3

CLIFFORD STANFIELD (30), Quigg street, Lakemba, was fatally injured when he fell 20 feet from a train to the pavement below at an…

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Jungle Roads Lead to Tokio

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 7

NEW DELHI, Tuesday.--In Assam they are building roads towards Tokio at the rate of a mile a day. The battle of the…

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Halt Japs On Burma Road

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 3

NEW YORK, Monday (A.A.P.). --Chinese forces are checking all Japanese attampts to advance in the western areas of…

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Overseas Export Manifests West Australia Motorship. Sailed Fremantle. R. G. Lynn, Ltd., Agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 3

Westralian Mill Products, Ltd., 96.[?]16 sacks flour S Shipper, 707 crcs fro[?]en lamb STEAMSHIP…

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State Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 3

Sir,—On what grounds is the State Government seeking to add to the cost of our railways by the appointment of additional commissioners? Has…

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Army Railway Chief Dies After Promotion

The Sun · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 4

Brigadier W. H. Newman, Secretary of the NSW Railways Department, died today in…

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Prominent Railway Executive Dead

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 2

"BRIGADIER W. D. NEWMAN, acting Director of Railway Transport, died in Melbourne this morning…

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Tram Runs Off Line and Causes Traffic Jam

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 7

A TRAM which ran off the line in Young Street, Circular Quay, this morning, caused a traffic jam which lasted a quarter of an hour. Normal…

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Tram Runs Off Line and Causes Traffic Jam

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 7

A TRAM which ran off the line in Young Street, Circular Quay, this morning, caused a traffic jam which lasted a quarter of an hour. Normal…

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Tram Runs Off Line and Causes Traffic Jam

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 7

A TRAM which ran off the line in Young Street, Circular Quay, this morning, caused a traffic jam which lasted a quarter of an hour. Normal…

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Train'Youths

The Sun · Wednesday 10 March 1943 · page 4

Yes,' definitely, compulsory, training of youths of 17-years should be in force at once. I have a son Who is just 17, He…

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Clothes Ration Puts Tramps Off Road

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 March 1943 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday. -- For the first time on record Britain's tramp population is below the 1000 mark…

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