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Railways, roads & transport, 1943

4,054 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 203

Bridge Toll on Push Bikes May Be Lifted

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 5

CONSIDERATION is being given by the Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) to a request by Mr J. L. Geraghty, M.L.A. (North Sydney)…

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New Railways Secretary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 8

Mr. S. R. Nicholas was yesterday appointed Secretary for Railways by the Commissioner, Mr. Hartigan. He will succeed Brigadier W. H. Newman,…

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Nicholas Appointed Sec. For Railways

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 10

The appointment of Mr. S. R. Nicholas as Secretary for Railways was announced by the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Hartigan) last night…

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Gunman Used Up Motorist's Petrol

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 4

NEW YORK.--A motorist who was forced to use his petrol by a gunman, may be allowed an extra petrol ration by officials of the U.S…

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Union Against Railway Change

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 5

THE National Union of Railwaymen has asked the State Government not to interfere in any way with the present administration of the…

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Union Against Railway Change

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 5

THE National Union of Railwaymen has asked the State Government not to interfere in any way with the present administration of the…

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Trams Held 15 Minutes When Boy Struck by Car

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 8

TRAMS were held up for nearly 15 minutes this morning when Richard Clarke (7), Cleveland Street, Surry Hills, was struck by a car and…

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Gunman Used Up Motorist's Petrol

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 4

NEW YORK.--A motorist who was forced to use his petrol by a gunman, may be allowed an extra petrol ration by officials of the U.S…

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Gunman Used Up Motorist's Petrol

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 4

NEW YORK.--A motorist who was forced to use his petrol by a gunman, may be allowed an extra petrol ration by officials of the U.S…

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Athletics Road Stars Fit

Truth · Sunday 14 March 1943 · page 7

MANY well-known peds will be missing from the long-distance road races about to commence, most notable being Jack Schwede, the…

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World War Supplies by the Road

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 14 March 1943 · page 10

From Benghazi supplies are transported by a fleet of more than 100,000 motor lorries, which move some 2400 tons a day…

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Guerrillas Use Armored Train

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday. -- French guerrilla fighters in southern France now have an armored train…

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Vital Rangoon Bridge Blasted By Bombers

Daily Mirror · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.-- A vital bridge and railway yards at Rangoon, chief base of the Japanese in Burma, were blasted by American heavy…

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Child Killed in Road Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 7

Sidney Morel, 3, of Old South Head Road, Bondi, was fatally injured when he was struck by a taxi near his home last night. He was running along the…

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City Man Killed In Fall From Train

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 8

Richard Francis Kane, 48, of Phillip Street, City, was killed yesterday when he fell from a train between Bankstown and Punchbowl…

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

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 3

Westralian Mil Products, Ltd., [?] sacks flour S Shipper, 707 crcs fro[?]n lamb STEAMSHIP…

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U.s. Motorists Must Nurse Tyres

Daily Mirror · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 7

WASHINGTON.-- Providing that cars do not exceed 6000 miles a year and at not more than 40 miles an hour, Washington quarters believe…

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Balmain R.l. May Train on Sundays

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 15

Balmain Rugby League teams may train on Sunday mornings. Balmain committee, at a special meeting on Thursday night, decided to…

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

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 3

Westralian Mill Products, Ltd., 96,216 [?]asks flour S Shipper, 707 crcs fros[?]n lamb STEAMSHIP…

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Tram Left Lines, Skidded 60 Feet

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 3

WHEN a tram ran over a piece of iron piping in Day Street, City, late yesterday afternoon, it jumped the lines, skidded about 60 feet,…

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