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Railways, roads & transport, 1943

4,054 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 203

The Lost Road

The Methodist · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 11

Jonathan Barclay came into the room, a letter in his hand, a most peculiar expression on his face. "I've heard from your mother, Jon,"…

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Badly Hurt In Fall Under Train

The Sun · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 3

Slipping as he attempted to board a train at Redfern station last night, Albert John Grace, 51, of Lennox-street, Newtown,…

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Man Loses Leg in Fall Under Train

Daily Mirror · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 2

ALBERT JOHN GRACE (51), Lennox Street, Newtown, had his right leg amputated at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital after he had…

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Man Loses Leg in Fall Under Train

Daily Mirror · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 2

ALBERT JOHN GRACE (51), Lennox Street, Newtown, had his right leg amputated at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital after he had…

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Man Loses Leg in Fall Under Train

Daily Mirror · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 2

ALBERT JOHN GRACE 51), Lennox Street, Newtown, had his right leg amputated at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital after he had…

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Man Loses Leg in Fall Under Train

Daily Mirror · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 2

ALBERT JOHN GRACE (51), Lennox Street, Newtown, had his right leg amputated at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital after he had…

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Man Loses Leg in Fall Under Train

Daily Mirror · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 2

ALBERT JOHN GRACE (51), Lennox Street, Newtown, had his right leg amputated at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital after he had…

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Man Loses Leg in Fall Under Train

Daily Mirror · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 2

ALBERT JOHN GRACE (51), Lennox Street, Newtown, had his right leg amputated at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital after he had…

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Racket on the Railways

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 4

SCANDALOUS racket by which servicemen and other rail travellers are fleeced has sprung up at Sydney Central and other NSW railway stations. OVERCROWDING of…

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50-50 Wants Free Tram Travel For All Letterettes in Fifty Words Free

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 12

Why can't we all travel free on the trams and save manpower and the paper used in tickets? The tram…

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Triad Stages Good Effort In Railway

Daily Mirror · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 12

Triad, one of the best backed horses in the race, had today's Railway Handicap won from halfway down the straight, Warbird and…

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Triad Stages Good Effort In Railway

Daily Mirror · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 12

Triad, one of the best backed horses in the race, had today's Railway Handicap won from halfway down the straight, Warbird and…

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The bridge problem of Berchtesgaden

The Sun · Sunday 28 March 1943 · page 3

Going the rounds of London clubs is this bridge story. The Nazi hierarchy were playing a same of contract at…

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Women's News on Road to Moresby To run mobile canteen service

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 28 March 1943 · page 22

First Red Cross mobile canteen to go to the Moresby area is to be operated by Mrs. H. Boyd Graham, of Melbourne…

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Doncaster Hopes Could Only Trail Triad Went Ahead with Full Steam in Railway All Love Was Sweet

Truth · Sunday 28 March 1943 · page 3

THOUGH Triad stylishly won yesterday's Railway Handicap from many other Doncaster hopes at Rosehill, trainer D. M. McDonald said after the race that he had…

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Stop Press Fell Under Tram

Truth · Sunday 28 March 1943 · page 28

Jumping off a Coogee-bound tram at Taylor Square, Darlinghurst, last night, Leslie Beck (17), a newsboy, of Prospect Street,…

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Night tram job on city lines

The Sun · Sunday 28 March 1943 · page 3

Tramway employees worked at high pressure by lamp-light last night to replace worn-out lines at George and King-street…

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Youth Trapped Under Tram

The Sun · Sunday 28 March 1943 · page 3

Traffic was held up for 20 minutes at Taylor-square last night when Leslie Beck, 17, newsboy, of Prospect-street,…

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Bridge Players' Lottery Prize

Daily Mirror · Monday 29 March 1943 · page 7

FOUR regular contract bridge A players, all women, shared the first prize-in the lottery drawn today. The ticket was in the name…

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Bridge. Flayers' Lottery Prize

Daily Mirror · Monday 29 March 1943 · page 2

FOUR regular contract bridge A players, all women, shared the first prize in the lottery drawn- today. The ticket was in the name…

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