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Railways, roads & transport, 1943

4,054 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 203

The Lost Road

The Methodist · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 11

When his Uncle came back to the house Jon saw in his eyes a light he had never seen there. He looked happy, a new man. He even looked younger…

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The Road to Ruin

The World's News · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 19

He was a gaunt and hungry man, Hard times he'd seen, to all appearance. His suit had once been spic and span. But now would hardly gat a clearance…

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U.s. Soldier Killed by Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 8

A member of the U.S. Army was struck and killed instantly by an electric train between Warwick Farm and Liverpool…

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Veteran's Three Mile Road Run

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 12

HAVING his first run for over a year, 51-years-old Tas Ferguson, of South Sydney, was an easy winner in the three- mile road race at Tempe…

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Road Speed Cut to 30

The Sun · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday,--Reduction of the motor vehicle speed limit from 40 to 30 mph has been approved…

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First Army Attacks Along Main Road

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 9

LONDON, April 2 (A.A.P.)— The British First Army is reported to be exploiting its success in the northern coastal…

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SCIENCE and Invention Hint for Motorists

The World's News · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 18

Wheel nuts need not be lost when removed if they are slipped under…

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Swedish Motorship Used As Grain Warehouse

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 2

Applying to the Swedish Government for permission to use the new motorship Froste as a grain warehouse, the Swedish Food…

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Send It To "Smith's" N.S.W. Tramway Services

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 12

"IN NSW, between Ascot and Mascot Junction, free trams are provided for the aircraft industry workers," writes…

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Troops Again Work Ships: Strike May Collapse Soon Vital Road Transport Meeting

The Sun · Monday 5 April 1943 · page 3

Troops again worked ship cargoes in Sydney today when 3500 wharflaborers at the picking-up centres still refused to work under the gang system. The executive of the Road Transport Workers' Union tonight…

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Railway Vegetable Plots

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1943 · page 9

It is expected that a considerable number of flower gardens on railway premises throughout New South Wales will be converted to vegetable plots…

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Assault On Tram Driver

The Sun · Tuesday 6 April 1943 · page 3

For assaulting a tramdriver in the city yesterday, Lindsay Gordon Lyon (51), watchman, was fined £3 at the Central Court…

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"Hopper" Taken Off Train

The Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A young woman claimed to be a border hopper was taken from…

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Aid Post on Troop Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 9

Corporal Elsie Fleming, of the Australian Army Medical Women's Service, has charge of the regimental aid post on an interstate troop train. It is one of the new services which the members of the A.A.M.W.S. are providing. There is a constant…

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Union XV. To Train Indoors

The Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 8

Eastern Rugby Union Club will train indoors this season. Bondi Surf Club, which…

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Airmen to Train in Canada

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 8

TORONTO, April 6 (A.A.P.).—A large group of R.A.F. men, including many Australians and New Zealanders, has arrived in Canada from England…

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Deputation to Lawson? Sequel to Passing of Steam Tram

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 1

Though it was no longer news, Transport Minister O'Sullivan's letter regarding the end of the Parramatta steam tram service was before…

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Emu Bay Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 5

At the annual meeting of Emu Bay Railway Co., Ltd., in Melbourne: the chairman. Sir Walter Massy-Greene, said that it was expected that revenue for 1943 would…

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Domestic Motor Drive on Employer's Petrol

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 9

"I WANTED to take the family out and I was a gallon short. I only get three gallons of petrol a month, and I can use that in five minutes,"…

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Domestic Motor Drive on Employer's Petrol

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 9

"I WANTED to take the family out and I was a gallon short. I only get three gallons of petrol a month, and I can use that in five minutes,"…

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