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Railways, roads & transport, 1943

4,054 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 203

She Shunted Off After Trip In Train

Truth · Sunday 18 April 1943 · page 26

"MANY songs and stories have been written around trains, bat there are some happenings on them that are not sung about…

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Schedule of Shows "The Road to Morocco"

Truth · Sunday 18 April 1943 · page 23

BING CROSBY and Bob Hope are hiking about Africa again, and plenty happens to the pair in that newsy corner of the Dark Continent,…

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Wild scramble for race trams--60,000 at Randwick

The Sun · Sunday 18 April 1943 · page 2

Randwick racecourse crowds swarmed to waiting trains after the last race yesterday. The trams left every half-niinute or so, packed to capacity. Attempts to travel on footboards were stopped by police. Their warnings were supplemented by announcements over a loud-speaker system that no tram would start while one passenger remained on footboards…

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Tramfare dodgers cost deportment £10,000 revenue a year

The Sun · Sunday 18 April 1943 · page 5

PEAK hour overloading, making it impossible for tram conductors to collect all fares and check fare dodgers, involves the Tramways Department in an annual loss of at least…

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Toll of British Roads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 6

LONDON, April 18 (A.A.P).—Mr. L. Hore-Belisha, Liberal M.P., a former Minister for Transport, in a speech in the accident prevention…

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Aliens To Be Put To Road-Making

The Sun · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 3

Plans for using enemy and refugee aliens on road-making in Australia are being prepared. Commonwealth authorities appreciate the unsatisfactory drift in diversion of aliens to work of national…

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New Svenska Lloyd Motorship

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 2

The cargo motorship Vicia, 2,000 tons d.w., built at Lindholmens, Vary., Gothenburg, for the Rederi-a.b. Svenska Lloyd,…

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Tram Woman Robbed

The Sun · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 3

Resisting two men who attacked her at Circular Quay last night, Mrs. Robin Foster, tram…

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Woman Tram Guard Robbed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 5

Robin Foster, tram conductress, was assaulted and robbed at Circular Quay last night. After making an ineffectual grab at…

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Railways Soccer

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 12

Railways Institute will play Thirroul Locomotive Shops for the Daily Telegraph Soccer Shield at Fraser Park, Sydenham, on Sunday, May 16…

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Holiday Watch on Motor Waste

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 2

THE drive against wastage of petrol and rubber by unnecessary use of motor vehicles will be intensified over the Easter holidays. Inspectors will…

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Soldiers Illegally Used Motor Cars

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 5

WILLIAM MURPHY (21) and Edward Frederick Walsh (23), soldiers, pleaded guilty at Newtown Court today to four charges of…

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Govt. to Stagger Working Hours Factories Not Included Lifting Burden on Trams. Buses

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 2

STAGGERING of opening and closing hoars of various city establishments, excluding factories, has been approved by the Federal Production Executive…

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Govt. to Stagger Working Hours Factories Not Included "Lifting Burden on Trams, Buses

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 2

STAGGERING of opening and closing hours of various city establishments, excluding factories, has been approved by the Federal Production Executive…

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Govt. to Stagger Working Hours Factories Not Included Lifting Burden on Trams, Buses

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 2

STAGGERING of opening and closing hours of various city establishments, excluding factories, has been approved by the Federal Production Executive…

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Govt. to Stagger Working Hours Factories Not Included Lifting Burden on Trams, Buses

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 2

STAGGERING of opening and closing hours of various city establishments, excluding factories, has been approved by the Federal…

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Soldiers Illegally Used Motor Cars

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 5

WILLIAM MURPHY (21) and Edward Frederick Walsh (23), soldiers, pleaded guilty at Newtown Court today to four charges of…

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Train Driver Hurt

The Sun · Tuesday 20 April 1943 · page 3

When the engine of the passenger train he was driving struck a log on the line near Vineyard station last…

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Baby Born In Train

The Sun · Tuesday 20 April 1943 · page 3

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.--A woman gave birth to a baby boy In a train, while travelling at night between Hurstville and…

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Unusual Accident to Train Driver

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 April 1943 · page 7

STRUCK by a length of wood, while driving a passenger steam train between Windsor and Riverstone stations last night, Patrick Gwynne…

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