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Railways, roads & transport, 1943

4,054 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 203

Anzac Day Trams and Buses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 4

The Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways, Mr. C. N. Neale, last night said that early morning trams and buses would run on Anzac…

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More Light in Trams

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 4

The brown-out of trains, trams, and buses would soon be lifted to permit passengers to read in comfort, the Minister for N.E.S., Mr. Heffron, said…

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Tram and Bus Timetables

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 4

The following arrangements have been made for bus and tram running during the Easter holidays:— Good Friday: Sunday timetables…

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More Light in Trams, Buses

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 5

Lighting in trains, trams, and buses is to be increased sufficiently to enable passengers to read without difficulty…

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Tram Men Call for Staggered Hours Scheme

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 3

Staggering of business hours would help to conserve rolling stock and would relieve terrific peak-hour strain placed on tram…

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Tram Brownout Lighting Cause of Eye Strain

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 2

THE number of cases of eye strain, caused by brown-out lighting conditions in trams, had increased, tenfold among tram conductors during the…

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Tram Men Call for Staggered Hours Scheme

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 4

Staggering of business hours would help to conserve rolling stock and would relieve terrific peak-hour strain placed on tram…

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Train Hits Car, 2 Dead

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 April 1943 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- A train struck a motor car driven by a woman at a level crossing at Lyndhurst, near Dandenong,…

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Road Check On Motorists

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 April 1943 · page 9

Transport Board inspectors stopped motor cars on all the main roads leading out of Sydney…

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Bride Murdered on Train

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 April 1943 · page 3

NEW YORK, Friday.--Robert Folkes, a negro dining-car cook, has beer, convicted of the murder of Mrs. Martha James, bride…

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Alaskan Road, Sword to Pierce Japan's Heart

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 April 1943 · page 4

Zig-zagging like a crazy streak of lightning 1800 miles through British Columbia, across the Yukon and into Eastern Alaska, the newly-opened Alcan Highway, one of the engineering miracles of history, is a sword with which Uncle Sam hopes to pierce Nippon's…

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Alaskan Road, Sword to Pierce Japan's Heart

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 April 1943 · page 4

Zig-zagging like a crazy screak of lightning 1800 miles through British Columbia, across the Yukon and into Eastern Alaska, the newly-opened Alcan Highway, one of the engineering miracles of history, is a sword with which Uncle Sam hopes to pierce Nippon's…

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Alaskan Road, Sword to Pierce Japan's Heart

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 April 1943 · page 4

Zig-zagging like a crazy streak of lightninig 1800 miles through British Columbia, across the Yukon and into Eastern Alaska, the newly-opened Alcan Highway, one of the engineering miracles of history, is a sword with which Uncle, Sam hopes to pierce Nippon's…

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Melbourne Tram Dispute Stoppage Averted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 April 1943 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Friday.—A complete stoppage of trams and buses threatened for to-morrow was averted to-day by the refusal of the Tramways…

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Motor Vehicle Registrations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 April 1943 · page 6

Motor vehicles registered in New South Wales at the beginning of April totalled 269,648, compared with 273,671 at the same time last year…

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Thieves on Railways

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 24 April 1943 · page 5

ON a train for troops travelling to Sydney from the South recently was a mixed complement of Australian and Allied service men…

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Trams, Buses on Holiday Schedules

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 April 1943 · page 9

The usual holiday time-tables for buses and trams will be in force today. Last buses and trams will leave at the usual Saturday night times…

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Patrol inspectors check cars on main roads

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 25 April 1943 · page 24

Greatest traffic check yet made in the metropolitan area was conducted yesterday to discover illegal petrol users. Questioning of motorists…

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Woman Dies After Road Accident

Truth · Sunday 25 April 1943 · page 17

EDITH FAHEY (43), married, Salisbury Road. Guildford, died in the Parramatta District Hospital last night from a fractured skull…

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Death Stabbing on Road Alleged

Truth · Sunday 25 April 1943 · page 17

BRISBANE, Saturday.—Because the road at that spot hod an uphill grade and would slow down a cyclist, Leos Rallis allegedly told Detective John O'Toole that he had waited there to waylay Andrew Demetrious on the afternoon…

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