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Railways, roads & transport, 1943

4,054 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 203

Tram Conductor Hurt

Truth · Sunday 25 April 1943 · page 17

JAMES VICTOR SCOTT, tram conductor, 538 Liverpool Road, Enfield, was knocked down by a tram bound for the city while crossing…

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Tram conductor's skull fractured

The Sun · Sunday 25 April 1943 · page 2

James Victor Scott, tram conductor, was seriously injured last night when he was struck by a tram in Parramatta-road, near…

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Packing them into Racecourse trams

The Sun · Sunday 25 April 1943 · page 2

Homing race crowds faced an unenviable prospect when they came to join city-bound trams. "Off the…

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Victorian Tram, Bus Stopwork Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 25 April 1943 · page 7

MORE than half Melbourne's trams were off the road tonight when, within an hour of the…

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Police warn more than 200 motorists

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 25 April 1943 · page 4

More than 200 motorists have been warned by the police for exceeding the new 30-mile per hour regulation which came into force on Wednesday…

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Tram and bus hands in Melb. traffic hold-up

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 25 April 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sat. -- Defying their union, a section of Melbourne's tram way men and bus drivers ceased work today. The bus drivers' strike…

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Crowds Battle for Train Seats

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 2

Many war workers, due to resume, work today after the holiday break, were posted as absentees because they were unable to board overcrowded trains from mountain and coastal resorts last night…

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Baby Killed by Bus When Crossing Road

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 3

THERRANCE TANGYE, aged two and a half, was fatally injured when he was struck by a bus while crossr in a Church Street, Parramatta, this…

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Baby Killed by Bus When Crossing Road

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 3

TERRANCE TANGYE, aged two and a half, was fatally Injured when he was struck by a bus while crossing Church Street, Parramatta, this…

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Baby Killed by Bus When Crossing Road

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 3

TERRANCE TANGYE, aged two and a half, was fatally injured when he was struck by a bus while crossing Church Street, Parramatta, this…

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Record Easter Train Jam: Thousands May Be Left Terrific Late Rush Expected

The Sun · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 3

Record Easter holiday crowds which swamped all resorts within a hundred miles of Sydney are expected tonight to provide the greatest railway jam ever experienced in NSW…

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Giant Tank Battle for Road to Tunis French Win Key Height

The Sun · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.--A great tank battle, arising from a threefold drive against Pont du Fahs (bastion of Tunis city), is being fought out on the central Tunisian front between the First Army and the Germans…

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Export Manifests New South Wales British Motorship. Sailed Sydney

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 3

The Austral Meat (Co., 4 cs lamb livers, 233 crcs lamb Harvey Little & Co., 13 crcs hogget, 2010 crcs lamb, 22 crcs lamb tegs…

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Tram Men to Discuss Hours

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A conference representative of 15,000 tramway employees in Australia is to be convened by the Director-General of…

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Melbourne Tram Men at Work

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- Melbourne's bus and tram service is again normal, following Saturday's stoppage. The men have agreed to…

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Melbourne Tram Men at Work

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- Melbourne's bus and tram service is again normal, following Saturday's stoppage. The men have agreed to…

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Melbourne Tram Men at Work

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- Melbourne's bus and tram service is again normal, following Saturday's stoppage. The men have agreed to…

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Melbourne Tram Men at Work

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- Melbourne's bus and tram service is again normal, following Saturday's stoppage. The men have agreed to…

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Melbourne Tram Men at Work

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- Melbourne's bus and tram service is again normal, following Saturday's stoppage. The men have agreed to…

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Injured on Crowded Train

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 April 1943 · page 7

MISS JEAN LYNCH, Bourke Street, Zetland, bandaging her mother's legs which were badly bruised yesterday when she travelled to Sydney on a crowded train from Newbridge…

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