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Railways, roads & transport, 1944

4,651 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 233

Tram, Bus Men Meet To Discuss Hold-Up

Daily Mirror · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 2

A combined vote of the two mass meetings of tram and bus employees being held today and tonight will decide whether a stoppage of transport is to take place. AT both meetings the men will be…

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Used Motor Bike As Taxi; Man Fined £3

Daily Mirror · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 5

A MOTOR-CYCLIST who was stated to have given Allied servicemen pillion' rides was fined £3 at the Traffic Court today for…

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Tram-bus Hold-up Looms Men Vote For Wednesday Stop-Work Big Section Yet to Vote

Daily Mirror · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 2

TODAY'S mass meeting off tram and bus employees decided by a three to- one majority to stop work for one day on Wednesday…

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Stop Press Railwaymen Grievances. Holiday and fortnightly days off

Daily Mirror · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 12

grievaness over which railway guards and shunters threaten to stop work next Monday, will be discussed at compulsory conference…

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Germans Fight Desperately to Save Vital Railway Russians' Bid To Cut Line

Daily Mirror · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Monday. -- The battle south - west of Leningrad is developing into a grim struggle for the Nazis' lifeline -- the east-west railway to the…

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Used Motor Bike As Taxi; Man Fined £3

Daily Mirror · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 5

A MOTOR-CYCLIST Who was stated to have given Allied servicemen pillion rides was fined £3 at the Traffic Court today for…

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Overseas Export Manifests New South Wales Motor Vessel. Sailed Sydney. Blue Star Line, agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 4

S Shippers, 19 cs casings, 22 bis rabbit skins, 250 cs meat extract, 9 bls basils, 38 bls sole leather, 75 cs leather, 18 bls rabbit skins, 117 bls…

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Battle for Railway to Estonia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 5

LONDON, Jan. 24 (A.A.P.).— The Red Army's northern oftensive is assuming the proportions of a major operation going far…

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Tram and Bus Workers' Strike Decision One-day Stoppage From To-night

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 4

By overwhelming majorities tram and bus employees decided at meetings yesterday morning and last night to hold a one-day strike in Sydney and Newcastle from to-night…

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Railway Guards' Threat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 4

Judge Drake-Brockman will also preside at a conference to-day concerning the threat made by railway guards (members of the Australian…

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Tram and Bus Workers' Big Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 7

The Australian Hall was crowded last night when more than 1,000 employees on day shift attended a meeting to decide whether trams and buses should be held up on Wednesday. Left: Mr. A. Bagnall, Federal president of the Australian Tramways and Motor Omnibus Employees Association, addressing the meeting. Right: Men and…

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Tram and Bus Hold-up

The Sun · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 1

Unless a last minute settlement is effected bus and tram services…

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Bus, Tram Services Stop at Midnight Compulsory Conference Foils To Avert Hold-up

The Sun · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 3

A compulsory conference of the parties today failed to avert the threatened 24-hour hold up of bus and tram services, starting at 12 o'clock tonight. A conference of the parties called…

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2000 Tram, Bus Workers at Meetings Union To Picket Transport Tie-Up

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 5

More than 2000 tram and bus workers attended yesterday's meetings which decided to hold a 24-hour strike tomorrow. Night workers met yesterday morning to…

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Union Decides on Tram, Bus Stoppage

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 1

Sydney tram and bus workers yesterday decided not to operate any tram or Government-owned bus services tomorrow. Decision to call the stoppage was made by…

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Stop Press Tram Dispute

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 12

The Federal president of the Tram, and Bus Employees Union (Mr. Bagnell) said this afternoon it was possible an announcement…

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Stop Press Tram Dispute

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 12

The Federal president of the Tram and Bus Employees Union (Mr. Bagnell) said this afternoon it was possible an announcement…

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Trammies Plan Rest Sulky Ride, Hair-do's

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 2

"I'm going to the meeting, and then I'll hire a sulky and drive up and down annoying everyone said Miss Francie Burgess, tram conductress, asked today what she planned to dp during the 24-hour stoppage planned by tram and bus…

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Trammies To Hike To Leichhardt

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 3

OFFICIALS of the combined tram and bus unions have arranged for tomorrow's stop work meeting to be held at the…

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Pickets May Lie Lines To Stop Trams

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 3

Strikers who will turn out for picket duty at the Rushcutters Bay Tram Depot at 5 a.m. tomorrow will come m old clothes prepared to lie across the lines to prevent any movement of trams, said the chairman of the depot's…

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