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Railways, roads & transport, 1944

4,651 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 233

New Bridge To Span Hawkesbury

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 4

FIRST SPAN OF THE BRIDGE being erected across the Hawkesbury River at Peat's Ferry. The bridge connects Mooney, on the north side, with Kangaroo Point…

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New Bridge To Span Hawkesbury

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 4

FIRST SPAN OF THE NEW BRIDGE being erected from Long Island to the north bank of the Hawkesbury River, near Brooklyn. The bridge runs parallel to the old structure, which still carries all the rail traffic to and from the north…

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Train Hits Lorry At Crossing

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 9

A motor lorry was struck by a train at Camellia level crossing, near Rosehill, yesterday…

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Truck's Escape at Crossing Vigilant Train Driver

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 4

The vigilance of a train driver prevented a level-crossing smash at Camellia crossing, near Rosehill, yesterday afternoon…

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Brooklyn People's Demand Bridge Sought For Many Years

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 7

Requests for the building of an overhead bridge or subway to replace the level crossing at Brooklyn have been sent to the Railways Department by the townspeople since 1933…

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Brooklyn People's Demand Bridge Sought For Many Years

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 7

Requests for the building of an overhead bridge or subway to replace the level crossing at Brooklyn have been sent to the Railways Department by the townspeople since 1933…

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Brooklyn People's Demand. Bridge Sought For Many Years

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 7

Requests for the building of an overhead bridge or subway to replace the level crossing at Brooklyn have been sent to the Railways Department by the townspeople since 1933…

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

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 4

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

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New Tram and Bus Threat No-strike Vote Upset

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 4

Another tram and bus stoppage is threatened in Sydney and Newcastle on Wednesday week, February 23…

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Should Drop Tram Writs

Tribune · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 1

Government withdrawal of summonses against transport employees involved in the recent stoppage, plus further…

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Tram Dispute Back to Court

The Sun · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 3

The Tram and Bus Employees Union will apply to Judge Drake-Brockman tomorrow for elimination from the new award of the 88- hour fortnight and the longer working week…

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Tramway Wen To Protest

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 9

Men fit for the Army who are now working on trams and buses have arranged to demonstrate against remarks made about…

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800 Trapped in Railway Tunnel

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 9

More than 800 people were trapped for half-an-hour yesterday afternoon when an electric train broke down in the tunnel between Wynyard and Town Hall Way stations…

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Boxer Trains at Tram Gymnasium

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 16

Jimmy Dundee, who is a tram conductor, solved the problem of long hours and broken shifts by training at the very up-to-date Waverley Tram Depot gymnasium for his fight with Cliff Bowen at…

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Tram Ticket Books

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 6

CONDUCTORS cannot cope with the traffic at rush hours, and as much of their time is taken up giving change, why not issue books of…

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French Bases Raided Big Railway Yards, Aero Works Hit

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday. -- For the second day in succession, Allied aircraft struck heavily yesterday at military targets in Northern France, giving the German garrison no rest…

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Tram Ticket Books

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 6

CONDUCTORS cannot cope with the traffic at rush hours, and as much of their time is taken up giving change, why not issue books of…

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Tram Case Reopened Tomorrow

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 2

Judge Drake-Brockman said today that he had listed a hearing of fresh developments in the tram-bus dispute at 10.30 a.m…

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Tram Case Tomorrow

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 7

Judge Drake-Brockman said today that he had listed a hearing of fresh developments in the tram-bus dispute at 10.30 a.m…

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Tram Ticket Books

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 6

CONDUCTORS cannot cope with the traffic at rush hours, and as much of their time is taken up giving change, why not issue books of…

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