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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1944

4,651 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 233

Tram Hold-up Unlikely

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 4

Because not enough members of the Tram and Bus Employees' Union to form a quorum attended a meeting at the Leichhardt…

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Arena Roller-hockey Motor-pacing Plans

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 11

Motor-paced matches and roller- skating hockey would be introduced at the Arena in the next few weeks, said Mr. Frank Cony, promoter,…

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Petrol for Motor Boats

The Observer · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 5

The Blakehurst and Tom Ugly’s Point Progress Association has forwarded the following letter to Mr. A. J. Williams, M.L.A., Member for…

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Aerodrome in 27 DAYS R. A. A. F.'s Record

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 3

The record for aerodrome construction in New Guinea is held by an R. A. A. P. Mobile Works "Wing…

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Closure of a Road

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 5

EX-DIGGER residents of Milner Road, at Sydney suburb of Artarmon, stand to lose…

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

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 4

S Shippers, 19 cs casings, 22 bis. rabbit skins, 260 cs meat extract, 9 bis basils, 38 bis sole leather, 75 cs leather, 18 bis rabbit skins, 117 bis…

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Bus-tram Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 10

Trams on the Waverley and Bondi lines were delayed for nearly an hour last evening when a bus collided with a city-bound tram in Oxford Street,…

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Berlin Railways Disorganised Thousands Homeless

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 10

LONDON, Feb. 18 (A.A.P.).— I Berlin's biggest traffic centre, the Gleisdreieck railway station, was hit by bombs during…

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Tram Men May Cancel Meeting

The Sun · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 3

Aggregate vote among tram and busmen is heavily in favor of accepting Judge Drake-Brockman's judgment, and…

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Obstacle Seen on Tramline in Time

The Sun · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 3

A wooden post lying across the tramline between Waverley and Coogee late last night would have caused a derailment if it…

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One Railway Gauge

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 11

VICTORIA, which has a standard railway gauge of five feet three inches, has…

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Railway Profits Increase

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 6

N.S.W. railways may show a £1,000,000 surplus this year. Earnings totalled £20,609,990…

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Woman Carried 10 Yards By Tram, Unhurt

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday.--A young woman was knocked down and carried for 10 yards on the safety guard in front of a tram in The Valley…

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Peak Traffic Delayed by Tram Smash

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 5

A peak-hour tram was thrown off the rails in a collision with a bus at Woollahra yesterday. The tram and bus were crowded,…

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Two Men Injured in Railway Smash

Daily Mirror · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 7

LITHGOW, Saturday. Two railwaymen suffered injuries this morning when a runaway goods truck crashed into a brakevan coupled to…

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Poor Attendances at Tram Meetings

Daily Mirror · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.--Little or nothing was gained from two meetings of Newcastle tram and bus employees yesterday and last night…

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New Glider Has Motor

Daily Mirror · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 1

BUDAPEST, Saturday. -- A new glider, fitted with an auxiliary motor which enables it to climb under its own power, has been…

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New Glider Has Motor

Daily Mirror · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 3

BUDAPEST, Saturday. -- A new glider, fitted with an auxiliary motor which enables it to climb under its own power, has been…

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Poor Attendances at Tram Meetings

Daily Mirror · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.--Little or nothing was gained from two meetings bf Newcastle tram and bus employees yesterday and last night…

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New Glider Has Motor

Daily Mirror · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 3

BUDAPEST, Saturday. -- A new glider, fitted with an auxiliary motor which enables it to climb under its own power has been…

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