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Railways, roads & transport, 1944

4,651 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 233

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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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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Minus the bridge, a funnel, two masts

The Sun · Sunday 20 February 1944 · page 3

Another victory for American recuperative power since the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor was scored this week when the…

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No Hold-up of Trams on

The Sun · Sunday 20 February 1944 · page 5

AS a result of the aggregate vote taken at mass meetings of employees in Sydney and Newcastle there will be no…

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Soldier's Fall From Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 6

Private Guy Douglas O'Grady, of Queensland, fell from a train between Central and St. James Stations yesterday and suffered a probably…

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Bristol and Avonmouth the Severn Bridge Barrage Scheme

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 2

The special correspondent of "Lloyd's List and Shipping Gazette," in his recent report on Bristol and Avonmouth, states that the question of a Severn barrage scheme has again come into prominence…

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

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 4

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

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Two in Hospital After Tram Smash

The Sun · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 3

Two elderly persons were taken to hospital after a collision between a tram and lorry in Commercial-street. Balmain…

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Tram Crashes Into Lorry

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 2

A man was severely injured and a woman collapsed from shock when a tram in which they were travelling crashed…

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Tram Crashes Into Lorry

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 2

A man was severely injured and a woman collapsed from shock when a tram in which they were travelling crashed…

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Tram Crashes Into Lorry

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 2

A man was severely injured and a woman collapsed from shock when a tram in which they were travelling crashed…

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Tram Crashes Into Lorry

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 5

A man was severely injured and a woman collapsed from shock when a tram in which they were travelling crashed…

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Bridge in Timor Damaged Our War Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 5

SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.—Mina River bridge, on the main road between Dilli and Koepang (Timor)…

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Boys Escape Serious Injury in Train Fall

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 2

TWO 12-years-old schoolboys, John O'Brien, Guildford Road, Guildford, and Albert Smillie, Marlborough road, Smithfield, suffered abrasions…

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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 22 February 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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Guard of Death Train Appeals

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 2

DUNEDIN (N.Z.), Wednesday.-- Robert Parata, guard of the train involved in the recent Central Otago smash, in which 21 people were killed…

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Guard of Death Train Appeals

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 2

DUNEDIN (N.Z.), Wednesday.-- Robert Parata, guard of the train involved in the recent Central Otago smash, in which 21 people were killed…

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A New Champion Takes the Road

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 1

It was announced last week that "Rothbury" Weaver had been appointed leader of the reconstructed "Nationalist" Party in N.S.W.—(News Item.)…

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"Pretty Raw Deal!" Diggers Complain of "Bad Train Service"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 1

"My members consider that Parramatta residents (also Harris Park) are getting a pretty raw deal. And if anything could be…

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