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Railways, roads & transport, 1944

4,651 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 233

Railway Construction. Organiser J. Martin. Granville-penrith Quadruplication

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 11

The following Reps, have been elected in the various gangs: Ern Wadling, Wentworthville. Geo. Gregory, Wentworthville…

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

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 23 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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Adelaide Motors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 5

Adelaide Motora Ltd. proposes to return 10/ a share of ordinary capital Shareholders will be asked to agree to a reduction in the nominal amount of ordinary shares from £1…

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Increase in Motor Registrations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 10

There was an increase in the number of motor vehicles registered in January compared with registraions in the previous month, the…

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Railway Strike Threat In S.A.

The Sun · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Wednesday. -- Threat of a railway strike has developed in South Australia. Permanent way employees…

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Beauty on the Trams

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 7

CONDUCTRESSES from 12 Sydney tram depots will enter a beauty contest sponsored by…

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George's River Bridge

The Propeller · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 1

The tollmaster of George's River Bridge reported at Monday night's meeting of Sutherland Council that truffle over the bridge during the month of January had…

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Bridge Destroyed Our War Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 6

SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA.— Making three low-level runs in his Hudson over a bridge in Timor, Pilot-Officer W. C. Robinson, of Claremont,…

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U.S. Force Bombards Jap Bases in Marianas Shock Blow On Road To Tokio

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thursday.--A powerful task force of the United States Pacific fleet on Tuesday heavily bombarded the Japanese held Mariana Islands, 1300 miles south of Tokio…

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U.S. Force Bombards Jap Bases in Marianas Shock Blow On Road To Tokio

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thursday.--A powerful task force of the United States Pacific fleet on Tuesday heavily bombarded the Japanese held Mariana Islands, 1300 miles south of Tokio…

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U.S. Force Bombards Jap Bases in Marianas Shock Blow On Road To Tokio

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thursday.--A powerful task force of the United States Pacific fleet on Tuesday heavily bombarded the Japanese held Mariana Islands, 1300 miles south of Tokio…

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U.S. Force Bombards Jap Bases in Marianas Shock Blow On Road To Tokio

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thursday.--A powerful task force of the United States Pacific fleet on Tuesday heavily bombarded the Japanese held Mariana Islands, 1300 miles south of Tokio…

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

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 4

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

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Swedish Developments in South and East African Trade Newer and Faster Motorships Discussed

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 2

The Liverpool "Journal of Commerce" recently published the following interesting article, written by a special correspondent, on Swedish trade developments in South and East Africa. It has recently been announced in Stockholm that the…

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Trams to Go After War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 4

Trams would be replaced by motor transport[?] as quickly as possible after the war, the Minister for Transport, Mr. O'sullivan,…

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More Motor Cars, Lorries Registered

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 14

At the end of December 177,245 motor cars and 75,068 lorries were registered in New South Wales. This compares with 172,028 cars and…

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Express Train Engines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 4

The fourth of the "38" class locomotives now being built for the New South Wales Railways is now doing trial runs preparatory…

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Man Killed by Train

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 1

WILLIAM CHARLES LYNCH (37). of Coonabarabran, was run over and killed by a train from which he had apparently fallen between…

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Rescue On Train Line

The Sun · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 3

Allen Ford, a youthful railway porter, saved a man's life at Mt. Victoria railway station at 2 am today…

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Man Killed by Train

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 1

WILLIAM CHARLES LYNCH (37). of Coonabarabran, was run over and killed by a train from which he had apparently fallen between…

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