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Railways, roads & transport, 1945

3,868 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 194

Germans Execute Three for Railway Pilfering

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.--It is reported from Vienna that two men and a woman have been executed for stealing from the railways…

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Germans Execute Three for Railway Pilfering

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.--It is reported from Vienna that two men and a woman have been executed for stealing from the railways…

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Two Pinned Under Motor Car

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 4

A girl and her brother were pinned under a car which crashed over a culvert and overturned while descending a…

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Minister Looks At Bridge Christening

The Sun · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 9

The Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) said today that he would discuss with the Main Roads Department the question…

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Men Sought for Attack in Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 7

POLICE are still seeking two men who assaulted Constable Thomas Wright in a railway carriage at Central Station on Saturday…

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Men Sought for Attack in Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 7

POLICE are still seeking two men who assaulted Constable Thomas Wright in a railway carriage at Central Station on Saturday…

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Men Sought for Attack in Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 7

POLICE are still seeking two men who assaulted Constable Thomas Wright in a railway carriage at Central Station on Saturday…

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Men Sought for Attack in Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 7

POLICE are still seeking two men who assaulted Constable Thomas Wright in a railway carriage at Central Station on Saturday…

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Panic in East Germany Baton Charges Fail To Stop Railway Riots

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.--Rioting broke out at railway stations in eastern Germany yesterday when thousands of panic-stricken refugees tried to get transport to safe areas…

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Road Transport

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 8

The bowling of J. Warwick, S. Buchanan, and W. Greer was the feature of the Road Transport competition matches yesterday…

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Improvement Of Train Services

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 3

The Federal Minister for Transport (Mr. Ward) said today that the question of restoring railway services to…

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Improvement Of Train Services

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 9

The Federal Minister for Transport (Mr. Ward) said today that the question of restoring railway services to…

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Improvement Of Train Services

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 9

The Federal Minister for Transport (Mr. Ward) said today that the question of restoring railway services to…

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Improvement Of Train Services

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 9

The Federal Minister for Transport (Mr. Ward) said today that the question of restoring railway services to…

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Boy's Lucky Escape Fainted on Train Platform

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 1

Fainting while standing on the platform of a train travelling between Westmead and Parramatta on Monday afternoon, Douglas Robinson…

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Hills District Not Till After War Sutherland-street Bridge

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 2

Because of labour difficulties, construction of a bridge across the Parramatta River at Sutherland street, Auburn, cannot be…

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Suburban Train Smash 13 Injured When Car Leaves Line

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 2

THIRTEEN people, including the driver, were injured when an electric train crashed near Merrylands about 2 o'clock today. All traffic on the line between Sydney and Liverpool was dislocated…

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Suburban Train Smash 13 Injured When Car Leaves Line

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 2

THIRTEEN people, including the driver, were injured when an electric train crashed near Merrylands about 2 o'clock today. All traffic on the line between Sydney and Liverpool was dislocated…

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Suburban Train Smash 13 Injured When Car Leaves Line

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 2

THIRTEEN people, including the driver, were injured when an electric train crashed near Merrylands about 2 o'clock today. All traffic on the line between Sydney and Liverpool was dislocated…

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Military Convoy Reaches Ching By Road From India

The Sun · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 2

CALCUTTA, Wednesday.--The first military convoy from India over the new Ledo Road crossed into China yesterday. It had waited for some days in Myitkyina until the last…

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