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Railways, roads & transport, 1945

3,868 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 194

China's Loss of Vital Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 3

NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (A.A.P.).— Japan claims to have completed the conquest of China's vital Canton-Hankow railway…

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Railway Carriage for Governor-general

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 1

The Governor-General's railway carriage is being varnished and renovated in Sydney for the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. The dining-room (top and the parlour are shown above. There are also two single cabins and a double cabin, each with a hot shower…

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Railway Cuts to Continue Sleepers Still Banned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wednesday. — Sleeping cars will not be restored at present, and all other rail travel restrictions will continue…

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Motorists' Blind Eye For R.N.

The Sun · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 7

Royal Navy officers say that Sydney motorists are not so obliging as those in London and [?]…

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Tram-Car Casanova Runs From Admirers

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 5

SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday.--Tram-car Casanova, fat Frankie van Wie, 48-years-oId street-car conductor and ex-lion tamer, who faces three bigamy charges, scuttled back to the seclusion of his hotel room after a brief…

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Dozen Reasons for Knowing America's Tram-car Casanova

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 5

SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday.-- Tram-car Casanova, fat Frankie van Wie, 48-years-old street-car conductor and ex-lion tamer, who faces three bigamy charges, scuttled back to the seclusion of his hotel room after a brief…

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Tram-Car Casanova Runs From Admirers

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 5

SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday.--Tram-car Casanova, fat Frankie van Wie, 48-years-old street-car conductor and ex-lion tamer, who faces three bigamy charges, scuttled back to the seclusion of his hotel room after a brief…

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Dozen Reasons for Knowing America's Tram-car Casanova

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 5

SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday.--Tram-car Casanova, fat Frankie van Wie, 48-years-old street-car conductor and ex-lion tamer, who faces three bigamy charges, scuttled back to the seclusion of his hotel room after a brief…

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Dozen Reasons for Knowing America's Tram-car Casanova

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 5

SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday.--Tram-car Casanova, fat Frankie van Wie, 48-years-old street-car Conductor and ex-lion tamer, who faces three bigamy charges, scuttled back to the seclusion of his hotel room after a brief…

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Tram-Car Casanova Runs From Admirers

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 5

SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday.-- Tram-car Casanova, fat Frankie van Wie, 48-years-old street-car conductor and ex-lion tamer, who faces three bigamy charges, scuttled back to the seclusion of his hotel room after a brief…

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Dozen Reasons for Knowing America's Tram-car Casanova

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 5

SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday.--Tram-car Casanova, fat Frankie van Wie, 48-years-old street-car conductor and ex-lion tamer, who faces three bigamy charges, scuttled back to the seclusion of his hotel room after a brief…

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Big Cigarette Train Robberies

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 5

Tobacco and cigarette thefts from trains have averaged £2500 a week, a spokesman of the Railways Department said last night…

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Big-time Poker on Train

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 7

LONDON, Friday.-- The tempo of gambling on the London Brighton train has been considerably stepped-up lately…

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Lost Leg In Train Farewell

The Sun · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 3

DUBBO, Friday.--Leaning out of the doorway of a train leaving Dubbo to wave to a friend, a young airman fell between two…

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Big-time Poker on Train

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 7

LONDON, Friday.-- The tempo of gambling on the London Brighton train has been considerably stepped-up lately…

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Big-time Poker on Train

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 7

LONDON, Friday.--The tempo of gambling on the London Brighton train has been considerably stepped-up lately…

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Big-time Poker on Train

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 7

LONDON, Friday.-- The tempo of gambling on the London Brighton train has been considerably stepped-up lately…

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Big-time Poker on Train

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 7

LONDON, Friday.-- The tempo of gambling on the London Brighton train has been considerably stepped-up lately…

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Big-time Poker on Train

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 7

LONDON, Friday.-- The tempo of gambling on the London Brighton train has been considerably stepped-up lately…

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Airman Loses Leg In Train Mishap

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 5

DUBBO, Friday.-- When he fell from a train leaving Dubbo railway station today, LAC. Marmont Arthur- (21), R.A.A.F.. had his right lea…

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