Smoothing The Hard Road
WHEN Charles E. Duryea built the first all-American motor car in 1893 no one would have believed that it marked…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1945
3,868 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 194
Idle Train Run By Staff Men
THE secretary of the A.R.U. (Mr. J. Ferguson) said at South Grafton today that an attempt was being made by the Railway Department to run passenger trains, manned…
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Tram and bus men und women have promised to raise a £1000 "whack" for the British Centre…
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BRISBANE, Saturday. — The Sydney Express, after leaving Sth. Graf ton with a crew drawn from the salaried staff,…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Fire strike move fails: Grafton train men quit
SALARIED railway staff manned the Brisbane Express and other passenger trains, when crews walked off at Grafton railway station yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Showdown on steep tram grade
Arrows in this picture of North Bondi tram terminus show marks where drivers claim trains have run off the rails. Dotted arrow shows direction of slope…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grafton railway strike Expresses manned by relief crews
Railway inspectors and relief officers replaced guards and conductors on express trains between Grafton and South Grafton yesterday. About 20 goods and passenger trains were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Full of Harvest Hands Reaches Mildura
MILDURA, Monday.--A special train which arrived at Mildura from Horsham on Saturday brought between 400 and 500 harvest hands…
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MILDURA, Monday.--A special train which arrived at Mildura from Horsham on Saturday brought between 400 and 500 harvest hands…
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MILDURA, Monday.--A special train which arrived at Mildura from Horsham on Saturday brought between 400 and 500 harvest hands…
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MILDURA, Monday.--A special train which arrived at Mildura from Horsham on Saturday brought between 400 and 500 harvest hands…
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MILDURA, Monday.--A special train which arrived at Mildura from Horsham on Saturday brought between 400 and 500 harvest hands…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thirty Cases Of Butter On Road
Thirty cases of butter were thrown to the roadway from a runaway truck in Dalley St., City, this afternoon…
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Thirty cases of butter were thrown to the roadway from a runaway truck in Dalley St., City, this afternoon…
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Thirty cases of butter were thrown to the roadway from a runaway truck in Dalley St., City, this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Northern Railway Strike Ended All Vital Trains Got Through
All railwaymen who had been on strike at South Grafton railway station from 10 a.m. on Saturday resumed duty at 10…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£350 For Tram Fall
A man who broke his leg in a fall caused by a tram starting while he was getting on it, was awarded £350 damages against…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grafton Railway Strikers Resume
Emergency staff, who had kept trains moving throughout the Grafton 24-hour rail strike, continued working until 10 p.m. last night, when the strikers…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rush to Buy Steel Motor Launches
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--There has been a rush of inquiries for the five steel motor launches being offered for sale by the Commonwealth Disposals…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Pen Points From the People Trams
IF our trams were made with an automatic folding door at either end of them and controlled by the driver, one door for passengers…
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