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Railways, roads & transport, 1945

3,868 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 194

Pen Points From the People Trams

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 8

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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Pen Points From the People Trams

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 8

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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Pen Points From the People Trams

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 8

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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Pen Points From the People (5- will be paid for every letter used in this column.) Trams

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 8

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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Australian Railways Report Big Business

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 15

IN 1943-44 all Australian Government railways ran 97.000,000 train miles and carried 42,000,000 tons of goods. Passenger journeys totalled…

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Australian Railways Report Big Business

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 15

IN 1943-44 all Australian Government railways ran 97,000,000 train miles and carried 42,000,000 tons of goods. Passenger journeys totalled…

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Pen Points From the People Trams

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 8

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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Railway Fettler Killed by Train

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 7

A railway fettler was killed when he was struck by a locomotive near Summer Hill yesterday. He was Arthur Forrester. 61, Riley…

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Protest On Train Jam

The Sun · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 5

"Unless some special action is taken, travelling by rail in the country will break down. Trains are jammed in every corridor,…

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Train-busting Successes German Movement Hampered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Feb. 12 (A.A.P.).— The Allied Tactical Air Force yesterday had one of its biggest days of the war when the…

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Railway Commissioner Congratulation Oranisation at Train" Smash

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 2

Ald. W. Campbell, at Holroyd Council meeting last, week, congratulated the Railway Commissioner on the wonderful organisation revealed at the time…

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Athletes To Train By Film

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 18

Slow-motion films will be used to coach Botany Harriers' Amateur Athletic Club members. Athletes will be filmed individually…

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Train With Troops In Smash

The Sun · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--A guard's van was smashed almost beyond recognition and three trucks were derailed…

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Big Losses of Eggs Broken in Transit Over Rough Roads

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 5

Rough roads in the vicinity were causing big losses of eggs which were broken during transit to market, Annangrove Fruitgrowers…

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Toll of the Road Fatalities That Could Have Been Prevented Safety Council's Statement

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 5

In a statement concerning fatal accidents in this State in the last three months, the Road Safety Council describes how some of…

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"Public Safeguarded" Disposal of Surplus Motor Vehicles

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 11

"I note that some concern has been expressed by members of A.L.P. branches as to the disposal of surplus Army motor vehicles…

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Motor Ship Kolsnaren Delivered

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 4

The cargo motor ship Kolsnaren, built at Erigsbergs mek, Verkstad, Gothenburg, for the Rederi-a.b. Trans-atlantic, Gothenburg, was…

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Commonwealth Export Manifests New South Wales. Motor Vessel. Sailed Sydney. Birt & Co. Pty. Ltd., Agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 2

S Shippers, 309 bis rabbit skins, 21 bis fox skins, 5 bis opossum skins, 69 bis hides, 135 bis deer skins, 536 bgs trochus shell, 16 bl hare skins…

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10,000 Army Motor Cycles For Civilians

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 3

Ten thousand surplus Army motor cycles will be released to the public through trade channels this year, beginning in March. Announcing this yesterday a…

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Motor Cycles For Civilians

The Sun · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 3

No priority will be needed to buy any of the 15,000 to 20,000 Army motor cycles to be released by the Disposals Commission this…

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