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Railways, roads & transport, 1946

6,185 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250

Train Men To Fill Trade Vacancies

Tribune · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 5

Industry still has many vacancies in certain skilled trades for which dilutees and ex-servicemen could be quickly…

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Road Deaths Fatality At North Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 4

Tasman Tonks, 50, of Bay Street, Crows Nest, an employee of the North Shore Gas Co., Ltd., was fatally injured at Crow's Nest…

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U.S. Jews Train Recruits For "Partisans" Our Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 1

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.—A course of training to fit young American Jewish men and women to join the militant movement in…

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Railway Porter Moves To Palace

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 6

NEXT month 17 guns will thunder a salute from Calcutta's ancient Fort William, heralding a new…

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“Death Plank On Trams Must Go”

Tribune · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 3

“The recent death of veteran Manly conductor and stalwart unionist, Mr, D. Pinson, from injuries received in a tramway accident some years ago emphasises the need to abolish ‘death plank’ trams and replace them…

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British, U.s. Ships Race to Unload Motor Cars

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Two merchant ships--one British and one American--are racing to unload competitive commercial cargoes at Victoria Dock, Melbourne…

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Inquiry Ordered Into Bridge Tramway Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 14

CIRCUMSTANCES of lost evening's Harbor Bridge from smash, in which 22 persons were injured, will be investigated by on officio inquiry board of the Transport Department…

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Inquiry Ordered Into Bridge Tramway Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 14

CIRCUMSTANCES of last evening's Harbor Bridge tram smash, in which 22 persons were injured, will be investigated by an official inquiry board of the Transport Department…

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Inquiry Ordered Into Bridge Tramway Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 14

CIRCUMSTANCES of last evening's Harbor Bridge tram smash, in which 22 persons were injured, will be investigated by an official inquiry board of the Transport Department…

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Inquiry Ordered Into Bridge Tramway Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 14

CIRCUMSTANCES of last evening's Harbor Bridge tram smash, in which 22 persons were injured, will be investigated by an official inquiry board of the Transport Department…

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Peak-hour Tram Collision on Harbour Bridge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 1

SCENES AFTER ACCIDENT ON HARBOUR BRIDGE…

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50 Hurt in Bridge Collision Peak-Hour Tram Crash

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 1

Fifty persons were injured in a peak-hour tram collision on the Harbor Bridge last night. Twenty-one were taken to Hospital. Six were…

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Trams Collide on Harbour Bridge Twenty-one Hurt in Peak Hour Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 1

Twenty—one persons were injured, four critically, when a Suspension Bridge tram crashed into the rear of a stationary Lane Cove tram on the Harbour Bridge during…

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Smash On Bridge To Be Probed

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 3

Circumstances of last evening's. Harbor Bridge tram smash, in which 22 persons were injured, will…

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Smash On Bridge To Be Probed

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 3

Circumstances of last evening's Harbor Bridge tram smash, in which 22 persons were injured, will…

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Protest From Premier on Bridge Flying

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 11

The Premier (Mr. McKell) said today that he had sought the aid of Rear-Admiral G. D. Moore to prevent a recurrence…

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Protest From Preiser on Bridge Flying

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 11

The Premier (Mr. McKell) said today that he had sought the aid of Rear-Admiral G. D. Moore to prevent a recurrence…

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Nurse Killed in Road Smash

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 1

A nurse was killed, a soldier was severely injured, and five other persons suffered shock and abrasions when a meat-waggon and a car…

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Soldier Killed While Leaning Out of Train

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 1

SIGNALLER GEORGE THOMAS (30). A.I.F.. was killed instantly when his head struck a stanchion while he was leaning out of a tram…

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Soldier Killed While Leaning Out of Train

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 1

SIGNALLER GEORGE THOMAS (30). A.I.F. was killed instantly when his head struck a stanchion while he was leaning out of a train…

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