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Railways, roads & transport, 1946

6,185 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 250

Scrap Old Trams, Says Union Man

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 4

"For the comfort of passengers and the welfare of the crews, it is time the Government replaced obsolescent…

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Tram and Lorry in Collision

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 3

A TRAM and a lorry collided in Botany Rd., Mascot, today, but no one was injured. It was the 17th collision in which…

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Killed by Motor Car

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday--Knocked down by a motor car in Scott St., Newcastle, last night, Margaret May Miller (66). of the Hotel…

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Tram and Lorry in Collision

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 16

A TRAM and a lorry collided in Botany Rd., Mascot, today, but no one was injured. It was the 17th collision in which…

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Tram and Lorry in Collision

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 16

A TRAM and a lorry collided in Botany Rd., Mascot, today but no one was injured. It was the 17th collision in which…

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Killed by Motor Car

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday--Knocked down by a motor car in Scott St., Newcastle, last night, Margaret May Miller (66), of the Hotel…

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Scrap Old Trams, Says Union Man

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 4

"For the comfort of passengers and the welfare of the crews, it is time the Government replaced obsolescent…

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Tram and Lorry in Collision

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 3

A TRAM and a lorry collided in Botany Rd., Mascot, today, but ho one was injured. It was the 17th collision in which…

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Tram and Lorry in Collision

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 16

A TRAM arid a lorry collided in Botany Rd., Mascot, today, but no one was injured. It was the 17th collision in which…

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Scrap Old Trams, Says Union Man

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 15

"For the comfort of passengers and the welfare of the crews, it is time the Government replaced obsolescent…

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Train Travel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 2

Sir,—Recently I travelled from Melbourne to Sydney. At Albury the lack of porters to assist women with heavy luggage, together with…

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Main Roads Grant

The Propeller · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 2

At the last meeting of Kogarah Council a letter was read from the Department of Main Roads, approving of the construction of kerbing and…

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Canley Vale Bridge

The Biz · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 4

Cabra-Vale Council now has a gang of five men working on this bridge. They are stripping the old timber, and have started to place the new girders…

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Train Them Early

The Sun · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 4

Sydney people can console themselves that bad manners are a world complaint at present in all branches of society. But still…

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Woman Killed by Train

The Propeller · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 1

A woman was killed by a train at Jannali Railway Station on Wednesday February 6. She was Mrs. N. J. De Coster, aged 39 years,…

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Cost of Canley Vale Bridge

The Biz · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 5

A list, of the proportionate costs up to December 31 of greeting the new bridge at Canley Vale was submitted to Fairfield Council by Cabra-Vale Council last…

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Woman Bears Child In Train

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 9

BRISBANE, Wednesday. --A young married woman gave birth to a child while travelling in the Townsville…

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Road Construction in Rockdale

The Propeller · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 2

The Mayor (Ald. E. Jones) reported, at the last meeting of Rockdale Council that he and several aldermen had inspected approximately…

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Train Delayed While Baby Is Born

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The Brisbane to Townsville mail train was delayed to-day while a baby weighing 7lb 12oz was born…

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Penrith Taxes General Rate Up One Penny Aldermen's Flea for the Roads

Nepean Times · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 1

"The roads are getting into a frightful state; that should be the first care of the Council. What are we going to do about it?…

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