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Railways, roads & transport, 1946

6,185 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 250

Want Road Tax on Floats Lifted

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 2

ABOLITION of the road tax on the transportation of horses by motor float was urged by a deputation to the Minister for Transport…

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Tram Girls Protest At Sacking

The Sun · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 3

Seventy ronductresses interjected loudly when the combined executive of the. Bus and Tram Union today…

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Increase In Trams Promised

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 5

Early improvement of Sydney's tram services has been promised by the Minister for Transport…

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Mukden Railway Cut By Communist Troops

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 11

PEIPING, Monday. -- Chinese Communist troops have launched a seven-point attack against Nationalist troops and at one point have cat the railway to Mukden former Manchurian capital…

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Mukden Railway Cut By Communist Troops

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 11

PEIPING, Monday. -- Chinese Communist troops have launched a seven-point attack against Nationalist troops and at one point have cut the railway to Mukden former Manchurian capital…

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Mukden Railway Cut By Communist Troops

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 11

PEIPING, Monday. -- Chinese Communist troops have launched a seven-point attack against Nationalist troops and at one point have cut the railway to Mukden. former Manchurian capital…

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Mukden Railway Cut By Communist Troops

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 11

PEIPING,Monday. -- Chinese Communist troops have launched a seven-point attack against Nationalist troops and at one point have cut the railway to Mukden, former Manchurian capital…

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Mukden Railway Cut By Communist Troops

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 11

PEIPING, Monday. -- Chinese Communis troops have launched a seven-point attack against Nationalist troops and at one point have cut the railway to Mukden, former Manchurian capital…

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Iron Cove Bridge

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 14

ONE half of Iron Cove Bridge was closed to traffic this morning when the reconstruction of the superstructure was commenced. Until the…

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Iron Cove Bridge

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 14

ONE half of Iron Cove Bridge was closed to traffic this morning when the reconstruction of the superstructure was commenced. Until the…

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One Way Only on Iron Cove Bridge

The Sun · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 10

One half of Iron Cove Bridge was closed this morning when the reconstruction of the superstructure was commenced…

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N.Z, Govt, Revives Plan To Bridge Auckland's Harbor

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 14

AUCKLAND, Tuesday.--Hopes of many residents of Auckland who have been advocating a harbor bridge, have been raised by the announcement that a commission is to investigate the bridging of Waitemata Harbor…

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Rail Strikers Allege Double-Cross Rail way men regard the NSW Railway Department’s statement that employees who failed to report for duty as required

Tribune · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 1

THE department’s statement was made late last Thursday night after shunters who had been on strike in all metropolitan railway yards for…

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Trams 50 Years Old

Tribune · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 7

Most Sydney trams were more than 40 years old and some had passed their half-century. "Some were so far gone that…

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Speed Up, Old Stock Causing Tram Crashes Obsolete rolling stock and "rip, tear and bust timetables" were among the factors which produced tramway accidents, a tramwayman from Waverley Depot, Mr. J. Yates, said yesterday

Tribune · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 7

WELLINGTON.—The NZ Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Walter Nash. emphasised that uniess there was mutual understanding and co-operation…

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Today's Peterson... 'Ware Tramps!

The Sun · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 4

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Tram Girls Fight Sack

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 13

Tram conductresses have formed a committee to fight against their dismissal by the Transport Department…

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M.P's Angered by Executions Seek Break With Franco French Sever Railway Link

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.--Feeling is running high, both in England and France, over the execution of 10 Republicans by the Franco Government…

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Reds Blamed for Tramway Dispute

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 3

A SPOKESMAN for the Tramway Employees' Union said today that the agitation by some conductresses to retain their jobs was being led by Communists. EIGHT out of 10 conductresses…

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Reds Blamed for Tramway Dispute

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 3

A SPOKESMAN for the Tramway Employees' Union said today that the agitation by some conductresses to retain their jobs was being led by Communists. FIGHT out of 10 conductresses,…

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