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Railways, roads & transport, 1946

6,185 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 250

This Is a Railway Line

The Land · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 32

FLOODWATERS, in the recent Far North Coast floods, inundated low-lying lands and covered the Cloncurry—Dajarrer railway line to a depth of 2 ft The recoding waters show tanglod dobris blocking the line. Fettlers worked under wet and slushy conditions to free the line and repair It…

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Motorised Technical "Colleges" Wanted For Country Districts Practical Move in South

The Land · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 12

A MOVE has been made in the southern Riverina for technical instruction courses to be…

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Motors and Motoring Allis-Chalmers Models For Good Work

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 11

CONTINUING the description of the model "B" and model "C" Allis-Chalmers tractors, little need be added to what has already been said. Among the special features of these machines, in addition to the removable wet cylinder sleeves…

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Tram Girls Storm State Parliament

Tribune · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 1

POLICE removed a conductress from Parliament House gallery on Wednesday when she voiced objection to the NSW Transport Department’s…

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Tram Strike Move by Reds Feared

The Sun · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 3

Communist irresponsibles would, it is believed, try to force a stoppage of work at a mass meeting of Tramway Union members on Monday night to…

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Warning on Communist Tram Stoppage Move

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 5

A warning that Communists might attempt to involve tramway employees in a stoppage was given yesterday by Mr. T. Junor. Mr. Junor is assistant-secretary…

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Body on Railway Line Identified

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 9

The man's body found mutilated on the railway line near Bellambi on Wednesday night was today identified as that of…

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Body on Railway Line Identified

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 9

The man's body found mutilated on the railway line near Bellambi on Wednesday night was today identified as that of…

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Body on Railway Line Identified

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 9

The man's body found mutilated on the railway line near Bellambi on Wednesday night was today identified as that of…

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Body on Railway Line Identified

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 9

The man's body found mutilated on the railway line near Bellambi on Wednesday night was today identified as that of…

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Killed by Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 4

Richard Flanagen. 16, of Woids Avenue, Hurstville, was killed when he was struck by a train at Erskineville last night…

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Less Train and Bus Traffic

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 23

During December 843,000 tons of goods and 21,524,800 passengers were carried on the railways, compared with 1,480,200 and 20,678,000, respectively, in…

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Old Man Killed by Goods Train

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 7

An 85-year-old man who yesterday morning fell from a platform in front of a moving goods train at Berowra railway station died later in Hornsby…

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Is the Tram a Menace?

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 6

AN epidemic of tram collisions and other accidents involving trams, in conjunction with frequent mechanical…

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Tram Workers' Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 3

Members of the newly formed A.L.P. Industrial Group, which has been established to combat Communism in the various unions, have…

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Old Motor for Speedcar Title

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 14

Vic Hibberd will use an old motor cycle engine in car 49 in the midget car championship, over 20 laps, at the Sports Ground tonight…

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Motor Cycle Runs Off Road

Truth · Sunday 17 March 1946 · page 28

KATOOMBA, Saturday. — When a motor cycle travelling to Sydney raji off the main Western Rd. near Woodford at 6 p.m. tonight a pillion…

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Ex-p.o.w. Killed in Road Crash

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 17 March 1946 · page 5

A returned soldier who had been a prisoner of war for three and a half years was killed in a motor cycle accident in Minter Street. Canterbury, [?]…

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Cash-prize Sydney [?] STORIES Prize of 76 to W. Meikie D.O.S., (14), 25 Carlotta-road Double Bay. (Color added by "Sunbeams.") Rover's Life Story

The Sun · Sunday 17 March 1946 · page 6

THE day dawned bright and clear. My master wakened me from a deep slumber, and at the same time, placed…

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Railway guard flagged the fighting Sands to success

The Sun · Sunday 17 March 1946 · page 6

Five of a kind Here they are: Clem, Ritchie, George, Dave and Alf Sands…

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