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Railways, roads & transport, 1946

6,185 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 250

Some Time to Replace Bus, Tram Women

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 6

Union officials believe it will be several months before all tram and bus conductresses are dismissed…

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Electric Shock for Railway Worker

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 3

WHILE working on overhead train wires between Strathfield and Homebush stations today, Richard James Fitzgerald (about 50), 61…

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Two Men Killed On Railway Line

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--Two men were killed when they were struck by a train 400 yards on the Newcastle side of…

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Tram Driver Injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 15

WILLIAM BELL (47), driver of this tram, was injured when it came into collision this morning with a meat delivery truck…

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Some Time to Replace Bus, Tram Women

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 6

Union officials believe it will be several months before all tram and bus conductresses are dismissed…

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Railway Speed-up Sydney-Newcastle Trip Heavy Works List

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 8

FASTEST train journey in New South Wales will be between Sydney and Newcastle when the State…

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Two Men Killed On Railway Line

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--Two men were killed when they were struck by a train 400 yards on the Newcastle side of…

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Tram Driver Injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 15

WILLIAM BELL (47), driver of this tram, was injured when it came into collision this morning with a meat delivery truck…

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Women Tram Workers Union Opposes Continuance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 1

By 233 to 94 votes, members of the Tramways Union decided at a mass meeting at the Trades Hall last night against the…

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37-Year-Old Motor Cycle Wins "Crocks" Race From Our Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 3

LONDON, March 18.—It was either a "sign of the taxiless times" or a gibe at jet propulsion which led the owners of 50 ancient motor…

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Five Hurt in Tram Smash

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 3

Many passengers were shaken, and five were treated at Sydney Hospital for abrasions and contusions, as a result of a colision…

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Military Road Alignment

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 2

The report of the town clerk to Holroyd Council included: Alignment of Military Road-With reference to the letter received from Mr…

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Road Races Sanctioned

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 6

Road races will be held in Lidcombe Municipality on Saturday afternoons by the Western Suburbs League Cycle Club…

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Prefers the road

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 10

SIR,--Mr. Bartlett's argument, in his article on Saturday, that "you're safer in the air than on earth," is…

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Bathgate Guilty of Bridge Murder

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 2

William Robert' Bathgate (47), farmer, of Forbes, was convicted in the Central Criminal Court today of having murdered Luigi Orilga on October 9, 1935, at Fitzgerald Bridge, near Forbes…

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Verdict Today in Bridge Murder

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 2

The murderer of Luigi Orilga and Mrs. Ethel Wells, on Fitzgerald Bridge, near Forbes, on October 9, 1935, was a cold-blooded killer, who knew his victims would be passing about the time they were…

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Bathgate Guilty of Bridge Murder

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 2

William Robert Bathgate (47), farmer, of Forbes, was convicted in the Central Criminal Court today of having murdered Luigi Orilga on October 9, 1935, at Fitzgerald Bridge, near Forbes…

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Train Hits Truck at Level Crossing

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 5

A motor truck loaded with ice was badly damaged and a man was injured when the truck was struck by a train at a level crossing off…

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Woman Knocked Over Children On Wrong Train

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 5

An aged woman had to be assited from an electric train at Granville last Friday after receiving a severe jostling from school…

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Vic. Floods Receding Damage At £2,000,000 Destruction of Bridges, Roads

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday-- Damage estimated at £2,000,000 has been caused in the Victorian floods, which are now receding to reveal…

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