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Railways, roads & transport, 1946

6,185 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 250

Shot On Train Proved Fatal

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 March 1946 · page 4

A man, aged about 50, who has not yet been identified, was found by Wallerawang station officials in a lavatory on the…

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Shot On Train Proved Fatal

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 March 1946 · page 4

A man, aged about 50, who has not yet been identified, was found by Wallerawang station officials in a lavatory on the…

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Shot On Train Proved Fatal

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 March 1946 · page 4

A man, aged about 50, who has not yet been identified, was found by Wallerawang station officials in a lavatory on the…

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The Road to NOWHERE

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 23 March 1946 · page 21

"HAVE you got the makings?" I murmured to Tunks. "No," he said, testily…

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Foiled in Train Leap, Man Shoots Himself

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 March 1946 · page 5

A middle-aged man who was restrained from jumping off the Central West Express while if was speeding at 50 m.p.h. towards Wallerawang yesterday…

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Letters to the Editor Future of Trams Lessons From Britain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1946 · page 2

Sir,—As one who has studied street transport problems for about the last 20 years, I assert that trams are a menace and highly dangerous…

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200 New Trams for Sydney First By End 1946

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 March 1946 · page 1

Sydney is to have 200 new corridor trams. The Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) said last night that the Government would call…

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Driver Pinned In Tram Cabin

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 March 1946 · page 4

A tram driver was seriously injured and pinned in his cabin for several minutes when a tram and a lorry collided in Oxford…

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Bridge repairs congest traffic

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 24 March 1946 · page 11

Delay in repairing Iron Cove Bridge, between Rozelle and Drummoyne, is causing serious traffic congestion…

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Man found shot on train identified

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 24 March 1946 · page 6

The mail found shot in a train on its arrival at Wallerawang on Friday was identified by his fingerprints yesterday, as Albert William Walker, 63, of Mary…

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Baby has a pari in the new cycling craze All Hands to Wheel on Roads

The Sun · Sunday 24 March 1946 · page 13

NO longer does the young mother without domestic help have to worry about, what she will do…

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The daily strife of railway staff

The Sun · Sunday 24 March 1946 · page 8

EVERY day some member of the railway staff collects from a customer--not his fare but a clout…

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Higher bus, tram fares expected

The Sun · Sunday 24 March 1946 · page 3

INCREASED tram and bus fares in the metropolitan area are being considered by the…

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More trams

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 24 March 1946 · page 9

THE Minister for Transport announces that 200 new corridor trams are to be put on the road in Sydney, replacing…

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Germans Raid Coal Train

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 6

LONDON, Monday.--Twelve Germans were arrested when armed police frustrated a raid on a coal train near Hamburg…

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Germans Raid Coal Train

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 6

LONDON, Monday.--Twelve Germans were arrested when armed police frustrated a raid on a coal train near Hamburg…

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Germans Raid Coal Train

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.--Twelve Germans were arrested when armed police frustrated a raid on a coal train near Hamburg…

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Germans Raid Coal Train

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 6

LONDON, Monday.--Twelve Germans were arrested when armed police frustrated a raid on a coal train near Hamburg…

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Germans Raid Coal Train

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.--Twelve Germans were arrested when armed police frustrated a raid on a coal train near Hamburg…

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Tram, Train Delays As Heavy Rain Continues River Flood Danger, Big Seas On Coast

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 1

SUBSTANTIAL rain which has been falling in Sydney since yesterday caused heavy overcrowding and delay on some train and tram services this morning, and hundreds were late for work. Torrential ram is falling on the north coast of New South Wales and…

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