Pups Suffocated In Box On Train
WAGGA, Tuesday.--Eric Rolfe Stewart, of Lockhart, was fined £8 In Wagga Police Court for ill-treating four Collie pups…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1946
6,185 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 250
Big Railway Strike Move
A 24 hour stoppage of all rail traffic in the Sydney Metropolitan area was called for at a one-hour stopwork meeting last Wednesday of Australian…
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THE NSW Railway commissioner, Mr. Hartigan, is quoted in the Sunday Sun, February 17, as using the slogan, “We have showers in our…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motorist Left £700 On Footpath--And Got It Back!
HOBART, Monday.--A bag containing £700 in banknotes and silver was restored to its owner yesterday after he had left it on the footpath in front of a hotel and had driven away in his car…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tram Passengers Had to Put Up Umbrellas
Tram passengers had to stand up yesterday with their umbrellas open to shelter from the rain which came through the roof. They could not sit down…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trams Involved In Four Accidents
Trams were involved in four accidents in Sydney yesterday. A tram and an ambulance containing a woman patient,…
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THEY all seem to come from there, don't they?" commented Mr. Sheridan, S.M., at Newtown Court today, when told that a man, charged…
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THEY all seem to come from there, don't they?" commented Mr. Sheridan, S.M., at Newtown Court today, when told that a man, charged…
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THEY all seem to come from there, don't they?" commented Mr. Sheridan, S.M., at Newtown Court today, when told that a man, charged…
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Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Window Smashed
A railway passenger was injured when the window of an electric train carriage was shattered by a piece of blue metal between Newtown and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Roads and Footpaths Complaints
The following complaints were received at last week's meeting of Holroyd council: Mrs. E. Cochrane. Palmer Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Conference to Discuss Train Service
The need for a better train service on the western line will be discussed at a conference at the Council Chamber, Blacktown, on April 1…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Injured In Road Accidents
Three people were injured yesterday in accidents involving trams. Two women were injured when their…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Harbor Bridge Climb To Win Whisky Bet
Three young British naval officers climbed to the top of Sydney Harbor Bridge arch several nights ago to win a bottle of whisky in a bet. To prove they had won the bet…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man Hit When Stone Smashes Train Window
A rain passenger was injured last night when a piece of blue metal shattered a carriage window near Newtown Station. The passenger, Mr. A. J…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Department of Main Roads, N.S.W. Annual Report
The report of the Department of Main Roads for the year ending June 30th., 1946, mentions the Main Roads (Amendment) Act, 1945, designed to effect certain improvements in administration…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"No Need to Worry" Protests Against Road Widening Proposal
A petition signed by 26 residents, and a letter from the Communist Party, protesting against the widening of St. Hillier's Road under the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Maintenance Work
The task of maintaining over 8,000 miles of [?] track throughout New South Wales is one of considerable mag[?] Railway Department has…
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