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Railways, roads & transport, 1946

6,185 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 250

Postwar Motor Car Production

Construction · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 3

The production of postwar car throughout the world is having a rather difficult time, particularly in America, where the programmes, have been completely disorganised by strikes…

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Cronulla Train Service

The Propeller · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 6

At the last meeting of Sutherland Council it was decided to convene a meeting of all organisations in the shire for the purpose of petitioning…

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Road To Unity

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 12

Q.: What do you think of that. Rev. Sir? R.: It exhibits what Holy Scripture describes as "zeal without…

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Train Increase Next Week

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 3

From next Monday there will be restorations of some of the trains which were discontinued o[?] run to altered timetables when the…

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Slow Job On Quay Railway

The Sun · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 3

Work on the Circular Quay loop of the City Railway, which began on September 17, is…

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Killed in Motor Smash Merrylands Girl and Fiance

The Biz · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 3

A man and his fiancee were killed and four other persons badly injured when a car crashed into a telegraph pole on Liverpool Road, [?] on [?]…

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Improved Train Services

The Land · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

Some of the trains which were discontinued on December 13 will be restored next Monday. Optional seat booking seven days ahead is to be…

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Train Kills Elderly Man

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 6

AN elderly man "was killed instantly when struck by a Sydney-bound Richmond train near Quaker's Hill railway station at 6.30 this morning…

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Train Kills Elderly Man

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 6

AN elderly man was killed instantly when struck by a Sydney-bound. Richmond train near Quaker's Hill railway station at 6.30 this morning…

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Train Kills Elderly Man

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 3

AN elderly man was killed instantly when struck by a Sydney-bound Richmond train near Quaker's. Hill railway station at 6.30 this morning…

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Train Kills Elderly Man

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 6

AN elderly man was killed instant[?] when, struck by a Sydney-bou[?] Richmond train near Quaker's. Hi[?] railway station at 6.30 this morning…

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Man Killed By Train

The Sun · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 1

An unidentified man was killed by a steam train between. Quaker's Hill and Marayong today…

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Train Kills Elderly Man

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 6

AN elderly man was killed instantly when struck by a Sydney-bound Richmond train near Quaker's Hill railway station at 6.30 this morning…

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Military Police Take Goods From Train

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 5

HAMBURG, Friday.--Large quantities of tobacco, coffee, butter, bacon, oil and wine were confiscated yesterday by Allied military police…

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Military Police Take Goods From Train

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 9

HAMBURG, Friday.--Large quantities of tobacco, coffee, butter, bacon, oil and wine were confiscated yesterday by Allied military police…

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Late News Berlin-bremen Train Held Up

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Jan. 10 (A.A.P.).— Bandits dressed in Russian uniforms last night held up the Bremen-Berlin train at the small station of Biederitz…

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Railways May Run Air Services

The Land · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

A proposal that the Railway Department should operate air services is strongly suppprted by the Commissioner for Railways…

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Motors and Motoring Greater Efficiency Of New British Tractors

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 9

SIMPLIFICATION generally means greater efficiency and always easier maintenance. This is certainly true in the case of the improved "David Brown" tractor engine lubrication system…

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Big Peacetime Advances Foreseen Motor Industry Ready For Tasks Ahead

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 9

THE war of nations has ceased and those who sought to wrest our freedom from as have been heavily defeated for which we owe a deep debt of gratitude to our leaders and the men and women of the fighting services as well as…

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Railwaymen Complain "Gestapo" Check on Absentees

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 3

The N.S.W. Trades and Labour Council last night directed workers in the Chullora railway shops to cancel…

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