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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1946

6,185 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 250

Motorists Pleased

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 4

"We welcome the apparent evidence that petrol rationing is staggering to its end," the general secretary of the N.R.M.A., Mr. H. 1. Johnson, said…

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Soviet Motorists To Ride On Eiderdown

Tribune · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

MOSCOW.—The Stalin Automobile Plant in Moscow is now massproducing the “Zis-100,” a comfortable 7-seater car with a speed of…

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Fare Scouts on Trail of Tram & Bus Scalers

The Sun · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 1

New perils for fare scalers were revealed in the Traffic Court today when 20 people were fined a total of £30 for avoiding payment. Transport officers incognito…

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Railway Bookings

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 10

THE system of purchasing rail tickets and seat tickets at separate windows plus the long delay while the clerk phones another office, lowers…

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Railway Bookings

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 10

THE system of purchasing rail tickets and seat tickets at separate windows plus the long delay while the clerk phones another office, lowers…

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Railways Sleuths Criticised

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 5

The Railways Department's methods of investigating cases of absenteeism were described at last night's meeting of the…

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Railway Bookings

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 10

THE system of purchasing rail tickets and seat tickets at separate windows plus the long delay while the clerk phones another office, lowers…

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Cycling Motor-paced Record Attempt

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 20

SPORTS ARENA management will break new ground tomorrow night when an attempt will be made to set up a one-mile motor record…

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Cycling Motor-paced Record Attempt

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 20

SPORTS ARENA management will break new ground tomorrow night when an attempt will be made to set up a one-mile motor record…

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Railway Bookings

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 10

THE system of purchasing rail tickets and seat tickets at separate windows plus the long delay while the clerk phones another office, lowers…

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Railway Bookings

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 10

THE system of purchasing rail tickets and seat tickets at separate windows plus the long delay while the clerk phones another office, lowers…

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Cycling Motor-paced Record Attempt

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 20

SPORTS ARENA management will break new ground tomorrow night when an attempt will be made to set up a one-mile motor record…

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Tank Convoys 'Damage Roads'

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 6

The fleet of Matilda and General Grant tanks travelling from Southport (Queensland) to Sydney had damaged bridges,…

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Killed by Train, Body Identified

The Sun · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 2

The body of a man found dead on the railway between Quaker's Hill and Marayong yesterday has been identified as that of William…

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Violent Robbery on Lonely Road

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 4

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Saturday. -- Masked men held up W. A. Larsen, a farmer, on a lonely road near Fielding, Manawatu County, at…

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Road Links For Canberra Soon

The Sun · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA, Saturday.--Road transport passenger services will operate between Canberra and all big towns on the South Coast…

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Road Damage By Tanks On Way South

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 4

Reports indicated that-damage to roads had been caused by a convoy of tanks on transporters from Southport. Queensland, the…

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Air Competition with the Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 2

Before long the State Government may be under the painful necessity of making up its mind on a major question of policy. Twelve months or so ago…

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Motor Ship Master Honoured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 3

Captain O. C. Roberts, master of the motor ship Australia Star, received the honour of Commander of the British Empire in the New Year's…

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Railwaymen Warned "Gestapo" Check Denied

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 3

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Hartigan, yesterday denied allegations that "gestapo" methods were used by the…

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