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Railways, roads & transport, 1947

6,390 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 250

Care Will Beat Many Summer Motoring Troubles

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 11

SPECIAL cure should be taken by motorists to avoid trouble and discomfort on summer motor tours, according to the chief engineer of the N.R.M.A…

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Trams To Stop If Promises Not Kept

Tribune · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 1

If the McKell Government tries to evade responsibilities or break promises to the tram and bus men again there will most likely be a major hold-up of Sydney transport…

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SA Railwaymen Want Sunday Double Rates

Tribune · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 7

Adelaide. — State branch of the Australian Railways Union has written to the secretary of the Trades and Labor Council, Mr. T. Garland,…

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Tram-bus Strike On; Union Defies Trades Hall

The Sun · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 1

Trams and Government-owned buses will not operate in Sydney or Newcastle for 24 hours from midnight on Sunday. This was decided by the combined executive of the…

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Driverless Tram Untidy, He Felt

The Sun · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 3

WELLINGTON (NZ), Friday.--"What a sloppy way to run a tram system," thought Motorman R. Taberner, of Auckland, this morning when a driverless tram on the…

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25 Years of Progress! Hunt Bros. (Motors) Pty. Ltd. Celebrate Their 25th ANNIVERSARY

The St George Call · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 1

Hunt Bros. (Motors) Pty. Ltd., Ford Drakes celebrated their 25th Anniversary last December, according to a statement issued recently by Mr. E. S. Shaw,…

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Tram Men to Defy Work Order Labor Council Moves Against 1-Day Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 5

Sydney and Newcastle tram men would defy an instruction from the Labor Council to call off next Monday's 24-hour tram and bus stoppage, the organiser of the Tramways Union (Mr. J. T. Coulthart) and other…

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Tram, Bus Stoppage Monday Now Definite

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 4

THERE definitely will not be any trams or bases plying in Sydney or Newcastle next Monday. Thus was decided this afternoon by the combined executive of the Tramway and Bus Employees' Union, which throughout the day, had considered…

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Trams, Buses Stop on Monday Union Defies Labor Council Ruling Tempers Flare When Case Put to Meeting

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 2

DESPITE the appeal of the Premier (Mr. McKell), and a direction, last night, by the N.S.W. Labor Council to cancel the strike, tram and bus employees will stop work on Monday…

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Tramwaymen Refuse To Call Strike

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 4

DESPITE the appeal of the Premier (Mr. McKell), and a direction, last night, by the N.S.W. Labor Council to cancel the strike, tram and bus employees will stop work on Monday. THE combined executive of the tram…

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Trams, Buses Stop on Monday Union Defies Labor Council Ruling Tempers Flare When Case Put to Meeting

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 2

DESPITE the appeal of the Premier (Mr. McKell), and a direction, last night, by the N.S.W. Labor Council to cancel the strike, tram and bus employees will stop work on Monday…

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Tram, Bus Stoppage Monday Mom Definite

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 4

THERE definitely will not be any trams or bases plying in Sydney or Newcastle next Monday. This was decided this afternoon by the combined executive of the Tramway and Bus Employees' Union, which throughout the day, had considered…

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Tram, Bus Steppage Monday Now Definite

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 4

THERE definitely will not be any trams or buses plying in Sydney or Newcastle next Monday. This was decided this afternoon by the combined executive of the Tramway and Bus Employees' Union, which throughout the day, had considered…

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Stop Press Tram, Nus. Tie-up Certain

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 24

There definitely will be no trams or buses running in Gydney and Newcastle next Monday. This decision was reached this afternoon…

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Tram, Bus Stoppage Monday Nom Definite

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 4

THERE definitely will not be any trams or buses plying in Sydney or Newcastle next Monday. This was decided this afternoon by the combined executive of the Tramway and Bus Employees' Union, which throughout the day, had considered…

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Tram, Bus Stoppage Monday Now Definite

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 4

THERE definitely will not be any trams or buses plying in Sydney or Newcastle next Monday. This was decided this afternoon by the combined executive of the Tramway and Ens Employees' Union, which throughout the day, had considered…

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Monday Tram, Bus Stoppage Union Leaders Definite

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 1

Tram and bus union officials said last night that they would not accept a direction by the Trades and Labour Council to cancel the stop-work meeting…

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Train Derailed

The Sun · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 3

MONTREAL, Friday.--At least six people were killed and 55 injured, when a Southern Pacific train was derailed after hitting…

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Spit Bridge Collision

Daily Mirror · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 2

BERNARD BURDEKIN (24), of Brookvale, fractured a leg and received general abrasions and shock when a motor lorry and motor cycle…

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Road Mined In Palestine

The Sun · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 3

JERUSALEM, Saturday.--Troops discovered mines on the mein Lydda-Jerusalcm road, a few hours after the High…

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