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Railways, roads & transport, 1947

6,390 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 250

Motors and Motoring Farm Tractor Speed; Using Grease Gun

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 9

SPEED of the farm tractor should be controlled by choosing the right gear ratio for the load conditions—always…

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Boy Killed: Hit by Tram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 1

A'youth was killed by a tram in Campbell Parade, Bondi, last night. A companion was injured. The dead youth was Clifford…

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Solution Of Tram Chaos No Nearer

Tribune · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 3

NSW tram and busmen’s rejection of moves for an immediate strike leaves Sydney and Newcastle transport in the same chaos as before—with no relief in sight. ALTHOUGH the McKell…

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Money Stopped A Motorist

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 2

When Mr. Lance M. Webb, of Seaforth, saw green £1 notes fluttering in the breeze this morning,…

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Motor Cycle Crash

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 3

Arthur Frank Harvey, 25, yarram-street. Lidcombe suffered a severe fracture of the skull when his motorcycle collided with the…

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Boy Killed by Tram, Mate Hurt

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 5

A boy lay dead on the tram lines at Bondi last night for five minutes before he was found. He was Clifford Fynmore, 15, of…

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Tramway League Game

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 29

VICTORIAN Tramway Department will play N.S.W. Transport Branch in the annual Rugby League contest in Sydney next month…

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Boy Killed in Fall Off Tram

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 10

One boy was killed and another critically injured, late last night, when they fell from a moving train in Campbell Pde.,…

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Tramway League Game

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 29

VICTORIAN Tramway Department will play N.S.W. Transport Branch in the annual Rugby League contest in Sydney next month…

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'Hoodlums' Fined for Offensive Tram Behavior

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 2

Described by police as typical hoodlums with records, Peter Smith (18) and James Day (23), pleaded guilty at Central Court…

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Tramway League Game

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 29

VICTORIAN Tramway Department will play N.S.W. Transport Branch in the annual Rugby League contest in Sydney next month…

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Tramway League Game

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 29

VICTORIAN Tramway Department will play N.S.W. Transport Branch in the annual Rugby League contest in Sydney next month…

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Tramway League Game

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 29

VICTORIAN Tramway Department will play N.S.W. Transport Branch in the annual Rugby League contest in Sydney next month…

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Tram Crashes Into Another

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 4

Rear of a corridor tram was badly smashed when a footboard tram crashed into it from behind in a cutting between…

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Boy Killed in Fall Off Tram

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 26

One boy was killed and another critically injured, late last night, when they fell from a moving train in Campbell Pde.,…

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Tramway League Game

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 29

VICTORIAN Tramway Department will play N.S.W. Transport Branch in the annual Rugby League contest in Sydney next month…

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Tram Crashes Into Another

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 4

Rear of a corridor tram was badly smashed when a footboard tram crashed into it from behind in a cutting between…

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Tramway League Game

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 29

VICTORIAN Tramway Department will Play N.S.W. Transport Branch in the annual Rugby League contest in Sydney next month…

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Boy Killed in Fall Off Tram

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 10

One boy was killed and another critically injured, late last night, when they fell from a moving train in Campbell Pde.,…

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Tramway League Game

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 29

VICTORIAN Tramway Department will play N.S.W. Transport Branch in the annual Rugby League contest in Sydney next month…

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