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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1947

6,390 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 250

Tramway Ban On Hotel Continues

The Sun · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 2

Dowling-street tramway depot employees, who imposed a ban on the Moore Park View Hotel a week, before Christmas, are…

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More Die On 'Death' Railway

The Sun · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 10

LONDON, Thursday.--Two people were killed, including Siamese Minister for Communications Dechatiwong, when a rail…

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Motor Boating. St. George Club

The Propeller · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 2

Amid spray whipped up by a strong south east wind last Saturday, the St. George Motor Boat Club held its usual weekly motor boat racing events at…

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Higher Profit and Div. From Motors

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 26

Before providing for taxation, W. T. Wood (Holdings), Ltd., motor traders, earned £12,066 profit for the year ended…

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Protest March by Railwaymen

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 2

VICTORIAN RAILWAYMEN marching along Collins St., Melbourne, yesterday, as a protest against wage pegging and the rising cost of living. The Victorian Secretary of the Australian Railways Union (Mr. J. J. Brown), is on the extreme right…

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Protest March by Railwaymen

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 2

VICTORIAN RAILWAYMEN marching along Collins St., Melbourne, yesterday, as a protest against wage pegging and the rising Cost of living. The Victorian Secretary of the Australian Railways Union(Mr. J. J. Brown), is on the extreme right…

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U.s. Motor Firms' Big Share Deal

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 5

DETROIT, Thursday.--Stockholders in the Graham-Paige Motors Corporation have voted approval for transferring the company's automotive…

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U.s. Motor Firms' Big Share Deal

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 20

DETROIT, Thursday.--Stockholders in the Graham-Paige Motors Corporation have voted approval for transferring the company's…

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"Ridiculous Reply." From Railway Department

The Biz · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 7

Stating that the only overcrowding experienced on the up journey was between Pendle Hill and Parramatta, and that in some cases trains left…

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Fairfield Motor Cycle Club

The Biz · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 7

The first event of the year of the above club will be a miniature T.T., to be staged at Whynstanes next Sunday afternoon, when handicap and scratch…

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Boy Of 2 Killed By Train

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 9

A two-years-old boy was cut to pieces this morning when he was run down by an electric train between Roseville and Chatswood…

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Little Boy Cut Down By Train

The Sun · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 1

A two-year-old boy who wandered on the railway line at Roseville today was cut down by a…

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Boy Of 2 Killed By Train

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 9

A two-years-old boy was cut to pieces this morning when he was run down by an electric train between Roseville and Chatswood…

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Boy Of 2 Killed By Train

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 5

A two-years-old boy was cut to pieces this morning when he was run down by an electric train between Roseville and Chatswood…

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Boy Of 2 Killed By Train

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 9

A two-years-old boy was cut to pieces this morning when he was run down by an electric train between Roseville and Chatswood…

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Boy Of 2 Killed By Train

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 9

A two-years-old boy was cut to pieces this morning when he was run down by an electric train between Roseville and Chatswood…

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Boy Of 2 Killed By Train

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 1

A two-years-old boy was cut to pieces today when he toddled from his home on to the railway tracks into the path of…

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Man Hurt in Road Smash

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 6

When two trucks came into collision at the intersection of Wyndham and Buckland Sts., Alexandria, late this afternoon, the driver of…

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Man Hurt in Road Smash

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 6

When two trucks came into collision at the intersection of Wyndham and Buckland Sts., Alexandria, late this afternoon, the driver, of…

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Britain Stages Nation-Wide Road Safety Campaign

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 13

UNDER a national road safety champaign, every class of road user in Britain is being educated in correct and [?]…

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