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Railways, roads & transport, 1947

6,390 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 250

Girl Injured in Fall From Train

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 2

Maureen Belehor (about 17) suffered concussion and bruising when she fell from a moving train near Marrickville…

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Girl Injured in Fall From Train

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 2

Maureen Belchor (about 17) suffered concussion and bruising when she fell from a moving train near Marrickville…

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Mam Killed While Waiting for Tram

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday. --A man waiting for a tram in St. Kilda Rd. last night was killed and three women passengers in a utility truck…

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Man Killed While Waiting for Tram

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- A. man waiting for a tram in St. Kilda Rd. last night was killed and three women passengers in a utility truck…

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Man Killed While Waiting for Tram

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- A man waiting for a tram in St. Kilda Rd. last night was killed and three women passengers in a utility truck…

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Mascot Aerodrome Misnomer Claimed

Truth · Sunday 9 February 1947 · page 32

A claim that the proper name of the airport at Mascot—Kingsford Smith Aerodrome—should be adhered to, is made by the Air Force…

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Train Victim Can't Get Job

Truth · Sunday 9 February 1947 · page 35

Ellen Blacker, who had a hand and leg severed in a train accident at Bulli two years ago, faces the prospect…

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Exciting Finish in Tramway Stake at Harold Park

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 9 February 1947 · page 35

QUICK SIGN (No. 5) winning the first division of the Tramway Stake at Harold Park last night from Uberous (9) and Treasure Found (partially obscured). First And Half ((3) finished fourth…

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Motor Cycle Hits Tree, Two Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 9 February 1947 · page 56

TAREE, Sat. -- Two young men were killed when the motor cycle they were riding left the road and crashed into a tree between Taree and Wingham early…

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One-man Tram Strike Delays Traffic During Peak

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 9 February 1947 · page 1

Trams banked up from the Tivoli Theatre to Central Railway at 5 p.m. yesterday when a tramdriver staged a one-man strike. He walked off the tram…

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Bridge Tolls

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 12

IN a recent trip to Melbourne I was struck by the absence of…

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Bridge Tolls

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 12

IN a recent trip to Melbourne was struck by the absence of…

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Bridge Tolls

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 12

IN a recent trip to Melbourne I was struck by the absence of…

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Bridge Tolls

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 12

IN a recent trip to Melbourne was struck by the absence of…

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Bridge Tolls

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 12

IN a recent trip to Melbourne I was struck by the absence of…

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Bridge Tolls

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 12

IN a recent trip to Melbourne I was struck by the absence of…

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Train Crash in Rumania

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 3

BUCHAREST, Feb. 9 (A.A.P.).— Twenty-seven people were killed and 67 injured when a passenger train crashed yesterday into a stationary…

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Two Road Smashes At Gosford Danger Spot

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 4

GOSFORD, Sunday. — Two more road smashes occurred to-day within 10 minutes in drizzling rain on the greasy patch of road on the Pacific Highway just north of Gosford. About 20 accidents have occurred on the same…

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What People Are Doing: Wedding At Burwood ... Motoring Holiday

The Sun · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 10

A fully choral wedding at St. Paul's, Burwood, on Saturday for Miss Muriel Badger and Mr. Jack Fardell. The bride, who is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry…

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Girl Charged with Two Deaths Father And Boy Friend Victims Dual Tragedy in Motor Car

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 6

ST. LOUIS (Missouri), Monday. -- Mary Reardon (14), who yesterday shot dead he father while he was driving a car, will now be charged with manslaughter following the death…

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