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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1947

6,390 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 250

Call for Motor Chassis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 3

The Australian motor industry intended to urge the fullest import of chassis from all sources, Mr. C. Broomhall said yesterday…

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Motor Repair Rise Opposed

The Sun · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 7

A move by the Sydney motor trade to secure official permission to charge more per hour for mechanics' time, in view of the…

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Argentine Railways: U.K. To Get £150m

The Sun · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 8

LONDON, Thursday.--Payment of £150,009,000 for British-owned Argentine railways will be made in cash in sterling. Most of this…

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Robbery at Narwee. Railway Official Bailed Up

The Propeller · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 3

On Tuesday night two masked armed youth's bailed up a porter and took £4179 from a safe in the ticket office of the Narwee railway station,…

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Motor Boating. St. George Club

The Propeller · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 2

Vice-Commodore Allan Allsop, of the St. George Motor Boat Club, celebrated his "day" last Saturday on Kogarah Bay. A large gathering of spectators enjoyed the…

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Broken Wire Stops Trams

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 6

City-bound trams were delayed 15 minutes when an overhead power wire snapped and fell to the road in Oxford Street, Bondi…

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Argentina Buys Railway System

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 18

BUENOS AIRES, Thursday. -- The Argentine Government has bought the country's railway system from Britain for…

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Argentina Buys Railway System

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 3

BUENOS AIRES, Thursday. -- The Argentine Government has bought the country's railway system from Britain for…

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Sunday Fare Increase Suggested Submission By Union Representative Estimated Loss on Trams Given

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- A suggestion that N.S.W. transport authorities should increase Sunday fares by 12 d was made in the…

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Huge Loss on Tramways Estimated Figure Quoted During Union Claim Almost Double Deficit of 1946

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.-- The estimated loss on operations of Sydney and Newcastle Tramways to June 30 this year is £600,000, compared with £379,000 last year…

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Argentina Buys Railway System

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 3

BUENOS AIRES, Thursday. -- The Argentine Government has bought the country's railway system from Britain for…

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Sunday Fare Increase Suggested Submission By Representative Estimated Loss on Trams Given

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday, -- A suggestion that N.S.W. transport, authorities should increase Sunday fares by 12 d was made in the…

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Sunday Fare Increase Suggested Submission By Union Representative Estimated Loss on Trams Given

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- A suggestion. that N.S.W. transport authorities should increase Sunday fares by 12d was made in the…

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Argentina Buys Railway System

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 18

BUENOS AIRES, Thursday. -- The Argentine Government has bought the country's railway system from Britain for…

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Sunday Fare Increase Suggested Submission By Union Representative Estimated Loss on Trams Given

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- A suggestion that N.S.W. transport authorities should increase Sunday fares by ½d. was made in the…

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Alteration of Railway Parade

The Biz · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 3

For many years past councils had sug-. gested that the "kink" in Railway Parade, Cabramatta, should be straightened in the interests of public safety, said Ald…

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Police Identify Train Victim

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 13

Police last night identified a man who was killed by a train at Auburn railway station yesterday morning. He was Arthur Charles Ladbrook,…

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Motors and Motoring Safety On Roads Should Be Given High Priority

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 9

ACTUAL cost in [?] of road accidents, which is very high, demands that traffic reform and road safety be regarded as a…

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Alteration in Early Train Plan

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 7

The Railways Department yesterday announced an alteration in the plan to run more early morning trains on Parramatta and Bankstown lines…

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Realistic Film Helps Drive For Safety On Roads

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 9

MOST driven, if asked whether they had trafficked with the devil, would be very annoyed with the questioner. But M-G-M insists that there…

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