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Railways, roads & transport, 1947

6,390 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 250

55 Injured As Train Derailed

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday.--Fifty five passengers were injured when an 11-car Long Island train hit an open switch at…

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55 Injured As Train Derailed

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 2

NEW YORK, Monday.--Fifty five passengers were injured when an 11-car Long Island train hit an open switch at…

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20 Injured As Train Derailed

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 5

NEW YORK, Monday.--About 20 persons were injured when a five-car Long Island train ran over an open switch and was…

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Haunting Dreams Of Road Smash

The Sun · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 3

"I have terrible dreams in which I re-live the accident. It has haunted me ever since," said a…

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Charges Against Driver Of Tram

The Sun · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 3

Charged in the Central Police Court today with having been found drunk while he was the driver of a tram on the Broadway…

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50-50 Visitor Wants Better Trams Letterettes In Fifty Words Wake Up

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 13

Why can't Sydney have numbered tramstops and good trams like Brisbane? But even if Sydney did have…

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All Motor Cars to Be Indexed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 10

On March 1 the Commonwealth Statistician will begin to card index each of Australia's…

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Tramdriver Charged

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 6

ALLAN HUGH WILLIAMS (39). tram driver, was charged at Central Court today with having been found drunk on February 14 while…

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Tramdriver Charged

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 6

ALLAN HUGH WILLIAMS (39). tram driver, was charged at Central Court today with having been found drunk on February 14 while…

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Tramdriver Charged with Being Drunk

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 7

ALLAN HUGH WILLIAMS (39); tram driver, was charged at Central Court today with having been found drunk on February 14 while…

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Tramdriver Charged with Being Drunk

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 14

ALLAN HUGH WILLIAMS (39), tram driver, was charged at Central Court today with having been found drunk on February 14 while…

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Tramdriver Charged with Being Drunk

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 4

ALLAN HUGH WILLIAMS (39), tram driver, was charged at Central Court today with having been found drunk on February 14 while…

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Tramdriver Charged

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 6

ALLAN HUGH WILLIAMS (39), tram driver, was charged at Central Court today with having been found drunk on February 14 while…

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Roads Cleared By Germans

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 10

ROADS HAVE BEEN BLOCKED in some parts of England during the blizzards. This picture shows German prisoners of war digging out the snow from a bridge north of Capel-en-le-Frith. It indicates how deep the show is…

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Roads Cleared By Germans

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 10

ROADS HAVE BEEN BLOCKED in some parts of England during the blizzards. This picture shows German prisoners of war digging out the snow from a bridge north of Capel-en-le-Frith. It indicates how deep the snow is…

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Roads Cleared By Germans

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 10

ROADS HAVE BEEN BLOCKED in some parts of England during the blizzards. This picture shows German prisoners of war digging out the snow from a bridge north of Capel-en-le-Frith. It indicates how deep the snow is…

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Roads Cleared By Germans

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 10

ROADS HAVE BEEN BLOCKED in some parts of England during the blizzards. This picture shows German prisoners of war digging. out the snow from a bridge north of Capel-en-le-Frith. It indicates how deep the snow is…

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Roads Cleared By Germans

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 10

ROADS HAVE BEEN BLOCKED in some parts of England during the blizzards. This picture shows German prisoners of war digging out the snow from a bridge north of Capel-en-le-Frith. It indicates how deep the snow is…

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Roads Cleared By Germans

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 10

ROADS HAVE BEEN BLOCKED in some parts of England during the blizzards. This picture shows German prisoners of war digging out the snow from a bridge north of Capel-en-le-Frith. It indicates how deep the snow is…

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Roads Cleared By Germans

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 10

ROADS HAVE BEEN BLOCKED in some parts of England during the blizzards. This picture shows German prisoners of war digging out the snow from a bridge north of Capel-en-le-Frith. It indicates how deep the snow is…

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