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Railways, roads & transport, 1947

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

Youth, Girl Thrown From Motor Cycle

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 3

LITHGOW, Monday.--A youth and a girl were injured when they were thrown from a motor cycle near Jenolan Caves late yesterday…

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Railwayman Wins Bulli Pre-selection

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 9

WOLLONGONG, Monday. -- Lawrence C. Kelly, 63, won the pre-selection ballot, for Bulli electorate, regarded as one of the safe Labor seats in the…

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To Improve Design and Construction of Roads

Construction · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 3

With a view to the improvement of design and construction of roads and alleviating the problems of congestion and road accidents in Britain, a delegation of highway experts, sponsored by the British…

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Famous Bridge Expert Marries New York Girl

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 5

NEW YORK, Wednesday. --The marriage of Ely Culbertson (55), the noted bridge expert, and Miss Dorothy Pachne (21). of New York…

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New Bridge Over the Hunter River at Hexham

Construction · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 3

A new bridge is to be built over the Hunter River at Hexham near Newcastle to replace the existing vehicular ferry on the Pacific Highway. A survey showed that the average number of…

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Record Number Of Vehicles On N.S.W. Roads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 4

Motor vehicles, registered in New South Wales at the beginning of December reached the all-time record of 340,197, an increase in…

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50-50 Plea for Chivalry Letterettes In Fifty Words Trams

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 13

Yesterday I saw a woman with a baby in her arms running for a tram, When she was a few yards from the tram, it…

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Bus, Tram Men Firm on Strike

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 14

Strong efforts will be made by the Tram and Bus Union delegates to persuade tomorrow's meeting of the Land Transport…

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Nearly 400 Convicted for Railway Offences

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 8

THE Secretary for Railways (Mr. S. R. Nicholas) said today that during December there were 372 convictions in the metropolitan area for…

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Tram And Bus Stops

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 12

IT is often difficult to know where to alight from a tram or to describe a stopping-place to someone else. In some cities tram and bus…

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Tram And Bus Stops

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 12

IT is often difficult to know where to alight from a tram or to describe a stopping-place to someone else. In some cities tram and bus…

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Bus, Tram Men Firm on Strike

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 14

Strong efforts will be made by the Tram and Bus Union delegates to persuade tomorrow's meeting of the Land Transport…

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Nearly 400 Convicted for Railway Offences

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 8

THE Secretary for Railways (Mr. S. R. Nicholas) said today, that during December there were 372 convictions in the metropolitan area for…

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Bus, Tram Men Firm on Strike

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 14

Strong efforts will be made by the Tram and Bus Union delegates to persuade tomorrow's meeting of the Land Transport…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →

Tram And Bus Stops

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 12

IT is often difficult to know where to alight from a tram or to describe a stopping-place to someone else. In some cities tram and bus…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Nearly 400 Convicted for Railway Offences

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 8

THE Secretary for Railways (Mr. S. R. Nicholas) said today that during December there were 372 convictions in the metropolitan area for…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Bus, Tram Men Firm on Strike

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 14

Strong efforts will be made by the Tram and Bus Union delegates to persuade tomorrow's meeting of the Land Transport…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →

Tram And Bus Stops

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 12

IT is often difficult to know where to alight from a tram or to describe a stopping-place to someone else. In some cities tram and bus…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Nearly 400 Convicted for Railway Offences

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 8

THE Secretary for Railways (Mr. S. R. Nicholas) said today that during December there were 372 convictions in the metropolitan area for…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Tram And Bus Stops

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 12

IT is often difficult to know where to alight from a tram or to describe a stopping-place to someone else. In some cities tram and bus…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →