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Railways, roads & transport, 1948

5,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 250

Rodeo Star Fined on Motor Charge

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 5

LAUNCESTON, Friday. — Tex Morton, rodeo and circus proprietor, was fined £5 at Launceston Police Court…

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Tram Strike Position in Vic Worsens

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday.— Victoria faces a general transport strike within 24 hours following the…

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Deadlock in Tram Trouble

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.— A conference between the Conciliation Commissioner for Tramways (Mr. A. S…

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Hearing of Tram Dispute

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- The issue over the tram strike last Saturday at midnight, will come into the…

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Rodeo Star Fined on Motor Charge

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 5

LAUNCESTON, Friday. — Tex Morton, rodeo and circus proprietor,, was fined £5 at Launceston Police Court…

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S.A. May Act Over Railway

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Friday. — The South Australian Premier (Mr. Playford) hinted today that his…

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Rodeo Star Fined on Motor Charge

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 5

LAUNCESTON, Friday. — Tex Morton, rodeo and circus proprietor, was fined £5 at Launceston Police Court…

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Tram Strike Position in Vic. Worsens

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Victoria faces a general transport strike within 24 hours following the…

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Deadlock in Tram Trouble

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.— A conference between the Conciliation Commissioner for Tramways (Mr. A. S…

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S.A. May Act Over Railway

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Friday. — The South Australian Premier (Mr. Playford) hinted today that his…

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Rodeo Star Fined on Motor Charge

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 5

LAUNCESTON, Friday.--Tex Morton, rodeo and circus proprietor, was fined £5 at Launceston Police Court…

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Train Victim Not Identified

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 6

Detective Smith, of Auburn (UX7101), has been trying since December 30 to identify a young man killed in a fall…

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7 Children Die On Roads

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 6

Seven children under 12 years old had been killed in road accidents in New South Wales since the beginning of the…

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Tram Men to Picket Roads Move to Block Melbourne Emergency Transport Plan

The Sun · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- Hundreds of tramwaymen will picket all roads leading to the city from Monday morning. This is the first…

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Patrick's Training on Road

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 11

Progress under his new training routine will decide whether lightweight champion, Vic Patrick will be…

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Patrick's Training on Road

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 11

Progress under his new training routine will decide whether lightweight champion, Vic Patrick will be…

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AUSTRALIANA Steam trams

The World's News · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 20

TRAMS have their proper place, the street, but are out of their element running along railway lines, hob-nobbing with freight, express…

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Rivalry Over N.t. Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Friday.—The Premier, Mr. Playford, to-day strongly emphasised the Federal Government's obligation to…

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Tram Strike Settlement Still Remote

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday. —Melbourne has now been without trains for six days, and a settlement of…

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Last Cammeray Tram Tonight

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 6

The tram service between Wynyard and Vale Street, Cammeray (Suspension Bridge), will cease after the last run…

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