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Railways, roads & transport, 1948

5,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 250

New Motor Vessel Nimbus on Maiden Voyage to Australia

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 1

The Motor Vessel "Nimbus," built to the order of the Transatlantic Steamship Company, is due at Sydney on February 26 on her maiden voyage from Sweden. The m.s. "Nimbus," delivered…

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Drunken Motorists Filmed in Color

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 2

NEW YORK, Tuesday. -- Police in Milwaukee (Wisconsin) are making color pictures of motorists charged with drunken driving…

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George's River Bridge. And Main Roads Department

The Propeller · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 8

At the last meeting of Sutherland Shire Council a letter was received from the Department of Main Roads stating that the…

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Railway Bridge Wanted

The Propeller · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 3

The Secretary for Railways, in reply to Sutherland Council's request for provision of a pedestrian overhead bridge at…

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Council Road Staff

The Biz · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 5

The wages of all the laboring staff of Liverpool Council will be increased by 10/- per week, and labourer's entitled to appointment as labourer's or…

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Prince Philip To Train As Staff Officer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Jan. 28 (A.A.P.). —The Admiralty announced yesterday that Prince Philip, the Duker of Edinburgh, will…

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Constable Injured by Cyclist. While Diverting Road Traffic

The Propeller · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 2

A police constable and a motor cyclist were injured in a double accident at Hurstville last Friday night. They were Constable Cecil…

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Beautifying Railway Land

The Propeller · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 7

Sutherland Shire Council decided at its last meeting to inform the Railway Department that it will undertake and be…

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Move to Avert Railway Strike

Daily Mirror · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday. -- An early move to invoke the aid of the Arbitration Court to avert the threatened strike of…

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Metal Ramp at Railway. Proposed at Fairfield

The Biz · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 8

The subject of the Blue Metal Quarrie Company's desire to erect a loading ramp for metal at the southern end of The C[?]scent, was again dicussed at last…

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Bridge Repairs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 4

The Department of Main Roads advises that traffic crossing Gladesville Bridge between midnight on Saturday, February 7, and 6 a.m…

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Habonim Leaders Train

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 3

Forty-two leaders of the Habonim Zionist Youth Organisation in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Newcastle took part in a special…

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Big Japanese Train Robbery

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 2

TOKIO, Thursday.--More than 150 Japanese bandits yesterday held up a train at pistol point and robbed 2000…

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Japanese Bandits Loot Moving Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 3

TOKYO, Jan. 29 (A.A.P.Reuter).—Yesterday 150 bandits held up a train, and at pistol-point robbed 2,000…

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Boofhead One for the Road

Daily Mirror · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 9

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Boofhead One for the Road

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Boofhead One for the Road

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Boofhead One for the Road

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Boofhead One for the Road

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