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Railways, roads & transport, 1948

5,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250

Toll of the Road

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 16

CHICAGO, Thursday.--Motor vehicle accidents killed 32,000 persons in 1947, but this figure was four per cent, less…

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Toll of the Road

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 16

CHICAGO, Thursday.--Motor vehicle accidents killed 32,000 persons in 1947, but this figure was four per cent, less…

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Motor Boat Club Junior Members Now Admitted

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 1

The February general meeting of the Penrith Motor Boat Club was neld on Monday evening last at the Commodore's premises in Station Street. Mr…

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Motor Boating. George's River Club

The Propeller · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 2

Members of the George's River branch of the Royal Motor Yacht Club celebrated their "Vice-Commodore's Day" on January 24. Crulser…

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Railway Slug

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 8

THE Railways make sure their refreshment rooms pay. Recently at Wynyard Railway Buffet I ordered a cup…

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Railway Slug

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 8

THE Railways make sure their refreshment rooms pay. Recently at Wynyard Railway Buffet I ordered a cup…

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Railway Slug

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 8

THE Railways make sure their refreshment rooms pay. Recently at Wynyard Railway Buffet I ordered a cup…

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Railway Slug

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 8

THE Railways make sure their refreshment rooms pay. Recently at Wynyard Railway Buffet I ordered a cup…

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Railway Slug

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 8

THE Railways make sure their refreshment rooms pay. Recently at Wynyard Railway Buffet. I ordered a cup…

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Railway Slug

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 8

THE Railways make sure their refreshment rooms pay. Recently at Wynyard Railway Buffet I ordered a cup…

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Railway Slug

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 8

THE Railways make sure their refreshment rooms pay. Recently at Wynyard Railway Buffet I ordered a cup…

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Merrylands Distrcit Motor Cycle Club

The Biz · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 2

Last Sunday, members of this club went on a social run to The Entrance and a very enjoyable day regardless o[?] the "strife" Ted got into. Fifteen…

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No train from Qld border

The Sun · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 6

Although many people have booked in the belief that they are going through to Brisbane,…

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Telegraphic Shipping British & Foreign Shipping Departures From— Hampton Roads

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 2

Feb. 2: Barnard Victory, s, for Australia. INTERSTATE TOWNSVILLE…

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Alexandria Railway Goods Yard Darling Harbour Landing and Sussex Street Markets

The Land · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 26

The State Marketing Bureau reports: POTATOES: Consignments at Alexandria showed an increase, when supplies amounted to 5,385 bags of local Factors…

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Motor Vehicles Reach Record Total

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 11

DUE to the recent increases in tradesmen's rates in the tyre repairing business and the introduction of the 40 hour week it was considered the present fixed prices for recapping and retreading were unremunerative. Application…

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SM warns scalers on trams

The Sun · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 3

Increased fines map be imposed on tram scalers, Mr. Berry, SM, indicated in the Traffic…

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St. George Motor Boat Club

The St George Call · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 3

Commodore Allan savell will "h[?] the day's racing at the St. George [?] tor Bout Club to-morrow. [?] Commodore's Day at the S[?]…

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Tram Man Injured

Daily Mirror · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 3

JOSEPH FRIEND (20), conductor, received injuries to the back and the ribs and lacerations about the head when he…

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Conductor Falls From Tram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 3

Tram traffic northwards across the Harbour Bridge was delayed for 20 minutes last night when a conductor fell from a tram and…

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