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Railways, roads & transport, 1948

5,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 250

Shops on Railway Property

The Biz · Thursday 12 February 1948 · page 8

The general purposes commitee recommended to last week's meeting or Fairfield Council that W. S. Barton's application for permission to erect a fruit…

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Train Cuts Stay

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 19

PRESENT train services were the maximum under the existing coal shortage and there was very little possibllity of any alteration to the…

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Train Sleeping Berths

The St George Call · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 1

The Department of Railways announces that a new regulation will be into force on the 1st March next, [?]eby pasengers joining a train…

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Interstate Road Maps

The Land · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 25

"J.K.": Road maps of Tasmania and Queensland can be obtained from the Gregory Publishing Co. Ltd., 59 Regent St., Sydney, price 2/6 each, plus 3d…

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Bag of Oats Stops Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 3

A bag of oats on the line brought a Cronulla-bound electric train to a sudden stop about midnight last night…

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British Train Ban on Germans in Zone

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 3

BERLIN, Friday. -- Germans have been banned from travelling between Berlin and the British zone in Germany…

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Many Dangerous Cars Now On The Road

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 11

GROWING indifference by a section of motorists towards the safety of their cars is certificate by the N.R.M.A…

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Alexandria Railway Goods Yard, Darling Harbour Landing and Sussex Street Markets

The Land · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 26

The State Marketing Bureau reports: POTATOES: Consignments at Alexandria showed a decrease from both local and Victorian sources. Supplies amounted to…

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Record Trading For Motor Parts Group

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 5

Net profit, before taxation, of W. T. Wood (Holdings) Ltd., at £12,533, for the year ended December 31, compares…

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Commodore's Day. Gala Show for St. George Motor Boat Club

The St George Call · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 6

Blessed with ideal weather, the annual Commodore's Day at the St. George Motor Boat Club on Saturday last was one of the most colourful in…

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Motor Driver on Bail of £1000

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 3

GEOFFREY PEARSON (28), motor driver, appeared at Central Court today on charges of false pretences and…

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Motor Cycle Races

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 11

MOTOR cycle T.T. races will be held at Blacktown tomorrow, the first race at 9.30…

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Motor Driver on Bail of £1000

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 3

GEOFFREY PEARSON (28), motor driver, appeared at Central Court today on charges of false pretences and…

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Motor Driver on Bail of £1000

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 3

GEOFFREY PEARSON (28), motor driver, appealed at Central Court today on charges of false pretences and…

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Full Day of Road Raging

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 17

Western Suburbs Motor Cycle Club will hold an all-day road race meeting today on the "Poplars" circuit, Blacktown…

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World's News Review Braille railway guide

The World's News · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 17

A 70-PAGE chart in Braille covering all railway lines in New York has been developed by William Wiltchik, a blind magazine…

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Adelaide Children’s Tram Fares Doubled

Tribune · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 3

ADELAIDE. — The South Australian Public School Committees’ Association has strongly protested to the Government and Municipal…

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Blaze in motor-ship

The Sun · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-- Thousands of pounds worth of damage is feared to have been caused by a fire…

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Schoolboy Hurt in Tram Accident

The Sun · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 1

Arthur Wright, 15, schoolboy, of Illawarra-road, Marrickville, was critically injured when he leaned out of…

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Man Pinned Under Tram 20 Minutes

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 6

A man who was pinned under a tram in King Street, City, for 20 minutes lost night escaped with slight abrasions. It took rescuers 20 min…

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