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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1948

5,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 250

Noisy Motor Cycle

The Propeller · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 1

At the Kogarah Police Court last week, before Mr. Bryant, S.M., Stanley Reginald Andrew, aged 20 years, milk carter, of…

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Railway 'Experts' Far Behind Times

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 2

MAJOR-GENERAL A.C. FEWTRELL, Chief Civil Engineer of the Railway Department, has announced an amazing discovery. IT appears that his experts…

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Railway 'Experts' Far Behind Times

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 2

MAJOR-GENERAL A.C.FEWTRELL, Chief Civil Engineer of the Railway Department, has announced an amazing discovery. IT appears that his experts…

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Railway 'Experts' Far Behind Times

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 2

MAJOR-GENERAL A. C. FEWTRELL, Chief Civil Engineer of the Railway Department, has announced an amazing discovery. IT appears that his experts…

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Railway 'Experts' Far Behind Times

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 2

MAJOR -GENERAL A. C. FEWTRELL, Chief Civil Engineer of the Railway Department, has announced an amazing discovery. IT appears that his experts…

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Railway 'Experts' Far Behind Times

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 2

MAJOR -GENERAL A. C. FEWTRELL, Chief Civil Engineer of the Railway Department, has announced an amazing discovery. IT appears that his experts…

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Spare Motor Parts

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday. --The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley said in the House of Representatives today that every…

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Railway 'Experts' Far Behind Times

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 2

MAJOR -GENERAL A. C. FEWTRELL, Chief Civil Engineer of the Railway Department, has announced an amazing discovery. IT appears that his experts…

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Spare Motor Parts

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday. --The Prime Minister (Mr.' Chifley) said in the House of Representatives today that every…

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Railway 'Experts' Far Behind Times

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 2

MAJOR-GENERAL A. C. FEWTRELL, Chief Civil Engineer of the Railway Department, has announced an amazing discovery. IT appears that his experts…

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Train, Tram Wage Rises

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 2

Wages of about 7500 employees of the N.S.W. railways and tramway services were today increased by the…

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Road to Kurnell

The Observer · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 6

On Saturday, 7th February, Clrs. Hagger, Willis and Sandow journeyed to Kurnell to attend the regular monthly meeting of the Progress…

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The "Friendship Train" in France

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 5

At the end of December, 1947, the first shipment of goods from the Friendship Train arrived in Le Havre with the organiser of the appeal, Mr…

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

The Land · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 26

The State Marketing Bureau reports: POTATOES: Supplies at Alexandria from local sources again increased, but quantities of interstate tubers were…

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Circular Quay Railway Scheme Defended To the Editor of the "Herald."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 2

Sir,—I would point out that the Circular Quay scheme, upon which enormous sums have already been spent, was…

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Ban on Some Old Trams

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 1

Sydney tramwaymen, at a mass meeting last night, decided not to work obsolete trams after March 21 unless…

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Man's hand cut off on railway

The Sun · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 2

With his left hand cut off, Waiter Smedley, of Rowley-street, Brighton-le-Sands, was found lying in the railway…

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Penpoints From the People "Spit" Tram

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 6

HIGH time the Transport Department removed a notice posted on St. Leonards railway platform announcing, "Alight…

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Cars and Trams

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 6

THE law relating to cars pulling up to the rear of trams should be enforced One continually sees cars pull up…

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Stop Press Quay Railway

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 12

The Premier (Mr. McGirr) said today that a conference of all parties concerned in the proposed circular quay railway would be called…

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