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Railways, roads & transport, 1948

5,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 250

Girl Dizzy, Killed by Train

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 9

Betty Robertson, 19, of Malvern Avenue, Chatswood, who was killed by a train at Wynyard on…

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12 Injured in Tram Smash Near Gaol Gates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 3

Twelve passengers were injured yesterday afternoon when two trams collided near the gates of Long Bay Gaol…

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17 Hurt As 2 Trams Crash

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 1

Jail warders and hospital workers helped 17 people injured in a tram…

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3d Tram Fare Costs Man £6

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 3

GEORGE GRAY (47), laborer, who saved 3d by not paying his tram fare from Bathurst St. to Central Railway yesterday…

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3d Tram Fare Costs Man £6

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 3

GEORGE GRAY (47), laborer, who saved 3d by not paying his tram fare from Bathurst St. to Central Railway yesterday…

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3d Tram Fare Costs Man £6

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 3

GEORGE GRAY (47), laborer, who saved 3d by not paying his tram fare from Bathurst St. to Central Railway yesterday…

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Marines to Train

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday. -- The Admiralty has announced that lieutenants and sub-lieutenants of the Argentinian…

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Marines to Train

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday. -- The Admiralty has announced that lieutenants and sub-lieutenants of the Argentinian…

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Marines to Train

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday. -- The Admiralty has announced that lieutenants and sub-lieutenants of the Argentinian…

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Big tangle at bridge

The Sun · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 3

In the middle of the public rush to farewell the liner Strathaird today, Pyrmont Bridge was opened to allow a…

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More Qld. Rail Men Back Dept. Increases Train Services

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 4

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- The Railway Commissioner (Mr. Maloney) said tonight that more railwaymen had reported for duty today…

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Sydney Diary Sportsmen or gamblers?: And 'twas the grape: Thespian in a quandary: Those railway queues

The Sun · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 9

HAPPENINGS this week have shattered one more of our cherished illusions. We'd always looked upon Australia as a…

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Committee On Quay Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 9

A committee of five architects and town planners will consider the design of the Circular Quay station and overhead roadway…

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Railway Smokes

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 8

HOW long are honest citizens expected to tolerate the practice being adopted at the railway kiosks in the…

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Melb. Buses "Failure" Transport Man's View Tram System As 'Only Way'

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- Buses were a failure in city transport, said the chairman of the Tramways Board (Mr. Bell) in evidence yesterday before the Parliamentary…

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Records Go with Novel Motor Bike

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 1

ITALIAN RAFFAELE ALBERTI on this strange motor cycle recently broke four world records in Switzerland. His machine is a streamlined 75 c.c. Moto Guzzi. (Keystone.)…

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Railway Smokes

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 8

HOW long are honest citizens expected to tolerate the practice being adopted at the railway kiosks in the…

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Melb. Buses "Failure" Transport Man's View Tramway System "More Efficient"

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- Buses were a failure in city transport, said the chairman of the Tramways Board (Mr. Bell) in evidence yesterday before…

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Records Go with Novel Motor Bike

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 1

ITALIAN RAFFAELE ALBERTI on this strange motor cycle recently broke four world records in Switzerland. His machine is a streamlined 75c.c. Moto Guzzi. (Keystone.)…

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Railway Smokes

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 8

HOW long are honest citizens expected to tolerate the practice being adopted at the railway kiosks in the…

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