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Railways, roads & transport, 1948

5,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 250

Road Racing Crowds Beds In Parks At Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1948 · page 3

BATHURST, Friday.— Bathurst is crowded for the motor car and cycle races, and many visitors are sleeping…

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Road Risk Is Greatest On Saturday Evenings By a Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1948 · page 2

PASSENGERS in motor vehicles travelling fast through Sydney suburbs between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturdays…

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INFLATION hits the U.S. motor industry From Our New York Office

The World's News · Saturday 27 March 1948 · page 7

LAST year the US motor industry produced 4,800,000 vehicles—19,000 buses, 1,221,000 trucks and more than 3,500,000…

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Safety—Our Railways' First Priority

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1948 · page 5

HARD things are said of the New South Wales railways, but nobody has yet suggested they aren't safe…

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Sydney Diary Sydney painter honored in London : Tram fares: Truth in advertising: Legal names: Long streets

The Sun · Saturday 27 March 1948 · page 5

CURRENTLY on its way to London is an Australian landscape painting which informed critics regard as just about the…

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Man Killed in Motor Cycle Crash

Daily Mirror · Saturday 27 March 1948 · page 2

BATHURST, Saturday. --Keith Albert Berry (18), 106 Davidson St., North Strathfield, was killed instantly when…

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Man Killed in Motor Cycle Crash

Daily Mirror · Saturday 27 March 1948 · page 2

BATHURST, Saturday. -- Keith Albert Berry (18), 106 Davidson St., North Strathfield, was killed instantly when…

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Thousands blocked by train

The Sun · Sunday 28 March 1948 · page 3

A DERAILED electric train prevented thousands from getting to the Show and city theatres…

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Carriage Off Line; Long Train Hold-up

Truth · Sunday 28 March 1948 · page 1

Train traffic was held up for more than two hours last night when a carriage of an electric train was derailed near…

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Four Dead, 10 Hurt in Road Accidents

Truth · Sunday 28 March 1948 · page 32

Four persons were killed in motor accidents yesterday—a motor cyclist at Bathurst and three men in Melbourne—and two other Victorians died as a result of earlier accidents…

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Man killed in fight after road smash

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 28 March 1948 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sat. -- A truck driver who became involved in a car crash at Mildura tonight was punched, knocked to the ground, and killed…

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Calvary's road was flanked by guns Fact's London Bureau

The Sun · Sunday 28 March 1948 · page 7

On the Mount of Olives, above the graves of troops of World War I, British 25-pounders pointed their muzzles towards Jerusalem's outskirts…

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Railway Strikers May Soon Return to Work

Truth · Sunday 28 March 1948 · page 4

BRISBANE, Saturday.—It was strongly rumored today in political and industrial circles that the central disputes committee will direct Queensland rail strikers to return to work on Tuesday under protest…

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Air Check on Road Hold-ups

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 1

Sydney traffic police are using the Anson police plane to assist in the control of Easter traffic…

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Train Driver Saw Son Killed In Plane Crash

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 3

NEW YORK, Sunday.--The driver of a freight train saw his son killed when a plane crashed in a field alongside the train near Salt Lake City (Utah) yesterday…

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LOUIE Old Dog For A Hard Road

The Sun · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 6

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Tram Men's Request Easter Grant

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 1

The Bus and Tram Employees' Union has asked the Minister for Transport, Mr. O'Sullivan, that employees who…

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Heavy Traffic on Roads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 1

In spite of the usual heavy Easter Monday road traffic, no serious accidents were reported…

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27,000 Leave by Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 1

From early yesterday afternoon until late last night Central Station was crowded with people…

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50,000 Return To City By Train Many Left on Stations

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 5

More than 50,000 people returned yesterday from their Easter holiday in the country in 105 packed trains. Another 40,000 people left Sydney…

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