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Railways, roads & transport, 1948

5,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 250

Tram Conductor Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 5

Rufus Fraser, 45, tram conductor, of Florence Street, St. Peters, suffered a fracture to the skull and severe lacerations when…

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Dangerous Bridge

The Biz · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 8

Two young ladies of Lansdowne had a narrow escape the other night. Riding a bike and being unaware of the dangerous condition of "Cainkins" Bridge in…

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Sydney Bridge Revenue

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 3

Revenue from the Sydney Harbour Bridge for the six months July-December, last yearm was £261,378…

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Road to Kurnell

The Propeller · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 2

At the last meeting of Sutherland Council it was decided, on the motion of Clrs. Willis and Hagger, that council take steps…

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Neglect Blamed for Toll of Road

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 2

DEFECTIVE equipment which was responsible for 43 deaths in N.S.W. last year compared with 18 the previous year,…

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British, U.s. Will Resist Russian Train-boarders

The Sun · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 1

BERLIN, Thursday. -- Britain and the US have ordered that Russian guards are not to be allowed to board their trains running in and out of Berlin. A British military train which left…

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Reds Halt Train Leaving Berlin for British Zone Grave Fear For Safety

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.--Grave fears are felt for the safety of a British train believed to be detained in the Russian zone on its way from Berlin to Hanover…

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Penrith Motor Boat Club Water Ski-ing by Sydney Girls

Nepean Times · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 1

Sunday next, 4th inst., will prove to be a very Interesting day on the Nepean. Apart from the usual programme of seven events, the Club has invited…

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£2 Million for Trams Tenders Being Considered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 3

If the State Government carries out its plan to buy 250 new trams, it will probably have to pay…

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Melbourne tramway man shot

The Sun · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- Following the shooting of a tramway employee in a house at Hawthorn today another…

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Editorial Cost of New Trams Must Be Borne

The Sun · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 3

It has been stated that if the Government accepts tenders for 250 new trams the cost will be about £2,000,000. This should surprise nobody, for with all costs rising it was unlikely…

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Govt. to buy 250 trams for £2-mill

The Sun · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 5

The State Government will shortly let a contract of probably £2,000,000 for the construction of 250 new trams. "We must have new trams,…

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Tram Injures Man Searching for 3d

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 7

A tram knocked down and injured a man in Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, last night while he was searching for a threepenny piece which he had dropped…

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Tram, Lorry in Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 6

The driver and conductor of a tram were seriously injured yesterday when their tram and a five-ton garbage truck…

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Motor Cyclists

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 8

BEFORE the war it was a punishable offence for a motor cyclist to run with his "cut-out" open. At present it is…

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Motor Cyclists

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 8

BEFORE the war it was a punishable offence for a motor cyclist to run with his "cut-out'' open. At present it is…

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Motor Cyclists

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 8

BEFORE the war it was a punishable offence for a motor cyclist to run with his "cut-out" open. At present it is…

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Motor Cyclists

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 8

BEFORE the war it was a punishable offence for a motor cyclist to run with his "cut-out" open. At present it is…

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Motor Cyclists

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 8

BEFORE the war it was a punishable offence for a motor cyclist to run with his "cut-out" open. At present it is…

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Motor Cyclists

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 8

BEFORE the war it was a punishable offence for a motor cyclist to run with his "cut-out" open. At present it is…

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