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Railways, roads & transport, 1948

5,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 250

Motor Cycle Club

The Leader · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 1

Cf interest to ct[?]r cyclists, will b[?] news that a club has now been formed in Liverpool. Known as the Southern District Motor-Cycle Club, this new body…

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Merrvlands District Motor Cycle Club

The Biz · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 7

Last Saturday the club held a successful dance in the Masonic Hall, Merrylands, and so have decided to hold more. The dates will be announced later…

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Petrol Tax Fund For Roads

The Land · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 12

A recent conference of primary producers and motorists' organisations endorsed the views expressed by the Local Government and Shires…

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Girl Dies in Train Accident

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 1

Falling from a train near the entrance to Wyn yard tunnel at 10.30 this morning, an unidentified…

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Train Kills Bride-To-Be

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 1

A woman who was to have been married tomorrow week was killed this morning when .she fell from a city -bound train on the Harbor Bridge between the south pylon and Wynyard…

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Train Kills Bride-To-Be

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 1

A woman who was to have been married tomorrow week was killed this morning when she fell from a city-bound train on the Harbor Bridge between the south pylon and Wynyard…

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Stop Press Train Victim Identified

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 16

A young women who was killed when she fell from a train on the.Harbor bridge this morning identified as Scella Campbell.Carabella…

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Train Kills Bride-To-Be

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 1

A woman who was to have been married tomorrow week was killed this morning when she fell from a city-bound train on the Harbor Bridge between the south pylon and Wynyard…

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Train Kills Bride-To-Be

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 1

A woman who was to have been married tomorrow week was killed this morning when she fell from a city-bound train on the Harbor Bridge between the south pylon and Wynyard…

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Train Kills Bride-To-Be

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 1

A woman who was to have been married tomorrow week was killed this morning when she fell from a city -bound train on the Harbor Bridge between the south pylon and WynyGrd…

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Road Transport of Superphosphates

The Land · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 9

UNLESS the ban on the road transport of superphosphates to country districts was lifted it was apparent that it would not be delivered…

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Tractors On Bitumen Road

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 16

Producer desires particulars of the law concerning the crossing of a bitumen road by farmers using steel wheal tractors…

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Woman killed on Bridge-- wedding near

The Sun · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 1

A woman who was to have been married tomorrow week was killed this morning when she fell from a fast-moving electric train travelling across the Sydney Harbor…

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Police Power Alone Will Not Ensure Road Safety

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 11

ALTHOUGH police power to order repairs to defective vehicles gave a slight measure of security, it rested with owners of cars and trucks to…

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More Cash Needed For Construction Of Road Bridges

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 11

TROUBLES of the Department of Main Roads in Replacing worn-out road bridges, or of building ones at sites where none…

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N.R.M.A. Warns Motor Trade Cost Of Repairs Is "Too High"

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 11

SLACK repair methods adopted by many garagemen were building up resentment in the public, members of which were finding it increasingly difficult to pay prices charged for overhaul, stated the N.R.M.A. in a warning to the motor trade…

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Warning to Motorists Level-crossing Dangers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 3

The Commissioner for Road Transport, Mr. C. N. Neale, yesterday issued a warning to motor drivers to be careful…

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Motor Chief in U.s. Govt. Job

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Thursday.-- The U.S. Senate today approved President Truman's appointment of Mr. Paul Hoffman as…

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Man Bashed In Train

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 April 1948 · page 3

A man was brutally assaulted today while travelling on a train between Burwood and Auburn…

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Man Bashed In Train

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 April 1948 · page 3

A man was brutally assaulted today while travelling on a train between Burwood and Auburn…

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