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Railways, roads & transport, 1948

5,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 67 of 250

18 Hurt in Tram Smash

The Sun · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Eighteen people were injured today in a series of accidents…

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Motor Boots Collide, Sink

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 5

Two motor-boats, valued at £1000, yesterday collided and sank in the Hawkesbury River…

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Red Tape Threat to London Motor Show

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.--The October motor show may be cancelled owing to regulations against foreign exhibitors…

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15 Hurt in Melb. Tram Smash Brakes Fail After Collision Victims Go to Hospital

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Dazed and injured passengers, many with blood streaming down their faces, staggered about the road after two crowded trams…

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Penpoints From the People Railway Clocks

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 6

WHY aren't railway station clocks placed in spots where they are easily seen by the travelling public? Most of…

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Penpoints From the People Railway Clocks

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 6

WHY aren't railway station clocks placed in spots where they are easily seen by the travelling public? Most of…

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Penpoints From the People Railway Clocks

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 6

WHY aren't railway station '' clocks placed in spots where they are easily seen by the travelling public? Most of…

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Penpoints From the People Railway Clocks

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 6

WHY aren't railway station clocks placed in spots where they are easily seen by the travelling public? Most of…

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15 Hurt in Melb. Tram Smash Brakes Fail After Collision Victims Go to Hospital

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Dazed and injured passengers, many with blood streaming down their faces, staggered about the road after two crowded trams…

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Red Tape Threat to London Motor Show

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.--The October motor show may be cancelled owing to regulations against foreign exhibitors…

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Penpoints From the People Railway Clocks

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 6

WHY aren't railway station clocks placed in spots where they are easily seen by the travelling public? Most of…

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Is Hurt in Melb. Tram Smash Brakes Fail After Collision Victims Go to Hospital

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Dazed and injured passengers, many with blood streaming down their faces, staggered about the road after two crowded trams…

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Penpoints From the People Railway Clocks

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 6

WHY aren't railway station clocks placed in spots where they are easily seen by the travelling public? Most of…

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Penpoints From the People Railway Clocks

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 6

WHY aren't railway station clocks placed in spots where they are easily seen by the travelling public? Most of…

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15 Hurt in Melb. Tram Smash Brakes Fail After Collision Victims Go to Hospital

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Dazed and injured passengers, many with blood streaming down their faces, staggered about the road after two crowded trams…

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15 Hurt in Melb. Tram Smash Brakes Fail After Collision Victims Go to Hospital

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Dazed and injured passengers, many with blood streaming down their faces, staggered about the road after two crowded trams…

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Railway Fare Evasions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 4

In March 214 persons were convicted in the metropolitan area for travelling by train without paying fares…

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Train Driver Made 'Error'

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 April 1948 · page 3

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday.-- "I made a terrific error there," locomotive driver Joseph William…

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Train Driver Made 'Error'

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 April 1948 · page 4

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday.-- "I made a terrific error there," locomotive driver Joseph William…

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Train Driver Made 'Error'

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 April 1948 · page 4

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday.-- "I made a terrific error there," locomotive driver Joseph William…

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