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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1948

5,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 250

Increase in Tram Bus Revenue Experts Predict £500,000 Deficit

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 7

Sydney and Newcastle bus and tram revenue for the six months ended December 31, 1947, was £811,000 more than the revenue for the…

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Move To End Tram Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Melbourne's from strike might end tomorrow or Friday, the Minister for Public Works (Mr. Kennedy) said tonight…

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U.k. Railway Stock Active

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 16

LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.).--Financial institutions have been buying the new British railway stock, following…

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Union Move to Settle Tram Strike

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Minister for Works (Mr. Kennedy) today conferred with Tramway Union officials for a settlement of the tram strike,…

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Still No Trams in Melb

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A conference between Tramway Union representatives and the…

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Union Move to Settle Tram Strike

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Minister for Works (Mr. Kennedy) today conferred with Tramway Union officials for a settlement of the tram strike,…

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Still No Trams in Melb

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A conference between Tramway Union representatives and the…

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Tax Allocation For Roads

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 8

A SUM of £280,000 allotted to the N.S.W. Government by the Commonwealth will be spent on roads in sparsely populated…

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Road Repair Payments

The Land · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 25

"Inquiring": Can a person who is not authorised by the shire council to repair a public road, claim payment in respect of repairs made to a…

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Man Killed by Train

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 7

Scores of people saw a man cut to pieces by a train at Wynyard Station last night. He was John McLennon, 30…

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N.Z. Dairymen Will Bridge Gap

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 5

NEW ZEALAND Dairy Conference was in session when the Dominion press announced the sale of Denmark's surplus…

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Man Killed By Train At Wynyard

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 1

A young man at Wynyard Station walked to the edge of a platform to catch an incoming train…

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Star Letter of the Week The Road Back —To Freedom To THE Editor oF "The Land."

The Land · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 1

Sir,—Here we are at the beginning of a New Year, and we find ourselves in the third year of the post-war period — that period of…

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[?] Railway Goods Yard.[?] [?] Landing and [?] [?]

The Land · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 22

The [?]: POTATOES: [?] have been [?] with the [?] of fine weather on the North Coast…

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Tram Strike Settlement Talk To-day

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

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Hopes for a settlement of the tram strike now centre on…

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No End to Tram Strike

The Sun · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Melbourne tramwaymen, who have been on strike since last…

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Migrants here per motor-bike

The Sun · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 5

Reluctant to wait two years for a passage to New Zealand, Mr. and Mrs. James Wright, of Hanworth…

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S.A. May Act Over Railway

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Friday. — The South Australian Premier (Mr. Playford) hinted today that his…

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Hearing of Tram Dispute

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday. — The issue over the tram strike last Saturday at midnight. will come into the…

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Rodeo Star Fined on Motor Charge

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 5

LAUNCESTON, Friday. — Tex Morton, rodeo and circus proprietor, was fined £5 at Launceston Police Court…

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