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Railways, roads & transport, 1949

6,149 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 250

Cuts In Tramway Services

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 3

Tram services between the city and Bondi, Bronte, and Bellevue Hill will be reduced soon during…

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Tram Accidents

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 16

THE transport authorities should consider the advisability of fitting the bulkhead windows of trams with…

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Tram Accidents

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 16

THE transport authorities should consider the advisability of fitting the bulkhead windows of trams with…

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Tram Accidents

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 16

THE transport authorities should consider the advisability of fitting the bulkhead windows of trams with…

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Cuts In Tramway Services

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 3

Tram services between the city and Bondi, Bronte, and Bellevue Hill will be reduced soon during…

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Motor Cycle Club News

The Leader · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 6

Perfect weather ushered in the first social run of the new year on Sunday last, the only snag being that not many members had sufficient petrol to enjoy…

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Merrylands Motor Cycle Club

The Biz · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 6

A large number of members attended the club's first meeting for 1949 on 13th inst. and many plans for the coming year were planned…

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New Diesel Train Unit In Operation

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 11

COMMISSIONER for Railways (Mr. F. C. Garside) announced thin week that the first of 10 two-car diesel units (a motor…

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The Opening of ‘Derech Hagevurah’ “The Road of Courage”

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 3

“A scene never to be forgotten,’’ was the description given by Mrs. Gilbert in a letter just received, of the opening of the new Road linking Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. The following is Mrs. Gilbert’s impressions of the…

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Big Taxation Payments By Motor Industry

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 11

TAXATION paid by the motor industry and motor users last year is assessed at £33,000,000 by the…

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Night Tram Cuts Some To Begin Next Week

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 3

Tram services to Bondi, Bellevue Hill, and Bronte will be reduced in evening off-peak periods from next week…

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Threat of still more tram cuts

The Sun · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 7

Reduced evening timetables on more, tram routes can be expected, an official of the…

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Cuts Soon in Off-peak Trams

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 9

The Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways (Mr. Neale), said yesterday that the department would reduce soon off-peak tram services to Bondi, Bronte, and Bellevue…

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Tram Stops

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 10

WHY don't the tramway authorities adopt the commonsense idea of numbering the tramstops, as is done in…

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Tram Stops

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 10

WHY don't the tramway authorities adopt the commonsense idea of numbering the tramstops, as is done in…

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Amazing Escapes in Tram-truck Smash

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 2

SEVERAL men had remarkable escapes from serious injury early last night when a truck collided with a tram at the…

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Amazing Escapes in Tram-truck Smash

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 2

SEVERAL men had remarkable escapes from serious injury early last night when a truck collided with a tram at the…

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Tram Stops

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 10

WHY don't the tramway authorities adopt the commonsense idea of numbering the tramstops, as is done in…

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Amazing Escapes in Tram-truck Smash

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 2

SEVERAL men had remarkable escapes from serious injury early last night when a truck collided with a tram at the…

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Tram Stops

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 10

WHY don't the tramway authorities adopt the commonsense idea of numbering the tramstops, as is done in…

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