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Railways, roads & transport, 1949

6,149 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 250

Factions Clash Politics In Railways

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 23 January 1949 · page 6

A [?] [?] is e[?] [?] a meeting of the [?] of the Rai[?] Trans[?] O[?] Asso[?] is…

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Double time for Sunday tram work

The Sun · Sunday 23 January 1949 · page 5

TRAM and gas employees in New South Wales will be paid double time for Sunday work. Federal Conciliation Commissioner Blackburn granted…

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"Motels" give the motorist comfort

The Sun · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 12

The word "motel" has been coined in America to distinguish the well- equipped hostel that specialises in making…

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Sun Motor News New city market planned for sale of used cars

The Sun · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 12

A modern cooperative supermarket is planned by a section of Sydney used car dealers. A site near the city has been chosen, and plans have…

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Tram cuts in force

The Sun · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 6

First off-peak cuts in city tram services began at 9 am today on the Bondi, Bronte and Bellevue Hill lines…

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New Cuts in Tram Services Today

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 1

The Transport Department will cut drastically off-peak tram services from…

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To Decentralise Motor Industry

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 12

The general manager of Leyland Motors, Mr. Henry Spurrier, will visit Australia shortly to seek facilities for making…

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Motor Traders' Assn

Daily Mirror · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the Motor Traders' Association of N.S.W. elected the following officers for the year: President,…

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Motor Traders' Assn

Daily Mirror · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the Motor Traders' Association of N.S.W. elected the following officers for the year: President,…

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Motor Traders' Assn

Daily Mirror · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the Motor Traders' Association of N.S.W. elected the following officers for the year: President,…

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Boy falls under train

The Sun · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 3

Newcastle, Tuesday.-- Cecil Huddleson, 11, of Cook's Hill, had his left arm badly crushed when he fell under a…

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Train Cuts in S.a

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--The coal shortage has hit Adelaide again and no steam trains will run here at the weekend or…

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Train Cuts in S.a

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.-- The coal shortage has hit Adelaide again and no steam trains will run here at the weekend or…

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Train Cuts in S.a

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 14

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.-- The coal shortage has hit Adelaide again and no steam trains will run here at the weekend or…

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Train Cuts in S.a

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 14

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--The coal shortage has hit Adelaide again and no steam trains will run here at the weekend or…

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14 Pilgrims Dead, Bus Over Bridge

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 2

RIO DE JANIERO, Tuesday.-- A Fourteen persons were killed and 31 injured when a bus carrying pilgrims to the…

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Boy Trips, Falls Under Coal Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--Believed to be racing a coal train in Bruce St., Cooks Hill, today, Cecil Huddleson (11)…

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Silent Trams For Victoria

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.— Silent type American trams would be running in Melbourne within a few months, said the…

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S.a. Railway Men Restive

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--South Australian railwaymen are becoming restive because they have not…

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Motor Cyclist Dies in Smash

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 6

SIDNEY FRANCIS STREAT (22), Leigh Ave., Concord, received fatal head injuries early last night when he was…

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