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Railways, roads & transport, 1949

6,149 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 250

Road Safety

Daily Mirror · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 10

FOR safety reasons, responsible railwaymen such as drivers and signalmen have to undergo periodical medical…

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Road Safety

Daily Mirror · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 10

FOR safety reasons, responsible railwaymen such as drivers and signalmen have to undergo periodical medical…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Road Safety

Daily Mirror · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 10

FOR safety reasons, responsible railwaymen such as drivers and signalmen have to undergo periodical medical…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Road Safety

Daily Mirror · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 10

FOR safety, reasons, responsible railwaymen such as drivers and signalmen have to undergo periodical medical…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Road Safety

Daily Mirror · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 10

FOR safety reasons, responsible railwaymen such as drivers and signalmen have to undergo periodical medical…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Road Safety

Daily Mirror · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 10

FOR safety: reasons, responsible railwaymen such as drivers and signalmen have to undergo periodical medical…

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Gas, Power, Train Services Rationed

Daily Mirror · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Monday. -- Because two colliers which were, to have left Newcastle with coal for Adelaide last…

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Crew Will Train, Race To Dead Coach's Plan

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 15

Haberfield crew will row to its dead coach's instructions in the New South Wales eight-oar championship over a three-mile course on the Nepean River next Saturday. Haberfield's coach since…

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Tram-line Contract Reportedly Let

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 3

The Department of Road Transport and Tramways reportedly has let some of the work of repairing tram-lines to a private contractor, who is paying his employees 25 per cent. more…

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Sun Motor News Parking meter has its friends and its foes

The Sun · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 10

Local authorities who are considering the idea of installing parking meters in their streets, on American lines, will be interested in the first revolt of the American public against the scheme, says a statement issue d by the N.R.M.A. and R.A.C.A…

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Luxury at show of motors

The Sun · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 12

The first International Motor Show--the most comprehensive exhibit of cars ever staged in America--…

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Tram-line Repairs

The Sun · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 7

The Department of Road Transport is said to have let only one private contract for repairs to tram-lines. This…

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Road larrikins

The Sun · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 11

Many motorists appear to have knowledge of little beyond a steering wheel and a cosy seat. Such brains should be educated…

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Our reporter-at-large-by-night finds one of Sydney's easiest £10-a-week jobs--re-laying the tram tracks They work half speed for double pay

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 8

FOR more than eight weeks gangs of men employed by the Tramway Department…

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348 Prosecutions by Railway Dept

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 3

PROSECUTIONS by the Railways Department in the metropolitan area in January totalled 348…

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348 Prosecutions by Railway Dept

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 3

PROSECUTIONS by the Railways Department in the metropolitan area in January totalled 348…

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Plan For New Road

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 2

Parramatta City Council engineer (Mr. S. C. Calderwood) has been instructed to give details to the Transport Department concerning the council's plan for a by-pass…

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Road Construction. Grants from Commonwealth

Construction · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 7

The Minister for Works and Housing, in reply to a recent question in the Senate (Dec. 22nd, 1948), stated that the grants for road construction to the States made by the Commonwealth…

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All-steel Carriages for Britain's Railways

Construction · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 6

A new type of passenger coach is being designed for the railways in Britain. This is part of the national plan for standardising railway equipment and goods vans and open…

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New Trams

The Sun · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 3

First deliveries of Sydney's new trams will be made late this year or early next year, the Premier (Mr…

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