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Railways, roads & transport, 1949

6,149 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 250

Motor Horns

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 10

A PENPOINTER recently put forward a good suggestion when he advocated prohibition of the use of motor-car horns…

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Motor Horns

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 10

A PENPOINTER recently put forward a good suggestion when he advocated prohibition of the use of motor-car horns…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Motor Horns

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 10

A PENPOINTER recently put forward a good suggestion when he advocated prohibition of the use of motor-car horns…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Motor Horns

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 10

A PENPOINTER recently put forward a good suggestion when he advocated prohibition of the use of motor-car horns…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Motor Horns

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 10

A PENPOINTER recently put forward a good suggestion when he advocated prohibition of the use of motor-car horns…

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Illawarra Train Service Disrupted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 1

The Illawarra electrictrain service was disrupted for three hours last night when lightning struck the…

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Missing Woman Asleep in Train

The Sun · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 2

Missing from her home in Cronulla since 3 pm yesterday, police found Margaret Dickson, 73, sleeping in a train…

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Driver Killed On Bridge, Passenger Hurt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 3

A man was killed and another badly injured in a smash between a motor lorry and a utility truck at…

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Spanish Officers To Train In America MADRID. —

Tribune · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 2

Picked young officers of the Spanish army are preparing to leave Spain for training in the United States directly the expected…

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Religion and Life Troubled Road Ahead

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 7

THIS is not an easy age, and we must reckon on a troubled road. Science for all its beneficence has put into our hands more…

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The Crusading Christ Who Follows In His Train?

The Methodist · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 1

This striking picture by Howard Chandler Christy declares "The Coming Peace and The Prince of Peace" and was contributed to the "Crusade for Christ" of the Methodist Church of…

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Homes, Trams Struck by Lightning

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 1

A severe electric storm which lasted 20 minutes yesterday evening damaged homes, disorganised transport, and flooded streets in many parts of…

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Motor Boat Races on Hawkesbury

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 10

UPPER Hawkebsury Motor Boat Club will hold Vice- Commodore's Day on the Hawkesbury at Windsor…

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Motor Boat Races on Hawkesbury

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 9

UPPER Hawkebsury Motor Boat Club will hold Vice Commodore's Day on the Hawkesbury at Windsor…

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Motor Boat Races on Hawkesbury

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 8

UPPER Hawkebsury Motor Boat Club will hold Vice- Commodore's Day on the Hawkesbury at Windsor…

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A double-deck train now

The Sun · Sunday 13 February 1949 · page 15

Locked in a shed at Lancing, Sussex, this week, was Britain's first double-deck railway…

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Turk Wives Train Their Men Well

The Sun · Sunday 13 February 1949 · page 39

TURKISH husbands buy all the family's food, Turkish visitor, Miss Emine Katircioglu,…

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Hit By Train And Still Alive

Truth · Sunday 13 February 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Two children who wandered on to the railway line at Auburn today had…

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2 killed in road accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 13 February 1949 · page 5

Two people were killed last night in car accidents at Maitland and Muswellbrook. Cecil Robert Davies, 38,…

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New M.T.A. Chief Was A Prisoner Of Japs Men Of The Motor World

Truth · Sunday 13 February 1949 · page 14

New president of the Motor Traders' Association of N.S.W., Mr. W. R. Locke, has a wide experience of the motor industry and of less peaceful pursuits. His school days were passed…

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