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Railways, roads & transport, 1949

6,149 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 250

Brisbane Tram, Bus Stoppage

Daily Mirror · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday. — Brisbane will be without trams and buses tomorrow when tramway employees will stage a…

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Man's Fall From Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 1

Trains were held up at Wynyard Station this afternoon while police and ambulance men attended…

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Man's Fall From Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 1

Trains were held up at Wynyard Station this . afternoon while police and ambulance men attended…

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Man's Fall From Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 1

Trains were held up at Wynyard Station this afternoon while police and ambulance men attended…

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Man's Fall From Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 2

Trains were held up at Wynyard Station this afternoon while police and ambulance men attended…

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Man's Fall From Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 1

Trains were held up at Wynyard Station this afternoon while police and ambulance men attended…

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Man's Fall From Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 1

Trains were held up at Wynyard Station this afternoon while police and ambulance men attended…

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Man's Fall From Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 1

Trains were held up at Wynyard Station this afternoon while police and ambulance men attended…

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Man falls from train in tunnel

The Sun · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 2

Cecil Crowle, of Wyalong Street, Willoughby, fell from an electric train as it entered Wynyard tunnel from…

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Train, Plane Book-mobiles Planned For N.S.W.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 7

Plans to make library services available to every reader in N.S.W. by using not only existing truck book-mobiles, but train and plane book-mobiles, were brought back to Sydney by Miss Jean Arnot…

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Sun Motor News Tuesday Feature Hillman "ghost" car

The Sun · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 14

A "ghost" Hillman Minx, made of steel and transparent plastic, so visitors could…

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30 Were Killed, 70 Hurt in This Railway Accident

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 3

At least 30 persons died and 70 were injured when, the Madrid-Barcelona express plunged over a 120ft…

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Thousands Drenched Through Tram Strike

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- Continuous rain added to the discomfort of Brisbane's 100,000 workers who were left without…

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Railway Not To Force People On To Streets

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 5

The Minister for Transport, Mr. M. O'Sullivan, said last night that the Railways Department would not evict people…

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Two Dead After Smash On Road

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 3

A man who caused a letter to be sent to Parramatta Police, protesting against speeding motor cyclists, died in hospital a few days later, after a road smash…

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Jesuits Train Agents for Work in Soviet Vienna.——

Tribune · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 2

Linzer Volksblatt Austrian People’s party organ, reveals that the Jesuits have an educational institute…

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Agree to Disagree Only Road to Peace View of Rockefeller Chairman

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 7

Communism, Fascism and other isms work 24 hours every day in an effort to mould the thoughts of people in accordance with one solitary pattern—their own particular pattern…

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Higher Motor Tax

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 4

A move to increase motor vehicle taxation is feared by the N.R.M.A. Mr. H. E. Richards, general…

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Merrylands Motor Cycle Club

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 2

In the absence of the President Ron Bottle, vice-President K. Bryen officiated at the last meeting. Several members failed to two up at…

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Bondi Tram Jumps Points

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 2

Hundreds of people were late for work this morning when a tram jumped the junction points in Bondi Road, near Denharn Street, Bondi. TRAFFIC from Bondi was held up from 8.15 until…

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