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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

6,149 stories in Sydney's papers · page 50 of 250

Tram Men "Out" in Brisbane

Daily Mirror · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday. -- Brisbane tramwaymen today staged another surprise 24-hours' strike--the…

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5 Crashes On Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 5

While a young traffic constable was investigating a car smash on the Harbor Bridge yesterday morning four other…

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Man Struck by Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- With his left hand badly mutilated and suffering leg and head injuries,…

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Man Struck by Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tuesday. --With his left hand badly mutilated and suffering leg and head injuries,…

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news in Brief Hit by Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 4

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- Struck by ; a train at Zillmere last night, John Stephens…

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news in Brief Hit by Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 4

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- Struck by a train at Zillmere last night, John Stephens…

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news in Brief Hit by Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 4

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- Struck by a train at zillmere last night, John Stephens…

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news in Brief Hit by Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 4

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- Struck by a train at Zillmere last night, John Stephens…

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news in Brief Hit by Train

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 4

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- Struck by a train at zillmere last night, John Stephens…

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Hard road now for travellers

The Sun · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 9

Petrol rationing and high hotel tariffs have forced many commercial travellers out of business, secretary of…

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Sun Motor News New Australian light car is now on trial

The Sun · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 14

A new Australian car built in Adelaide by the Wiles Manufacturing Co., is now undergoing severe road testing. It is an exact replica of the latest German-type DKW,…

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One-day Bus, Tram Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 9

BRISBANE, Mon.--Tram and bus workers today staged their second one-day strike in six days…

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Appeal Over Railway Job

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 2

By a majority decision the Full Bench of the Industrial Commission today ordered that neither…

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Appeal Over Railway Job

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 2

By a majority decision the Full Bench of the Industrial Commission today ordered that neither…

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Rubber Roads

Construction · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 3

The war, with its ensuing complications has sidetracked any latent demand for rubber-capped roadblocks, and facilities for large-scale manufacture do not at present exist. If the authorities…

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Bottle Smashed Through Train Window

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 1

An empty wine bottle smashed through the window of an electric train at Macdonaldtown last night and…

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Electric Cats-eye Warns Motorists

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 3

Green cats-eye reflector road studs that turn red for danger are the latest road safety device being studied by the British Transport Ministry…

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Trammies Angry Over Delays

Tribune · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 3

THE year-old delay in finalising the tramwaymen’s new award was robbing wives and children of the extra purchasing power needed to buy…

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Award for Tram Men

The Sun · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 6

General secrttary of the Tram and Bus Employees Union Mr. T. Junor said in Hobart today that he had been…

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No Claims On Burma Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 7

CANBERRA, Tues.--No Allied Government which had prisoners of war employed on the Burma-Siam railway had…

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