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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

6,149 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 250

Tram Stoppage Threatened

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 1

HOBART, Tues.--Tramway employees in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania may hold stopwork…

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Big Tram Hold-up

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 3

WHEN a tram hold-up occurred for about 20 minutes in Liverpool St., City, about 7.50 a.m. today, many…

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Unrest in Tram Services

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 4

A strike of tramway employees threatens in four States -- N.S.W., Victoria, South Australia, and…

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Big Tram Hold-up

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 3

WHEN a tram hold-up occurred for about 20 minutes in Liverpool St., City, about 7.50 a.m. today, many…

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Big Tram Hold-up

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 3

WHEN a tram hold-up occurred for about 20 minutes in Liverpool St., City about 7.50 a.m. today, many…

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Now by Motor Cycle to Reach Australia

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 16

LONDON.--There are a lot of ways of getting to Australia. Easiest, of course, is to pay £10 down at Australia House and wait for an emigrant ship, but one chap is to try it by motor cycle…

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Big Tram Hold-up

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 3

WHEN a tram hold-up occurred for about 20 minutes in Liverpool St., City, about 7.50 a.m. today, many…

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Big Tram Hold-up

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 3

WHEN a tram hold-up occurred for about 20 minutes in Liverpool St., City, about 7.50 a.m. today, many…

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Motorist's High Speed

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 7

Police were unable to check the speed of a car driven by Hudson Henry, company director, Tiecause…

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Motorist's High Speed

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 7

Police were unable to check the speed of a car driven by Hudson Henry, company director, because…

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Big Tram Hold-up

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 3

WHEN a tram hold-up occurred for about 20 minutes in Liverpool St., City, about 7.50 a.m. today, many…

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Big Tram Hold-up

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 3

WHEN a tram hold-up occurred for about 20 minutes in Liverpool St., City, about 7.50 a.m. today, many…

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Big Tram Hold-up

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 3

WHEN a tram hold-up occurred for about 20 minutes in Liverpool St., City, about 7.50 a.m. today, many…

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Motorist's High Speed

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 7

Police were unable to check the speed of a car driven by Hudson Henry, company director, because…

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Gunmen Hold Up, Rob Train

The Sun · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 11

MARTINSBURG (West Virginia), Wednesday.--Four armed bandits forced the crew of an express train to pull…

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Penrith Motor Boat Club Standard of Racing Steadily Improves

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 4

THE STANDARD of racing put on by that virile organisation, the Penrith Motor Boat Club, is improving steadily each Sunday,…

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Motor Cycle Club News

The Leader · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 1

Fine weather favored the Club for the T.T. at Nepean Track last Sunday. There was an excellent turn-up, and for once, everyone was punctual. Keep…

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Merrylands Motor Cycle Club

The Biz · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 2

Last Saturday members supported the motor cycle racing at Black town, held to raise funds to send the Australian representatives to the Isle of Man this year…

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Improvements in Railway Service Refused Reply to Southern Deputation

The Biz · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 4

The following letter from Hon. M. O'Sullivan, Minister for Transport (to Mop. J. S. Freeman, M.L.A.), has been forwarded to the councils concerned:—…

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Motor Boat Racing

The Biz · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 6

The Deepwater Motor Boat Club conducted races last Saturday, the A class event going to "Jacko" (racing under a new owner), and the B class to R…

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