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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

6,149 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 250

Gaoled for Theft of Motorcycle

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 2

Michael Phair (19), described by police as a member of an organised gang of motor cycle…

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Motor Boats Red Head Sets New Time

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 10

Four Australian speedboat records were smashed on the Kogarah Bay course at Sans Souci today in four separate…

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Improved Rates on Trams

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Improved rates of overtime pay and other concessions for New South…

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Motor Boats Red Head Sets New Time

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 9

Four Australian speedboat records were smashed on the Kogarah Bay course at Sans Souci today in four separate…

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Motor Boats Red Head New Time

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 10

Four Australian speedboat records were smashed on the Kogarah Bay course at Sans Souci today in four separate…

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Gaoled for Theft of Motorcycle

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 2

Michael Phair (19), described by police as a member of an organised gang of motor cycle…

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Motor Care Site Plans

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Consideration of Bayswater, near Melbourne, as the site for a factory for…

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Driver Braves Tram on Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 2

The driver of a crowded tram dramatically saved passengers from injury by braving flames which filled the driving cabin so that he could apply the brakes in Parramatta Rd.,…

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Motor Car Site Plans

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Consideration of Bayswater, near Melbourne, as the site for a factory for…

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Gaoled for Theft of Motor Cycle

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 2

Michael Phair (19), described by police as a member of an organised gang of motor cycle…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Motor Care Site Plans

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Consideration of Bayswater, near Melbourne, as the site for a factory for…

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Gaoled for Theft of Motor Cycle

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 2

Michael Phair (19), described by police as a member of an organised gang of motor cycle…

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Killed by Train

The Sun · Sunday 13 March 1949 · page 48

A widow, Mrs. Marianne Campbell, 74, of Guildford, WA, was killed by a train at a crossing near her home…

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Surfmen Hurt Under Bridge

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 13 March 1949 · page 4

Four surf club members from Brisbane suffered head injuries at Bondi yesterday when an overhead bridge crushed a canopy on…

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Right Around Home Our Bridge Club Opens the Season!

The Sun · Sunday 13 March 1949 · page 7

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TRUTH about motoring Rugged 'Vanguard' Is in Large Car Class

Truth · Sunday 13 March 1949 · page 47

THE manufacturer's slogan, "Made in Britain; designed for the world" is an apt description of the Standard "Vanguard", which is an excellent example of what famous British factories have been…

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Men Of The Motor World

Truth · Sunday 13 March 1949 · page 47

LONG experience in the merchandising field and technical training as a motor engineer have well…

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Passengers Saved From Tram Blaze

Truth · Sunday 13 March 1949 · page 5

Passengers in a crowded tram which caught fire in Parramatta Rd., Annandale, yesterday were saved…

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Tramwaymen to be summonsed

The Sun · Sunday 13 March 1949 · page 2

Brisbane City Council will prosecute about 1000 tramwaymen who stopped work for 24 hours…

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Driver sticks to his post in blazing tram

The Sun · Sunday 13 March 1949 · page 5

A DRIVER stayed at the controls of a blazing tram until he had brought it to a halt yesterday. The driver, Ernest Strand, of Boronia Street, Belfields,…

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