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Railways, roads & transport, 1949

6,149 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 250

Motorists' Shopping Made Easy

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 24

CHICAGO. -- Chicago is to have a motorists shopping centre, where customers can do their shopping…

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Motorists' Shopping Made Easy

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 26

CHICAGO. -- Chicago is to have a motorists shopping centre, where customers can do their shopping…

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No Special Trams for Randwick

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 32

THERE will be no special tram service direct to the racecourse for today's meeting at Randwick…

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Support Offered for Tram Union

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 6

LAUNCESTON, Wednesday.-- Federal Council of the Australian Tramway and Motor Omnibus Employees'…

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State Views On Railway Gauge

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 2

It is unlikely that the State Government will ratify an agreement with the Federal Government to permit a start being made with the standard gauge railway…

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'Motorists' Shopping Made Easy

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 26

CHICAGO. -- Chicago is to have a motorists' shopping centre, where customers can do their shopping…

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No Special Trams for Randwick

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 32

THERE will be no special tram service direct to the racecourse for today's meeting at Randwick…

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Cook's River Bridge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 11

Construction of a new bridge over Cook's River at Canterbury is authorised by a bill read a first time in the Legislative…

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Log Cabin Station and River Bridge Minister for Transport's Reply to Council

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 7

The Minster of Transport writing in reference to a letter from Penrith Council regarding resolutions carried at Council's meeting on February 4…

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Motor Cycle and Push Bike Collide

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 1

A motor cycle, ridden by Colin Lance Luke, of Erskine Park, collided with the rear of a push bike ridden in an easterly direction in High Street,…

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McGirr Against Federal Railway Plan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 4

The Premier, Mr. McGirr, yesterday told a meeting of the State Parliamentary Labour Party that he did not favour…

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Motor Cyclist Killed

The Sun · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 9

Harold George Robinson, 28, of Glenhaven Road, Castle Hill, died in Parramatta Hospital today from head injuries…

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Sporting News Motor Boating. Speedboat Records Smashed at Kogarah Bay

The Propeller · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 8

Over the St. George Motor Boat Club's course at Kogarah Bay, Sans Souci, last Saturday four Australian speedboat records were smasned, in…

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Limit On Railway Bar "Silly"

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 7

Mr.' Davies, said yesterday that the Railway Commissioner…

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Railways May Be Torn Up

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 11

The Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) said in Sydney today that never in the history of the…

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Noiseless Trams

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 16

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT engineers should investigate the possibilities of noiseless trams, which are…

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Noiseless Trams

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 16

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT engineers should investigate the possibilities of noiseless trams, which are…

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Noiseless Trams

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 16

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT engineers should investigate the possibilities of noiseless trams, which are…

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Noiseless Trams

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 16

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT engineers should investigate the possibilities of noiseless trams, which are…

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Turf--Sport Spots Motor Boats

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 31

LEN SOUTHWARD, who won the Australasian speedboat championship with Red Head and broke the…

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