TRANSPORT TROUBLES
EFFECT OF COAL STRIKE IN AUSTRALIA FEARS OF PETROL SHORTAGE. OVERCROWDING OF TRAINS & TRAMS. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright, ißeceived This Day. .11.55 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. There are fears that an increased use of motor transport because of the coal strike may lead to a serious shortage of petrol in Australia. Acute overcrowding occurred on trains and trams in Sydney yesterday as a result of the curtailment of services. The Premier. Mr Mair, referring to the financial position of the States, said the effects of the strike would "knock the Government's finances sideways.”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 April 1940, Page 6
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95TRANSPORT TROUBLES Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 April 1940, Page 6
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