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Railways, roads & transport, 1942

4,313 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 216

Man Falls From Train on Harbor Bridge

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 3

HERBERT WATERS (61), Hugo Street, Redfern, was found early this morning lying dazed on the railway line crossing the Harbor…

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Man Falls From Train on Harbor Bridge

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 3

HERBERT WATERS (61), Hugo A Street, Redfern, was found early this morning lying dazed on the railway line crossing the Harbor…

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Man Falls From Train on Harbor Bridge

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 3

HERBERT WATERS (61), Hugo Street, Redfern; was found early this morning lying dazed on the railway line crossing the Harbor…

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Man Falls From Train on Harbor Bridge

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 3

HERBERT WATERS (61), Hugo Street, Redfern, was found early this morning lying dazed on the railway line crossing the Harbor…

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Man Falls From Train on Harbor Bridge

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 3

HERBERT WATERS (61), Hugo Street, Redfern, was found early this morning lying dazed on the railway line crossing the Harbor…

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Safe From Stranded Aeroplane PERTH

The Sun · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 3

The three women and two children who were stranded on a swamp after a Lockheed made a forced…

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Road Champion to Fight Case

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 11

FRANK SMITH, road champion of the Mascot Amateur Cycling Club, will find out next Tuesday night whether he can pack his gear…

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Road Champion to Fight Case

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 11

FRANK SMITH, road champion of the Mascot Amateur Cycling Club, will find out next Tuesday night whether he can pack his gear…

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Road Champion to Fight Case

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 8

FRANK SMITH, road champion of the Mascot Amateur Cycling Club, will find out next Tuesday night whether he can pack his gear…

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Payroll Train Murders Police Seek Letter Writer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 15

Though detectives have worked night and day they have so far been unable to obtain any definite clue that might lead to the identity of the two…

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House in Johore The Road That Leads to Singapore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 11

Mersing is a very small but, at the moment, a very important place in the State of Johore, on the east coast of Malaya. It is about 60 miles by road from Kluang, where the aerodrome has been repeatedly…

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Bid To Cut Burma Road Japs Striking on Thai Border

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 3

RANGOON, Friday.--British air and land forces have inflicted heavy casualties on Japanese armies now invading Burma, says an official communique…

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Battle for Vital Roads in Malaya Three Highways To Singapore Australians in Hard Fighting

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 2

SINGAPORE, Saturday.--Place your hand palm down on the map, three fingers extended, and you have a perfect picture of the three Malayan fronts. With the heel of your hand on Singapore, one finger…

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Battle for Vital Roads in Malaya Three Highways To Singapore Australians in Hard Fighting

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 2

SINGAPORE, Saturday.--Place your hand palm down on the map, three fingers extended, and you have a perfect picture of the three Malayan fronts. With the heel of your hand on Singapore, one finger…

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Battle for Vital Roads in Malaya Three highways To Singapore Australians in Hard Fighting

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 2

SINGAPORE, Saturday.--Place your hand palm down on the map, three fingers extended, and you have a perfect picture of the three Malayan fronts. With the heel of your hand on Singapore, one finger…

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Battle for Vital Roads in Malaya Three Highways To Singapore Australians in Hard Fighting

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 2

SINGAPORE, Saturday.--Place your hand palm down on the map, three fingers extended, and you have a perfect picture of the three Malayan fronts. With the heel of your hand on Singapore, one finger…

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Battle for Vital Roads in Malaya Three Highways To Singapore Australians in Hard Fighting

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 2

SINGAPORE, Saturday.--Place your hand palm down on the map, three fingers extended, and you have a perfect picture of the three Malayan fronts. With the heel of your hand on Singapore, one finger…

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Chinese Build Alternative Burma Road To Tibet Border Not Scared by Malayan Blows

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.--An alternative Burma Road-- a shorter route much further north -- is under construction, said the Chinese Ambassador to London (Dr. Wellington Koo)…

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Chinese Build Alternative Burma Road To Tibet Border Not Scared by Malayan Blows

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.--An alternative Burma Road-- a shorter route much further north -- is under construction, said the Chinese Ambassador to London (Dr. Wellington Koo)…

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Chinese Build Alternative Burma Road To Tibet Border Not Scared by Malayan Blows

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.--An alternative Burma Road--a shorter route much further north -- is under construction, said the Chinese Ambassador to London; (Dr. Wellington Koo)…

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