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Railways, roads & transport, 1943

4,054 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 203

Raid Aimed to Neutralise Rabaul Fortresses Lash At Jap Aerodrome Enemy Cargo Ship Gets Direct Hit

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 4

AIMED at aiding indirectly Allied sea and land operations in the Solomons, an air attack on Lakunai aerodrome, Rabaul, early yesterday morning, was intended to destroy Japanese aircraft and…

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Raid Aimed to Neutralise Rabul Fortresses Lash At Jap Aerodrome Enemy Cargo Ship Gets Direct Hit

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 4

AIMED at aiding indirectly Allied sea and land operations in the Solomons, an air attack on Lakunai aerodrome, Rabaul, early yesterday morning, was intended to destroy Japanese aircraft and…

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Raid Aimed to Neutralise Rabaul For tresses Lash At Jap Aerodrome Enemy Cargo Ship Gets Direct Hit

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 4

AIMED at aiding indirectly Allied sea and land operations in the Solomons, an air attack on Lakunai aerodrome, Rabaul, early yesterday morning, was intended to destroy Japanese aircraft and…

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Raid Aimed to Neutralise Rabaui For tresses Lash At Jap Aerodrome Enemy Cargo Ship Gets Direct Hit

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 4

AIMED at aiding indirectly Allied sea and land operations in the Solomons, an air attack on Lakunai aerodrome, Rabaul, early yesterday morning, was intended to destroy Japanese aircraft and…

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Reds Cut Railway Between Kursk and Orel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 5

LONDON, Feb. 4 (A.A.P.).— Striking successes were announced in two communiques issued in Moscow last night…

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Care of Electric Motors

The St George Call · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 2

The following letter has been addressed to Industrial consumers of the St. Geogre district from Mr. R. C. Rose, County Clerk, In regard to care of electrical…

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Explosion Follows Motor Lorry Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 7

A motor lorry carrying explosives burst into flames while climbing Bulli Pass yesterday afternoon. Its load exploded, blowing pieces of the lorry for hundreds of yards…

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Railway Track Washed Away Train 12 hours Late

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1943 · page 8

Secause parts of the railway line between Boggabri and Gunnedah had been washed away the north-west mail train from…

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Bridge Game To Schedule

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 February 1943 · page 12

Two W.A.A.F.'s and two members of the R.A.A.F. who have a weekly game of bridge each Friday evening at an Air Force…

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The Lost Road

The Methodist · Saturday 6 February 1943 · page 11

Jon was infinitely thankful Colin was no longer swinging on the gate as he passed by the Leeson home carrying the body of Micky. He hurried his…

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Germans Take the Long Road Back

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 February 1943 · page 6

LONDON, Saturday.--"On Hitler's Doorstep," by Dennis Weaver, the Daily Mirror's Stockholm correspondent, whose summaries of the Russian situation have disclosed judgment and contact with well-informed circles, is published at an…

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Fatal Train Fall

The Sun · Sunday 7 February 1943 · page 2

Falling from an electric train near Redfern Station last night, Arthur Edward Jacobson, 29, wharf-laborer, of, The Avenue,…

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Cut To Pieces By Train

Truth · Sunday 7 February 1943 · page 16

ARTHUR EDWARD JACOBSON (29), wharflaborer, was literally cut to pieces last night when he fell from a moving train near…

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Man Killed in Fall From Train

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 7 February 1943 · page 5

Arthur Edward Jacobson, 29, of The Avenue, Hurstville, was killed when he fell from a moving train in front of an oncoming train between Redfern…

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Mail bag stolen at railway

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 7 February 1943 · page 5

A late-fee mail bag was stolen from Central Railway Station on Friday night…

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Train Crashes Into Creek Three Men Killed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 4

BRISBANE, Sunday.—Three men were killed and three injured when an engine, a dining car, and a coach crashed…

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Overseas Export Manifests West Australia Motorship. Sailed Fremantle. Geo. Wills & Co., Ltd., Agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 3

Australian Wheat Board, 7712 tons of bulk wheat, 5728 bags (436 tons) wheat MOTORSHIP…

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Enemy Railways Strafed R.A.F. in Burma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 6

LONDON, Feb. 7. (A.A.P.).— "R.A.F. Hurricanes engaged on an offensive patrol yesterday considerably damaged enemy…

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Thrills of Railway Raids

The Sun · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.--The adventures which befall pilots who shoot up trains across the Channel…

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£5 Fine for Tramway Waiting Shed Pest

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 8

"THIS man was forcing his attentions on women in a tram waiting-shed at the corner of Elizabeth and Park Streets on Saturday, and…

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