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Railways, roads & transport, 1945

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Department of Railways, N.s.w

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 12

Get a permanent job now The Railway Department is appointing men to permanent positions as porters, labourers, engine cleaner, etc…

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Boy (3), Killed By Motor Truck

The Sun · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 3

Dudley Reberger, 3, Forbes- street. Paddington, was killed instantly when he was run over by a motor truck, outside his home,…

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Aerodrome Fight Denied

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 12

The president of the Australian Communist Party (Mr. L. Sharkey) last night denied that Communists had fought other…

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George's River Bridge

The Propeller · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 3

The tollmaster of the George's River Bridge, Mr. Dwyer, has reported to Sutherland Shire Council that the number of vehicles that crossed the bridge during…

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Train Crash Blocks Line

The Sun · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A troop train crash blocked the line to Adelaide last night, and a…

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Late News Killed by Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 1

Severely mutilated, the body of an unidentified man was found on the railway line on the Sydney side of Erskineville station late last night…

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Family Man Road Sense

The Sun · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 8

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Safety on the Roads. Carelessness Causes Accidents

The Propeller · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 4

On the rare occasions when one docs drive a private car these war-time days, it becomes obvious that the decrease in the volume of traffic in suburbs, large…

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Train Derailed By A.A. Gun

The Sun · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- Three trucks were derailed and the main line blocked at Wangaratta early today, when the…

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On The Road To Victory!

Tribune · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 6

DIGGERS AND NATIVES in the Aitape area use the beaches at low tide as a means of fast communication for keeping in touch with out posts…

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Indian Troops Clear New Road To Tokio

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 2

SPRAWLED ON a narrow jungle track, field engineers of the Indian 36th Division in Burma search for mines and…

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Indian Troops Clear New Road To Tokio

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 2

SPRAWLED ON a narrow jungle track, field engineers of the Indian 36th Division Burma search for mines and…

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Indian Troops Clear New Road To Tokio

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 2

SPRAWLED ON a narrow jungle track, field engineers of the Indian 36th Division in Burma search for mines and…

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Main Luzon Road Reached Highway To Plains Wide Gains on Flanks

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 5

AMERICAN troops oh Luzon hove reached the main central plain highway at Bobonan, eight miles to the south of Rosario town and airfield…

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Main Luzon Road Reached Central Plains Highway Broad Sweep Along Flanks

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 3

AMERICAN troops on Luzon have reached the main central plain highway at Bobonan, eight miles to the south of Rosario. Driving from the west, they are within half a mite of…

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Main Luzon Road Reached Highway To Plains Wide Gains on Flanks

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 5

AMERICAN troops on Luzon have reached the main central plain highway at Bobonan, eight miles to the south of Rosario town and airfield…

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Main Luzon Road Reached Highway To Plains Wide Gains on Flanks

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 5

AMERICAN troops on Luzon have reached the main central plain highway at Bobonan, eight miles to the south of Rosario town and airfield…

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Main Luzon Road Reached Central Plains Highway Broad Sweep Along Flanks

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 3

AMERICAN troops on Luzon have reached the main central plain highway at Bobonan, eight miles to the south of Rosario. Driving from the west, they are within half a mile of…

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Main Luzon Road Reached Highway To Plains Wide Gains on Flanks

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 5

AMERICAN troops on Luzon have reached the main central plain highway at Bobonan, eight miles to the south of Rosario…

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Main Luzon Road Reached Central Plains Highway Broad Sweep Along Flanks

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 3

AMERICAN troops on Luzon have reached the main central plain highway at Bobonan, eight miles to the south of Rosario. Driving from the west they are within half a mile of…

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