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Railways, roads & transport, 1945

3,868 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 194

Motors and Motoring

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 9

N.R.M.A. engineers warn owners of closed motor vehicles to be particularly careful of carbon monoxide, owing…

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Many Motorists Miss Issue Of Petrol Tickets

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 9

FURTHER proof of the clumsy nature of the petrol ration ticket issue was provided this week when a constant stream of…

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Saturday Tram Threat by Union

The Sun · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 5

Sydney may have neither trams nor buses on Saturdays, if a recommendation to be discussed by the combined executive, of the Tram and Bus Union on Monday night is adopted…

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Comleroy Road Church

The Methodist · Saturday 10 March 1945 · page 2

The trustees of the Comleroy Road Church, which was recently destroyed by fire, gratefully acknowledge the receipt of the following donations towards the Rebuilding Fund. The trustees desire to rebuild…

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Daring Capture of Rhine Bridge

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 March 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Saturday. -- Daring, skill and luck captured the Remagen 1300ft. steel bridge and enabled the Rhine to be crossed without bloodshed…

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Joyride For Kiddies On Burma Road

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 March 1945 · page 2

CHINESE GIRL and boy scouts, grave but happy, enjoy a ride in a jeep as the first convoy over the re-opened Burma Rd., travels…

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Joyride For Kiddies On Burma Road

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 March 1945 · page 2

CHINESE GIRL and boy scouts, grave but happy, enjoy a ride in a jeep as the first convoy over the re-opened Burma Rd., travels…

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Man from the Mile End Road

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 March 1945 · page 8

WE lay on a hatchcover and our ship slid over the warm blue Caribbean as the Man from the Mile End…

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Man Falls 180 Ft. to Death From Suspension Bridge

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 March 1945 · page 2

The body of a man, who has been identified as Cecil John Nicholas (60), grazier, Fernleigh Station, near Scone, was found under the Suspension Bridge, Northbridge, this morning. It bore fright ful head and chest injuries. IT is believed that Nicholas fell from…

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Man Falls 180 Ft. to Death From Suspension Bridge

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 March 1945 · page 2

The body of a man, who has been identified as Cecil John Nicholas (60); grazier, Fernleigh Station, near Scone, was found under the Suspension Bridge, Northbridge, this morning. It bore frightful head and chest injuries. IT is believed that Nicholas fell from…

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Man Falls 180 Ft. Tg Death From Suspension Bridge

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 March 1945 · page 2

The body of a man, who has been identified as Cecil John Nicholas (60), grazier, Fernleigh Station, near Scone, was found under the Suspension Bridge, Northbridge, this morning. It bore fright ful head and chest injuries. IT is believed that Nicholas fell from…

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Man Falls 180 Ft. to Death From Suspension Bridge

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 March 1945 · page 2

The body of a man, who has been identified as Cecil John Nicholas (60), grazier, Fernleigh Station, near Scone, was found under the Suspension Bridge, Northbridge, this morning. It bore frightful head and chest injuries. IT is believed that Nicholas fell from…

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Non-stop Drive Cologne-Frankfurt Road Cut By Allied Vanguard

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 March 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Saturday. -- American troops and armor are pouring across the Rhine in a constant stream. Troops across the river have advanced seven miles and cut the Cologne-Frankfurt motorway…

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Non-stop Drive Cologne-Frankfurt Road Cut By Allied Vanguard

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 March 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Saturday. -- American troops and armor are pouring across the Rhine in a constant stream. Troops across the river have advanced seven miles and exit the Cologne-Frankfurt motorway…

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Non-stop Drive Cologne-Frankfurt Road Cut By Allied Vanguard

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 March 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Saturday. -- American troops and armor are pouring across the Rhine in a constant stream. Troops across the river have advanced seven miles and cut the Cologne-Frankfurt motorway…

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Non-stop Drive Cologne-Frankfurt Road Cut By Allied Vanguard

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 March 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Saturday. -- American troops and armor are pouring across the Rhine in a constant stream. Troops across the river have advanced, seven miles and cut the Cologne-Frankfurt motorway…

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Time-off Plan for Trammen

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 March 1945 · page 6

Tram and bus employees will discuss on Monday plans to restrict services to allow them to take accumulated time off…

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Air Fleet Hits Nazi Railways

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 March 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Friday.--More than 1000 U.S. heavy bombers today attacked German rail centres supplying the German Army on…

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24-Hour Strike Threat Tram and Bus Men

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 March 1945 · page 4

Another stoppage of trams and buses will occur in Sydney if a proposal to be discussed by the tram and bus men's executives…

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Bridge unlucky for Germans

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 11 March 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Sat. -- The Remagen bridge across the Rhine has had . an unlucky career for Germany…

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