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Railways, roads & transport, 1945

3,868 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 194

Nazi bridge demolition plans defeated

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 11 March 1945 · page 3

EAST OF THE RHINE, Sat. -- Remagen bridge, across which U.S. First Army spearheads crossed the Rhine, is a smaller edition of Sydney Harbor Bridge…

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They captured an Italian train

The Sun · Sunday 11 March 1945 · page 3

Miles behind the front line a train pulled up at an Italian concentration camp, and out poured scores of British soldiers…

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Suspension Bridge tragedy Body Smashed in Fall

The Sun · Sunday 11 March 1945 · page 5

THE body of Cecil John Nicholas, 60, grazier, of Scone, was found under the Suspension bridge at…

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American tanks reach motor road to heart of Germany British Preparing for Rhine Leap,says Berlin London

The Sun · Sunday 11 March 1945 · page 1

AMERICAN First Army tanks fanning out from the Remagen bridgehead over the Rhine are meeting their first resistance. The bridgehead is now six miles deep and 10 miles wide and…

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Raced mines in seizing bridge This is where the Allies crossed the Rhine LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 11 March 1945 · page 1

FIRST American tanks crossed the Rhine ove the Remagen bridge, 10 minutes before was timed to blow up. The Americans were told…

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Tram Men Split on Volunteers

The Sun · Sunday 11 March 1945 · page 9

SYDNEY transport workers are divided on a suggestion that volunteer labor in the Public Service could be made available for week end duty as tram and bus conductors…

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Vital Rhine Bridge

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 1

LEFT: A clear view of Remagen Bridge, vital span across the Rhine, across which ' U.S. First Army troops are pouring to…

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Vital Rhine Bridge

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 1

LEFT: A clear view of Remagert Bridge, vital span across the Rhine, across which U.S. First Army troops are pouring to…

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Vital Rhine Bridge

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 1

LEFT: A clear view of Remagen Bridge, vital span across the Rhine, across which U.S. First Army troops are pouring to…

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Vital Rhine Bridge

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 1

LEFT: A clear view of Remagen Bridge, vital span across the' Rhine, across which U.S. First Army trooos are pouring to…

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Vital Rhine Bridge

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 1

LEFT: A clear view of Remagen Bridge, vital span across the Rhine, across which U.S. First Army troops are pouring to…

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Vital Rhine Bridge

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 1

LEFT: A clear view of Remagen Bridge, vital span . across the Rhine, across which U.S. First Army troops are pouring to…

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Collapse in Train

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 2

FRANCIS ELLIS (63), Devonshire St.. Sydney, collapsed in a train near Sutherland station this morning. He was taken by St. George…

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Collapse in Train

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 2

FRANCIS ELLIS (63), Devonshire. St.. Sydney, collapsed in a train near Sutherland station this morning. He was taken by St. George…

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Collapse in Train

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 2

FRANCIS ELLIS (63), Devonshire St., Sydney, collapsed in a train near Sutherland station this morning. He was taken by St. George…

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Collapse in Train

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 2

FRANCIS ELLIS (63), Devonshire St., Sydney, collapsed in a train near Sutherland station this morning. He was taken by St. George…

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Collapse in Train

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 2

FRANCIS ELLIS (63), Devonshire St., Sydney, collapsed in a train near Sutherland station this morning. He was taken by St. George…

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Collapse in Train

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 2

FRANCIS ELLIS (63), Devonshire St., Sydney, collapsed in a train, near Sutherland station this morning. He was taken by St. George…

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Americans On Rhine Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 3

AMERICAN FIRST ARMY troops crossing Ludendorff railway bridge across the Rhine at Remagen. The Americans seized the bridge 10 minutes before charges placed under the bridge by the Germans were timed to explode. The Germans had placed planks and rubble between the railway tracks to enable them to evacuate tanks and motor vehicles.--Picturegram…

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Payten to Train Kiaora Yearlings

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 20

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Mr. Percy Miller, the Ktaora Studmaster, purchased two Enfield fillies at the Yearling Sales. The youngsters will be trained at Randwick by Bayly Payten. THE Enfield fillies from The…

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