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Railways, roads & transport, 1945

3,868 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 194

Two Cases of Gelignite Lay on Road All Day

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 5

TWO cases, each containing 50lb. of gelignite, lay on McLaurin Parade, Roseville, all day yesterday. The cases were seen by Mr. Frederick…

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Two Cases of Gelignite Lay on Road All Day

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 14

TWO cases, each containing 50lb. of gelignite, lay on McLaurin Parade. Roseville. all day yesterday The cases were seen by Mr. Frederick…

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Two Cases of Gelignite Lay on Road All Day

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 5

TWO cases, each containing 501b. gelignite, lay on McLaurin Parade, Roseville, all day yesterday. The cases were seen by Mr. Frederick…

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Two Cases of Gelignite Lay on Road All Day

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 14

TWO cases, each containing 50lb. of gelignite, lay on McLaurin Parade. Roseville, all day yesterday. The cases were seen by Mr. Frederick…

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Two Cases of Gelignite Lay on Road All Day

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 14

TWO cases, each containing 50lb. of gelignite, lay on McLnurin Parade. Roseville, nil day yesterday. The cases were seen by Mr. Frederick…

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Late News German Escape Road Cut U.S. Third Army Gain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Jan. 8 (A.A.P.).— German pressure has eased along the Third Army front, especially round Bastogne, and American…

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Allies Closing in on Burma Rail Town Road to Mandalay Opening Our War Correspondent, T. L. Goodman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 3

BURMA, Jan. 8.—Advance units of the 14th Army are now only four miles north-east of Shwebo. This is the last important town before Mandalay on the railway from Myitkyina, and brings the Allies to…

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Export Manifests New South Wales Motor Vessel. Sailed Sydney. Macdonald Hamilton & Co., Ltd., Agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 4

S Shippers, 4200 cs meat and vegetable rations, 2418 cs tongues, 22,595 cs jam, 10,010 cs honey, 41,618 cs corned beef, 14,405 cs dehydrated…

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Killed on Railway

The Sun · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 2

GOULBURN, Tuesday. -- Alan William Lyons, about 45, railway fireman of Clifford-street, Goulburn was killed instantly at…

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Drive in Burma Gains Impetus Shwebo Faces Encirclement Thrust Along Key Railway

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 4

COLOMBO, Tuesday.--The British drive on Shwebo, key rail centre in Central Burma, is gaining impetus, and the town's garrison is facing encirclement…

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Motorist Ran Into Car to Save His Tyres

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 8

HOUSTON(Texas).--Jack Crawford, of Houston, Texas, openly admitted in court that he ran his car into the back of another…

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Drive in Burma Gains Impetus Shwebo Faces Encirclement Thrust Along Key Railway

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 4

COLOMBO, Tuesday.--The British drive on Shwebo, key rail centre in Central Burma, is gaining impetus, and the town's garrison is facing encirclement…

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Drive in Burma Gains Impetus Shwebo Faces Encirclement Thrust Along Key Railway

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 4

COLOMBO, Tuesday.--The British drive on Shwebo, key rail centre in Central Burma, is gaining impetus, and the town's garrison is facing encirclement…

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Drive in Burma Gains Impetus Shwebo Faces Encirclement Thrust Along Key Railway

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 4

COLOMBO, Tuesday.--The British drive on Shwebo, key rail centre in Central Burma, is gaining impetus, and the town's garrison is facing encirclement…

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Drive in Burma Gains Impetus Shwebo Faces Encirclement Thrust Along Key Railway

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 4

COLOMBO, Tuesday.--The British drive on Shwebo, key rail centre in Central Burma, is gaining impetus, and the town's garrison is facing encirclement…

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Drive in Burma Gains Impetus Shwebo Faces Encirclement Thrust Along Key Railway

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 4

COLOMBO, Tuesday.--The British drive on Shwebo, key rail centre in Central Burma, is gaining impetus, and the town's garrison is facing encirclement…

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Motorist Ran Into Car to Save His Tyres

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 8

HOUSTON (Texas)--Jack Crawford, of Houston. Texas, openly admitted in court that he ran his car into the back of another…

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Wollongong and Port Kembla. Nowra Aerodrome

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 12

On Wednesday, January 3, I visited this aerodrome, which is being constructed by tho Public Works Department…

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Winners Trained On Roads

The Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 10

Horses prepared on tracks now closed for training have won eight of the 13 races at the…

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German Spearhead Recoils Heavy Ardennes Blows Allies Closing on Key Roads

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday.--The Germans have made a local withdrawal near the western tip of the Ardennes salient in Belgium. General Montgomery's forces attacking…

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