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AXIS MOTOR CYCLES

FAVOURED BY MAORIS

NAZIS MADE TO MOVE MINES

(Official War Correspondent with N.Z.E.F.) GABES, March 30

. The first sizeable stream they have crossed during the whole of their long advance from El Alamein was encountered by the New Zealanders at Gabes yesterday, and to cross it they had to make their own causeway. Before withdrawing his forces from the town the enemy had blown up the only existing causeway. The muddy nature of the stream bed made fording impossible, but sappers were soon on the job building a temporary crossing. Using empty petrol drums, with the ends removed for the passage of water, they built a causeway of bculders about 30yds long in quick time. Townspeople assisted the later stages of the work. Such has been the speed of our advance that the enemy has been unable to carry out demolition and minelaying to the same extent as in most other stages of his retreat. Our advance elements yesterday came upon three Germans laying mines. The Germans were forced to remove those that they had laid themselves, and to search for others. Parties of our sappers are attached to the most forward of the armoured forces for the purpose of removing mines from their path. Among the New Zealand transport during the past few days has appeared a great variety of captured enemy vehicles, even motor cycles and side-cars, which were favoured mostly by the Maoris.

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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 81, 6 April 1943, Page 4

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AXIS MOTOR CYCLES Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 81, 6 April 1943, Page 4

AXIS MOTOR CYCLES Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 81, 6 April 1943, Page 4