HUGE UNDERTAKINGS
INVASION PREPARATIONS
British Official Wireless Rec. 1 p.m. RUGBY, Oct. 22. Vast quantities of "blitz hardcore" rubble from bombed sites in London and other cities —were used in the Allies' invasion preparations and in the construction of a floating harbour for the Normandy beaches. The entire labour force worked a sevenday week, and every kind of mechanical plant was brought into operation. Large quantities were obtained from Portsmouth and Birmingham, involving the running of special daily trains.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 251, 23 October 1944, Page 5
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