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  • Train for War Mr Curtin Calls Upon Every Man and Woman

    The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) yesterday called upon every man and woman to train for war. ... [Article] (150 words)
  • AUSTRIANS ESCAPE TO SWEDEN OTHERS SHOT BY FIRING SQUADS

    The New York "Times" correspondent at Stockholm states that eyewitnesses report that Austrian Alpine troops stationed in northern Norway ... [Article] (78 words)
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  • One of Word's Most Momentous Battles Situation at Stalingrad Grows Tenser

    What may prove one of the world's most momentous battles is now at its height. The situation at Stalingrad grows tenser hourly, as Von Bock's general assault against the city progresses with the ferocity of a baulked rather than as a victorious army, for the Russians are yielding only inch by inch, and still possess reserves. ... [Article] (676 words)
  • REALISTIC BATTLE TRAINING AT A BRITISH COMMANDO SCHOOL

    British Commando troops, such as those who took part in the daring and successful raids on the French and Norwegian coasts, so through a realistic school of training. Actual battle conditions are produced as nearly as possible. Live ammunition ... [ILLUSTRATED] [Article] (113 words)
  • CAMP TRAGEDY SEQUEL TO CLOSE FRIENDSHIP

    A tragic sequel to the close friendship of two Army officers was revealed at the Court Martial at Keswick (South Australia) ... [Article] (108 words)
  • HIDE AND SEEK IN CLOUDS GERMAN PLANES DESTROYED

    Using the clouds as cover or ambush, just as jungle fighters would use trees or shrubs, Empire airmen indulged in an ... [Article] (204 words)
  • Expected to be Killed Japanese Prisoners Surprised

    It was revealed at Pearl Harbour that in the fighting on Guadalcanal and Tulagi Islands, in the Solomons, six weeks ago, ... [Article] (146 words)
  • BLOW TO JAPANESE MORALE NO LONGER DASHING FIGHTERS IN JAPAN

    'Japanese soldiers in China, though still tough, are no longer the dashing fighters who in 1937 crashed into China intoxicated with easy conquest ... [Article] (100 words)
  • CONCESSIONS FOR AUXILIARIES POSTAGE, TELEGRAMS AND TRUNK CALLS AT HALF RATES

    From yesterday, penny postage concessions and telegrams and trunk telephone calls at half rates were available to all women's auxiliaries of ... [Article] (110 words)
  • TROOPS CONFIDENT MORESBY WILL NOT FALL GENERAL BLAMEY'S STATEMENT

    "Every man, from serior officers down to privates, is confident that the Japanese will never take Port Moresby." The Commander of the Allied Land Forces in the Southwest Pacific (General Sir Thomas Blarney) said this yesterday ... [Article] (181 words)
  • ARMY CAR TAKEN FROM WHARF USED FOR WEDDING

    Escapades by two soldiers in an Army car taken from a wharf after it had been unloaded from a ship were described at the City ... [Article] (152 words)

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