GENERAL Eisenhower's appointment as leader of the Anglo-American forces to invade Western Europe is accepted in London and Washington as a sign that a second front will be opened at an early date. Washington officials hailed Eisenhower's ...
Article : 669 wordsSun, surf, and sand lured thousands of people to the beaches for the Christmas vacation. Many were men and woman of the fighting services making the most of a few days' leave; many more were civilians relaxing after a year's hard work in factories, shops, and offices. Kirra Beach, Coolangatta, dotted with gay beach umbrellas, recaptured some of the colour and life of pre-war days—but, not ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 113 wordsNEW GUINEA, Saturday.—Australian and American fliers have dropped 453 tons of bombs on Cape Gloucester, Jap base near the ...
Article : 501 wordsFATHER Christmas seems to have deserted Brisbane this year and to have packed up and gone to the beach. Brisbane is still a city of shortages and overcrowding, but coastal places, like Southport, Coolangatta, and Redcliffe, if not lands of plenty, seemed to have sufficient for yesterday's demands. ...
Article : 704 wordsALL present indications were that clothes rationing would continue until some time after the war, the Customs Minister (Senator Keane) said yesterday. Therefore it was necessary to ...
Article : 390 wordsTOWNSVILLE, Saturday.—The City Council yesterday sold fruit and vegetables in competition with local shops. ...
Article : 188 wordsMELBOURNE, Saturday.—With the identification of a 14-year-old boy, the death roll of the bushfire which broke out in the Wangaratta ...
Article : 267 wordsMr. W. A. Deacon, M.L.A., died at his home at Allora lost night. He was member for Cunningham since 1920, and was Lands Minister ...
Article : 177 wordsChristmas was the driest that Brisbane's civilian beer drinkers have experienced since supplies have been rationed. ...
Article : 270 wordsFire destroyed the Clyde Hotel, Strathpine, soon after midnight on Christmas Eve. Firemen from Sandgate attempted to quell the ...
Article : 111 wordsCANBERRA, Saturday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) has issued the following Christmas message to Britain:— The Australian Government and people sent to the homeland at ...
Article : 188 wordsNEW YORK, Dec. 25 (A.A.P.).—Tokio official radio says that Japan is lowering the conscription age to 19, "to bolster Japan's ...
Article : 36 wordsSYDNEY, Saturday.—Permission to construct a private swimming pool was not required from the War Organisation Department, said officials of the department to-day. They referred to Wednesday's: ...
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Advertising : 39 wordsHOLLYWOOD, Dec. 25 (A.A.P.)—A poll taken by the Motion Picture Herald on the best box office draws resulted: Betty Grable, Bob ...
Article : 47 wordsNEW GUINEA, Saturday.—For nearly two days Private F. S. Perkins, 19, of Sydney, lay 15 yards from a Japanese encampment in the Finisterre ranges, and heard Japanese digging his grave. He was under fire from two ...
Article : 389 wordsLONDON, Dec. 25 (Special).—The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, who are spending Christmas quietly at their country house, Barnwell Manor, Northamptonshire, have a heavy official programme for 1944. They expect their Christmas ...
Article : 265 wordsWell, wouldn't it ruin your future? Here we are five weeks old, and dying to try out our teeth in a juicy piece ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Sunday Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1926 - 1954), Sun 26 Dec 1943, Page 3
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