BRITISH bombers continue to hammer away at harbors, docks, and railway centres along the coast of Belgium and Holland; and every night they leave a trail of destruction among war factories in many parts of Germany. ...
Article : 425 wordsMan behind the gun. Mr. Winston Churchill, Britain's Prime Minuter, on a visit to coastal defences, tried out a Tommy gun. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 22 wordsAdmiral Muselier commander of French warships, who defied the Petain Government's order to return to France. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 16 wordsLONDON, September 15.--Both in the Press and among the general public the latest phase in the Battle for Britain --the savage attack on the people of London--is the subject of much speculation both as to its purpose and the reason ...
Article : 527 wordsNAZIS renewed their mass daylight raids on England on Sunday and were once more taught a sharp lesson. Of the waves of bombers and fighters sent over to deal out indiscriminate death and destruction, 185 were shot down-- ...
Article : 586 wordsBOMBAY, September 15.--The Executive of the Indian Congress passed a resolution withdrawing its conditional offer to cooperate with ...
Article : 219 wordsSYDNEY, Monday.--John Royston Wishart, alias John Royston, a solicitor, was proceeded against under the National Security ...
Article : 232 wordsLONDON, Sept. 16. -- The Air Ministry amplifying Saturday's bombings states: "The R.A.F. systematically sought out and broke up the ...
Article : 393 wordsLONDON, September 15.--Experts have safely removed the high explosive bomb from the vicinity of St. Paul's Cathedral. ...
Article : 491 wordsLONDON, September 15.--Once again the R.A.F. has shown that large enemy formations can only penetrate Great Britain's defences at ...
Article : 547 wordsLONDON, September 15.-- The newspaper 'Dagens Nyheters' at Oslo says: Germany has created a vast military zone on ...
Article : 44 wordsWhether the Italian invasion of Egypt has begun is still obscure. On Saturday the Italians crossed the Libyan frontier and occupied ...
Article : 411 wordsMELBOURNE, Monday. -- Unshaken confidence in the R.A.F's power to defeat the Nazi Air Force was discussed to-day by Mr. ...
Article : 254 wordsLONDON, September 16.-- Despite their heavy defeat yesterday, the Germans attempted another raid this morning ...
Article : 99 wordsThe long and the short of the British military guard, which escorted a large number of German and Italian internees and prisoners of war to Sydney-- Lance-Corporal Ronald Kittle cups an ear to catch an echo of Private Sam Virr's mouth-organ recital. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 44 wordsSYDNEY, Monday.--Mr. W. R. Dovey, K.C., declared in the Bankruptcy Court to-day, on behalf of the Federal Commissioner of ...
Article : 233 wordsWhen the sound of a dog fight was heard over London in the afternoon, air raid shelters were emptied faster than they have ever ...
Article : 888 wordsBRISBANE, Monday.--A serious shortage of doctors, nurses, and matrons for Queensland hospital staffs is ascribed by the Minister ...
Article : 275 wordsLONDON (by Air Mail).--A Home Guard was fined 10 this week at Penarth, Glamorganshire, after refusing to pay a toll of 1- to take his car ...
Article : 245 wordsBRISBANE, Monday.--Members of the Queensland Bookmakers' Association decided to ask the Q.T.C. committee to reconsider the decision ...
Article : 74 wordsWEEHAWKEN (N.J.), September 15. --The New York central railroad terminal is glutted with freight cars containing war material consigned to ...
Article : 76 wordsBRISBANE, Monday. -- The name of the successful applicant for the £1500 position of chief engineer to the City Council is not likely to be ...
Article : 59 wordsLONDON (by Air Mail).--Tommy Burns, 20-years-old Manchester flyweight boxer, lost both legs at Dunkirk, but he wants a "return match." ...
Article : 211 wordsBRISBANE, Monday.--Encouragement of a spontaneous movement for home security was promised by the Federal Labor Leader (Mr. Curtin) on ...
Article : 137 wordsNEW YORK, September 15.-- According to the 'Daily News,' an unconfirmed report states that the British flying-boat, Clare, is missing ...
Article : 69 wordsBLACKALL, Monday. -- Francis John Ford (25), single, motor mechanic, who was charged in the Police Court to-day, with unlawfuly killing ...
Article : 63 wordsCAIRNS, Monday.--The condition of the Minister for Lands (Mr. P. Pease), who was admitted to hospital on Saturday afternoon, was stated late ...
Article : 34 wordsMELBOURNE, Monday--Mr. Fadden announced extensions to Cloncurry aerodrome, urgently needed for the Air Force as well as civil aviation, ...
Article : 47 wordsLONDON, September 15.--The Berlin News Agency says: A convoy of ten French merchantmen en route from North Africa to Marseilles ...
Article : 49 wordsNEW YORK, September 15.--The Kenvil and Sussex County Sheriff and deputies raided the German-American Bund camp, 12 miles from the scene ...
Article : 40 wordsLONDON, September 15.--The correspondent of the British United Press at Vichy says that M. Blum has been arrested. ...
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Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Tue 17 Sep 1940, Page 5
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