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  2. RUSSIANS RACING FOR NARVA Nazi Defence Belt Pierced

    Russian tank divisions, which smashed through the 12-mile German defence belt on the Gulf of Finland, have broken out into open country and are now racing toward the great lateral railway linking Leningrad with the Estonian town of Narva, says ...

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  3. U.S. HOME FRONT.

    The Secretary for War (Mr. H. L. Stimson), in testifying to the Senate Military Affairs Committee on the National Service Bill, said that ...

    Article : 180 words
  4. AXIS RAID ON BARI.

    Giving an account of a German air attack Trevor Ross, Associated Pren special correspondent, who recently completed a 7000 miles air ...

    Article : 508 words
  5. FRANCO'S REGIME.

    "The Times" correspondent (Harold Deny) in an uncensored article from Madrid says that the gradual shift of General Franco's regime ...

    Article : 193 words
  6. FIFTEEN KILLED.

    Fifteen persons were killed and at least four others are in a critical condition in hospital following a collision between a Tamworth mail ...

    Article : 320 words
  7. FIFTH ARMY PUSHING AHEAD Against Stiff Resistance

    An Algiers communique states that Fifth Army units, who crossed the Garigliano River, have pushed on and captured three villages captured is Argento. Airfields in central and northern Italy have been heavily attacked by Allied heavy and ...

    Article : 241 words
  8. HAWKER TYPHOONS.

    The Associated Press special correspondent says that ranked the highest among the world's singleseater fighters for combined speed ...

    Article : 554 words
  9. ALLEGED PEACE TALKS.

    The Vichy radio says that authoritative circles in Spain deny that Herr von Ribbentrop had recently been there. Renter's correspondent ...

    Article : 422 words
  10. RAILWAY LINE CUT.

    After capturing Citka, the northern force pushed on for another ten miles and cut the Novgorod-Leningrad railway at Bolotnaya. Forward units of ...

    Article : 1,159 words
  11. THINGS GOING WELL.

    Reuters's correspondent with the British troops at Garigliano says late to-night things were still going well along the lower Garigliano with the ...

    Article : 753 words
  12. MASTERY OF THE AIR

    The Lord Privy Seal (Lord Beaverbrook) in the House of Lords said: "We did not always hold mastery of the air. The German first line strength ...

    Article : 242 words
  13. ARGENTINA'S COUP.

    A "World Telegram" front-page story says: "From behind the walls of censorship which for months has beclouded developments in Argentina comes a ...

    Article : 229 words
  14. TYPES OF PLANES

    The Government is progressing in producing types of planes for civil aviation, declared the Lord Privy Seal (Lord Beaverbrook) replying to the civil ...

    Article : 175 words
  15. BOY'S ALLEGED PLOT

    The amazing story of a 15-year-old boy's alleged plot to exterminate the whole household was unfolded by the police when Allan Joseph Pope was ...

    Article : 287 words
  16. BOMBS ON GERMANY.

    The Secretary for Air (Sir Archibald Sinclair) in the House of Commons, in reply to questions, stated that between January 1 and January 17 the Bomber ...

    Article : 77 words
  17. JOINT WAR EFFORT.

    The New Zealand Ministers attended a meeting of the War Cabinet to-day to discuss with the Australian Government details of the war effort of both ...

    Article : 252 words
  18. MEMBER RESTRAINED

    Sir Herbert Williams asked Mr Churchill in the House of Commons under what regulation the War Office forbade Mr. J. J. Lawson (Labour), ...

    Article : 165 words
  19. ACUTE DIFFICULTIES.

    Acute manufacture difficulties are being caused by man-power Shortages in Queensland butter and cheese factories. This was the view of the State ...

    Article : 117 words
  20. SPECIAL TWEED

    A Scottish border mill is weaving specially designed woollen tweed for the Duchess, of Gloucester to wear in Australia, which is equally suitable for ...

    Article : 63 words
  21. WAR PREPAREDNESS

    The Vice-President of the War Production Board (Mr. Charles Wilson), addressing the Army Ordnance Association, said the next war was inevitable; ...

    Article : 177 words
  22. NAVY PLANES

    A Pacific Fleet communique says: "Navy search planes attacked Kusaie Island, a Japanese air base south-west of the Marshall Islands, in daylight on ...

    Article : 86 words
  23. DROPPED BY CHUTE.

    "I understand that the two men of Irish origin were dropped by parachute from a German plane over Eire last month, presumably for espionage ...

    Article : 76 words
  24. PLANE PRODUCTION.

    The Chairman of the Aircraft Production Board (Mr. Charles Wilson) announced that the United States will produce 100,000 planes in 1944, with ...

    Article : 71 words
  25. TWENTY KILLED.

    Vichy radio says that sabotage wrecked the Toulous-Pau express near Tarbes, where part of the track had been removed. Three carriages were telescoped, ...

    Article : 50 words
  26. WORK CEASES.

    About 600 engineers employed at a large defence project in Sydney ceased Work yesterday because of a long standing demarcation dispute. They alleged that ...

    Article : 91 words
  27. MATERIAL FOR RUSSIA.

    Captain R. M. Robins, former traffic superintendent of the Pension State Railways broadcasting, said that 200,00 tons of material were sent through Persian ...

    Article : 44 words
  28. COAL PRODUCTION

    Coal production in New South Wales at 11,534,000 tons was 672,000 tons lower than the output for 1942 and 231,698 tons lower than that for 1941. ...

    Article : 70 words
  29. MORE EARTHQUAKES

    The Associated Press says that the ruined city of San Juan to-day was shaken by an earthquake, which toppled the walls endangering workmen digging ...

    Article : 69 words
  30. FIGHTER PILOT

    Squadron-Leader Lace Wade. D.F.C. and two Bars, a member of the R.A.F., and an American-born fighter pilot, was killed as a result of an air ...

    Article : 70 words
  31. JAPAN AGREES.

    Japan has agreed to receive for Allied prisoners of war supplies which are now at Vladi[?]ost[?] The decision follows long negotiation by the Allied ...

    Article : 125 words
  32. BANKHEAD BILL

    The Senate Banking Committee, by a 10 to 9 vote, approved of the Bankhead Bill terminating on June 30. Government subsidies are designed to control food ...

    Article : 107 words
  33. BRITISH PROTEST

    Britain has protested strongly to Spain against the fact that Spaniards are fighting in Russia. This was revealed in the House of Commons by ...

    Article : 95 words
  34. BURMA CAMPAIGN.

    The South-east Asia Command communique states the Japanese counterattacks on the Arakan fronts have been repulsed. General Stilwell's Chinese ...

    Article : 49 words
  35. UNITED PRESS AUSTRALIAN MANAGER.

    Mr. Hugh Baillie. President of the United Press, announced the appointment of Mr. William B. Dickinson as General Manager for Australia, to ...

    Article : 59 words
  36. CIVILIAN RULE IN FRANCE.

    Asked in the House of Commons if the civilian French rule would be reestablished in France as soon as any area was satisfactorily freed from ...

    Article : 57 words
  37. JAPANESE WARSHIPS SUNK.

    The Chungking radio said that two Japanese warships hit exploding mines and sank off Hsiakangkow, near Tungilu, 200 miles from the mouth of the Yangtze. ...

    Article : 41 words
  38. VICE-PREMIER RESIGNS.

    George Roussos, Vice-Premier of Greece and Minister without portfolio, has resigned ...

    Article : 27 words
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