MELBOURNE, April 6.—The provisions of the Defence Act restricting compulsory military service to Australia and its territories will not stand in the way of the utmost freedom of disposal by the Supreme Allied Commander in the SW Pacific (General MacArthur) of the Australian ...
Article : 584 wordsLONDON. April 6.—Seventy-five Japanese planes took part in the Japanese raid on Colombo yesterday. They operated from an ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 538 wordsLONDON, April 6.—The New Delhi correspondent of the British United Press says it is believed that the Congress president (Dr Azad) ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 789 wordsPORT MORESBY, April 6.— Almost incredible revelations of Japanese atrocities in New Britain and New Guinea are contained in a ...
Article : 739 wordsPORT MORESBY, April 6.—The Japanese have made further landings in the Soloman Islands east of New Guinea. At present they occupy four centres—Kieta, Kessa, Buka and Faisi—apparently as warning outposts for the defence of Rabaul, loss of which would seriously ...
Article : 335 wordsLONDON, April 6.—Heavy air raids on Leningrad during the week-end are reported in both Russian and German communiques. While the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 721 wordsLONDON, April 5.—Vivid impressions of a visit to Malta were given today by the well-known naval broadcaster, Commander K[?]mmins. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 794 wordsNEW YORK, April 6.—The "Journal and New York American" publishes an interview with Rear-Admiral Hart, former ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 438 wordsPORT MORESBY, April 6.—The Japanese suffered heavy plane losses as a result of a dramatic and brilliant hit-and-run raid late on ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 500 wordsLONDON, April 6.—The "New York Times" correspondent in Stockholm says that British commandos early on Sunday raided Narvik, the ...
Article : 411 wordsSYDNEY, April 6.—The rapidly growing strength of the Australian army supported by the generous military aid now pouring in from the ...
Article : 795 wordsLONDON, April 6.—United States bombers operating from bases in India have carried out a smashing night raid against the docks of ...
Article : 249 wordsDr H. J. Van Mook, acting head of the Netherlands East Indies Government, has reported to the Allied Supreme Commander in the SW ...
Article : 141 wordsCANBERRA, April 6.—Because of the trend of the war in the Pacific, the Army Minister (Mr Forde) in a National Security Regulation ...
Article : 77 wordsLONDON, April 6.—According to the Berlin radio the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran, "which recently sank the cruiser Sydney," ...
Article : 79 wordsLONDON, April 6.—Paying a tribute to Russia's epic struggle against the invading Nazis, the First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr A. V. ...
Article : 208 wordsLONDON, April 6.—It is authoritatively stated that 300 bombers attacked places in Germany and Prance last night. The main attack ...
Article : 71 wordsLONDON, April 8.—In an interview at Cardiff, where he is supporting the National candidate in a by-election, the Secretary for War (Sir ...
Article : 173 wordsWASHINGTON, April 6.—Yesterday's war communique stated that there had been furious fighting on the Bataan front throughout ...
Article : 133 wordsLONDON, April 6.—The aeronautical correspondent of the Press Association states that since the beginning of the year the air losses of ...
Article : 147 wordsLONDON, April 5.—An official report from Malta states that there were four mass raids on the harbour area today. The enemy lost at ...
Article : 38 wordsLONDON, April 6.—Free French headquarters reveal that plane production in occupied and unoccupied France in 1942 is scheduled to reach ...
Article : 129 wordsLONDON. April 6.—It is officially stated that the recent sailing from Gothenburg to the United Kingdom of a number of Norwegian ships ...
Article : 56 wordsLONDON, April 6.—The Air Ministry announces that a few enemy raiders briefly flew over a south coast town yesterday morning. ...
Article : 52 wordsLONDON, April 6.—The Vichy radio has issued an official statement alleging British attacks against four French fishing boats since ...
Article : 85 wordsLONDON, April 6.—A report from Lisbon says that a British bomber landed on Caparica Beach, 10 miles south-west of Lisbon. The four ...
Article : 48 wordsLONDON, April 6.—A Vichy message states that anti-aircraft guns went into action during a 90-minute alert in the Paris area at 4 o'clock ...
Article : 30 wordsExcept where otherwise designated he overseas intelligence published in "The West Australian" is transmitted to Australia by the Australian Associated Press ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Tue 7 Apr 1942, Page 3
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