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  2. AXIS BACKBONE BROKEN IN TUNISIA

    Bizerta and Tunis have been captured by the Allies and occupation was completed yesterday (Friday). This was officially announced from Allied Headquarters in North Africa last night. The two cities were captured within five minutes of each other— The British First Army took Tunis, and Bizerta was taken by French troops advancing along the coast and by Americans driving south-westward of the town. Axis motor barges and Small craft, making a "Dunkirk" ...

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  3. FIGHTING FLARES UP ON RUSSIAN FRONT

    Berlin radio asserted that fighting had flared up along the whole Russian Front following improvement in the weather and consequent hardening of the ground. The radio declared that regardless of losses the Russians were trying to improve their ...

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  4. JAPS POUNDED IN NORTH

    Sweeping over Madang at low level yesterday afternoon Beau-fighters and Mitchell bombers left sinking a small Japanese freighter and sank a transport packed with troops in the harbor. Soldiers crowding the decks and superstructure were raked with ...

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  5. Slaughter Or Surrender For 50,000 Axis Troops

    Allied bombers without respite are attacking ships trying to reach Sicily from Tunis. They sunk a ship off the eastern coast of the the island, says the Algiera ...

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  6. MRS. T. JELBERT DEAD

    Mrs. Tryphena Jelbert died early yesterday morning at her late residence, 276 Hebbard street, South Broken Hill, at the age of 82 years. Mrs. Jelbert had ...

    Article : 156 words
  7. The Communique

    Dutch New Guinea, Timika: Our medium units bombed the aerodrome. Kal Islands: Langgoer: Our medium units bombed the new enemy airstrip. ...

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  8. 20,000 Prisoners Since Wednesday

    Central Elienhower in a statement declared: "Organised Axis resistance, except for a few isolated pockets, appears to have ended." ...

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  9. Famous Airman Rescued

    Flying-Officer E. P. Goldsmith, one of Australia's most famous Spitfire pilots, who was shot down during the battle over Darwin last Sunday, ...

    Article : 299 words
  10. DEATH OF MR. H. E. DENTON

    The death occurred at the Hospital of Mr. Henry Francis Denton, of 171 Ryan Street, at the age of 65 years. Mr. Denton was born in Adelaide and had ...

    Article : 215 words
  11. Aussie Prisoners Of War In Italy Bet on Date of Victory

    Two thousand Australian prisoners of war at Camp 57, Grupignlogo, near Undine, in the north-east of Italy, were betting in the middle of April on ...

    Article : 167 words
  12. Greece To Fight On Against Japan

    The Greek Minister of Marine and Mr. M. [?] today declared that after the European war was finished Greece would fight on against Japan. ...

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  13. Von Arnim's Front Is Rapidly Disintegrating—Allies Advance

    Latest messages from North Africa declare that it is now certain that many thousands of prisoners have already been taken in the great Allied victory drive on Bizerta and Tunis, and it is already indicated that the number will probably reach The Allies have also taken Chouigia near Teburba. Reuter's Algiers correspondent says that General Von Amim's front is rapidly disintegrating. ...

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  14. TWENTY-FOUR SOLDIERS AND ONE V.A.D. KILLED

    In one of the worst rail and road accidents in the history of Australia, 24 soldiers and a V.A.D. were killed on Saturday night when a locomotive crashed into a bus near Wodonga. The bus was travelling to Albury with 40 passengers and the engine was ...

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  15. DEATH OF MRS. E. EVANS

    Broken Hill lost another of its old residents when the death occurred on Saturday of Mrs. Esther Emma Evans at the age of 69 years. Mrs. Evans had ...

    Article : 151 words
  16. Greatest Military Feat

    The Joint Under-Secretory for War, Brigadier-General Lord Gort, said to-day that the Allies in the eastern pincer, swinging 3,000 miles from Italian ...

    Article : 90 words
  17. LAD SUFFERS BROKEN ARM

    On Saturday morning about 12 miles our from Broken Hill on the Nine-Mile Road, an unusual accident occurred that resulted in Robert Floyd (14) ...

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  18. DEATH OF GIRL L. E. GREENWOOD

    Lorraino Eisle Greenwood passed away at her parents' residence on Saturday morning at the age of 14 years. She was born in Broken Hill and was the ...

    Article : 130 words
  19. "Killer" Caldwell's Record

    Since the Spitfires have been in action over Darwin. Wing-Commander C. R. Caldwell has more than maintained his reputation as Australia's ...

    Article : 142 words
  20. AXIS ATTACK ON ALLIED SHIPS

    A message from Launce today stated that British naval tugs this morning beached three merchantmen after three explosions had occurred in ...

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  21. Last Defence Lines Crumbling Base Of Cape Bon Reached

    British armored units, tightening the net around the southern Axis packet in Tunisia, have reached the base of Cape Ban Peninsular by driving four miles from Hammamlif along, the coast road from Tunis, says the British United Press ...

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  22. NEWS AT WASHINGTON

    The smashing victory in Africa is regarded in Washington as "a prophecy of greater developments," declares the Washington correspondent ...

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  23. TENSION IN BALKANS

    Tension in the Balkans soared last night as reports were current in all capitals between Vienna and Instabul that an Allied invasion of the Balkans ...

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  24. COMB-OUT AND PUBLIC SERVICE

    His department had already made a combout of Government departments in search of manpower for the war effort, said the New South Wales manpower ...

    Article : 151 words
  25. Hundred Japs Drowned

    A hundred Jap troops were killed or drawned on Saturday when two enemy ships were destroyed off Madang, on the north coast of New Guines. ...

    Article : 107 words
  26. VISIT OF MINING MEN

    Mr. M. H. Bailleu, the chairman of directors of North Broken Hill Ltd., Sir Colm Fraser, chairman of directors of Broken Hill South, and Mr. H. St. John ...

    Article : 69 words
  27. U.S. ATTACKS IN ALEUTIANS

    Five attacks on Kiska and seven on Attu were launched by U.S. airmen in the Aleutians in the North Pacific on Thursday. Direct hits were scored on ...

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