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Advertising : 23 wordsThese pictures show some of the destruction caused when the Japanese, without warning, attacked Pearl Harbour naval base, Hawaii, on December 7 last. The top picture shows the U.S. battleship Arizona on fire after having been hit by many bombs. The middle picture shows the wrecked battleship and in the lower photo is pictured, the destroyer Shaw on fire. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 67 wordsExploding harmlessly in the harbour, Japanese bombs dropped. during a recent raid on Port Moresby fell well laway from the ship seen at the left in the top picture. The lower picture was obtained by the R.A.A.F. during a recent reconnaissance ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 68 wordsTHE battle for the oilfields of Burma has begun on a wide front in the Irrawaddy valley. This was disclosed in a communique issued to-day, stating that the Japanese began a determined thrust northwards on Saturday. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 389 wordsWASHINGTON, Monday. — Japanese bombers raided Corregidor, the island fortress in Manila Bay, 12 times in 24 hours, ...
Article : 226 wordsMONTREAL, Monday.—The Australian Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt, K.C.) declared in a broadcast that the United ...
Article : 169 wordscontinued yesterday afternoon, but deca[?]s are not yet available. On Saturday, despile bad weather and clouds, which prevented, close observation, a near miss was scored ...
Article : 559 words[?] cury War Correspondent. NEW GUINEA, Monday. — In communiques of New Guinea ...
Article : 355 wordsfor Labour (Mr. Ernest Bevin) in a speech. The next six months will be vital," he added. "We ...
Article : 128 wordsLONDON, Monday.—British aircraft losses were heavy and damage was done to shore establishments and a few ships in ...
Article : 220 wordsTHE Premier (Mr. Cosgrove) old yesterday that he had no further information concerning proposals of the ...
Article : 82 wordsMELBOURNE, Monday. — An R.A.A.F. sergeant-pilot and two trainees were killed on Sunday, when a trainer aircraft crashed near ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 127 wordsLONDON, Monday —Some of the fiercest air fighting since the Battle of Britain occurred during the bombing of ...
Article : 163 wordsDEVELOPMENTS over recent months culminating in the present visit to London of the Chief of the United States General Staff (General Marshall) and the Lease-Lend Administrator (Mr. Hopkins) emphasise the growing co-operation ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 348 wordsWASHINGTON, Monday. — The Facts and Figures Office says that Japan has established a special administration for the exploitation of ...
Article : 88 wordsLONDON, Monday.—Tokio Radio states that Japanese have landed on the Dutch island of Billiton, in the East Indies. ...
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Advertising : 10 wordsAN announcement that Lord Louis Mountbatten, R.N., a cousin of the King, was in charge of all British commando operations was made by the Prime Minister (Mr. Churchill) in the House of Commons today. Mr. Churchill said that Lord Mountbatten on October 19 succeeded ...
Article : 167 wordsTHE "Daily Mail" gives prominence to a despatch from the Italian frontier stating it is reported reliably ...
Article : 118 wordsLONDON, Monday.—German war Industries in the Ruhr were attacked heavily last night, Bombers were still returning ...
Article : 138 wordsCamp Pell and Camp Murphy are the first two names given by the United States Army to its camps in Australia. These are ...
Article : 147 wordsLONDON, Monday. — swedish newspapers report that the German authorities have ordered the smelting of German church bells. ...
Article : 72 wordsNEW YORK, Monday. — According to Tokio Radio, Lieut-General Tatekawa, former Japanese Ambassador to the Soviet, who arrived in ...
Article : 128 wordsSYDNEY, Monday. — Ronald Frederick Hammett, company manager, Methodist local preacher, and Sunday school teacher, of Lane ...
Article : 106 wordsISTANBUL, Monday.—It is stated reliably that the defence of parts of North Iraq. Syria, and Palestine will soon be entrusted largely to ...
Article : 65 wordsLONDON, Monday.—Paris Radio, quoting a message from Singapore. states that a delegation of Malayan sultans, headed by the Sultan of ...
Article : 44 wordsLONDON, Monday.—The Bulgarian Prime Minister (M. Filov) said in a broadcast that his policy internally and externally was to ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 14 Apr 1942, Page 1
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