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  4. Biggest Yet

    The biggest tank battle so far in the fighting in the Western Desert is reported in a communique issued from Cairo. Axis forces were ...

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  5. NAZIS LAUNCH ATTACK AFTER ATTACK

    Pressure against northern Stalingrad during the last 24 hours has been very heavy. The Germans are piling attack on attack with large tank and infantry forces. German losses have again been severe, but they have gained some ground. ...

    Article : 706 words
  6. HOLD-UP FOR SIX DAYS

    Bitter Japanese resistance from defended positions slightly south of Alola, in the Owen Stanley area, has now held the Allied drive towards ...

    Article : 214 words
  7. “Jap Navy Now Second Largest in World”

    Vice-Admiral Edwards, who Is second in command of the United States Fleet, declared yesterday that people must realise that the Japanese Navy ...

    Article : 170 words
  8. “NO COMPLACENCY”

    Cautioning against foolish optimism and complacent self-confidence which would prepare the way for unnecessary despair in the war against Japan, Mr Grew (former ...

    Article : 258 words
  9. MEN OF A.I.F. IN NEW GUINEA

    Top : Veteran AIF. men of a unit who fought in the Western Desert and Syria, are now in action again in New Guinea. This picture, taken in the Kokoda area, shows a group of them cleaning their rifles before going into action against the Japanese. Below : Pte D. E. O'Connell: ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  10. DARWIN’S 26th NIGHT RAID

    Continuing their bombing of Japanese occupied bases in Timor, Allied planes attacked Dilli, one of the main enemy bases on the island, soon after dusk on Monday ...

    Article : 356 words
  11. Victorian Pilots Lead in Raids on Lae

    Victorian fighter pilots were prominent in today's successful low-flying attack on Japanese positions at Lae. Squadron Leader Peter Parker, of ...

    Article : 219 words
  12. U.S. Navy “Just Begun to Fight”

    “The Navy has hit the enemy some heavy and savage blows. We have just begun to fight.” said the Secretary for the Navy (Colonel Knox) in a broadcast. ...

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  13. German Attack Too Late, Says Dr. Benes

    The German offensive in Russia began two months too late, the Czech[?] Slovakia!! President (Dr Benes) said today. ...

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  14. “NO JUSTIFICATION FOR ANY PESSIMISM”

    General demeanor of members of die War Cabinet as they left the Cabinet room tonight seemed to suggest quiet confidence in the outcome of the vital battle now raging in the Solomons. The Minister for the Army (Mr Forde) announced that Cabinet ...

    Article : 509 words
  15. Claim British G.O.C. Shot Down !

    Both Rome radio and Paris radio have put out a report that a plane carrying General Alexander, GOC of the Eighth Army, was shot down on ...

    Article : 55 words
  16. Criticisms of Mr Willkie’s Speech

    “The spate of criticism will diminish as time goes on and the full facts are understood,” the Secretary for State (Mr Hull) told a Press conference today when ...

    Article : 404 words
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  18. FRENCH CROWDS RIOT

    Police had to clear demonstrating and rioting crowds from platforms when four train loads of French workers left Paris for ...

    Article : 357 words
  19. Tragic Picture of Brave Men’s Plight

    In a delayed despatch from Guadalcanal, despatch on October 15, John Graham, of “P.M.,” says that with inspiring courage, faith and devotion, the ...

    Article : 393 words
  20. R.A.F. Operating in North Russia

    I[?] can now be revealed that the RAF, which Introduced Hurricanes is the Soviet Air Farce In 1641 is [?]operating in Russia. ...

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  21. HEAVY JAP RAID ON U.S. AIRFIELDS

    A communique issued by the US Air Force headquarters In New Delhi reports that a strong force of Japanese bombers and fighters attacked American airfields ...

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  22. Mussolini Silent on Anniversary of March

    Today, the Italian Fascists celebrated the 20th anniversary of their “march” on Rome. Mussolini “marched” in a Pullman carriage). ...

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  23. JAP. CLAIMS “FANTASTIC,” FORDE SAYS

    Japanese claims of heavy sinkings of United States vessels in the Solomons were today described by the Minister for the Army (Mr Forde) as “fantastic” in ...

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  24. REPAIRS TO COASTAL VESSELS

    A conference was called today by the Minister for Shipbuilding (Mr Beasley) with the object of speeding up shipping repairs. While repairs ...

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  25. WOOLCOTT-FORBES HELD IN TEXAS

    John Woolcott-Forbes, the Australian, who was arrested in Mexico City this week and was deported from the country, was detained when he crossed the border of ...

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  26. FOUR R.A.A.F. MEN KILLED

    An officer and three airmen were killed yesterday when an aircraft from a RAAF station in Victoria crashed while on a training [?]ight. The aircraft ...

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  27. HOLIDAY RESTRICTIONS EXPLAINED

    Commonwealth regulations governing holidays did not mean that persons were deprived of annual leave. All that the regulations meant was ...

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  28. DISTRIBUTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES

    The Army Minister (Mr Forde) announced tonight that War Cabinet had approved the establishment of a central control authority to regulate the distribution of ...

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  29. WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES AS PRIZES.

    Appeal to all schools in NSW to give war savings certificates as prizes this year was made today by the Minister for Education (Mr Evatt). He added that the austerity ...

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  30. ENEMY PLANE SHOT DOWN.

    British fighters yesterday afternoon, without loss, destroyed one enemy plane and damaged several during three fighter-bomber attacks. ...

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