LONDON, Wednesday.—BBC correspondent, Chester Wilmot speaks of the manner in which Allied troops in the Ardennes area spent Christmas Day. Along the whole of the front the weather was clear and cold. There were few celebrations among the British front line troops, but the ...
Article : 152 wordsSHAEF, Wednesday.—With official reports about the fighting on the Western Front still noncommittal and about 48 hours old, most news continues to come from correspondents in the battle areas. Allied air attacks continue unabated. In summing up the position they say that both side ; appear to building up for the next blew and that ...
Article : 488 wordsCEYLON, Wednesday.—British troops east of the Chindwin River are keeping up their steady advance towards Ye—u, the terminus of a ...
Article : 97 wordsGHQ, PHILIPPINES. Wednesday.— US ground forces on Leyte continued mopping up operations against the Japanese today. Another 899 ...
Article : 115 wordsCAIRNS. Wednesday.—No beer was sold in Cairns hotels today. Because of trouble which arose over the dismissal of a workman from the ...
Article : 35 wordsROME, Wednesday.—Except for a two-mile-wide German salient, which is being relentlessly squeezed on three sides, the British, Canadian and New Zealand forces in the Adriatic battle area have a firm hold on a 19-mile stretch of the River Senio. ...
Article : 187 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—Tomorrow the Commander-in-chief of the British, Pacific Fleet, Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, will turn the first sod in the ...
Article : 58 wordsGHQ, PHILIPPINES, Wednesday.—Activity in the Pacific area during the Christmas period was confined mainly to air attacks, which ranged from Tokio to New Guinea. General Henry Arnold reported that another daylight Superfortress raid was carried out on the industrial area of Tokio. ...
Article : 450 wordsMELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Mr. A. W. Coles, Independent Member for Henty in the House of Representatives, has not yet received an ...
Article : 91 wordsWASHINGTON, Wednesday.—Admiral Nimitz,, commander-in-chief of the US Central Pacific Fleet, in a message to all American forces ...
Article : 99 wordsWASHINGTON. Wednesday.—Major Tom McGuire, an ace fighter pilot of the US Army Airforce, brought his total of kills to 38 on Christmas ...
Article : 78 wordsLONDON, Wednesday.—Mosquitoes of the RAF Coastal Command attacked and sank two German freighters in Norwegian waters today. ...
Article : 52 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday.—The chairman of the Australian Wool Board, Mr. Douglas Boyd, said today that special attention would he given to ...
Article : 51 wordsLONDON, Wednesday.—German air attacks on the southern coast of England last night and early this morning caused casualties and damage. ...
Article : 25 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday.—The first batch of reconditioned army trucks to be sold by the Commonwealth Disposals Commission should be ...
Article : 92 wordsPERTH, Wednesday.—The Greek collier which ran on a reef on the West Australian coast on December 21, en route from Newcastle to ...
Article : 71 wordsATHENS, Wednesday.—After hearing the opening speeches, Mr. Churchill and the British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Eden, withdrew from the conference of Greek political representatives in Athens, which began late yesterday afternoon. The Greeks continued to discuss plans for a settlement of the ...
Article : 359 wordsAUCKLAND, Wednesday.—A post—war plan to build a nation of fit people was announced today by the New Zealand. Internal Affairs ...
Article : 81 wordsPARIS, Wednesday.—A French news—agency report declares that two German planes dropped bombs on Paris last night. ...
Article : 36 wordsMOSCOW, Wednesday.—Budapest is now completely surrounded by Russian troops, who are driving in towards the heart of the city. In a broadcast the Military Governor of Budapest urged the people there to remain calm in the event of the imminent Russian occupation. ...
Article : 272 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday.—Mr. Dedman announced today that restrictions on the buying, selling, hiring and letting of cooking appliances will be lifted on ...
Article : 53 wordsPARIS, Wednesday,—The Government Of France has decided to send delegates to the Polish Government at Lublin to arrange for the ...
Article : 77 wordsMELBOURNE. Wednesday.—The Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, left the private hospital, in Melbourne where he has been resting since November ...
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Army News (Darwin, NT : 1941 - 1946), Thu 28 Dec 1944, Page 1
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