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  2. Telegraph Message Service for Jap-held POW's

    CANBERRA, Friday,—Approval for a telegraph message service between prisoners of war and civilian internees in Japan and Japanese occupied countries and their next of kin in Australia was announced to-day by the Postmaster General, Senator Ashley. ...

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  3. ALLIES REGAIN INITIATIVE ON WESTERN FRONT

    SHAEF, FRIDAY.— Having definitely regained the initiative on the Western Front the Allied Armies are attacking on several sectors in the Ardennes battle area. It is pointed out by British correspondents, however that further German blows may be made soon as von Rundstedt has large numbers of reserves which not yet ...

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  4. Unconfirmed Report:— Hungary Declares War on Germany

    MOSCOW, Friday.—The provisional Hungarian Government at Debreczen in east Hungary is reported to have declared war on Germany and to have asked for an armistice with the Allies. A Hungarian armistice delegation is on its way to Moscow where terms will be considered by British, ...

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  5. Jap Reverses Outweigh Successes—German Report

    WASHINGTON, Friday.— Japan had suffered severe reverses during the past year, admitted a German Embassy official in a broadcast from ...

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  6. Strong German Counter-attacks in Italy

    ROME, Friday. — Strong German counter-attacks in the Adriatic battle' area forced United Kingdom and US troops of the Fifth Army to give some ground. Air activity from bases in Italy has been intensified. In northern Italy railways and ...

    Article : 238 words
  7. US Casualties 628,000 Since Pearl Harbour

    WASHINGTON, Friday.— US combat casualties since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour have now reached a total of 628,000. This figure is an ...

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  8. Free Grant for Colonies

    LONDON, Friday. — The. Colonial Office has announced the provision of a free grant of £70,000 to deal with internal problems in the ...

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  9. BRITISH CARS SOON AFTER WAR ENDS

    ADELAIDE, Friday. — British cars for the Australian market would be rolling off the production lines with- in a few weeks of the end of the war, ...

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  10. Churchill Will Ask Greek King to Agree to Regency

    ATHENS, Friday.—Mr. Churchill and Mr. Eden left Athens for London' today. As the result of a request by the Archbishop of Athens, Archbishop Damaskinos, before their departure they undertook to recommend to the King of the Hellenes that a Regency be set up in Greece without delay. ...

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  11. Shelling in Oslo Fiord

    LONDON, Friday.— A Swedish radio report today declared that violent shelling for a period of one, and a half hours was heard at the entrance ...

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  12. Air Activity in England

    LONDON. Friday.— In the 24 hours to dawn today enemy air activity against southern England caused some damage, but no casualties. ...

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  13. Future Role of RAN Squadron

    SYDNEY. Friday.— Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser. Commander-in-Chief of the British Pacific Fleet, returned to Sydney yesterday after conferring at ...

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  14. OCCUPATION OF MINDORO COMPLETE

    GHQ, PHILIPPINES, Friday.—Following closely on the Leyte success, the, Americans have now completed the occupation of Mindoro Island. During the whole of the operation Japanese air and ground opposition was negligible and no landing to reinforce their troops on the island was attempted. ...

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  15. 9000 SQUARE MILES CAPTURED IN BURMA

    CEYLON, Friday. — In operations over the past four months, Allied forces have cleared the Japanese out of 9000 square miles of north Burma. ...

    Article : 204 words
  16. Oak Leaf Cluster to Patton

    SHAEF. Wednesday.— General Patton, Commander of the US Third Army, which is fighting with outstanding success on the Western ...

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  17. V Weapon Attacks Killed 8000 British Civilians

    LONDON, Friday.— From various forms of enemy air attack, mostly by V1 and V2 flying bombs, 8000 civilians were killed and 21,000 ...

    Article : 61 words
  18. RAAF PROMOTIONS

    MELBOURNE. Friday. — Temporary Wing. Commander W. E. Townsend, of Melbourne. Victoria, has been promoted to. the rank of Acting ...

    Article : 57 words
  19. Leave From Western Front

    LONDON, Friday,— The first thousand British soldiers to return to England on leave from the Western Front are expected to arrive early in January. ...

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