LONDON, June 29.—The British have abandoned Mersa Matruh says a reliable Cairo report. No official announcement has yet been made. Tonight the greatest armored battle known in North Africa is being fought within 15 miles of Alexandria, says the Cairo correspondent of the "Daily Mail" ...
Article : 739 words"N.E.S. high explosive bombs going off round us with terrific reports and incendiary bombs starting a ring of fires through the camp. ...
Article : 439 wordsSYDNEY.—Seven mines were completely idle and two partly on the N.S.W. coalfields today. Stoppages at the mines involve ...
Article : 115 wordsMEN in charge of big defence jobs have been reluctant to lose the services of Broken Hill gangs. This was stated today by Mr. L. ...
Article : 223 wordsLONDON, June 29.—The construction of war clippers—speedy cargo warships carrying a plane and plenty of anti-aircraft guns—to meet the ...
Article : 110 wordsCAIRO, June 29.—The bomb which sank the Australian destroyer Nestor hit the top of the mast and was deflected into the sea. Had it struck ...
Article : 252 wordsLONDON, June 29.—An Australian piloted the Stirling which shot down three Messerscmidt 109's on the way home from the 1000-bomber raid on ...
Article : 161 wordsSYNDEY.—The [?] a commanding officer[?] let them air th[?] "grie[?] perturbed men of the Aus[?] ...
Article : 85 wordsWASHINGTON, June 29—An air attack by American bombers on Wake Island, held by the Japanese, is reported in the Navy ...
Article : 106 wordsLONDON, June 29. — A Belgian Spitfire pilot bagged two of the three Foche Wulf 190's destroyed in dogfights over Gravelines (France). The ...
Article : 119 wordsSYDNEY.—A three-year-plan for seasonal primary industries is being prepared by the manpower directorate. In a statement issued last night ...
Article : 67 wordsTen people, who selected three out of a possible seven race winners[?] divide the second prize of £5 in [?] week's Test of Skill contest. They ...
Article : 143 wordsNEW YORK, June 29.—The Japanese have failed to reach the tungsten fields in Kiangsi province, one of their major objectives in the present ...
Article : 106 wordsWASHINGTON, June 29.—America will meet the demand for 8,000,000 tons of shipping this year and will easily produce the 120,000 tanks asked ...
Article : 103 wordsSYDNEY.—Sentencing a sex offender to four years' imprisonment, Mr. Justice Davidson in the Central Criminal Court today urged ...
Article : 64 wordsSYDNEY.—When Michael Phillips (27) and Reginald Tingay (18), soldiers, were remanded for sentence on a charge of assault and robbery, Judge ...
Article : 70 wordsLONDON, June 29. — Heavy German tank attacks were repelled today near Kursk where the Germans have launched their latest offensive, says tonight's Moscow communique. ...
Article : 497 wordsMELBOURNE.—Despite the fact that R.A.A.F. recruits will in future be drawn from volunteers in the army call-up groups following a new ...
Article : 129 wordsBrian Roach, who previously has raised money for the Fighting Forces Comforts Fund with backyard vaudeville, is now arranging a big sports ...
Article : 108 wordsCANBERRA.—It was announced by the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) last night that the second Liberty Loan of £35,000,000, which closed last ...
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