The main air activity yesterday was in the north-western sector where Allied formations attacked the seaplane base at Amboina and the township of Koepang. A strong [?] unsuccessful attempt at interception was made by Japanese fighters at Amboina. ...
Article : 541 wordsThe occupation of Sidi Ahmed, ten miles northnorth-east of Medjez-el-Bab and north of the Teburba Road, has been reported by the Algiers correspondent of Reuters. ...
Article : 1,016 wordsIt has been announced in Moscow that the Polish Ambassador (Count Romer) has left for Kuibyshev. The diplomatic correspondent of ...
Article : 236 wordsGeneral Sertorius, German military commentator, announced over the Berlin radio last night that the Soviet forces ...
Article : 352 wordsThe Moscow radi[?] announced that the Russians in their raids against Germany are using a giant bomber, nick-named "Air Battleship." It was ...
Article : 160 wordsAn Army bomber force has struck heavily at Tarawa Island, in the Gilbert group, one of Japan's main advance, outposts ...
Article : 383 wordsMen and women members of the Services are to have a chance after the war to train for a career at the Government's expense. ...
Article : 198 wordsPresident Roosevelt has warned American coal strikers that if work at the mines is not resumed at 10 a.m. on Saturday he will use his ...
Article : 257 wordsA spokesman for the Chinese Army declared that the Japanese, alarmed at the increasing submarine menace, are constructing a naval ...
Article : 79 wordsIt was learned to-day that a United States labour corps may be sent to this country to carry out urgent war operational work. ...
Article : 59 wordsWithin half an hour of taking off two Typhoon fighter pilots returned to their base with news that they had destroyed two Messerschmitt 109's over ...
Article : 78 wordsThe Algiers correspondent of Reuters states that General Giraud has invited General de Gaulle to meet him in North Africa. ...
Article : 46 wordsThe Chungking correspondent of the United Press says that a Chinese communique announces that more than half the enemy troops on the ...
Article : 109 wordsThe Canadian Press states that the R.A.F. Transport Command has revealed that new flight records for the Trans-Atlantic have been established ...
Article : 88 wordsIt has been officially announced that British and American airmen who were interned in Turkey are being released within a few days, at the same ...
Article : 52 wordsThe War Department announced that twin-engined Lightning fighters had crossed the Atlantic to North Africa and other combat areas. ...
Article : 57 wordsPresident Roosevelt has returned to Washington after inspecting 11 army posts, a naval air training centre, four war plants, a marine ...
Article : 269 wordsThe American Associated Prtss states that the British and American refugee conference ended officially to-day, an announcement being made that an ...
Article : 48 wordsCargoes, valued at £40,000,000, originally intended for the islands, now occupied by the Japanese, had been diverted to Australia. ...
Article : 52 wordsThe State Department announced that President Roosevelt and General Comacho, president of Mexico, agreed last week on the creation of ...
Article : 75 wordsA new Spitfire, a more modern version of the plane which played so magnificent a part in winning the Battle of Britain, is now in action with the R.A.F. It has a number of improvements, including a fourbladed propellor and in capable of out-manoeuvring and out-fighting the latest German fighter products. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 56 wordsLONDON, Thursday.—During last Saturday night the Bomber Command laid more mines in enemy waters than in any previous operations throughout ...
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The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sat 1 May 1943, Page 1
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