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Advertising : 13 wordsA P-38 Lockheed Lightning fighter is the first plane to land on the renovated Tacloban airstrip on Leyte island. The strip was completed and repaired in record time with the help of Chinese and Filipino civilians. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 43 wordsThe last portion of Belgium has been liberated with the collapse of resistance at Zeebrugge and in the pocket south ...
Article : 181 wordsBomb shattered warehouses on quayside of Boulogne Harbour which was finally cleared by the Allies. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 24 wordsLONDON (A.A.P.).—German resistance at the Belgian port of Zeebrugge collapsed yesterday and all Belgium has now been liberated. ...
Article : 579 wordsAustralia, flagship of the Australian squadron, was damaged during Philippines operations when a Jap. bomber which had been struck by her guns, dived into the foremast, exploded and killed Captain Dechaineux, injured Commodore Collins, killed ...
Article : 531 wordsLONDON (A.A.P.).—American bombers and fighters in the biggest air battle of the war, destroyed 208 enemy planes on Thursday. At night about 1000 R.A.F. bombers delivered the heaviest blow of the war to Dusseldorf, administrative centre of the Ruhr. ...
Article : 351 wordsLEYTE (A.A.P.).—Japanese delaying positions in the Leyte valley have been overrun and a junction has been effected ...
Article : 171 wordsROME (A.A.P.) — The British destroyers Wheatland and Avanvale, operating in the Adriatic, engaged and sank two enemy destroyers on ...
Article : 46 wordsLONDON (A.A.P.).—The Ministry of [?] gave a showing of "V1," one of the most dramatic documentary films produced during the war. ...
Article : 70 wordsPEARL HARBOUR (A.A.P.). —Tokio's claim of the reinvasion of Peleliu island, southern Palaus, now appears to have been an unsuccessful sneak ...
Article : 143 wordsMELBOURNE.—A jury in the Criminal Court yesterday found L.A.C. Angus Victor Carmichael (45), of Essendon, ...
Article : 352 wordsROME (A.A.P.) — An unusually heavy rainstorm has again brought operations in Italy to a standstill. Reuters says British infantry and ...
Article : 98 wordsLONDON (A.A.P.).—Mr. Churchill and Mr. Eden have accepted "with great pleasure" an invitation to visit Paris as guests of the provisional ...
Article : 27 wordsATHENS (A.A.P.) — The Germans completely wrecked the harbour at Salonkia before they left. Demolitions in the town are very ...
Article : 92 wordsWASHINGTON (A.A.P.). — Pres-Roosevelt has directed Mr. Donald Nelson to return to China at the earliest possible date. ...
Article : 97 wordsPARIS (A.A.P.).—Dr. Marcel Petiot, who is accused of murdering over 50 persons in his house at Rue le Sueur, has been arrested. ...
Article : 72 wordsLEYTE (A.A.P.).—Gen. MacArthur had one of his closest escapes from death when a Japanese strafing attack put a .50 calibre bullet into the wall ...
Article : 88 wordsWASHINGTON (A.A.P.).—"The advance on Japan is many months ahead of our most optimistic schedule," Pres. Roosevelt revealed yesterday. ...
Article : 137 wordsLONDON (A.A.P.).—With powerful Russian tank spearheads just 20 miles south of Budapest, the Germans in the city are frantically dragooning their Hungarian allies into digging defences around the capital. ...
Article : 183 wordsSYDNEY.—The central executive of the Miners' Federation will ask the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) in Canberra next week to nationalise the 10 ...
Article : 134 wordsLONDON (A.A.P.).—Enemy targets in Western Europe were hit by over 100,000 tons of bombs during October—the greatest weight of high explosives yet launched in any month. THIS WAS accomplished despite the ...
Article : 275 wordsCHUNGKING (A.A.P.).—The Chinese Foreign Minister (Dr. Soong) yesterday issued the following statement:— "When Gen. Stilwell was recalled the ...
Article : 188 wordsNEW YORK (A.A.P.).—Pres. Roosevelt and Lord Keynes, the British Financial Adviser, are at present discussing a supplemental "second phase" of ...
Article : 113 wordsCHICAGO (A.A.P.).—Australia, with New Zealand support, will move at the International Air Conference for the appointment of an international air authority to operate international routes on behalf of all nations. THE AUSTRALIAN Minister for Air ...
Article : 585 wordsCOLOMBO (A.A.P.).—U.S. Liberators made a 13-hour flight on Wednesday to bomb the important railway bridge at Dara in Siam. ...
Article : 160 wordsLONDON.—Statistics prepared by the Belgian Government show that in May. 1940, British military losses were greater than those of Belgium and ...
Article : 67 wordsCANBERRA.—In a letter to Mr. Alan Fraser, M.P., the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) states that regular broadcasts of Federal Parliamentary sessions ...
Article : 100 wordsBRITAIN'S social security plan, based on the Beveridge report, has been before the House of Commons this week. Britain is far ...
Article : 125 wordsLONDON (A.A.P.) .—Belgrade (Yugoslavia) appears to have suffered more damage than any European capital yet liberated, says Reuters correspondent at Bari. FIRST arrivals from Belgrade say ...
Article : 218 wordsOTTAWA (A.A.P.) — Gen. McNaughton, former Commander of the Canadian Army, was sworn in yesterday as Defence Minister to succeed Colonel ...
Article : 106 wordsLONDON (B.O.W.).—The London Gazette announces the award of five Victoria Crosses. They go to: Major R. H. Cain, of the Royal ...
Article : 73 wordsLONDON (A.A.P.).—The Fleet Air Arm has a new two-seater tighter, reconnaissance aircraft, named the Fire fly. Its speed and range are still ...
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Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954), Sat 4 Nov 1944, Page 1
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