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  2. WEST ITALIAN PORT CAPTURED

    LONDON, June 8. A.A.P.—Advancing with great vigour up the main coast road in western Italy, Fifth Army troops have captured the port of Civitavecchia, 40 miles north-west of Rome. Other units have occupied Bracciano, ...

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  3. AMERICANS, QUIET AND READY, TRAIN FOR D-DAY

    American soliders step smartly through an English village during one of the many long route marches that formed part of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. Rocket Ship Navy's Secret Weapon

    LONDON, June 8. A.A.P.—It was revealed to-day that one of the Allies' secret weapons being used against the Germans is a ...

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  5. HIGH COURT UPHOLDS MANPOWER LAWS

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—National Security Regulations empowering Manpower authorities to direct people to work in private industry are valid. This unanimous decision was given by the Full High ...

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  6. SECRETS OBTAINED FROM CENSORS

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A document tendered in evidence before the Censorship Committee revealed that every Common wealth department ...

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  7. RUSSIANS START BIG NEW OFFENSIVE

    LONDON, June 8. A.A.P.—The Russians have launched an offensive over a broad front north of Jassy (Rumania), according to ...

    Article : 119 words
  8. AUSTRALIA BUILDS MOSQUITO BOMBER

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Mosquito fighter bombers are being built in Australia. The Minister for Aircraft Production (Senator Cameron) revealed that the first deliveries had been made to the R.A.A.F. ...

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  9. CORDON ROUND NAZIS IN NORMANDY

    LONDON, June 8. A.A.P.—The Germans in Normandy are being cordoned off from help and from escape. Not only have airborne ...

    Article : 271 words
  10. BUILD LATEST LANCASTER

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The four-engined Lancaster bomber to be produced in Australia would be the latest model, which was not yet in ...

    Article : 217 words
  11. VICHY'S STOCK IS LOW

    NEW YORK, June 8. A.A.P.— Franco is remaining quiet pending invasion developments. "Now it has been proved that 'the ...

    Article : 178 words
  12. JAPS 12 MILES FROM CHANGSHA

    NEW YORK, June 8. A.A.P.— Tokio official radio claims that a great offensive has started against Changsha, important town in China's ...

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  13. NEW GAINS IN BURMA

    LONDON, June 8. A.A.P.— Fourteenth Army troops are still advancing on both sides of the Kohima Imphal road near the Indo-Burmese ...

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  14. COOKS MAY REJECT ORDER TO WORK

    BRISBANE, Thursday.— Judge O'Mara's direction to C.C.C. cooks to return to work is unlikely to be obeyed, according to A.W.U. circles. ...

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  15. LISBON TO BE BLACKED-OUT

    LONDON, June 8. A.A.P.—The Portuguese Government has decided that Lisbon shall be blacked-out from Saturday because of the ...

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  16. VITAL MOKMER DROME FALLS TO TWIN DRIVE

    Twelve days after they landed on Biak Island, off the coast of Dutch New Guinea, American forces on Wednesday captured Mokmer aerodrome. Troops achieved the main ...

    Article : 256 words
  17. Agreement With French

    LONDON, June 8. Official Wireless. —Complete agreement with the French on military levels was announced by the invasion Commander, ...

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  18. GERMANS CLAIM ALLIES THROWN BACK

    LONDON, June 8. A.A.P.—In the course of a surprise attack, a fast German formation yesterday completely smashed a ...

    Article : 513 words
  19. Surging Struggle at Present

    NEW YORK, June 8. A.A.P.—Extremely fluid battle lines are expected to prevail in the early phase of the invasion. A "solid line of defence" ...

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  20. U.S. Cruiser Lent to Russia

    NEW YORK , June 8. A.A.P.— Senator Walsh. Chairman of the Naval Affairs Committee of the Senate, has confirmed reports that the ...

    Article : 118 words
  21. JAPANESE AIR CLAIMS

    NEW YORK, June 8. A.A.P.—A communique broadcast by Tokio official radio said: "Total war results against the enemy forces in ...

    Article : 119 words
  22. Strong Resistance to Nazis in Italy

    LONDON. June 8. Official Wireless —According to information in the possession of the Government, resistance to the Germans in ...

    Article : 215 words
  23. RAIDERS OVER BRITAIN

    LONDON, June 8. A.A.P.— small number of enemy planes dropped bombs on places in East Anglia last night. Three raiders were ...

    Article : 59 words
  24. U.S. TROOPS PAYING HEAVILY

    NEW YORK, June 8. A.A.P.—In an obvious effort to prepare the home front for large casualty lists, reliable military sources hinted that ...

    Article : 70 words
  25. MR. CURTIN ON WAY HOME

    NEW YORK, June 8. A.A.P.—Mr. Curtin has departed en route to Australia. Accompanied by a motor-cycled ...

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  26. Ninth Air Force Chief Demoted

    WASHINGTON, June 8. A.A.P.— The War Department disclosed that the general who was demoted for having violated security regulations ...

    Article : 105 words
  27. Train Controller for Trial

    ADELAIDE. Thursday.—John Archer Filiston Hudson, train controller, of Quorn, was committed for trial on charge of manslaughter ...

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  28. INVASION MAIL FOR AMERICANS

    WASHINGTON, June 8. A.A.P.— The U.S. Navy is helping all men participating in the European invasions to advise home town ...

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  29. Tasmania May Not Vote Again on Powers Bill

    HOBART, Thursday.— Although finality will not be reached until next week, it is possible the State Cabinet will reverse its decision to ...

    Article : 86 words
  30. EISENHOWER WAS OFF BEACHES

    LONDON, June 8. A.A.—The Supreme Commander of the invasion forces, General Eisenhower, with the Naval Commander, Admiral Sir ...

    Article : 105 words
  31. RUSSIAN AMONG CAPTIVES

    LONDON, June 8. A.A.P.—The first large group of Germans who were captured on the beach heads of northern France landed from ,a ...

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  32. NEW VACCINE TO COMBAT TYPHUS

    WASHINGTON, June 8. A.A.P.— Brigadier General Leon Fox, field director of the Typhus Commission, announced that typhus had been ...

    Article : 77 words
  33. 'FACTUAL BONERS" IN JAPANESE BROADCASTS

    WASHINGTON, June 8. A.A.P.— Tokio propaganda broadcasts were the most inaccurate and least skilful of Axis programmes. The Japanese ...

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  34. GLIDER STOWAWAY

    LONDON. June 8. A.A.P.—Private Charles Schmelze, of Pittsburgh, after helping to service a troop-carrying glider, climbed in the tail and fell ...

    Article : 58 words
  35. SUGAR RATION STAYS

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Sugar rationing would not be relaxed at present, said the Minister for Customs (Senator Keane). ...

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  36. MARJORIE LAWRENCE TO TOUR AUSTRALIA

    NEW YORK, June 8. A.A.P.— Dorothy Stewart American representative of J. and N. Tait told Associated Press that Marjorie ...

    Article : 45 words
  37. Railway Watchman Injured

    When shunted trucks jolted the guards van in which he was standing Angus McGilvary, 58, railway right watchman, was flung to the ...

    Article : 53 words
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