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  2. WELCOME TO MEN OF H.M.A.S. SYDNEY.

    Cheers and coo-ees rang across the Harbour yesterday when Sydney welcomed home again the famous fighting ship that bears her name. A few minutes later, most of her 610 officers and men were ...

    Article : 147 words
  3. U.S. OBSERVER AT DARWIN.

    The appointment by the United States Navy Department of a naval observer at Darwin was announced last night by the Minister for External ...

    Article : 258 words
  4. SHELLING OF CIVILIANS.

    That the Italians have learnt well the lesson of "frightfulness" is instanced in the merciless bombing of undefended Corfu and Greek towns ...

    Article : 676 words
  5. MINISTER IS RECALLED.

    The British Government is withdrawing its Minister in Rumania, Sir Reginaid Hoare, and his staff of 50 Consular officers. ...

    Article : 516 words
  6. CHANGE AT VICHY.

    It is officially announced at Vichy that M. Flandin, the French Foreign Minister, has resigned. Admiral Darlan, Minister for the ...

    Article : 416 words
  7. EFFECT OF BLOWS ON ITALY.

    Although Italy is considered to be reeling from Allied blows, there is no suggestion in reliable quarters in London that she is likely to seek a separate peace. The German grip on Italy is regarded as being too secure for that. ...

    Article : 282 words
  8. EXCITED CROWDS AT WHARF.

    A band was playing sea chanties when H.M.A.S. Sydney glided slowly to her berth at Circular Quay. But the ship, which has survived ...

    Article : 575 words
  9. TROPICS COME TO SYDNEY.

    Sydney yesterday became a tropical city. Weather Bureau officials said that the weather—the sultriest this summer—was characteristic of the ...

    Article : 333 words
  10. NATION'S LEADERS PAY, TRIBUTE.

    "You return to your homeland full of honour and with the gratitude of the Australian people," said the Governor-General, Lord Gowrie, when, having been piped aboard ...

    Article : 392 words
  11. EFFECT ON AFRICAN COLONIES.

    The importance that the British Government attaches to the developments at Vichy is indicated clearly in the explanation by the Prime Minister, ...

    Article : 417 words
  12. "FREE ITALY COMMITTEE" FORMED.

    The Germans would do their utmost to prevent it if the Italian people tried to set about getting a separate peace. It is to the German advantage to keep ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 397 words
  13. TURKISH SUPPORT.

    Reports from Ankara state that the conclusion of London authorities that Turkey would give immediate help to Bulgaria in the event of a German ...

    Article : 136 words
  14. FAILURE OF ITALIAN COUNTER-ATTACKS.

    A Greek communique issued last night reports restricted patrol and artillery activity. Some prisoners were captured. Greek aviators shot down eight enemy ...

    Article : 438 words
  15. MR. FADDEN'S GREETINGS.

    The Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Fadden, to-night telegraphed the following message to Captain Collins:— "I desire to convey, on behalf of the ...

    Article : 72 words
  16. NAVAL PINNACE FOUNDERS.

    When a pinnace from the sloop Lismore foundered a quarter of a mile from the jetty in an Australian port at 12.20 a.m. yesterday, ten ratings were ...

    Article : 200 words
  17. ITALIANS BLAME FOG AT GENOA.

    The Italian excuse for the success of the Geno[?] bombardment is that it was carried out in dense fog. A communique issued from Rome to-day ...

    Article : 552 words
  18. BLACK-OUT IN BUCHAREST.

    The German Official News Agency says that in Bucharest strict black-out precautions have been ordered by the A. R.P. authorities. All electric street signs, shop windows, and ...

    Article : 80 words
  19. FULL PLANS FOR TO-DAY.

    Four hundred members of the crew will take part in the march from Circular Quay through the city's streets to the Town Hall, where they will be ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 466 words
  20. NO MAN-POWER WANTED.

    Apart from conveying the unquestioned feeling regarding the certainty of an ultimate British victory, the most important aspect of Mr. Churchill's ...

    Article : 418 words
  21. AIR TRAINEES WELCOMED.

    At an Air Force station "somewhere in England " the Secretary for the Dominions, Lord Cranborne, welcomed a number of pilot-officers and ...

    Article : 306 words
  22. STEEL STRIKE ENDS.

    Most departments at the steel tube works of Stewarts and Lloyds (Aust.) Pty., Ltd., which were on strike during last week, resumed work to-day. ...

    Article : 173 words
  23. BRITISH PUSH ON IN AFRICA.

    A communique issued from General Headquarters, Cairo, to-day says. "The clearance of areas up to El Abgelia (Libya) is proceeding satisfactorily. ...

    Article : 574 words
  24. HOLIDAY FOR STATE SCHOOLCHILDREN.

    The Premier, Mr. Mair, announced yesterday that pupils of all State schools would be given a holiday to-day in honour of the exploits of H.M.A.S. Sydney, and to enable ...

    Article : 127 words
  25. MISSIONARIES URGED TO LEAVE JAPAN.

    Bishop Charles Reifsnider, chief of the American Episcopal missionaries in Japan, yesterday afternoon called a special meeting of all missionaries ...

    Article : 120 words
  26. RECORD SUPPLIES OF FRUIT.

    Supplies or fruit which reached the municipal markets for trading yesterday were believed by a number of leading agents to be the heaviest on ...

    Article : 81 words
  27. GERMAN INTERNEES STILL FREE.

    Black trackers and search parties are still seeking three German internees, who overpowered their guards and escaped into the bush near Rushworth, on Friday. ...

    Article : 75 words
  28. ONLY 28,583 ARE UNEMPLOYED.

    The Premier, Mr. Mair, said yesterday that there were 28,583 unemployed in New South Wales last month. This figure was the lowest for 10 years ...

    Article : 74 words
  29. MR. FADDEN'S CONGRATULATIONS

    The Acting Prime Minister, Mr Fadden, to-day sent the following message to General Sir Archibald Wavell. Commander-in-Chief in the Middle East:— ...

    Article : 91 words
  30. OVERSEA NEWS.

    Such of the oversea news in this issue as is headed "From Our Own Correspondent" or "Heran[?]d++ Exciusive Service" is from a service owned and conducted entirely by "The Sydney Morning ...

    Article : 153 words
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