Medium and attack planes swept in through intense anti-aircraft fire to blast the Japanese New Ireland base of Kavieng last week. Several ships were sunk, and two float-planes destroyed. The picture shows the dramatic attack in progress, with one of the low-flying planes in the foreground. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 266 words"THIS is no time for sorrow or rejoicing; it is a time for preparation, effort, and resolve," declared Mr Churchill in the Commons today, when he made his first statement on the ...
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Article : 90 wordsTUESDAY.—With the smashing of another convoy north of Kavieng, in New ireland, on Saturday and Sunday the Japanese have lost 44 ships in this area in a week. Six mediumsized freighters, a corvette, and two small gunboats were ...
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Advertising : 105 wordsContinuing their heavy attacks on New Ireland, Allied bombers attacked an enemy convoy near Massau Island last week, damaging severely or destroying an 8,000-ton tanker, a 6,000-ton transport or cargo vessel, three 1,500-ton cargo ships, and an ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 82 wordsPROPOSALS for the introduction of pay-as-you-earn taxation from the beginning of the anning financial year on ...
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Article : 144 wordsNEW YORK, Tues. (AAP).—The Boston "Herald" states that Mr Joseph P. Kennedy, former Ambassador to Britain, has been invited to ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wed 23 Feb 1944, Page 1
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