The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtis) announced tonight the immediately call-up for registration and military training of many thousands of Additional litany personnal and several thousand members of the Volunteer defence Corps. Tie man to register immediately ...
Article : 492 wordsIn reference to the loss of the H.M.S. Prince of Wales and H.M.S. Repulse, it was reported today that repeated air attacks by bombing ’planes and torpedo-carrying aircraft had been responsible the loss of the two vessels. The .attacks were delivered skilfully ...
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Article : 145 wordsThe Army authorities announced early this morning that unidentified identified planes were over and south of Los Angeles. ’Planes of the Fourth Interceptor Command were sent aloft to investigate, and A.R.P. forces were mobilised in west coast cities during the night ...
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Article : 125 wordsMartial law has been proclaimed in Hawaii where the Japanese first struck on Sunday. Wartime regulations including a black-out are working smoothly. No further attacks have been reported. ...
Article : 230 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) declared today that the time had come for the Government to take complete and undisputed control of the Australian war effort. Uttermost sacrifices would be demanded to concentrate all the nation’s resources of men, materials ...
Article : 359 wordsThe executive of the Clothing Trades Union commend to its members next Monday that they forego holidays at Christmas ...
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Article : 95 wordsAustralian pilots definitely struck the first blow against the Japanese in the defence of Malaya in the early hours of Monday, also troops, who took part in the action against the Japanese when a landing was made on Kota Baru. ...
Article : 331 wordsThe Navy Department announced that approaches to New York harbour have been mined and that the balboa and panama canal were ordered to ...
Article : 54 wordsThe first war communique ever issued by the Australian fighting forces was released by R.A.A.F. headquarters in Melbourne ...
Article : 60 wordsIt was stated authoritatively in London today that the Libyan offensive had not taken the course that its author expected; although it ...
Article : 87 wordsImpressions of [?] and Pearl harbor two days before the attack by Japanese planes were given today by Mr Alured Kelly who has just ...
Article : 75 wordsMoscow radio has announced that a special communique reports that the Russians under general [?] recaptured Yelets about 70 miles to ...
Article : 92 wordsMilk carters today decided by an overwhelming majority not to deliver milk on Sundays! They were influenced by statements of speakers that ...
Article : 53 wordsR.A.A.F.. squadrons have [?] been in action against the Japanese in 'Malaya with telling effect, said the Minister for Air (Mr. Drakefora) ...
Article : 52 wordsLondon, December 12, 1940—A special communique issued at British headquarters in Cairo states “This afternoon Sidi ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Minister for Labor (Mr. Ward) said today that his Department was anxious to get ships to sea and was at present taking steps to obviate ...
Article : 73 wordsCement [?] who have been on strike since November [?] for [?] today at the Portland Cement Co and the Adelaide Cement ...
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Sunraysia Daily (Mildura, Vic. : 1920 - 1971), Fri 12 Dec 1941, Page 5
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