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  2. BATTLE IN ORTONA STREETS Fierce Tank Engagements

    Reuter's Algiers correspondent states that the right flank of the Fifth Army is attacking the mountain village of Acquafondata, five miles west of Filignano, and the village of Cardito, four miles to the north. Allied troops are also ...

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  3. GAS CYLINDERS

    From the Chinese Army North Hunan headquarters the American Associated Press correspondent reports that Lieut-General Liang ...

    Article : 158 words
  4. GERMAN REPRISALS.

    The German news agency, quotina an official statement on the Kharkov trials, says that since Mr. Churchill and President Roosevelt ...

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  5. BURDEN UNBORNE

    The Archbishop of Canterbury in a Christmas message published in the "Canterbury Diocesan Gazette," said that since last war the mood of ...

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  6. BERLIN DAMAGE.

    The damage caused by the six R.A.F. attacks since November 18 has been photographed. For many days a dense bank of cloud covered ...

    Article : 565 words
  7. SOVIET AVALANCHE POURS IN Gap In Vitebsk Defences

    The Red Army has smashed the main German defences before Vitebsk. Russian troops, tanks, and guns are pouring through like an avalanche that cannot be halted, declared the Moscow radio to-night. ...

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  8. FOREIGN TRADE.

    The "Wall-street Journal" says that the United States has begun transferring its foreign trade from lend-lease to private commercial ...

    Article : 284 words
  9. ALLIED COMMANDER.

    Reuter's Cairo correspondent states that General Tito, leader of the Yugoslav partisans has been raised to the status of a ...

    Article : 446 words
  10. AMERICANS' INFILTRATIONS.

    The infiltration by Americans in the vicinity of Acquafondata carried the spearheads within about seven miles of Cassino, says Reuter's correspondent ...

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  11. GERMANS FAIL.

    The Moscow radio states that the Germans in the Dnieper Bend who in the last three days were offering to drive a wedge against the Russian ...

    Article : 64 words
  12. GERMAN COUNTER-ATTACKS.

    Reuter's Moscow correspondent says the Germans are fiercely attacking south-east of Kirovgrad trying to drive a wedge in the Russian lines ...

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  13. ALGIERS COMMUNIQUE.

    An Algiers communique says: "The battle on the Eighth Army front continues with full intensity. Our troops further progressed. Fighting is going ...

    Article : 588 words
  14. U.S. CASUALTIES. IN NEXT NINETY DAYS.

    The United Press correspondent says that a high Government official, expressing concern over war complacency in America, issued a warning stating: ...

    Article : 124 words
  15. TERRIFIC OFFENSIVE

    A tremendous R.A.F. offensive has been going on for three days against what London is calling France's rocket gun coast. There were fresh attacks ...

    Article : 243 words
  16. THE "LOST LEGION"

    They call themselves "The Lost Legion." They are certainly amongst the last, if not the last, Australians with the exception of administrative ...

    Article : 175 words
  17. BURNED TO DEATH. THREE PERSONS SUCCUMB.

    Two men and a youth aged 16 were burned to death late yesterday afternoon and 14 other men suffered severe burns when trapped fighting a big ...

    Article : 185 words
  18. PREMIER'S REJOINDER.

    "What Commonwealth officials overlook is that before undesirables can get from Brisbane to Townsville it is necessary for them to obtain priorities ...

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  19. STUDENT NURSES.

    The Royal College of Nursing Reconstruction Committee under the chairmanship of Lord Horder, recommends that student nurses should not be ...

    Article : 138 words
  20. LUFTWAFFE STRETCHED

    Air-Marshal Sir Richard Peck, assistant chief of air staff, broadcasting, said: "The Luftwaffe in the face of heavy odds is severely stretched. It ...

    Article : 199 words
  21. WAR CRIMINALS.

    Reuter's correspondent at Moscow says that the former President of Czechoslovakia (Dr. Benes) said that everybody here was convinced that it ...

    Article : 135 words
  22. FULL-SCALE ASSAULT?

    The American Associated Press confirming the high Government official's prediction of heavy casualties point out that the official hinted at offensives far ...

    Article : 138 words
  23. DIED INSTANTLY.

    A 21-year-old labourer drank a pot of neat whisky without pausing for breath, and then died, the City Coroner's Court was told to-day. ...

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  24. GERMAN RULE.

    The Rome radio states that the German commander issued the following proclamation: "Firstly, the public is reminded that any change of domicile ...

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  25. DEATH ROLL NOW SIX.

    Six persons have died in the bush fire sweeping 60 squard miles of grass country near Wangaratta in north-east Victoria. Twelve others are in ...

    Article : 121 words
  26. DRIVERS' DEMAND.

    A stop-work meeting attended by about 30 engine drivers at Mayne Junction from 4 p.m. to 5.45 p.m. to-day failed to disorganise suburban rali traffic seriously. ...

    Article : 171 words
  27. CHRISTMAS PLANS.

    For the first time since they came to White House in 1933 the Roosevelts will spend Christmas at the family home Hyde Park. They will give [?] ...

    Article : 135 words
  28. BRITISH RAILWAYS

    Mr. Churchill to-day sent a message to Britain's railway workers thanking them for thek determination, courage and resourcefulness throughout the ...

    Article : 72 words
  29. SERVICE PERSONNEL

    If the plans which the Food Controller (Mr. J. F. Murphy) has in mind are adopted by the Federal Government service personnel eating away ...

    Article : 245 words
  30. JUNGLE TRAINING

    Army headquarters in Hawaii announced that General Marshall toured the training camps while here, visiting a jungle training centre where he ...

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  31. GROUPING SCHEME

    The Ministry for Fuel in a statement issued after the meeting between the Ministry and the Mining Association, representing the owners, ...

    Article : 68 words
  32. ACTION STOOD OVER.

    By consent of the parties. Mr. Justice Rich in the High Court to-day stood over until after the vacation an action in which the Consolidated Press, publishers ...

    Article : 91 words
  33. HITLER'S THANKS

    The German Propaganda Minister (Dr. Goebbels), expressing Hitler's thanks to the Berlin A.R.P. and fire services. said: "We must expect still ...

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  34. FEDERAL POWER

    The Commonwealth Government believes that it has the constitutional power, even without the proposed referendum, to embark on civilian ...

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  35. WHEAT AVAILABLE

    The Canadian Press states that at least 1,000,000,000 bushels of wheat will be available for shipment to the hungry peoples of Europe if the war ...

    Article : 108 words
  36. RUBBER PROBLEM.

    Synthetic rubber could provide no solution to Australia's tyre problems now or even in the near future, the Minister for Supply (Mr. J. A. Beasley) said ...

    Article : 109 words
  37. SURPLUS STOCKS.

    The Minister or Supply (Mr. J. A. Beasley) to-day approved of the release from surplus army stocks of 13,000 tons of barbed wire for sale to ...

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  38. U.S. APPREHENSION.

    The Secretary of State (Mr. Cordell Hull) at a Press conference voiced [?]pprehension that the Axis may have insoired the Bolivian coup d'etat. When ...

    Article : 81 words
  39. OUT OF DANGER.

    The "Daily Telegraph's" political correspondent states that Mr. Churchill is out of danger and making good progress toward complete recovery. No ...

    Article : 85 words
  40. AMERICAN RAID.

    A United States Air. Force communique says: "Large formations of Fortresses and Liberators, escorted by Thunderbolts and Lightnings, attacked ...

    Article : 53 words
  41. ARCHBISHOP OF WESTMINSTER.

    The appointment of Rev. Bernard Griffin as Archbishop of Westminster has surprised Roman Catholic circles in London. Rev. Griffin was not ...

    Article : 46 words
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