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  2. NO MAJOR ENGAGEMENTS YET In Libya or Tunisia

    In Libya so far there has been no major engagement between the Eighth Army and the enemy forces at El Agheila, but a Cairo communique points out that constant patrol activity by our forces is keeping the enemy forward troops in a ...

    Article : 201 words
  3. ITALIAN DEFENCE.

    The Moseow radio, quoting a message from Zurich, says that Germany has asked Italy to immediately evacuate the civil population from ...

    Article : 133 words
  4. PACIFIC NECESSITY. DESTROY COMMUNICATIONS.

    The "Manchester Guardian," in a leader, says: "It would suit the Japanese if we kept the war on the present basis, fighting for each ...

    Article : 242 words
  5. GENERAL'S RUSE.

    The "Daily Mirror's" correspondent (Gordon Gaskill), recently in Africa, says that a British general, incognito, inspecting a camp at night ...

    Article : 166 words
  6. U-BOAT CAMPAIGN.

    November has shown the greatest failure of the war of the U-boats campaign. This is the opinion of the naval authorities, ...

    Article : 522 words
  7. WEARING DOWN RESISTANCE Red Process Continues

    Our Russian Allies continue their wearing down of the desperate German resistance both on the central and the southern front. The Russian report states that the offensives were continued in the same direction as before. ...

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  8. TURIN IN FLAMES. FURTHER R.A.F. RAIDS.

    Crossing the Alps, bomber crews saw fires ahead of them at Turin last night. No bombs had been dropped then. These were fires lit ...

    Article : 485 words
  9. OFF THE TRACK.

    The "New York Times," in a leader, says that the current discussions on the post-war aims of the United Nations are assuming ...

    Article : 368 words
  10. NAVAL VICTORY RECORDED.

    The naval engagement reported in the official communique, although not of major proportions, resulted in one of the biggest margins of victory yet ...

    Article : 163 words
  11. FATE OF TABARCA.

    Although the German radio repeats the claims to have captured Tabarca, there is no confirmation in London, where it is pointed out that an attack ...

    Article : 278 words
  12. RUSSIAN REPORTS.

    The overnight Moscow communique reported continuing flerce German counter-attacks on December 10 in the Stalingrad area and the central front, ...

    Article : 135 words
  13. PHILIPPINE DISTRIBANCES.

    The Vichy radio quoted a Japanese Navy Headquarters announcement that Japanese marines landed on the Philippines to quell disturbances caused by ...

    Article : 89 words
  14. ABANDONED AIRCRAFT.

    A census has been held by the R.A.F. of aircraft abandoned by Axis forces in the retreat from the El Alamein battle. These planes all have been examined, ...

    Article : 424 words
  15. RUSSIAN ADVANCE.

    The Russians in the Velikiye Luki area advanced seven miles and captured 13 populated points. BERLIN COMMUNIQUE. ...

    Article : 394 words
  16. DARLAN'S POSITION.

    Mr. Aneurin Bevan, in the House of Commons, asked the Foreign Secretary (Mr. R. A. Eden) for an understanding that he would make a statement on the ...

    Article : 183 words
  17. NIGHT BATTLE JIG-SAW.

    The "New York Times'' correspondent. Foster Hailey, from an advanced South Pacific base, says that another piece in the jig-saw puzzle story of the ...

    Article : 262 words
  18. WAR REVIEW.

    Keen disappointment with the business discussed by the Senate was expressed to-day by Senator C. G. Latham (W.A.) in his maiden speech. As a Senator ...

    Article : 202 words
  19. STRONG CRITICISM.

    Strong criticism of Mr. A. A. Calwell's action in seconding Mr. M. Blackburn's amendment was voiced in the House of Representatives to-day ...

    Article : 484 words
  20. SERIES OF DEMOLITIONS.

    Reuter's correspondent with the First Army says it is understood that peratroops dropped south-west of Tunis carried out a series of demolitions even ...

    Article : 382 words
  21. BRITISH FILM.

    The Two Cities' Film Company, which backed Noel Coward's film "In Which We Serve," announces that it is prepared to forego all American ...

    Article : 270 words
  22. CHAOS IN ITALY.

    Elmar Davis (Director of the Office of War Information) saia that although chaos was increasing in Italy, advices to the United States Government ...

    Article : 44 words
  23. AXIS AGENTS.

    The Inter-American Committee for Political Defence of the Hemisphere alleges that Axis agents are endeavouring to extort hundreds of thousands ...

    Article : 123 words
  24. BUILDINGS BLASTED.

    When the R.A.F. raided Turin for the second time in 24 hours fires were still burning from the previous night's raid. Factories, motor shops and other ...

    Article : 164 words
  25. NAZI SOLDIERS. DETERIORATED MORALE.

    Serious demoralisation among German soldiers in Norway, especially in the far north, is described in a number of reports which have come from a ...

    Article : 217 words
  26. SPAINS ATTITUDE.

    The "New York Times" correspondent (Harold Callender) states that General Franco's speech is interpreted in Washington as meaning that he ...

    Article : 79 words
  27. NEED FOR ACCORD.

    General de Gaulle, in a speech at a luncheon to the British and American Press Association of Paris, referred to the need in war for a State to accord ...

    Article : 205 words
  28. IN POSITION TO WIN

    The Tokio radio says that General Tojo told the Press and Axis correspondents that Japan had already established a strategic position to enable ...

    Article : 183 words
  29. CONVOY ATTACK.

    An Australian Spitfire squadron was among the fighters attacking a convoy off the Belgian coast to-day. A small merchantman was left enveloped in ...

    Article : 85 words
  30. NATIVES' GOOD WORK.

    As the Commonwealth Government's way of repaying the debt Australia owed to the natives for their valuable aid during the New Guinea campaign, the ...

    Article : 108 words
  31. RIOTS IN TEHRAN.

    After a demonstration in Parliament Square, rioting and looting occurred in the shopping quarters yesterday. Persian troops and police fired on the ...

    Article : 84 words
  32. RADIO CONTROL

    Arthur Keighen, retiring leader of the Conservative Party, denounced the Government's control of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation when ...

    Article : 86 words
  33. BIG GUN DUEL.

    British big guns on the night of December 10 opened the first trans-Channel duel for a month. They fired for a quarter of an hour before the ...

    Article : 55 words
  34. WIRELESS SETS TAKEN.

    Owing to its failure to prevent German troops in Norway listening to the B.B.C. the Gestapo ordered the seizure of all radios from all ranks up to ...

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  35. BREWER CASE.

    The Attorney-General (Dr. H. V. Evatt) stated in the House of Representatives to-day in reply to Mr. M. Falstein tha the appeal against the ...

    Article : 81 words
  36. ONE ARMY PLAN.

    The Metropolitan Council of the A.L.P. unanimously decided last night to instruct its delegate to the special State Congress of all affiliated organisations to ...

    Article : 94 words
  37. CHINESE STRONGHOLD.

    A Chungking communique says that a Japanese column, supported by planes and artillery, attacked a Chinese guerrilla stronghold at Lotung, South ...

    Article : 64 words
  38. A.B.C. REPORT

    The annual report of the Australian Broadcasting Commission says that 20 per cent. of the total time of the programme of the A.B.C. last year was ...

    Article : 72 words
  39. SUBMARINE MENACE.

    The Cuban President (Colonel F. Batista) told the Press that the German submarine menace in Cuban waters was practically eliminated. He ...

    Article : 43 words
  40. SABOTAGR TROOPS WIPED OUT.

    A Berlin High Command communique announces that a small British sabotage troop discovered at the mouth of the Gironde River in France on ...

    Article : 42 words
  41. ROUNDING UP FRENCH JEWS.

    The Berlin radio, quoting a message from Vichy, states that all Jews of foreign extraction, aged 18 to 55, in Clermont Ferrand were sent to a ...

    Article : 49 words
  42. AIR MAILS LOST.

    Surface malls announced lost as a result of enemy action, include air mail which left for Australia from London on April 15, 21 and 26. ...

    Article : 35 words
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