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  2. SMOLENSK DRIVE CONTINUED. Soviet Takes More Places

    On the Central front in Russia the "Soviet forces have steadily increased the threat to Smolensk. In the last 24 hours the Russisas, have announced the capture of more than 24 settlements. Dispatches confirm that fighting in the region of ...

    Article : 221 words
  3. SERIES OF DEFEATS. SENATE DIVISIONS.

    A series of defeats was [?]fered by the Government in the Senate to-day. Six divisions were called withis one and a half hours of the ...

    Article : 545 words
  4. HITLER FIRST.

    "The Times" says that the Chungking Press, except the official "Central Daily News," which does not comment, is mildly critical of M. ...

    Article : 180 words
  5. ONE LAP AHEAD.

    Lord Hankey, wno for many years was secretary of the committee of Imperial Defence and secretary of the War Cabinet in the last war, ...

    Article : 184 words
  6. HEAVIER RAIDS ON GERMAN TARGETS.

    Heavier raiding by day and night on targets in Germany and the possibility of a 100 plane daylight raid on Berlin were forecast by ...

    Article : 537 words
  7. DEADLY ALLIED AIR ATTACKS Heavy Artillery Duels.

    To-day's communique, from Allied headquarters in North Africa states that on the Eighth-Army front the battle for the Mareth Line continued yesterday with heavy artillery duels. In the Gafsa sector American forces carried out offensive ...

    Article : 270 words
  8. BRITISH BIRTH-RATE.

    The birth-rate in the United Kingdom last year waa the highest for over ten years, says the Ministry of Health. The figures are ...

    Article : 431 words
  9. SABOTEUR LEADER.

    The "Daily Mail's" correspondent at Stockholm says that after three years' desperate work as a saboteur leader, assisting ...

    Article : 358 words
  10. LOCALITIES RECAPTURED.

    A Moscow communique says that the Russians to-day recaptured Abynskaya, about 20 miles north-east of Novorossisk. Forces on the central front ...

    Article : 610 words
  11. ENEMY REPORTS.

    The British in the Mareth sector are regrouping according to the Paris radio. This follows a Berlin statement that there is a lull in operations, and ...

    Article : 154 words
  12. VEGESACK RAID.

    Major-General Eaker, on the United States air force successes in the Vegesack raid, said: "Fortresses and Liberators proved their worth. They can ...

    Article : 259 words
  13. HARD FIGHTING AHEAD.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Winston Churchill), in a statement in the House of Commons on the progress of operations in Tunisia, said: "The great ...

    Article : 883 words
  14. SESSION MAY BE EXTENDED.

    The Federal Session, which was expected to finish to-morrow, may be extended as a result of differences between the Government and the Senate ...

    Article : 242 words
  15. ENEMY CONVOY.

    An Admiralty communique says that light coastal forces early yesterday intercepted a strongly escorted convoy off Terschelling and pressed home the ...

    Article : 129 words
  16. ARMY MAN-POWER.

    An Army spokesman said to-day the only available sources for the new man-power to the army were the 18year-old group and a comparatively ...

    Article : 189 words
  17. LEADERS CONCERNED.

    Concerned about the effect on the war effort of coal stoppages in New South Wales, representatives of the Miners' Federation and Southern District ...

    Article : 274 words
  18. LOSSES INFLICTED.

    An Algiers communique says that fierce fighting continued all day yesterday in the Mareth area where the Eighth Army successfully repulsed ...

    Article : 65 words
  19. MEMBERS RESIGN.

    A White Paper tabled in the House of Commons announces the resignation of the chairman (Mr. Clive Pearson), also three of the four other members ...

    Article : 109 words
  20. AMERICANS FIRM.

    Allied Headquarters reports that the Americans stood firm under a heavy German counter-attack launched early yesterday morning, 15 miles east of El ...

    Article : 98 words
  21. W.A.A.A.F. ENLISTMENTS.

    The Minister for Air (Mr. A. S. Drakeford) announced last night that applicants for W.A.A.A.F. will in future be enlisted for the duration of ...

    Article : 285 words
  22. MR. CURTIN'S COMMENT.

    Commenting on the postponement of the franchise measure by the Senate, Mr. Curtin said the Senate Opposition had behaved contemptuously ...

    Article : 92 words
  23. PACIFIC STRUGGLE

    The United Press correspondent at Pearl Harbour (Frank Tremaine) reports the growing indications that the Japanese and Allies are taking up positions ...

    Article : 127 words
  24. ALLIES' FAILURE

    The American Associated Press correspondent at Calcutta says that the Allies in Burma after their failure to crush the Japanese positions on the ...

    Article : 115 words
  25. FIERCE COUNTER-ATTACKS.

    Reuter's correspondent with the Eighth Army says that Rommel's tanks and infantry fiercely counter-attacked in the Mareth area for 24 hours, but ...

    Article : 143 words
  26. GREEKS SLAUGHTERED

    The Greek Information Office announced that 20,000 nationals have been slaughtered since the occupation of Greece. Bulgarians massacred ...

    Article : 92 words
  27. GRUMBLERS IN GERMANY.

    The working man to Britain works harder than his counterpart in Germany, declared a Berlin radio commentator denouncing grumblers. "Many ...

    Article : 106 words
  28. NO COMPENSATION

    The decision of the Industrial Magistrate, Mr. O'Kelly, that men employed by the U.S. Army were not subject to the provisions of the Queensland ...

    Article : 220 words
  29. HAS MORE THAN ONE STING

    The famous "Mosquito" bomber which has been widely used for lightning raids against German positions in occupied Europe.—Commonwealth Department of Information photo. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 29 words
  30. HOT AND HEAVY FIGHTING.

    The Director of the U.S. Office of War Information (Mr. Elmer Davis) told a Press conference that hot and heavy fighting in Tunisia was still some ...

    Article : 98 words
  31. THREE SHOT DOWN. RAIDERS OVER ENGLAND.

    Two were shot down from a force of high flying raiders which crossed the South-east coast this morning. Bombs were dropped on a south-eastern town ...

    Article : 67 words
  32. CHINESE FORCES.

    A Chungking communique says that in the new operation 140 miles northwest of Nanking the Chinese forces have made substantial gains. In ...

    Article : 51 words
  33. FRENCH DIPLOMATS.

    Many French diplomats in Spain hitherto loyal to Vichy have resigned, including the Madrid Embassy Counsellor and First Secretary, also French ...

    Article : 46 words
  34. PROTESTS AGAINST RECRUITMENT.

    A pastoral letter from Cardinal Van Roey, Archbishop of Malines, and other Belgian bishops protesting against the recruitment of labour was read on ...

    Article : 44 words
  35. NIGHT RAID.

    Three raiders were shot down last night, when bombs were dropped at several places in England and Scotland. Some damage and a small number of ...

    Article : 34 words
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