British forces have been engaged in consolidating a new front in Central Burma. The main Japanese forces are still south of Taikkye on the Prone road, but their patrols are already creeping forward to test our strength. British forces ...
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Article : 308 wordsThe correspondent of the "Daily Express" at Stockhoim says that advanced Red Anny units this morning cut the Viazma-Smolensk railway, thus completing the encirclement of Viazma and enclosing between three to five German ...
Article : 213 wordsThe R.A.F. offensive in the West— 'premised by the Air Minister, as soon as the almost unprecedented weather conditions have improved— ...
Article : 198 wordsWashington reports that the American administration is actively engaged on tte examination of the new plan of Pacifie strategy ...
Article : 262 wordsA communique issued at 9.30 a.m. stated: "No activity in the Philippines. In New Britain on March 13 a single American flying fortress while on a ...
Article : 71 wordsA New Delhi communique states: "During tue withdrawal from Rangoon our forces in the Toungoo area created a diversion by an attack in Upper ...
Article : 364 wordsA Moscow night. communique says: "Our forces to-day fought offensive battles and captured a number of inhabited points. Seventeen German ...
Article : 87 wordsThe Berlin radio quotes a message from Tokio declaring that Japanese naval forces have arrived in Torres Strait, preparatory to landing on ...
Article : 121 wordsBrowning, Jones sad Merris Ltd., builders and merchants, were fined a total of £2270, and two directors £600 each at Mendon for ...
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Article : 38 wordsA Cairo communique tates: "During engagements on March 14 "with enemy light forces we destroyed at least one tank and two lorries and ...
Article : 198 wordsA Stockholm message from Moscow states that Russian guards Captured Kogdanova, 35 miles north of the Smolensk-Viazma road, and Serebusje, ...
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Article : 50 wordsA civil defence communique says there wee no sir activity over the past few days in central or upper Burma. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe Minister for the Army (Mr. F. M. Forde) laid to-day that he had received no reports of any Australian forces in action in New Guinea. He ...
Article : 53 wordsA Berlin communique reports heavy defensive fighting during snowstorms and frost on March 15 on the central sector of the Russian front Favoured ...
Article : 131 wordsA Mandalay message says that a traitorous Burmese gave the alarm when the Imperial forces attempted to surprise the Japanese at Shivegyin. ...
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Article : 131 wordsDr. Gilbert Fletcher, of the Brussels University, who arrived from Lisbon to-day, said that the Germans in Belgium and France are counterfeiting ...
Article : 124 wordsThe Under-secretary, of State. (MrSumner Welles), in a statement to the Press to-day, said that Hitler's monstrous lie technique has deluded many ...
Article : 257 wordsThe Berlin radio quotes a message from Tokio saying that fighting is continuing in central Sumatra, but the Dutch are retreating farther into the ...
Article : 33 wordsReuter's correspondent on a British warship which participated in the combined operation against Rhodes, in the Dodecanese group, says that the attack ...
Article : 170 wordsThe Lieut-Governor of the Netherlands East Indies (Dr. van Mook) to day denied the Tokio official radio's claim that 50,000 prisoners, including ...
Article : 89 wordsThe united States are keenly aware that the forthcoming battle for Australia will be grim, but the authorities recognise that the retention of ...
Article : 76 words"DocKers' week in the north-west area has been an unqualified success," said Mr, J. Gibson Jarvie, north-west regional port director to-day. The ...
Article : 175 wordsThe prosecution of firms which have sold military uniforms and insignia without checking the purchasers' authority, will be considered ...
Article : 75 wordsFor the first time for many months London had a daylight alert this morning. A large number of aircraft were heard on the outskirts of London when ...
Article : 61 wordsThe Australian Minister (Mr. R. G. Casey), in a nation-wide radio address, declared: "The United Nations roust now take the offensive against the ...
Article : 187 wordsIn saving £50,000 of important equipment in a sortie in southern Sumatra which, because of the approach of the Japanese, could be ...
Article : 156 wordsA complete reorganisation of the Australian army to increase its striking power is being Considered by the Minster for the Army (Mr. F. M. Forde). ...
Article : 176 wordsThe Berlin radio says that tens of thousands of foreign workers are building gigantic air raid shelters for German warships along the Atlantic coast ...
Article : 136 wordsThe reform advocated by Major. General Gordon Bennett that the Australian army commanders be givan a free hand to slash red tape will be ...
Article : 111 wordswhite House has announced that President, Roosevelt, in a latter to the president of the strike-bound Toledo. Peoria and Western Railroad, is ...
Article : 44 wordsOfficial figures on the East Coast oil shortage show that submarining and shipping transfers to other waters have cut tanker shipments more than 415,000 ...
Article : 67 wordsTwelve persons are missing from a tow boat which struck a railroad bridge pier and sank in the middle of the Ohio River. ...
Article : 38 wordsThe number of persons detained under regulation 18b at January 31 was 603. Detention orders during January were made against four persons, all ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Tokio official radio spokesman (Mr. Hori) said to the Press that protracted negotiations for the annual extension of the Russian-Japanese ...
Article : 45 wordsThousands of British troops in and around Tobruk took to living in the cavas below the ground, where viral work was carried out free from [?] by the enemy's shelling and bombing. This photograph shows Australians at the entrance of these, caves, where ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 62 wordsThe War Damage Commission announced to-day that property owners who suffered losses in the Northern Territory and New Guinea would be ...
Article : 55 wordsThe 10 per cent. cut in newsprint, operative from to-day, resulted in the non-appearance of early sporting editions of the evening newspapers. ...
Article : 76 wordsWhite House has announced that Mr. Louis Johnson, who is heading the mission to India, will be the "personal representative of President Roosevelt ...
Article : 67 wordsMr. A. W. Fadden will not attend the War Advisory Council meeting at Canberra to-morrow. The-Prime Minister (Mr. J. Curtin) stated to-day that Mr. ...
Article : 53 wordsThe Heathcote-Wallan rail-motor was wrecked near Pyalons to-day and 16 people were injured. Three were taken to hospital. Douglas Manton, with a ...
Article : 65 wordsThe "Daily Mail" ban en wine importation is being lifted to enable the entry of 110.000 gallons each: from Australia, Portugal and South Africa. ...
Article : 56 wordsThe State Roads Transport Department intends to replace all the glass in Sydney buses with sheet iron for passengers protection. Trams also will ...
Article : 42 wordsThe first official anneaneement of the arrival in Australia of American troops was made by the Vatted States Secretary for War (Mr. H. [?]. Sttawea) in washington to-day. He said that the units included air and ground treeps in considerable numbers. ...
Article : 117 wordsA communique issued at 4 p.m. says: "Australia, March 14: Nine United States fighter planes P40 encountered a large flight of enemy bombers, escorted by ...
Article : 87 wordsThe Commonwealth. Court of Marine Inquiry found to-day that John Stewart, second officer of the steamer Gwydir, had failed in his duty in the control and ...
Article : 113 wordsThe Minister for the Army (Mr. T. M. Forde) described as ridiculous and entirely without foundation the rumours from. Townsville that Cairns had been ...
Article : 68 wordsViscount Bennett, in a speech, said: "There is something wrong in Britain. I cannot say what it is, but I have been a change occur, I do not know whether ...
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