Articles from page 3: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. SMASHING BLOW

    SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Jan 6.—Japanese shipping concentrated in Rabaul Harbour suffered its heaviest blow yesterday when 2 flights of heavy bombers sank 9 ships and probably a tenth in a 45 minute attack in broad daylight. ...

    Article : 714 words
  3. RED VICTORIES

    LONDON, Jan 6.—Further important Russian victories on 3 fronts were announced in a special communique issued in Moscow last night. In the Caucasus Nalchik has been captured, also Prokhladnaya (north- east of Nalchik and west of Mosdok), Malsky (south of Prokhladnaya, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,707 words
  4. TUNISIAN ATTACK.

    LONDON, Jan 6.—Reuters correspondent with the First Army says that British commandos and men from famous south-east England ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 267 words
  5. PAUSE IN LIBYA.

    LONDON, Jan 6.—The "Daily Express" correspondent with the armoured forces at Wadi el Chebir in a dispatch yesterday said that the ...

    Article : 317 words
  6. BURMA CAMPAIGN.

    LONDON, Jan 5.—The situation in the Mayu peninsula, Burma where the Allies' Eastern Army and Japanese patrols skirmish daily may ...

    Article : 339 words
  7. ONE-ARMY PLAN.

    MELBOURNE, Jan 6.—Die-hard members of the Victorian State Executive of the ALP are attempting to resort to technicalities to maintain ...

    Article : 238 words
  8. MOSQUITO BOMBER.

    LONDON, Jan 6.—Among the many and varied types of aircraft now being flown by the RAF none is more popular than the Bomber ...

    Article : 245 words
  9. USA PACIFIC ACTIVITY.

    NEW YORK, Jan 5.—The United Press correspondent (Robert Miller) in a dispatch from Guadacanal states: "'The United States armed ...

    Article : 422 words
  10. COMMENT BY "THE TIMES."

    LONDON, Jan 6.—"The Times" declares in a leader concerning the ALP interstate conference at Melbourne on the one-army proposal: ...

    Article : 179 words
  11. RAID ON THE RUHR.

    LONDON, Jan 6.—There was intense flak over the Ruhr on Monday night when the RAF bombed and attacked objectives there for ...

    Article : 154 words
  12. FACTORY WORKERS.

    LONDON, Jan 6.—General Alexander, Commander-in-Chief Middle East, has cabled the following message to the Minister of Supply (Sir ...

    Article : 192 words
  13. RAF ATTACKS SHIPPING.

    LONDON, Jan 6.—Today's New Delhi communique states that the RAF on Monday and Tuesday attacked objectives in areas ranging ...

    Article : 379 words
  14. ALLIED AIR CHIEFS IN MIDDLE EAST.

    Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder, Air Officer commanding in Chief, Middle East, General A. C. Strickland, United States Middle East Air Force Commander, and Air Vice-Marshal Arthur Coningham, Air Officer Commanding in the Western Desert, during a tour of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 57 words
  15. TOWARDS GABES.

    LONDON, Jan 6—The "Exchange- Telegraph's" correspondent with the Eighth Army says that the "Eighth Army News," which daily reaches ...

    Article : 443 words
  16. USA SHIPYARDS.

    WASHINGTON, Jan 5.—Rear-Admiral Land, chairman of the Maritime Commission, told a Press conference today that American ...

    Article : 244 words
  17. PLANE CRASH.

    CAIRO, Jan 6.—It is officially announced that Air Vice-Mashal McClaughry, Air Officer Commanding in Egypt, was among 11 persons killed ...

    Article : 283 words
  18. THE USA WHITE BOOK.

    WASHINGTON, Jan 5.—The New York "Post" states that the final and most dramatic portion of the State Department's White Book ...

    Article : 368 words
  19. SERVICE DRAFT.

    NEW YORK, Jan 5.—The New York "World Telegram" said yesterday that the names of a number of leading congressmen and selective ...

    Article : 170 words
  20. TRAWLER'S FIGHT.

    LONDON, Jan 5.—During recent operations off North Africa the trawler HMS Lord Nuffield fought and destroyed an Italian submarine ...

    Article : 388 words
  21. THE BUNA VICTORY.

    LONDON. Jan 6.—The "Star" in a leading article says: "Buna is the first real dividend the Allies have earned in the entire Pacific. It has ...

    Article : 129 words
  22. LEASE-LEND HELP.

    MELBOURNE, Jan 6.—"The Lease-Lend help which the USA is giving to Australia is considerable, and I think it is reasonable to say ...

    Article : 257 words
  23. ENEMY BASE AT MUNDA.

    WASHINGTON, Jan 5.—"Catalinas and Flying Fortresses yesterday made a series of air attacks on the Japanese base in the Munda area ...

    Article : 117 words
  24. WOMEN STRIKERS.

    ADELAIDE, Jan 6.—An order revoking the suspension of 17 of the women strikers at Rossiter's boot factory at Unley was issued today by ...

    Article : 269 words
  25. CLASH AT FONDOUCK.

    LONDON, Jan 5.—Allied Force HQ states: "French HQ reports that Allied aircraft and artillery destroyed 12 to 15 tanks of the enemy force ...

    Article : 161 words
  26. CROWN COLONIES.

    CAIRO, Jan 6.—Addressing troops in Egypt yesterday, Lord Moyne said that a post-war colonial policy of economic reform and ...

    Article : 73 words
  27. FOOD SHORTAGE.

    LONDON. Jan 6.—"The Times" correspondent at Delhi says that Indian food difficulties, which are rather serious in some parts of the ...

    Article : 190 words
  28. CHINA'S NEEDS.

    CHUNGKING, Jan 4.—Mr Shao Yu-lin, Director of Information, writing in "Ta Kung Pao" said that the Allies should rush planes, tanks ...

    Article : 80 words
  29. THE CHURCH HELPS

    LONDON, Jan 5.—The Moscow correspondent of the British United Press states: "Conveying New Year's blessings to Stalin, Acting Patriach ...

    Article : 155 words
  30. FACING DISASTER.

    LONDON, Dec 6.—"I have no doubt that Hitler will be faced before many weeks with the greatest disaster of the war," said the ...

    Article : 98 words
  31. BLOCKADE RUNNER.

    LONDON, Jan 6.—An Admiralty communique last night said: "A large German vessel attempting to run the blockade heavily laden with raw ...

    Article : 141 words
  32. A TOKIO CLAIM.

    NEW YORK, Jan 5.—Tokio official radio stated today that Imperial Headquarters claimed that Japanese air and naval units launched severe ...

    Article : 41 words
  33. ESCAPED SOLDIERS.

    MELBOURNE, Jan 6.—The Minister for the Army (Mr Forde) announced yesterday that approval had been given for the issue of a special ...

    Article : 109 words
  34. IDLE COALMINES.

    SYDNEY, Jan 6.—Ten coalmines were idle today because of industrial disputes. There was a sit-down strike by wheelers employed at the ...

    Article : 76 words
  35. BERLIN EXPLAINS SILENCE.

    LONDON, Jan 6.—German propagandists now explain the German High Command's silence regarding events in Russia as due to their ...

    Article : 69 words
  36. OVERSEAS NEWS.

    Overseas news in "The West Australian" is supplied by Australian Associated Press. Sources include in England "The Times." "Daily ...

    Article : 81 words
  37. GERALDTON MAN'S DEATH.

    LONDON, Jan 6.—The latest Ministry of Transport list of deaths of members of the Merchant Navy due to enemy action and other war ...

    Article : 39 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$