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  2. W.A. MEN'S ESCAPE

    Describing the death and burial of one man, John stutter, of Perth, officers' steward, said that he was so badly burnt from head to foot ...

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  3. SINKING DENOUNCED.

    CANBERRA, May 18.—Japan's action in sinking the Australian hospital ship Centaur off the Queensland coast on Friday was scathingly ...

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  4. ATTU LANDINGS.

    WASHINGTON, May 18.—A Navy communique issued today stated: "The military situation now permits of the announcement of some details ...

    Article : 268 words
  5. RUIN IN THE RUHR

    LONDON.—Millions of tons of water are swirling down the Ruhr valleys in western Germany, sweeping away bridges and flooding vital areas as a result of the damage wrought by Lancasters of the Bomber Command when they mined and breached key reservoirs in the Ruhr ...

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  6. HOSPITAL SHIP SUNK

    SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, May 18.—The treacherous and inhuman sinking of the Australian hospital ship Centaur (3,222 tons) which was torpedoed without warning 40 miles east of Australia in darkness last Friday morning while en route from Sydney to New Guinea ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. THE SHAKEN REICH.

    LONDON, May 18.—Reuters quotes a Stockholm message that the German underground radio station "Atlantic" states that Hitler ...

    Article : 213 words
  8. MANY TARGETS.

    LONDON, May 18.—The Air Ministry states that Australian, New Zealand. Canadian and other pilots last night participated in the ...

    Article : 518 words
  9. RUHR'S NEEDS.

    LONDON, May 18.—"The Times" says: "Demands for water from the industrial Ruhr are enormous. A Coke oven uses 2 cubic metres of ...

    Article : 100 words
  10. NURSE'S ORDEAL.

    SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, May 18.--Sister Eleanor Savage, of Gordon, Sydney, the only survivor of the 12 nurses aboard, was still ...

    Article : 759 words
  11. EASTERN FRONT TENSE.

    LONDON, May 18.—News from both sides on the Russian front becomes more extraordinary every day. Both admit there is a lull in the ...

    Article : 438 words
  12. DAMS' STRUCTURE

    The Eder dam had a capacity a little more than twice that of the Canning dam, and the Mohne about 1½ times as much, said the Director ...

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  13. "AN INSPIRATION."

    LONDON, May 18.—In a message to the AOIC of the Bomber Group to which the Lancasters belong, Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  14. "REAL SAILORMAN."

    Capt George Alexander Murray was born about 50 years ago in Buckie, Scotland, his father being in the trawling business, Capt ...

    Article : 245 words
  15. THREE ALERTS.

    LONDON, May 18.—London had brief alerts tonight, once before midnight and twice shortly after midnight. Bombs fell during all 3 ...

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  16. "DASTARDLY ACT."

    SYDNEY, May 18.—The Leader of the Federal Opposition (Mr Fadden) said today: "The Australian people will share with members of ...

    Article : 198 words
  17. "HARD-PRESSED."

    LONDON, May 18.—"Our fighting pilots and crews are living beside their machines, ready to take off day and night," declares ...

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  18. SCOURGING GERMANY.

    LONDON, May 18.—The "Daily Mail" in a leader states: "No more sensational feat has been accomplished in this or any other war ...

    Article : 160 words
  19. ORIGIN OF ATTACK.

    LONDON, May 18.—"A famous German-Jewish medical specialist exiled from Germany pointed out to me that the Mohne and Eder dams ...

    Article : 288 words
  20. ENEMY SHIPPING.

    WASHINGTON, May 17.—The sinking of 6 Japanese ships, including a destroyer, is recorded in the US Navy communique issued today. ...

    Article : 99 words
  21. MATRON JEWELL.

    Matron S. A. Jewell, who was in charge of the nursing staff on the ship, was described today by the matron in charge of the AANS (Col A. ...

    Article : 124 words
  22. AMERICAN ACTION.

    LONDON, May 18.—It is officially announced that large formations of bombers of the Eighth US air force made heavy attacks on targets in ...

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  23. GERMAN DAMS DESTROYED BY THE R.A.F.

    The above pictures show the great Mohne (top) and Eder dams whose walls were breached by the early on Monday morning. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  24. WELL-APPOINTED VESSEL.

    The Centaur was a former Blue Funnel passenger, cargo and cattle-carrying motor vessel built in Britain in 1924 for a special trade ...

    Article : 248 words
  25. MEDITERRANEAN.

    LONDON, May 18.—Today's Algiers communique says: "Strategic Air Force Wellingtons last night attacked the port and airfield at ...

    Article : 125 words
  26. WHY MINES WERE USED.

    LONDON, May 18.—"Mines were used against the massive concrete dams because they could be swirled against the sluice-gates," states ...

    Article : 88 words
  27. GENERAL MACARTHUR.

    Commenting on the sinking of the Centaur, General MacArthur said: "I cannot express the revulsion I feel at this unnecessary act of ...

    Article : 136 words
  28. MR. HUGHES'S VIEWS.

    SYDNEY, May 18.—The Leader of the United Australia Party (Mr Hughes) said tonight: "The callous sinking of the Centaur will fill every ...

    Article : 105 words
  29. ASSESSING THE RESULT.

    LONDON, May 18.—The British United Press points out that the Mohne reservoir was about 5 miles long and the rush of water through ...

    Article : 83 words
  30. BURMA CAMPAIGN.

    LONDON, May 18.—Today's Tokio High Command communique states: "We occupied the enemy base of Maungdaw at 2 pm on Friday, and ...

    Article : 81 words
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