At lost, after three and a half years, it is possible to pull aside the veil of secrecy which for that period shrouded the operations of one of the most successful USN submarine units operating in the Pacific and island waters. From Fremantle the submarines of this force established ...
Article : 683 wordsAfter 12 successive days of rain, glorious sunshine burst on the metropolitan area yesterday, chasing away the previous miserable ...
Article : 348 wordsTo receive an 8in shell, which did not explode, in the forward torpedo room was the remarkable experience of the US submarine Bergall on one ...
Article : 477 wordsThe Premier (Mr Wise), the Acting-Secretary to the Premier's Office (Mr R. H. Doig), the Assistant-Treasurer (Mr A. J. Reid), ...
Article : 349 wordsNow that Japan has surrendered in accordance with the Allied demands, the immediate consideration is effective compliance with ...
Article : 772 wordsJurors summoned to attend the Criminal Court this morning are notified that they need not attend until 10.15 am next Monday, when ...
Article : 694 wordsBUNBURY, Aug 15.—At a meeting of the Bunbury Council last Friday, the Mayor (Mr P. C. Payne) said that following negotiations ...
Article : 194 wordsTwo famous American submarine commanders who were lost operating out of Fremantle with their boats were commander Ben "Annie" ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 764 wordsSYDNEY, Aug 15.—In anticipation of the termination of the war departmental officers of the Disposals Commission had been ...
Article : 146 wordsTo have not done a war patrol without securing a decoration was the remarkable record of Commander Enrique D.H. ("Ricky") Haskins, ...
Article : 539 wordsOver 260 ex-prisoners of war who arrived at Claremont by train at 1.25 pm yesterday were given an exceptionally warm welcome. In bright ...
Article : 369 wordsResuming the debate on the Address-in-Reply in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday Mr Keenan (Lib, Nedlands) asserted that State ...
Article : 330 wordsThe Orient liner, Orontes, the return of which to Australia for the first time since she began war service, was recently reported in "The ...
Article : 288 wordsDuring the period Fremantle was at the height of its activity a number of senior naval officers were successively in command, but one who made ...
Article : 383 wordsProbably the first time penicillin was ever used on a submarine was on USS Guitarro (Commander ...
Article : 206 wordsCOLLIE, Aug 15.—All miners on the Collie coalfields are observing the V-P holidays. Work will not be resumed on the fields until Friday. ...
Article : 239 wordsVessels in port at Fremantle yesterday were: NORTH WHARF. No 1 berth, Langlee Craig. ...
Article : 77 wordsTypical of many scenes at the Claremont railway station yesterday when 279 repatriated prisoners-of-war returned was this ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 26 wordsSYDNEY, Aug 15.—The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr Norman Mighell) said tonight that Australia's gravest coal famine ...
Article : 261 wordsNISI PRIUS.—At 10.30 am, before the Chief Justice. IN CHAMBERS.—At the rising of the Nisi Prius Court, before the Chief ...
Article : 43 wordsROME, Aug 15.—An unidentified merchantman bringing UNRRA supplies to Yugoslavia from New York struck a mine nine miles from ...
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Advertising : 571 wordsThis week "The Western Mail" contains a souvenir of the war in the Pacific which ended this week. A day-to-day calendar, from Japan's ...
Article : 256 wordsCLOSING TIMES.—Closing times hereunder are for the Perth GPO: Registered articles must be posted an hour before ordinary letters, but not earlier than 9 ...
Article : 339 wordsAdmiral Christle was well served during his term at the base by outstanding chiefs of staff and operations officers and one of his most ...
Article : 214 wordsWASHINGTON, Aug 15.—The Senate Leader (Senator Barkley) announced today that Congress would re-convene on September 5. ...
Article : 36 wordsLONDON, Aug 15.—A message from Wiesbaden (Germany) states that 17 Japanese-speaking American officers are at present in Germany ...
Article : 55 wordsWASHINGTON, Aug 15.—The Duke of Windsor paid a courtesy call on President Truman yesterday. He said he discussed the Pacific war ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Thu 16 Aug 1945, Page 2
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