It is officially stated R.A.F. fighters shot down a third enemy bomber to-day. Two Messerschmitts are believed to ...
Article : 1,260 wordsIt is authoritatively announced that, continuing the operations to prevent important units of the French fleet falling into enemy hands, the Royal ...
Article : 67 wordsAn Italian war communique from Rome claims the air and naval bases at Malta and Alexandria were again bombed effectively yesterday. Two of ...
Article : 349 wordsThe situation in Indo China is still very obscure. The local office of Cables and Wireless is not accepting cables for Indo-China and so no cables are ...
Article : 978 wordsNorth West Africa and the Iberian Peninsula. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 14 wordsShipments of aircraft from Britain to Australia for use by the R.A.A.F. is to begin again immediately. This was announced to-night by the ...
Article : 172 wordsThough the A.C.T.U. decided on Friday to co-operate with the Commonwealth Government in the formation of Trades Union Advisory Panels, the ...
Article : 310 wordsThe President of the Federal A.L.P. (Mr. C. G. Fallon) stated to-day the trade union movement was willing to assist the war effort in every possible ...
Article : 125 wordsBecause almost everyone in the district knew of his savings, inquiries by three Brisbane detectives into the theft or £3000 in notes from the ...
Article : 161 wordsThe "Dally Hall" says duo Britishers on an evacuee train from South France on June 27, are completely cut off. All attempts to make contact ...
Article : 51 wordsPour Iron Guards, members of the Cabinet, have resigned. The Iron Guard has explained the Party wants a completely Iron Guard Cabinet, for ...
Article : 107 wordsSir Keith Murdoch, Director-General of Information, who arrived from South to-night, foreshadowed the formation of a national corps of civilian ...
Article : 278 wordsThe Rome correspondent of "La' Tribuna" at Algiers reports it is believed French naval units sank four convoyed British ships off Casablanca. ...
Article : 44 wordsEarly decision by the Tariff Board on proposals for the greater protection of the Australian tobacco industry was urged by the Minister for ...
Article : 298 wordsThe Senate debate on Mr. Stimson's and Colonel Knox's nominations began with Mr. Sheppard's plea for their confirmation in order to "give the world ...
Article : 149 wordsThe possibility of a City Council surplus for the year Just closed, instead of a deficit of £80.000 predicted a few weeks ago by the Vice-Mayor ...
Article : 74 wordsLord Woolton, broadcasting, announced a tea ration of two ounces a week after to-night, representing, roughly a 25 per cent, reduction of the ...
Article : 317 wordsGeneral de Gaulle will not comment on bin court martial sentence, but bis followers point out the logical sentence in such charges would the death or ...
Article : 56 wordsNew Government orders, recruiting man power for essential defence services, will be issued in Britain immediately. ...
Article : 67 wordsMr. P. A. Chaffey, M.L.A. for Tamworth, and a former Chief Secretary, died suddenly at his home, Rose Bay, early to-day. ...
Article : 57 wordsThe French Fleet at Alexandria has been demilitarized in accordant with an agreement made. ...
Article : 22 wordsThe first contingent of the Czech Legion which fought with the French Seventh Army has arrived in England, with a number of French aviators. The ...
Article : 59 wordsIt is reveled thai the U-boat commander who sank the Arandora Star, sending to their death 143 Germans and 470 Italians, was Commander ...
Article : 90 wordsIt has been noticed here thai in a report tailed from Vicby, with the authority of the Petain Government, regarding British action at Oran, the ...
Article : 200 wordsLooking worn and haggard, Baron Maurice de Rolhschild, head of the French branch of the famous financial firm, landed at a Scottish port ...
Article : 40 wordsFor one hour to-day, Darwin's citizens and service men drank free heer to mark the opening or the new £80.000 luxury hotel. Hotel Darwin ...
Article : 62 wordsThe Brussels German controlled wireless has disclosed cases of sabotage in connection with telegraph and telephone communications. Belgium has been threatened with severe ...
Article : 53 wordsA French naval communique issued at Grehoble says British war 'planes attacked the Dunkerque again with bombs and machine guns, killing or ...
Article : 158 wordsAnti-aircraft guns at Gibraltar and on surrounding ships drove off air raiders three times to-day. A 'plane, believed to be French, was shot down ...
Article : 52 wordsThe latent awards for gallantry of men of the B.E.F. illustrate the nature of their tremendous rearguard fighting to Dunkirk. They include: ...
Article : 145 wordsThe bombing of Gibraltar which, it is reported, was carried out by French 'planes as the result of the defection of the Petain Government, which favors ...
Article : 294 wordsThe proposal to establish a moratorium for soldiers who have Joined the A.I.F. probably will be considered by tho War Cabinet in Melbourne this ...
Article : 61 wordsMercantile losses, as the result of enemy action, during the week ended June 30, were announced officially to-day, as follows: Six British ships, ...
Article : 102 wordsKing Haakon, replying to u telegram received from the Presidential Board in Norway, refused to abdicate os the ground that he is best serving ...
Article : 121 wordsThe Minister for Air (Mr. J. V. Fairbairn) will arrive on Sunday afternoon to Inspect R.A.A.F. establishments in Queensland. It will be ...
Article : 71 wordsGeneral de Gaulle, broadcasting, asked Britishers not to regard Oran as a direct naval success, because the French ships were unable to fight. ...
Article : 90 wordsThe consumption of alcoholic liquor in New South Wales last year was the heaviest for 10 years. The New South Wales Government Statistician (Mr. ...
Article : 84 wordsMr. MacKenzie King has announced the establishment of the Allied Supplies Limited to administer and co-ordinate the munitions and explosives ...
Article : 130 wordsIt is revealed that Admiral Richardson, the Commander-in-Chief of the United States fleet, has arrived in Washington from the Pacific for a ...
Article : 90 wordsWASHINGTON. July 8.—The Senate has gone into recess without voting on the Stimson and Knox appointments. It was expected to act on ...
Article : 158 wordsThe biggest war ship ever built for the French Navy, the 35,000 ton battleship Richelieu, carrying eight 15in guns and 15 6.10 guns. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 46 wordsThe Italian battleship strength stands at five battleships ready for sea. consisting of two new and three reconstructed ships. A fourth ...
Article : 107 wordsCustoms duty and sales tax will be waived by the Federal Government on gifts sent to relatives and friends in Australia by people serving abroad ...
Article : 76 wordsThe city to-day gave the most enthusiastic farewell yet recorded, to 87 Australian Air Force ground staff recruits, who marched through the city ...
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The Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1909 ; 1912 - 1966), Wed 10 Jul 1940, Page 5
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