CONTINUING their magnificent work, bombers of R.A.F. during the last three days have wrought heavy damage to lines of communication, transport convoys and troop concentrations moving up to support the German advance in Belgium and ...
Article : 1,025 wordsMR. DUFF COOPER, British Minister for Information, who, although pointing out that the position was grave, yesterday sounded ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 46 wordsNEW decisions by the Federal Government to accelerate Australia's war effort were announced by the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) in the House of Representatives to-day. The programme will provide for:— ...
Article : 1,413 wordsThe compulsory conference between the colliery proprietors and mining unions, after sitting for two days, failed to reach agreement ...
Article : 153 wordsBROADCASTING to-night, the Minister for information (Mr Duff Cooper) said: "The news to-day is grave. It is no good pretending it is not. But there is no cause for serious alarm, still less for panic. ...
Article : 595 wordsReuter's military correspondent says only a limited number of troops is resisting the German thrust at Cambrai, the remainder ...
Article : 163 wordsPublic-spirited men have promptly followed the lead given by the Premier (Mr. Mair) in lending money to the Federal Government ...
Article : 218 wordsWhen the Senate opened the defence debate, Senator Pepper moved to empower President Roosevelt to sell ...
Article : 111 wordsLONDON, Wednesday.—It is authoritatively reported that the new type of R.A.F. bomber, the Bristol Beaufort, now in action against the Germans, ...
Article : 74 wordsThe first ground troops under German fire in Britain were Territorials manning a searchlight at a lonely part of the East Coast. ...
Article : 114 words"The Nazis sent waves of bombers over this town, heavily bombing British wounded, during an attempt to obliterate the town, which is a link in ...
Article : 264 wordsBritain's home forces are gathering for a tremendous arms drive. Important developments are expected after a meeting of the ...
Article : 298 wordsROME, Tuesday.— All the evening newspapers gave prominence to news from Berlin announcing the surounding of a million Anglo-French troops ...
Article : 92 wordsMELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Hopes for the safety of the four men lost in the Air Force Anson, which disappeared last Thursday, are fading. ...
Article : 63 wordsAn indication of fewer and shorter sittings of the Federal Parliament was given by the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) in the ...
Article : 180 wordsIt is too early for any sure judgment of the effect of Hitler's drive to the English Channel. He has gone further than von Moltke in 1914 or Ludendorff ...
Article : 806 words"The situation is so critical that the Government is seeking special powers by a bill, which will pass all stages to-day," ...
Article : 76 wordsThe Belgian cycling champion, Jean Acrts, cycled 180 miles in the greatest race of his career. He arrived from ...
Article : 38 wordsIncreases in the duties on dates, chickle (chewing-gum) and wristlet watch movements from which additional revenue slightly in excess ...
Article : 81 wordsLONDON, Tuesday. — It is revealed that the Duke of Gloucester was slightly wounded in France. He received cuts and badly bruised hands as ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 87 wordsAuthorising a trade agreement between Australia and Greece, a bill was introduced by the Treasurer (Mr. Spender) in the House ...
Article : 30 wordsTOKIO, Wednesday. — The German Ambassador to Tokio has communicated to the Japanese Foreign Minister (Mr. Arita) instructions from Berlin ...
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Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954), Thu 23 May 1940, Page 5
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