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  2. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE CAUSED IN RAIDS ON DARWIN

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—In the first enemy attack on Australian territory, powerful forces of Japanese aircraft to-day launched two heavy raids on Darwin: The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) announced to-night that the raids caused considerable damage to property, but reports so far to hand do not give precise details of this damage, or ...

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  3. WAR TOUCHES AUSTRALIA

    Yesterday's raid on Darwin centres interest on Australia's immediate north, depicted in the above map. The nearest point to Darwin which the Japanese have captured is Ambon island, about 650 miles almost due north, and from which long-range bombers could operate. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. STORY OF HESS' ARRIVAL IN SCOTLAND

    LONDON, Thursday.—The full story of the arrival of Rudolf Hess in Scotland last May was [?]old in the High Court, when Judge Groom Johnson approved of a settlement of the libel action brought by the Duke of Hamilton. Apologies were tendered by those responsible for an article in "World ...

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  5. BLANK CHEQUE FOR GOVERNMENT

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—Sweeping and drastic regulations approved by the Governor-General late to-night give full effect to the Government's decision to mobilise all national and personal resources in Australia for the war effort. ...

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  6. German Pressure on Turkey

    ..NEW YORK, Wednesday. —The "New York Times" correspondent at Berne says the monthly "Suedost ...

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  7. CYRENAICA QUIET

    LONDON, Thursday.—To-day's Cairo communique says briefly that there was no change yesterday in the ...

    Article : 550 words
  8. BIG BATTLE IN CHINA

    LONDON, Thursday. — According to the Chungking radio yesterday, Japan had thrown more than 20,000 men, together with aerial support into the ...

    Article : 130 words
  9. HESS' SUCCESSOR

    STOCKHOLM, Wednesday.—Rudolf Hess' successor, Martin Bormann, has been raised to a position of great power. A decree gives him a vote over all ...

    Article : 78 words
  10. DIGGERS FOUGHT IN SINGAPORE TO LAST

    BATAVIA, Thursday.—It would be cruel to buoy up relatives' hopes that large numbers of Australians escaped from Singapore. ...

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  11. Submarines Reappear Off Aruba Coast

    WASHINGTON, Thursday.—Willemstad (Curacao) reports that submarines reappeared off the coast of Aruba yesterday, but were ...

    Article : 179 words
  12. DIPLOMATIC VICTORY

    LONDON, Thursday.—Commenting on the visit to India of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, the Chinese generalissimo, the "New York Times" ...

    Article : 165 words
  13. MAGNITUDE OF NAVY'S TASK

    LONDON, Wednesday. — The First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. A. V. Alexander), in a broadcast, said that since September, 1939. ...

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  14. Japanese Sea Losses at Least 110 Ships

    BATAVIA, Thursday.—A review of Japanese sea losses to February 14, based on official information, shows that 110 ships have been sunk, 26 ...

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  15. Lend-Lease Aid Sought For Serb Guerillas

    WASHINGTON, Wednesday.—It is learned that the Yugoslav exile Government has requested the United States Lond-Lease aid for General ...

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  16. MALTA SUPPLIED DESPITE FURIOUS ENEMY ATTACKS

    LONDON, Thursday.—While British naval planes were dealing fresh blows against Italy's Fleet, our Mediterranean Fleet was beating off a three-day bomb and torpedo attack which, was among the most severe since the battle of the Mediterranean began. ...

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  17. BAN ON NON-ESSENTIAL GOODS EXTENDED

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Prohibition of the manufacture of further non-essential commodities and extensive restrictions on the use of materials were announced by the Minister for War Organisation of Industry (Mr. Dedman) to-night. ...

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  18. WAR GUILT TRIAL BEGINS

    LONDON, Thursday. — The war guil[?] trial of former French military and political leaders opens to-day at Rion. The trial is expected ...

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  19. NEW ENEMY AIR UNITS

    WASHINGTON, Thursday. — A communique from the Philippines says now enemy air units are appearing over our lines and bombing ...

    Article : 134 words
  20. ENEMY WATERS MINED

    LONDON, Thursday. — Aircraft of the Bomber Command laid mines in enemy waters last night. One plane in missing. ...

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