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 ...
Article : 538 wordsYesterday'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]
Article : 5 wordsLONDON, 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 ...
Article : 1,059 wordsSYDNEY, 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. ...
Article : 803 words..NEW YORK, Wednesday. —The "New York Times" correspondent at Berne says the monthly "Suedost ...
Article : 51 wordsLONDON, Thursday.—To-day's Cairo communique says briefly that there was no change yesterday in the ...
Article : 550 wordsLONDON, Thursday. — According to the Chungking radio yesterday, Japan had thrown more than 20,000 men, together with aerial support into the ...
Article : 130 wordsSTOCKHOLM, 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 wordsBATAVIA, Thursday.—It would be cruel to buoy up relatives' hopes that large numbers of Australians escaped from Singapore. ...
Article : 219 wordsWASHINGTON, Thursday.—Willemstad (Curacao) reports that submarines reappeared off the coast of Aruba yesterday, but were ...
Article : 179 wordsLONDON, Thursday.—Commenting on the visit to India of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, the Chinese generalissimo, the "New York Times" ...
Article : 165 wordsLONDON, Wednesday. — The First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. A. V. Alexander), in a broadcast, said that since September, 1939. ...
Article : 485 wordsBATAVIA, Thursday.—A review of Japanese sea losses to February 14, based on official information, shows that 110 ships have been sunk, 26 ...
Article : 119 wordsWASHINGTON, Wednesday.—It is learned that the Yugoslav exile Government has requested the United States Lond-Lease aid for General ...
Article : 95 wordsLONDON, 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. ...
Article : 628 wordsMELBOURNE, 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. ...
Article : 363 wordsLONDON, Thursday. — The war guil[?] trial of former French military and political leaders opens to-day at Rion. The trial is expected ...
Article : 204 wordsWASHINGTON, Thursday. — A communique from the Philippines says now enemy air units are appearing over our lines and bombing ...
Article : 134 wordsLONDON, Thursday. — Aircraft of the Bomber Command laid mines in enemy waters last night. One plane in missing. ...
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