SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Thursday.—"A great Japanesc combat fleet is constantly being maintained in the Truk area, where the enemy has a large naval base," declared General ...
Article : 1,615 wordsPART OF THE BLUNTING PROCESS referred to by General MacArthur when "he said: "lt is believed the enemy's air offensive has been blunted and his immediate plans dislocated," is shown in this picture, taken from one of the attacking Beaufighters in ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 98 wordsHOBART. Thursday.—The Public Works Execution Bill, empowering the ' Treasurer to borrow £37,655 for certain works and reappropriate £13,000 from the unexpended portion of money provided in 1939 towards ...
Article : 378 wordsSTOCKHOLM, Thursday.—A lowflying German bomber appeared near the Swedish naval base of Karlskrona, but was turned back by anti-aircraft ...
Article : 62 wordsSOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Thursday.—Fifteen Japanese 'planes were destroyed and another 15 so badly damaged that they are unlikely to have reached their base during a daylight raid on ...
Article : 571 wordsWhen the Jap had reached Kokoda, when the threat to Port Moresby was so close, and control ot Papua, with a. direct thrust to ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 46 wordsMELBOURNE, Thursday—As a result of a, stopwork meeting at a Victorian Allied Works Council project, a summons has been issued against the ...
Article : 56 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday. — A new political organisation, the Liberal Democratic Party, has been formed, with headquarters in Sydney. ...
Article : 112 words..."But I think those R.A.A.F. Catalina squadrons have [?] greater job in this war than anyone else." This tribute from a fighter pilot of famous Squadron 75 is probably the best way in which to begin ...
Article : 2,058 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday. — Ten R.A.A.F. men were killed in two mid-air collisions and another crash in southern N.S.W. ...
Article : 189 wordsMELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Director-General of Manpower (Mr. Wurth) to-night emphasised the urgency of the manpower position. His department, he said, was well behind in obtaining ...
Article : 90 wordsCANBERRA,Thursday.—Sir Earle Page. M.H.K., is to undertake a survey of the incidence of malaria among Australian troops. ...
Article : 67 wordsMELBOURNE, Thursday. — Until the civilian nursing service can be built up to the required strength, and subject to the military situation, Army and Air ...
Article : 83 wordsMELBOURNE. Thursday.—The War Loans Campaign. Committee is making special arrangements to handle the usual last-minute rush ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 338 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday.—It was stated officially this evening that members of the Volunteer Defence Corps who are not in reserved undertakings are ...
Article : 77 wordsHOBART, Thursday. — "By the end of the present financial year, Australia will have spent over £1,000,000,000 on the war, ...
Article : 47 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday.—Regulations gazetted to-night make it compulsory for all boys and girls aged 14 and over to apply for identity cards before April ...
Article : 35 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday.—It was announced to-night that the Commonwealth Government had taken over controol of the egg industry. ...
Article : 57 wordsMELBOURNE, Thursday.— No new cases of hyphoid and no deaths were reported to-day. State Cabinet has decided that ...
Article : 62 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—Petty-Officer E. Hayes, of Five Dock, who was in the H.M.A.S. Napier when she, with the H.M.A.S. Nizam and two destroyers of the Royal Navy commenced the work of evacuating troops from Crete to ...
Article : 670 wordsCANBERRA. Thursday. — A Food Executive, consisting of four Ministers, has been set up by the Federal Government. ...
Article : 71 wordsLONDON, Thursday. — The Secretary for Air (Sir Archibald Sinclair);told universily students in London. to-day the Allies must still put their best efforts into ...
Article : 108 wordsHOBART, Thursday. — Referring to the reduction from April 21 of the speed limit for motor vehicles throughout the Commonwealth to 30 miles per hour, the Federal Minister for Transport (Mr. Lawson) said ...
Article : 351 wordsPERTH (W.A.), Thursday. — The Commonwealth Powers Bill, as amended by the Legislative Council, was passed by the W.A. Parliament to-day. ...
Article : 47 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday. — Capt. G. Lambert (48), paymaster in the Army.Department, who had pleaded guilty to having defrauded the Commonwealth of £7000, ...
Article : 42 wordsMELB0URNE. Thursday.—The assurance was given by the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) to-day that stringent safeguards of confidential business ...
Article : 78 wordsLONDON, Thursday.—In the House of Commons Mr. Granville (Lib. Nat.) asked the Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee) whether Mr. Churchill would ...
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Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954), Fri 16 Apr 1943, Page 5
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