The Moscow radio states that the Germans are carrying out mass air raids and are employing numerous tanks and guns in a desperate effort to break out of Staraya-Russa, but the Russians continue to [?] ...
Article : 445 wordsJapanese forces have occupied the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal about 400 miles west of Malaya. ...
Article : 64 wordsA Burma communique issued to-day stated that the situation at Toungoo is very serious. A force of 1000 Japanese outflanked the Chinese yesterday afternoon and captured the aerodrome at ...
Article : 846 wordsUsing a smaller force of bombers than for some time past, the Japanese made their nineteenth attack on Port Moresby to-day. Under a cloud cover three fighters and four bombers came over the town at an extreme altitude, ...
Article : 565 wordsBritish naval forces in the Mediterranean scored at least one torpedo hit on an enemy battleship during attempted ...
Article : 387 wordsAfter a long lapse a resumption of Japanese air raids has taken place yesterday when raids were made on the provinces of Shensi arid Honan; ...
Article : 143 wordsThe Moscow radio states, that Dr. Divakov, vice-chairman of the Soviet Red Cross and the Red Cro[?] in expressing thanks for gifts from ...
Article : 82 wordsThe fortiled island of Corregidor and positions on Batan were Heavily bombed this morning by 58 Japanese new-type heavy bombers. Damage ...
Article : 143 wordsSigns are accumulating that Hitler is doing hit utmost to bring the countries of South-eastern Europe into his plane for the spring offensive against Russia. The correspondent on the German ...
Article : 237 wordsThe calculated brutality of the commander of a Japanese submarine after the sinking of the freighter Kwantung, is revealed in a report ...
Article : 175 wordsYielding to requests from the administration, the C.I.O. and A.F.L. agreed to forego claims for extra pay for their members, which had ...
Article : 142 wordsThe War Production chief (Mr. Donald Nelson) told the House Naval Affairs Committee to-day, that he was opposed to statutory limitations ...
Article : 279 words"India should have had its own navy long ago," said Vice-Admiral Fitzherbert, In an interview. He added that corvettes, ...
Article : 97 wordsWhen a Japanese plane was shot down near Darwin on Sunday, one of the crew baled out and was seen drifting towards the ocean. A vessel ...
Article : 124 wordsA Chinese Government spokesman declared to-day that Japan has reached the peak of her military glory and the fortunes of war now ...
Article : 88 wordsDover experienced a heavy air raid on Monday night. Ten persons were killed. A stewardess, who was pinned in ...
Article : 66 wordsVice-Admiral Percy Nelles, chief of the Naval Staff, predicted that German submarines will operate in the Gulf of St. Lawrence this summer and ...
Article : 64 wordsPORT MORESBY, Wednesday. Evidence of the Japanese determination to recapture the initiative in the New Guinea area, which had ...
Article : 325 wordsIn an anti-conscription rally in Ottawa crowds lined the streets, blocked the traffic, smashed, tramcars and store windows. The police prevented ...
Article : 55 wordsAll United States doctors, dentists and veterinary surgeons will receive questionnaires next week to determine their place in the war effort. ...
Article : 55 wordsR.A.F. bombers, escorted fighters, yesterday, afternoon attacked a p[?] station at Comin[?]s and other objectives in Northern France. Two [?] ...
Article : 41 wordsPlease choose from the following download options:
Share this item on:
Print page as...
Testing
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thu 26 Mar 1942, Page 1
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
With your Trove account you can: