At 9 o'clock on Monday last work was commenced at the Maroochydore school at digging slit trenches and by 4.30 p.m. the job of over 420 feet of ...
Article : 206 wordsExaggerated propaganda has been heard in respect to evacuation of coastal areas. "The Chronicle." realising the seriousness of assertions which are not founded on fact, investigated these, and has now received official information which places the matter of evacuation in ...
Article : 155 wordsThe special correspondent of the "Daily Mail" at Batavia states that the naval battle in the Macassar Straits, now emerging as the greatest sea action since the Battle of Jutland, was still raging to-day, and will not be won until the ...
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Advertising : 132 wordsMeetings of wardens and various first aid personnel have been held through the week. Considerable work is entailed in organising the various first aid posts. but a most encouraging factor is the ready co-operation of wardens for the particular sections and those with a ...
Article : 516 wordsFourteen to fifteen menfolk, who provided voluntary labour, were found hard at it at St. Joseph's Convent School grounds on Monday last, where ...
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Advertising : 152 wordsFriends of Lieutenant Maurice Fox (A.I.F.) will be pleased to learn that he has been promoted to the rank of captain. ...
Article : 22 wordsThroughout yesterday contact was maintained with the enemy in the Jomallung area. There are no reports of further enemy landings at Andau. Enemy air activity continues day and night. Heavy fighting is taking place around Rengit and South Senggarrang. A ...
Article : 95 wordsOn Saturday afternoon asi about forty friends assembled at the Diddillibah State School to farewell Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Middleton and ...
Article : 108 wordsAmerican pilots shot down six Japanese fighters, probably destroyed six more, and damaged nine others from a formation of 37 Japanese planes. American planes returned to their base without a casualty. LONDON, January 28 ...
Article : 190 wordsResulting from a meeting of Cooroy residents convened by the Cooroy State School committee at the week-end, some 30 men and 20 boys, with the ...
Article : 92 wordsLast week-end, somehow or other, seems to have been a period of thinking and talking, and suiting the words into action—building air raid shelters. The writer was confronted with almost the same question—"Have you started your air raid shelter yet?" To that the ...
Article : 911 wordsOn Monday evening last friends of Mr. and Mrs. F. Richter asembled at their residence, Sydney Street, to bid farewell to Mr. Richter, who has ...
Article : 112 wordsMiss Betty Petersen, who has enlisted in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, and Mr. F. Richter, recently accepted for the R.A.A.F., were the recipients ...
Article : 132 wordsThe situation in Cyrenaica generally femains unchanged, says a communique issued from Cairo General Headquarters. The communique adds: ...
Article : 60 wordsBritish Blenheims attacked Bangkok last night and started fires in important dock areas. All planes returned unscathed. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe weather remains dry and warm, but ideal for beach frequenters. Last week 120 points of rain fell, sufficient only to replenish domestic ...
Article : 235 wordsA communique states that R.A.A.F. bombers attacked enemy occupied aerodromes at Kuantan this morning. Bombs from a low height were ...
Article : 44 wordsOn Saturday morning last the members of the firm and staff of the "Chronicle" assembled in the composing room, when Mr. V. E. ...
Article : 127 wordsThe Amalgamated Press Moscow correspondent states that the Russians have captured 79 more towns and have smashed the Germans on the ...
Article : 91 wordsAs a result of the thunderstorm on Monday evening 60 points of rain were recorded. Rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, gave approximately 1½ inches. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 129 words"The Japanese air raids on Rabaul came as a shock to all of us there. We expected trouble, of course, but the absolute ...
Article : 356 wordsHundreds of tons of foodstuffs have been rushed from the Mediterranean region to France in an effort to check food demonstrations which have ...
Article : 71 wordsMembers of the Rosemount Branch Red Cross held their first meeting for the year last week. A parcel to head-quarters comprised the following ...
Article : 63 wordsUntil recently all the efforts of aircraft designers have been concentrated on improving the performance of aeroplanes, ...
Article : 566 wordsGrowers have commenced tc give attention to the planting of areas for bean production. The price for factory supplies will be 5[?] per bushel. ...
Article : 160 wordsOn Wednesday evening (Jan. 21). "Forfar," the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. Waddell, was the scene of a derby whist party in aid of the ...
Article : 192 wordsThe Navy Department has disclosed that in the initial Japanese attack on Midway Island on January 7 the defence forces seriously damaged a ...
Article : 82 wordsAt the Nambour and District Patriotic Entertainment Committee's dance in the Friendly Societies' hall on Saturday evening last. Gunners ...
Article : 178 wordsA communique issued at 9.30 a.m. stated that in the Philippines theatre there was practically no ground activity on Batan Peninsula. On Tuesday ...
Article : 53 wordsMr. G. F. R. Nicklin. M.L.A. has been advised by the Commissioner for Railways that an examination for lad porters for boys between the ages of ...
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Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser (Qld. : 1922 - 1954), Fri 30 Jan 1942, Page 9
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