The War Enemy Aerodromes Bombed
LONDON (A.A.P.).—In day operations yesterday bombs were dropped on enemy-occupied aerodromes in Northern France…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1940
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War News British Official Wireless and A.A.P.
A West Midlands town which had not been molested for a week, and, to a lesser degree, London, were the main targets of enemy raiders on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News at Home and Abroad Heavy Canadian Crops
The 1940 Canadian wheat crop, according to preliminary estimates, will be the second largest in the annals of Canadian wheat production. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →One Hundred Paint Makers Bring £5,000,000 to Britain’s War Chest
More than one hundred British paint manufacturers continue to ship to countries overseas paints, varnishes and. enamels to the value of £5,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest War News Greek Armies Take Heavy Toll of Enemy LONDON, Thursday (A.A.P.)
R.A.F. and Greek aeroplanes are replying increasingly and taking an important part in the drive against the the Italians in Albania. As a result…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War News Worst Raid of War
London on Sunday night experienced the most furious raid the Germans have yet made on Britain. Damage was extensive, and would…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Cruiser and Raider Clash
LONDON (A.A.P.).—Seven were killed and 14 wounded in a naval engagement between the British auxiliary cruiser Carnarvon Castle (20,122…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War News at Home and Abroad Munition Works in South Australia
Since the setting up in South Australia of a special builders' panel in connection with the Satusbury and Cheltenham munition works, tenders…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lord Mayor’s Patriotic and War Fund N.S.W. Division of the Australian Comforts Fund
A copy is to hand of the first annual report of The Lord Mayor’s Patriotic and War Fund (N.S.W. Division of the Australian Comforts Fund) and covers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An American Fights “For an Ideal” Serving With Canadians in Britain Why This War “Is His Concern”
“I just felt that I had to do something concrete to express my feelings and thoughts and those of thousands of others like me, men and women who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News Italian Defeats
Italian reverses in Albania have been severe. Driven out of Greece by the numerically inferior and the comparatively poorly equipped Greek…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Industry and the War
One of the most important and far reaching steps taken in U.S.A. towards helping Great Britain to win the war is the recently announced…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War Disaffection in Italian Army
LONDON (A.A.P.).—The "Daily Telegraph's" correspondent on the Italian frontier says he has received information confirming reports of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Arrest of French Foreign Minister
LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.).— The former French Foreign Minister, M. Laval, was arrested after Cabinet had dismissed him. He was apparently…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War News at Home and Abroad R.A.A.F. Gains Skin in Middle East
Flights of the Royal Australian Air Force concentrated oh army co-operation work in the Middle East have become extremely adept under desert…
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The capture by British forces of Sidi Barrani, main point of the Italian defensive system in the Western Desert, coming on top of Italy's severe…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War Strike Ends
The strike of 15,000 miners on the northern coalfields has ended, a settlement being reached at the compulsory conference convened by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News M London, Thursday (A.A.P.)
Australian troops, with their English and Allied comrades, have tightened their grip on Bardia. Unconfirmed reports state that they have cut off at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aberdeen Has Sold 1,500,000 Combs Abroad Since War Began
An Aberdeen maker has exported 1,500,000 combs since the outbreak of war, or more than double the number sent overseas in any similar period…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Italian General's Admission
LONDON (A.A P.).—General Grazlani, in a report to Mussolini on the battle, concludes:—"It is premature to make predictions on this Titanic…
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