Australians capture Wewak coastal area in heavy storm
WEWAK (New Guinea), Sat. -- A.I.F. Sixth Division troops have captured the entire Wewak coastal sector of New Guinea. Last Japanese positions on Wewak Harbor…
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Tokio "Scorched to Ground" in Raid 70 m.p.h. gale sweeps fires through city
NEW YORK, Sat. -- A raid by 500 Super-Fortresses on Tokio today "literally scorched the city to the ground," says Tokio radio. A 70-mile-an-hour gale swept through the city just after…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tokio Ablaze: 70 m.p.h. gale in war's greatest fire-raid; Emperor's Palace destroyed LONDON
TOKIO, once the world's third largest metropolis, has been almost burnt to the ground, the city's radio says. A 70-miles-an-hour gale spread flames from last night's terrific fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood of tears in movie divorce case Evidence reveals tangled love affairs of "in-laws" New York
EXTRAORDINARY evidence in an amazing "in-law" divorce suit tangle was punctuated by floods of tears in the Hollywood Divorce Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Athletic Storm Over Lad's Win
Thirteen-years-old lad, Roy Delamotte (Mascot), who won the two miles open handicap at the Rockdale National Fitness Association's…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Two Pressmen Storm Central Norway a welcome that Monty would have envied
OSLO, Sunday.--It all happened in central Norway, among white and red and yellow villages which slope from the dark fir forests to the long blue lake…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Battlefield Flooded Enemy on Okinawa Moving Back
NEW YORK, May 28 (A.A.P.), —There are signs that the Japanese on Okinawa are preparing to withdraw from Shuri,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brazil Expects Flood Of Immigration
RIO DE JANEIRO.--Rich and undeveloped Brazil expects to become a promised land for millions of war-weary men and women throughout the world when passenger vessels sail again. A special commission has been working for two years and relax immigration laws…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Germans Flood and Ruin Farm Lands
DURING the last months of their occupation, the Germans deliberately destroyed one of Holland's greatest works—the Wieringermeer…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Death o£ Gale, astronomer Discovered three comets
CAREER of a figure distinguished in astronomical circles ended when Mr. Walter F. Gale…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ship In Gale Went Backward
WELLINGTON (NZ), Monday.--Caught in a fierce south-westerly gale while on a voyage from Wellington to Westport, about…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death of Mr. W. F. Gale
Mr. Walter P. Gale, who died recently at the age of 70, was one of Australia's most noted astronomers He was a Fellow of the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Heavy Rain Falls on North Coast
Heavy rain has fallen over the coast north of Taree and some fair showers have relieved the dry northern inland regions…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dust Storm Spectacle at Bourke
DURING summer, Bourke experienced dust storms every week for 11 consecutive weeks, said Sister Faulkner…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Food Outlook Grim in Europe Hidden Mines and Flooding Cut Production
LONDON, June 7 (A.A.P.).—Europe's food production is at its lowest, according to the "Daily Mail," and Britain has proposed a conference with eight other European countries to discuss the problem…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drain Flooded to Rescue Cat
Firemen yesterday rescued a cat that had been trapped for nearly two days at the bottom of a 12-inch vertical drain pipe…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Rain Drenches City
MANY theatre-goers were drenched by heavy rain which began falling in the city shortly after 6 o'clock last night…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Storm-luck Blanmar
A sudden storm while Blanmar. winner of the Two-Year-Old Handicap at Rosehill yesterday was being paraded for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Luck Helped in Buying Winner Rivals seared of "13" brand, storm
Number 13 in the brand mark stopped many potential buyers bidding for Blanmar at the 1944 yearling sales, his owner, Mr. L. G. Robinson, said yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Cyclist Killed, Woman Injured In Sydney Gale
A heavy gale, reaching nearly 50 mph early today, and accompanied by nearly four inches of drenching rain, battered Sydney at the week-end…
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