Japanese sea losses to February 14, based on official information, total 110 ships sunk, 26 probably sunk, and 45 damaged. Details of losses are: ...
Article : 227 wordsAn air force communique issued today covering yesterday's raid on Darwin states: " Fifteen persons were killed and 24 wounded. There were two separate raids. The first ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,251 wordsThe Netherlands East Indies news-agency at Batavia telegraph's that foreign troops, including Americans, have arrived in Java. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 558 wordsCpl H. L. HORWELL, son of Mr and Mrs E. Horwell, late of Rockhampton, and grandson of Mr E. C. Horwell, 99 Gladstone Street, who is on active service ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 48 wordsIt is officially announced that His Majesty has approved of the following appointments: Prime Minister, First Lord of the ...
Article : 163 wordsNine people were killed this morning when a de Havilland 86 passenger aircraft, owned by Qantas Empire Airways, crashed in ...
Article : 604 wordsA Rangoon communique states: "British troops drove the Japanese forces trying to cross the Bilin River into the river. Violent fighting, with heavy ...
Article : 765 wordsOpen discussion of the Commonwealth's war position was utterly impossible for security reasons, the Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) asserted ...
Article : 496 wordsA communique issued at 9.30 a.m. states: "In the Philippine theatre, the enemy has been increasing his pressure on our lines at Batan, ...
Article : 108 wordsExhilaration is rising like a great wind throughout Russia as the anniversary of the Red army approaches, namely February 23. Poets and writers ...
Article : 410 wordsA Chungking official announcement describes General Chiang Kai-shek's conversations with the Indian leaders as satisfactory. It states: "An ...
Article : 69 wordsAlthough the £35,000,000 liberty loan has been open for only three days, the applications already number about 28,000, which is ...
Article : 84 wordsA Cairo G.H.Q. communique states: "There was no change yesterday in the general situation in Cyrenaica." U.S. NOT SATISFIED ...
Article : 75 wordsPersons who know, or allege they know, that aliens in Queensland have firearms, ammunition, or explosives in their possession now are compelled to ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Secretary for War (Mr Stimson) today told the Press that the nation could expect to be attacked all along its coast just as was Aruba and ...
Article : 108 wordsTo support the ordinary censorship in maintaining strict secrecy of matters discussed when the Federal Parliament is meeting in a secret session, the ...
Article : 146 wordsLeading Aircraftsman Albert W. Sparke, 24, of Bose Bay, and Maxwell Ravell 19 of Sydney were killed when an air force training plane ...
Article : 43 words"The cost of A.R.P. work, which is the responsibility of the local authorities, will be subsidised by the Government by 50 per cent within the ...
Article : 111 wordsA siren which was accidentally sounded this morning while a plane was flying low over the city, caused people to go to their shelters. ...
Article : 77 wordsA strong protest against what he described as "everlasting gabbling over the wireless" was made in the House of Representatives tonight by Mr ...
Article : 216 wordsThe Admiralty announces that the destroyer Gurkha has been sunk. OTTAWA, February 19. The Minister for the Navy (Mr ...
Article : 86 wordsThe police were called out on Thursday to quell one of the worst brawls ever to occur in a Sydney public hall. For more than half an hour men and ...
Article : 128 wordsThe building of new homes in the cties of Brisbane and Townsville has been prohibited. The City Council architect (Mr F. Costello) stated ...
Article : 75 wordsTeddy Lawler, of Sydney, gave a disappointing display against Danny Lewis tonight and was hooted by the crowd. He was cautioned several ...
Article : 45 wordsA writ was issued out of the Supreme Court today on behalf of Thomas L. Reordan, Yeronga, a warrant officer in the permanent military forces, claiming ...
Article : 45 wordsThe Minister for Commerce (Mr Scully) announced today that Mr Clark (Labour, N.S.W.) and Mr Wilson (Country Party, Victoria) had been ...
Article : 64 words"A permanent blackout in Australia has not yet been recommended by the Army," said the Minister for Home Security (Mr Lazzarini) today. He said ...
Article : 106 wordsThe navy spokesman said that the Vichy radio report that the Japanese made a new air attack on Hawaii was pure propaganda. He recalled the same ...
Article : 83 wordsAnn Shirley, the film actress, was granted a divorce on the ground of cruelty. Her husband, John Payne, did not contest the suit. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe Australian Sheep Breeders' Association's Show, which has been held annually for 70 years, will not be held this year, it was decided at a meeting ...
Article : 64 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr McKenzie King) told the House of Commons that "appropriate defence agencies in Canada and the United States are closely ...
Article : 52 wordsWing Commander John Lerew has been reported safe. He had been reported missing after a successful attack on enemy shipping off New ...
Article : 29 wordsMr W. L. Payne, president of the Land Court, will leave Brisbane on Monday night to hold a sitting of the Court at Rockhampton. ...
Article : 30 wordsLew Ambers, former lightweight champion, enlisted today in the coastguar[?] ...
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Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), Sat 21 Feb 1942, Page 5
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