Gas Bomb Raid Expected In London
Infuriated by heavy losses from daylight raids and ineffective night bombing, Germany may rain gas bombs on the Empire. An official notice urged citizens to obtain gas masks. Reports describe bombs damaging houses and pipes, with fires breaking out across London and the Home Counties as air raids continued.
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Empire
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Holland
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Ann Tver
jNance Penestaic
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Wye
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Laverna
Wilson Tiel
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Desert Desert Camp Near Action Notes Influx Of Units
A fragmentary report mentions near action in a desert area with references to units and training preparations. Mentions include Australian and Indian affiliations, Cairo, and a column note about strength. The garbled text records indicate military routine and training events with cross national details.
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Evemthusann
Australia builds three planes daily says wartime report
A wartime bulletin notes Australia is producing three planes daily including De Havilland Moths and Wirraway trainers at Joast and Minner works. The report highlights improving output to meet war needs and praises local industry for boosting quantity and quality of turbine production and training aircraft.
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Moth
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i/uig
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neeseMry
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Ohdwanal
Australia
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Ervey Teousec
Une Inuerenis
Ems
U S Planes Needed For Patrol Work
The report states U S planes will be deployed for patrol duties from a base in New South Wales to safeguard routes to Sydney and Melbourne. The move follows wartime recommissioning of squadrons and involves PBY aircraft operating from an upgraded station with transfers of pilots and machines.
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America
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Tia Mawr
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Sydney
Melbourne
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Wil
New South* Wales
Tull
Mennien
Mary
Fermi
Volek
Channel gun duel looms as Britain shells France
British report says one rising event shelled France and the line near Aghassee al Chin may have faced a direct hit. A German reply fired four or five shots at minute intervals signaling ongoing skirmishes as the day opened in London.
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St. Paul’s Cathedral
Channel
London
France
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Gine
London Bombing Pictures From The Courrier Mail
Exclusive images of London bomb damage show gaping wounds and shattered structures in shopping streets and homes. The photos, taken after intensified raids on September 17, travel 15 000 miles via Atlantic and Pacific routes before arriving in Brisbane a fortnight later.
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Courter-Mail
England
St. Paul's Cathedral
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Pacific
New York
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Chipper
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Courier-Mail
Japan says pact with Axis is defensive and seeks diplomacy
Tokyo Foreign Office spokesman Mr Suma says the Japan Italy Germany pact is defensive not provocative, aims to settle questions with the United States via diplomacy, and that war declarations will be decided by signals. He dodges a non aggression pact with Russia, calling it too delicate. The Times notes editorial views and cautions Britain against Britain’s cutters.
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Russia
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Ielal
Gill Lake
Britain
Burma Road and Allied Policy Amid War Tensions
The New York Times reports on Western policy toward China and Burma Road supplies if the Allies can sustain China and resist Japan. Soviet Pravda and London dispatches discuss Moscow and London’s views on Axis support, possible shifts in U.S. involvement, and the global balance as Britain and America seek to widen military cooperation.
Bombers strike Germany and London in massive air raid
Widespread Luftwaffe attacks last night caused fires at an oil refinery near Magdeburg and multiple factories including Bosch in Germany, with explosions seen for miles. In London and southwest districts a raider damaged homes, killed and wounded several residents, while another raid damaged Dover and surrounding areas.
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State raises funds for bomb victims in 20 days
A Queensland appeal reports £104 460 raised in 20 days to aid Britain, surpassing targets. Lord Mayor Alderman Chandler hailed the public response as magnificent, with further generosity pledged from towns and states. The campaign, led by the Provincial War Fund, credited the community’s steadfast spirit for the impressive total.
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Britain
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Etn
Queensland
French Shipa Pass Gibraltar News Brief
A brief, fragmented report notes events near Gibraltar involving French ships and a disruption. The text remains unclear but points to a maritime incident or pass location with adversarial activity and unspecified authorities. The incomplete wording limits precise details or names.
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Wate News
Shipa Pass
Gibraltar
Japan's Gun Not Loaded In Probe Report
A partial foreign dispatch details Japan's stance on gun control amid probes into alleged weapon usage. The piece notes economic strain, weak defense posture, and heightened scrutiny from North American allies regarding Japan's military capabilities and political reaction to global pressure.
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Amecea'e
Ibrewtise
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Miliineils
Rconomicalls
Ucraeding
Kintner
North American
Newenaner Alliance
Washington
Jajeen
Britain May Lose Shanghai Base in Ten-Year Leave
A wartime dispatch reports Japan plans not to renew Britain's ten year leave of port facilities in the Linhwang Islands near Shanghai. Chiang Kai-shek's government is cited as involved in the decision, with tensions rising as expiration approaches in October.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Britain
Linhwang Islands
Chiang Kai-Shek
How. Ree
Menzies invites party leaders to plan a national government
Prime Minister Menzies called three opposition leaders to Melbourne for a conference to discuss forming a National Government during the wartime crisis. Curtin Cameron and Beasley indicated they would attend to seek stability in a closely divided parliament as Australia faces the war period ahead.
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Menzies
Melbourne
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Perth
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Labour Party
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MMP
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Aedney
Australia
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Merates
Germany Collects Toll From France
A wartime report recounts German authorities stripping Belgians and French possessions, taking life savings and personal belongings, with references to occupation marks lacking value in the observer’s view.
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France
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Tom Bowen
Fianer
Elatés Hik
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