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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 29, 1941
Page
5
Reports indicate the German advance toward Leningrad slowed as defenders withstood intense pressure in May. The city stands firm, pledged to resist Fascist gains and endure the war’s prelude to major combat, with Lenin’s fate weighing on the outcome.
Fragmented page reports an aircraft incident with vapors and a bomber in collision reports. Mentions temperatures, hospital injuries, and crew damage. References ministers, military replies, and international responses with numbers and places across Australia and New South Wales.
Moscow reports and Reuters dispatches describe a renewed German thrust on the northern front while Russian counteroffensives in the Lower Dnieper region hamper German gains. British and American air raids strike across western Germany as Allied forces push for new riverline defenses and withdrawal of Russian troops along strategic fronts near Smolensk Kiev and Leningrad.
Fragmented OCR notes describe German, Romanian, and Finnish reports amid battles near Odessa, Foussiatt Yoope, and Gomel. Mention heavy rain, northern Ukraine front, and diversions as German offensives unfold with bombers in support.
Canberra ACT announces nighttime collection and disposal of trade waste for shopping centres at Mitchell Hingston and Griffith. Two successful tenderers to begin services immediately for a two year contract. Tenders to be forwarded in sealed envelopes marked Nightfall or Trade Waste to the Canberra Treasurer. Lowest bid meeting requirements expected to be accepted.
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