Japanese Threats On West Coast Reported In Disorderly Telegraphed Notes
Japanese forces allegedly threatened West Coast lines and transport routes as air and ground strikes targeted enemy communications and troop concentrations. Reports claim raids on bridges and rail lines, with bombers attacking at high altitude and causing damage to enemy facilities near key reservoirs and pipelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cour
Aressa
Yieveral Tana
Dormia
Joborethia
Tripoli
Libye
Mat
Masten
Soviet Russian Front Claims And German Reactions In War News
A Swedish dispatch reports Soviet forces pushing near Kharkov while Berlin dismisses gains as minor. Moscow cites booty captures between January 16 and 26, including armoured cars, guns, vehicles, and thousands of shells, as propaganda and anxiety grows over the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
London
Berlin
Moscow
Lanka
JAPAN THREAT TO NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
Reports from Tokyo and Rome radios say Japan plans further operations against Australia and New Zealand. Balik Papan was seized at dawn Saturday as land and naval forces press Dutch troops along the coast. The Japanese claim bases in New Britain and New Ireland for strategic moves, while stressing hostility only to the colonial leadership allied with America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo Radio
Iandinga
New Treland
New Britain
Anterelia
America
Australia
Court Martialled Officer Seeks Private Role in Canada
Report from London that Lieut Colonel G P Le Darke Brockman, dismissed after a court martial, has traveled to Canada to enlist in the Canadian Army. Interrogations of two German airmen led to further proceedings when trackers were pursued, with grounds deemed not retrievable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Monnay
iLeut-Colone
G. P. le Darke-Brockman
Canada
Lieut Colnel Brockman
Britain Unveils New Battleship Duke of York Armament
London reports the new battleship Duke of York in commission. It features ten 14 inch guns and cost about eight million. The vessel joins the King George and Prince of Wales in the line, marking a major naval expansion. Mr Chu Chill traveled to America aboard the ship, marking a notable first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sunaay
Mr. Chuchill
America
Duke of York
King George
Prince of Wales
Axis convoy smashed in Mediterranean raid sinks Rommel supply run
The RAF reportedly sank a large Axis convoy in the Central Mediterranean on Friday while it was delivering reinforcements to General Rommel in North Africa. The force involved is said to have included a 220000 ton vessel aiding Rommel’s Axis forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
RAF
Mediterranean
Rommel
North Africa
Australian pilots in Britain urge release for return home
Australian pilots stationed in Britain with the RAF press for permission to return to Australia to join the war in the Pacific. The aeronautical correspondent for the Daily Kixprean reports that they could form a nucleus for a strong Australian squadron, with the Australian government able to deploy the Royal Australian Air Force as needed. The message underscores desire to rejoin Allied efforts against Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Briain
RAF
Deg
Imaya
Eronautical
Kixprean
Britain
Jerould Ixnock
Japan
US successes in Batan and Europe roll on
Sunday dispatches report Polish railway workers executed for a German transport plunder on the Polish Czech border. A separate item notes two Palistani suspects jailed for espionage. In the Pacific, General MacArthur’s forces claim a decisive gain in the Bat en Peninsula as Japanese counterattacks falter. Melbourne reports plans to form a bomb disposal squad across the Commonwealth for delayed action bombs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Deenty
Pollan
1Onentape
Treslau
Rn Atermatte
Walmington
MacArthur
Baten Peninsular
Melbourne
Commonwealth
Berlin Fails to Shatter Turkish Faith in Britain
Dispatch notes Turkish resilience in Britain amid German wartime efforts. Mentions Moscow continuing from Budapest, Bucharest, and Sofa while refuting German propaganda. Describes Turkish goodwill and loyalties as steadfast despite pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Britain
Moscow
Budapest
Bucharest
Sofa
Venisbah
Turkey
Mapicion
Setatarmans
Seat Iets Ssr
Bidet
Iraq
Iran
Heavy blows strike battle against Japanese convoys
Reports describe Allied air and naval action against Japanese convoys with multiple direct hits and losses. American, Dutch, and allied forces pursued enemy transports amid poor visibility and heavy fighting, marking one of the war’s heaviest convoy engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bai
Puken
Ahes
Japan
Netherlands East Indies
Ken
Disease Rampant Among German Troops On Russian Front
London report quoted by the Daily Mail says German units on the Russian front face typhus and other illnesses, with as many as 1,000,000 affected from a pool of 300,000, worsened by hunger and exposure. Naval communique notes a cruiser and four destroyers sunk five transports in the Macassar Strait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daly Mail
Vichy
Celebes
Ball Papas
Borneo
Washington
Pam
Aninile Cleef
Avtralien Voice in Cabinet Decision Looms
Ambiguous report outlines an official amendment debated by cabinet members. Officials weigh impacts on policy and public response as stakeholders monitor potential changes. The piece hints at a heated, divided atmosphere among organizers, with no final stance announced.
German Claims in Libyan Campaign Challenged
British and German reports conflict over North Africa fighting as air and land operations continue. Berlin claims enemy defeats while Western sources describe stalemate and sustained pressure near Tobruk with variable weather affecting operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recert
Bill Rema
Sree
Garman
North
Afrios
Also Mentioned on This Page
Allied Air Support
Ata Artis
Meraing
Kalai
Singapore
Domel
Herce
Kluane
Tokyo
Eacho
Vichiy
Emetic
Saya
Gest
Sawiy “Ei
Misary
Soviet Information Bureau
Mays
Stockholm
Marana ‘Timoshenko
Kharkov
New Zealand
Tne
Forouri Shimbun
Thia
Rome Radio
Hitler
Abr
Miniatty
Australian Air Force
Welliigton Combera
Jomver
Wen
Clase
Tor Orden
Batan
Dutch East Indies
Wartt
Hfc. Walsh
Archibald Wavell
Nleal Frveze
West Pacific
H. Ter Poorten
N11
Avtralien Voice
Amsctmenmant
Ieee
Lauder
Lanier
Cairo
Umarcu
Prasenern
Uae
Lamson
Sermon
Tiallan Uaila
Walitret MM
Tobik
Rumania
Sanday
Raat
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!