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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1940
Page
4
Paris under siege as RAF and French resist
Descriptive dispatch shows Paris deserted and shuttered while RAF and French forces clash with German bombers. Civilians endure sadness and refugees flood toward the west as Paris sustains a fierce defense and government moves to secure supplies. The American ambassador stays in Paris amid tensions.
Air Raid on Turin Kills Two Women and Injures Twelve
Official reports say bombing yesterday killed two women and injured twelve in Turin. Enemy bombers at 20 000 feet dropped 30 bombs, ten unexploded. markets and streets suffered damage but no serious destruction reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Weather data snapshot from the day’s readings
Barometer readings show 30.35 inches at 9 am and 30.16 inches at 3 pm. Temperatures range from 36 at 9 am to 56 at 8 pm with a 24 hour high of 60.2 and a low around 29 on the screen. Wind speeds peak at 16 mph with earlier gusts noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tum
Cannerra
Spread of War Operations and Allied Strength Report
The report notes British warnings to Italy and active bombing by the Royal Air Force, with long range bombers targeting Italian war industries in the North. RAF planes from Sudan strike Libya, the SA Air Force targets Abyssinia and Italian Somaliland, and Turkey and Egypt bolster Allied efforts. Abyssinia’s fate looms large as a potential liberation base, while France resists as Germany presses toward Paris. The piece highlights Allied advantage, divine unity with the United States, and dwindling German oil access through Italy, predicting a shifted war outlook within months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Royal Air Force
Sudan
Libya
South African Air Force
Abyssinia
Somaliland
Mediterranean Sea
Egypt
Britain
Albania
Balkan
United States
France
Paris
Normandy
Germany
Hitler
Recruiting Rush As 8th Division Seeks Recruits in NSW
The report details a surge in recruiting for the 8th Division in New South Wales with totals: 16 557 recruits including 11 000 for the 7th Division. Recruits flow into Ingleburn and reception camps as the war expands Italy’s entry. Recruitment offices move to the Census Building Civic Centre and operate 10 am to 4 pm daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bydney
ALF
Ineama
New South
Deneath
Canberra Drill Hall
ATF
RAAF
Census Building
Civic Centre
Canberra Alle
H. Gates
W/O. A. Mellor
Bomb Explosion Hits British Freighter Gascony in Buenos Aires
A blast tore through the hold of the Royal Mail Company's Gascony in Buenos Aires, killing one stevedore and wounding five. An eyewitness blamed an incendiary bomb as beef was loaded. the fire spread to an oily bilge and was put out by police and firemen before another hold exploded. At least 40 people were arrested, including crew, stevedores, and bystanders, as the Maritime Police investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Royal Mail Company
Gascony
German Flyers Dismissed to Be Replaced by Americans
The Columbia Nationalist Aviation Company terminates the employment of German pilots radio operators and mechanics from the Scadia Company and will replace them with Colombians or North Americans. The Germans have received 500000 pesos as indemnity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logoto
Columbia Nationalist Aviation Company
Alamiasing &0
Scadia Company
Argentine Declines Italian Request for Australia Representation
The Italian Government sought Argentine help to watch Italian interests in Australia during the war but Argentina refused citing neutrality. Argentina will not represent any country outside the Americas and will not provide consulates in Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Italy
Americas
Fourth Australian General Hospital Formed for Seventh Division
Melbourne reports the formation of a fourth Australian General Hospital to accompany the Seventh Division. The unit will recruit in Victoria and will consist of 176 officers and other ranks, 50 trees and five masseurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australan General Hospital
Victoria
Wil
Warrant Officers Mellor and Clemons Depart Canberra
Warrant Officer A. Mellor will leave Canberra this morning to resume duty at Battalion Frontquarters in Goulburn. Mr. Clemons will depart Canberra tonight for Sydney to join the ALB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Mellor
Canberra
Battalion Frondquarters
Goulhurn
PW. Clemons
Sydney
Hay
ALB
War Day by Day War Moves in the Mediterranean
War watchers expect intensified attacks on both sides bases in the Mediterranean as Allies and Italians hold many strongpoints. The Red Sea entrances via Aden and Somaliland give Britain and France leverage while Eritrea and the small island of Cumeria offer Italy strategic positions. In the east the Dodecanese and Rhodes could enable strikes toward the Levant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Britain
France
Red Sea
Aden
Somaliland
Eritrea
Cumeria
Bab el Mandeb
Italy
Rhodes
Italian plans to attack French North Africa and Egypt
The article outlines Italian strategic targets in the Mediterranean including Pantelleria and Albania to isolate Libya and control sea lanes. It notes war material movements to Somaliland and a growing Albania aircraft industry. It also reports Japan urging restraint and describes German advances from the Somme toward the Seine, with French retreats near the Marne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italian Somaliland
Libya
Albania
Italy
Lombardy
Iwat
Italy and Japan policies amid European war
Japanese observers doubt Italy will shift Japan's China focus despite Italy's war entry. Tokyo stresses preventing war spread to the Far East while considering Soviet moves and American stance. Britain’s fuel and material gaps rely on Mediterranean routes. Mussolini pushes self sufficiency, but coal remains Italy’s major import challenge with limited domestic mining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comes
Ofice
Tani
Tokyo
Japan
Britain
France
Germany
Far East
Domel
Ala
Italy
China
Europe
Soviet Union
America
Pacific
Italy Faces Oil Shortage Amid Coal Dependence
Italy must rely on Albania for oil with an estimated 3 000 tons planned in the next year while two thirds of Thaly's deposits are lignite and industrial needs exceed available supply. Germany is making inroads on reserves as Italy lags its 1909 oil consumption of three million tons annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Mediterranean
France
Turkey
Mussolini
Italy
Albania
Germany
German Attack Anticipated in France War Update
The article notes French expectations that the main German assault would push east along the Aisne to block Maginot Line outflank. It asserts German superiority enables strong western and eastern attacks and suggests most of France from the Oise to the Seine may be in German hands. A penetration across the Somme is described near Paris, with a 400 mile reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marne
Aisne
Somme
Seine
Paris
France
Maginot Line
Oise
Farisia
Sosa
Britain Deals with Rumour Mongers
London officials outline an Order in Council setting a maximum imprisonment of one month and a 50 pound fine for publishing war related reports likely to cause alarm unless the author proves belief in truth and absence of danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New Zealand Pilot Awarded Flying Cross
London report says Pilot-Officer Alan Christopher Dect, 22, receives the DFC for May combat action. He claimed five planes shot down and aided others, including defending a training aircraft bound for Calais and rescuing a squadron. Dect showed courage in all engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Alan Christopher Dect
Messerschmitt L1w
Calais
Deere
Allied Mails Taken by German Warship in Baltic Route
In Stockholm on Wednesday a German warship intercepted the Kaetonia traveling from Tallinn to Studaake and seized 120 bags of mail and freight bound for Critida and France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Tallinn
Stuedaake
Srl
France
American Naval Expansion Orders Placed for Warships
The Navy announced contracts totaling 327 million dollars for 22 new ships including two battleships eight destroyers two cruisers and six submarines. Secretary Woodring says a field artillery force will join the effort and Roosevelt plans 24 hour shifts at naval yards to speed rearmament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Woodring
Army
Alseks
Roosevelt
Turkey Mobilizes Troops and Navy Amid Black Sea Tensions
Ankara orders full mobilization of all troops and reserves as Parliament convenes. Turkish submarines move from the base while Danube and Black Sea traffic slows. British, Italian, and Romanian actions shape a tense regional picture with ships ordered to halt or return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Turkey
Batum
Germany
Black Sea
Producer gas production urged by minister in Melbourne
The minister urged manufacturers to proceed with gas production plans and submit plant details for examination as officials push for rapid mobilization. The report notes a government emphasis on accelerating plant projects and oversight.
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