Forces ABC Program for the Australian Troops Abroad
A Wednesday night radio program from ABC Sydney will be recorded by the BBC and sent to Australian Imperial Forces overseas. The 20 minute programme features Dick Heatley Wilfrid Thomas and a range of talks on rationing storage and primary products. It will be broadcast to Palestine and Malaya via short wave.
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BBC
G.M.T
Palestine
Pioe
Australia
Malaya
Anercn
Dick Heatley
Wilfrid Thomas
H. ©. Jones
Motor Traders’ Association of
N.8.w
Jim Carroll
ABC
Cyril Towers
Harry Alderson
Toa
Olympic
Ted McMenamin
Melbourne
Cheerio
Jim Gerald
War Cabinet
James Pratt
3FC
JAR
Musentinl
H. Roberts
B.B.C
Carl Gotsch
Mneysemble
B.mla
Harold Wilams
Stop Press
B.B.C. News
Australian News
Close
Ea Os
Kensington and Werrinambool
Stock Exchange
Britain Speaks
Trevor Heath
Nancy Willis
Soprand
Survivors recount German sinking of Greek evacuation ships
Survivors from the destroyers Diamond and Wryneck describe German machine-gun attacks as they were sunk during the Greece evacuation. Sailors and soldiers were forced into the sea as planes strafed the waters.
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Alexandria
Diamond
Wryneck
Greece
Sugar reserve plan advances in Australian emergency storage
Representatives of the sugar industry offer the Commonwealth Government three months supply for an emergency storage scheme. Mr. C. Critchley will meet Canberra officials to review progress. Victoria has implemented regulations and other states will follow, with potential overlap across state boundaries and Riverina alignment considered. Discussions on kerosene storage are not yet underway as efforts push to boost outputs for a three month surplus.
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Commonwealth
C. Critchley
New Zealand
Canberra
Victoria
New South Wales
Nome Cagen
Riverina
U.S. Plans to Boost Long Range Bombers for Germany
Washington reports informed circles say the objective is to speed up bomber production for RAF raids on Germany with a long term goal of 500 machines a month.
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Washington
R.A.F
Germany
Kitty Foyle Film Premiere Sets Civic Theatre Screenings
Canberra audiences can see Kitty Foyle tomorrow night at the Civic Theatre as part of a six screening season. The Australian premiere airs Thursday with featurettes as part of the program, ahead of Sydney’s Friday Regent Theatre opening.
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Kitty Foyle
Christopher Morley
Canberra
Civic Theatre
Forth Sydney
Sydney Regent Theatre
Blitz Attacks Across Merseyside and Clyde in Night Skies
London dispatch reports large scale raids over the British Isles last night. Attacks hit Merseyside and northern Ireland with notable damage, while the Clyde area suffered heavy destruction. Seven enemy aircraft were shot down by fighters, including one over northern France.
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London
British Isles
Orf
Clydenside
Merseyside
Northern Ireland
Clydeside
France
Dover
Dublin
Caulkenny
County Donegal
Truck Commandeered in Sydney Protest by MPs Over Seizures
In Sydney Tuesday, Mr Rosevear MP urged the Army Minister Mr Spender to review a case of a returned soldier whose sole livelihood truck was seized by the military. The soldier, wounded three times in the last war, now risks civilian life without transport. A protest by Mr Calwell Labour criticised Defence Department seizure of small operators’ motor trucks in wartime.
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Sydney
Rosevear
M.P
Mr. Spender
Jerry Sa
Spender
Defence Department
Calwell Lab
Yeterday
Mr. Cabell
Greek Shipping Losses Reported in Greek Navy Casualties
Official statements say all Greek submarines reached Alexandria along with two of 13 torpedo boats. Three destroyers were sunk, and 30 auxiliary vessels with crews plus five hospital ships were lost. Only six freighters from the coastal fleet were saved.
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Canea
Alexandria
Alao
Police reorganization puts towns under Interior Ministry
In Vichy on Tuesday Admiral Dartan ordered a police overhaul placing police in towns over 10 000 inhabitants under direct control of the Minister for the Interior rather than local municipalities. Civilian evacuation from the Balkans continues with further moves announced from Gibraltar. In New York the US Corporation predicts German production capacity will be surpassed within a year as Irving Olds reports at the annual meeting.
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Vichy
Dartan
Jbim
Interior
London
Gibraltar
York
United States Corporation
Aes
On the Air Today Radio Schedule Snapshot
A dense catalog of morning to late evening programs across 3FC 3JM and other stations. Includes news, music, lectures, talks, games, and cultural features with numerous time slots and interspersed nonstandard program titles.
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Srw
Goulburn Seasion
Ellis
Price
Tathra Bession
Mrs.Obbs
Wheat Stabilization Scheme Organizes Victorian Leader
F H Cullen of Beulah Victoria is appointed to organize local wheat farmer committees across the Commonwealth. He is the growers' representative on the Australian Wheat Board and will devote 12 months to implementing and promoting the wheat stabilisation scheme with local committees handling registration applications.
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F. H. Cullen
Victoria
Commonwealth
Cullen
Beulah
Eon
Australian Wheat ‘Board
State Lottery Draw Names Major Prizes and Winners
State Lottery No 761 drew tonight with prizes led by Clarice syndicate at 38 800 won by Mrs F Lawson of 18 Daniel Street Botany. Second prize 64189 Double or Quits Syndicate won by Mr R W King of 203 Abercrombie Street Redfern. Third prize 11387 ANC of Broken Hill won by A ard ie 804 Williams Lane Broken Hill. Fourth prize 10 400 Fair Go syndicate won by Mr J Brennan of Tarcutta Street Wagge. Lottery No 742 to be drawn Monday.
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Sydney
Flrst
Clarice” Syndicate
F. Lawson
Daniel Street
Botany
R. W. King
Abercrombie Street
Redfern
ANC
AL OF
Eaaradie
Williams Lane
Fair Go
Mr. J Brennan
Tarcutta Street
Wagge
Centenary St John the Baptist Church Canberra Observed
Canberra centenary celebration at St John the Baptist Church featured addresses by Archdeacon Robertson Diocesan Registrar Wyatt and Bishop with plans for Hall and North Ainslie church halls. Leaders emphasized youth religious education and Canberra’s spiritual foundation as the nation’s future. Musical items and a ladies’ guild supper followed the event.
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Canberra
St. John the Baptist's Church
Masonic Hall
Robertson
Wyatt
Uthat
Canon Cooke
St. John the Baptist
Jerusalem
St. John, the Baptist's
St. John's
User
Ths
Walla
Canon Loone
Hall
North Ainslie
Aramnar
Goulburn
Church of England
Australia
Empire
Brotherhood of
Mankind
Riverina
Halse
J. H. Allen
Methodist Church
Geoffrey Whiskard
United Kingdom
Ministry of Works and Building
Miss Curtis
Donald Budge Announces Marriage Plans in Chicago
Tennis star Donald Budge revealed plans to marry Delira Conselman of Los Angeles in Chicago on May 26. He added he will scale back tennis next year to enter a laundry business partnership with fellow international Sidney Wool.
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New York
Donald Budge
Toiay
Delira Conselman
Los Angeles
Chicago
Budge
Sidney B. Wool
Record first quarter exports of American aeronautical goods
Commerce Department reported a record 124 million dollars in exports for the first quarter. March shipments to Britain included 414 planes worth 25 million, 888 engines worth 13 million, and engine parts and other equipment totaling 8 million dollars.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Britain
Flour for France Freighters Arrive at Marseilles
French freighters Ederes and Leopold arrive at Marseilles from the United States with 14 000 tons of flour aboard, marking another shipment to support France during the war.
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Vichy
Edere
Leopold
Marseilles
United States
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Akim Temiretf
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Ralph Bellamy
Margaret Lindsay
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