12 Oct 1942
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 12, 1942
Page
1
A wartime dispatch recounts a major Allied air raid on Rabaul, noting nighttime Catalinas, incendiaries, and fuel dumps set ablaze. The raid targeted ships, depots, and workshops, with heavy planes continuing strikes despite smoke and anti-aircraft fire.
Allied forces report contact with Japanese patrols in the Myola Templeton area and bombardment of enemy positions across the Gap region. Bombers attacked Rabaul and northern towns, with extensive fires and explosions observed along waterfronts and industrial targets.
London reports Britain consults Australia and Dominions on chaining prisoners. Italy warns of reprisals over alleged killings of Italian soldiers. Adolf Hitler’s order cited as trigger. authors anticipate prompt Japan follow.
A British government statement says an unauthorised order guided a Dieppe raid and tied prisoners hands. It notes no evidence of plan to move prisoners, but confirms the incident occurred amid German captivity rules and Geneva Convention questions. Canadian anger grows over German chain of prisoners.
In a dawn raid, Liberator bombers targeted a southern coast town, causing extensive damage and casualties. One enemy aircrew member reportedly bailed out by parachute near the scene, while Allied planes engaged and destroyed several enemy fighters in the area. The raid underscores the ongoing air war as forces press aggression.
In a terse agency summary a vast death toll is cited from a Nazi camp near Moscow. The report notes widespread starvation and dire conditions affecting infants, with authorities listing hundreds of victims and survivors in a famine context.
An Associated Press report from New York describes Japanese troops landing on the northwestern shore of Guadalcanal as part of a major offensive in the Solomon Islands. The narrative notes U.S. countermeasures, naval air attacks, and ongoing enemy reinforcement efforts, with references to battles near Guadalcanal and Midway discussions.
Fire crews battled a blaze north of the Yarra that destroyed most main reserves and equipment. The incident damaged an industrial yard linked to W. I. Ingling Pty and Crimeton, with damage estimated around £10,000. Nearby witnesses and authorities reported limited injuries.
Reuters from the United Nations base reports new German U-boats operating off West Africa. At least 12 Allied ships were attacked near Cape Palmas Liberia. Survivors were questioned by authorities while the American led Press corps noted intensified U-boat activity with supplies from technically neutral nations.
London report of German High Command claims U boats sank twelve merchant ships in a lightning raid off Capetown and ten more in the Southeast Atlantic. The statement lists Blue Star liner Andre for salvage, notes Australian and German forces operating in South African waters, and says Americans sought routes for war materials to Russia aboard ships bound for Britain.
The U S Navy reports a Japanese submarine torpedoed an unnamed medium sized tanker several days ago off the Pacific coast near Washington killing some crew. Thirty eight survivors were rescued after hours in lifeboats.
British Coastal Command aircraft operating from Gibraltar sustain continuous aid to Allied supply routes. One squadron has logged about ten million miles in the year, with many patrols lasting 20 hours or more chiefly over the Atlantic. American built Hudsons Catalina and Liberators form a large portion of the force. Beyond convoy protection, patrols have attacked enemy ships along thousands of miles of coastline as launches gear up for sortie.
A Soviet dispatch reports continued ferocious action around Stalingrad with German forces under pressure along the Volga while Red Star notes Russian countermeasures. Berlin cites heavy losses as Soviet troops push from the city outskirts and threaten supply routes, with daily Soviet bombardments and grim German resistance.
Military observers in New York report on varying designs and models of weapons used by Japan. The correspondent notes European influence and differences among models, with observers cataloging features and potential applications across theaters of war.
London reports widespread day and night air raids against Axis targets as Allied forces prepare a major offensive in Egypt. Air Ministry notes heavy explosive drops and bomber activity, with multiple raids on shipping targets and enemy fortifications.
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