South Africa Mobilizes for Dutch Invasion Relief
Sympathy and friendship from South Africa deepen into action as the Mobile Field Force is called up for full service and volunteers flood recruiting depots. The Union Assembly approves one hundred thousand pounds for relief in the Low Countries, while public support for General Smuts grows as the war aims unite the dominion behind the Allied cause.
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South Africa
Holland
Africa
Union National Assembly
Low Countries
General Smut
Hitler
Sth
Dominion
Canada Expands War Effort With New Division
The Prime Minister announced on May 29 the formation of a third Canadian division of the Active Service Force and an overseas departure for the second division. About 100 000 Canadians are ready for service, including 23 000 overseas in the First Division. Royal Canadian Air Force units are in Europe, and certificates up to 180 000 dollars cover equipment costs. Shipbuilding is ahead of schedule with 15 yards active and orders totaling 14 million pounds from the British Ministry of Supply. Newfoundland sends a sixth contingent to the Royal Navy, including fishermen and loggers, as about 7 000 Newfoundlanders are expected to fight for the common cause.
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Active Service Force
Inme Army
Royal Canadian Air Force
Europe
Dominion
Further Gifts From The Colonies And New Family Allowances
Figures announced recently for gifts from colonial territories to the Allied cause raise the empire total to a sum representing a two shillings per head contribution by 60 000 000 colonial subjects. Cabinet approved liberalising allowances to wives children and other dependents of Australian Military Forces with immediate effect. Mothers and wives living apart will receive dependents allowances proportionate to dependence. The old system tied allowances to a fixed standard allotment of 3d and denied support if the son was unemployed, or the wife could not contribute. The new rules permit multiple allotments and broaden coverage to include the Australian Nursing Service and other dependents beyond wife and children with proof required.
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Army
Brigadier Street
Australian Nursing Service
Fitter Recruits Sought for RAAF Mustering
Official notice states that enlistment in the Royal Australian Air Force is limited to vacancies in defined categories. Despite reports of no units placed, a strong demand remains for fitters, with entry restricted to specific mustering needs.
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Twostand
Australian Army dental units planned for ALF expansion
The Minister for the Army announced 46 new dental units to reach 100 operating in ALF camps. One unit comprises a dentist, two mechanics, and an orderly. 54 are already in operation. NSW will have 36, Victoria 30, Queensland 13, South Australia 8, Western Australia 6, Tasmania 4, and the 7th Military District Darwin one. Huts were built and modern equipment installed.
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ALF
Australia
Brigadier Street
New South Wales
Victorian
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
7Th Military District
Darwin
Second Initial Training School Opens at Bradfield Park
The Minister for Air announced No 2 Initial Training School at Bradfield Park Sydney with 95 pilot trainees from No 2 Recruit Depot Richmond. Capacity will grow to 700. On June 24, 55 trainees from No 1 Recruit Depot Laverton will move to No 1 Initial Training School Somers. A third intake on June 24 will bring 289 recruits to Bradfield Park and Somers, totaling 881 pilots observers and wireless gunners.
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J.V. Fairbairn
Bradfield Park
Sydney
No. 2
Richmond
No. 1 Recruit Depot
Laverton
Somers
The Mighty of Empire
Prime Minister Churchill declares that the British Empire can face totalitarian aggressors with its own unaided strength. The empire contains about 500.9 million people and spans 13.9 million square miles with outputs that sustain life and war effort, a force Hitler must reckon with.
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United Kingdom
Mir
Churchill
Hitler
England
Concession Fares Granted for Soldiers on Trams and Buses
The Minister for the Army Brigadier Street announces the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board has approved concession fares for soldiers in uniform on trams and buses. All members of the Empire's Naval, Military and Air Forces in uniform may travel at reduced rates on transit services.
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Brigadier Street
Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board
Tramway concession fare reform on voyage routes
The report details a concession fare of threepence for travel on any one route of the Board's tramway and omnibus services. The concession does not apply to twilight trams or to minimum fare areas where special concession fares already exist.
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Tramway
Omnibus
Wilight
Enlistment of Tradesmen Is Ordered for War Effort
The Army Minister Brigadier Street stated that over 14,000 tradesmen are needed in the ALF across more than 400 headings including many reserved occupations. The figure covers artificers slayers vulcanizers and armourers with first call on specified numbers across categories. The 8th Division is included though some tradesmen are already abroad with the 6th Division.
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Army
Brigadier Street
ALF
Thoughts for the Times on German War Will and Resolve
A public message contrasts German total mobilization with Allied resolve. It stresses unity behind Britain and France, urging citizens to support the war effort, out of uniform or in service, to counter Nazi extermination policies and sustain sacrifice.
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Germany
Hitler
Goebbels
Austraia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Britain
France
Hitler praises Anglo Saxon colonizing work in Reichstag
In a 1959 Reichstag address Adolf Hitler extolled the Anglo Saxon peoples for their worldwide colonizing efforts. He dismissed thoughts of destroying that work as vandalism, presenting his tribute as a high human concern.
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Adolf Hitler
Reichstag
Italy's Fighting Strength and Naval Power 1939 Snapshot
A historical summary notes Italy's 6 million trained reserves and about 2000 first line aircraft. It flags the need for further testing beyond Abyssinia, Albania, and Spain to judge merit. It lists the 1939 navy: four battleships, 22 cruisers, 56 destroyers, 72 torpedo boats, 105 submarines, with most units modern.
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Abyssinia
Albania
Spain
Italy
Blockade Shrinks German Working Hours Across Sectors
A Libre Belgique dispatch from March 19 1940 notes widespread reductions in German factory output due to the blockade. Spin n ing sheds in the protectorate run 24 hours weekly while large firms like Rata shoe works curb operations for leather shortages. Textile and iron industries face material scarcities, with business leaders admitting dire prospects and a strained economy.
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Protectorate
Rata
Rhineland
Aachon
Baatn
Reich
Libre Belgique
R. A. F. Superior in Air Combat Over Nazi Forces
Reports from multiple fronts praise the Royal Air Force pilots for superior aerial skill against Nazi aircraft. Observers cite technical factors like fuel and lubrication but argue the core edge lies in British training that teaches independent thinking and decisive action, contrasting with Nazi mass-molded discipline.
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R.A.F
German Rolling Stock Taxed Amid War Strain
German rolling stock faces heavy taxation amid wartime needs. Policy failures on road spending, reliance on frail lubricants, and Italy coal commitments strain German wagons and press and wireless admit the situation is desperate. The drive to outpace the Allies forces lives and material to be spent regardless of cost.
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Germany
Italy
Germany Pressed to War by Food Shortages
United States Department of Agriculture reports that Germany enters the war with many citizens inadequately nourished. Officials say prolonged military effort has strained resources, turning butter into guns and forcing the government to stake all on victory to justify hardship.
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Germany
United States Department of Agriculture
Diet Levels for Workers in 1937 See Declining Trend
The article notes official data showing that by 1937 the diet of a working class person was at least fifteen percent below the 1927 level and pre world war levels, indicating a continued decline in nutritional intake.
Wales town challenges Australian towns in war finance drive
Country Town in Wales with 145 residents issues a call to match wartime finance efforts by Australian towns. In one day 25 residents pledged 4000 pounds as an interest free loan and 200 pounds as a gift to support the war effort, with Gloucester aiming to double that total.
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Wales
Commonwealth
Reed
Gloucester
Amon
Menai
Cester
New
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