Greece honours ALF aid with hospital wing in Alexandria
An Australian Army message highlights Greek gratitude for ALF services in Greece and announces a free hospital wing of 200 beds for the Alexandria community. It urges enlistment of AAOC tradesmen and outlines strategic mobilisations in maintenance and mechanisation. It also notes rail ambulance cars for NSW and Victoria, POW repatriation arrangements, and the East-West Road reconditioning linking Adelaide to Perth.
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ALF
Greece
Alexandria
P. C. Spender
Australian Army Ordnance Corps
Army
AAOC
Arives
Australia
New South Wales
United Kingdom
Commonwealth
Middle East
Murchison
Victoria
Loveday
South Australia
Cowra
Port Augusta
Norseman
Adelaide
Perth
Parachutes in Warfare Highlight Lifesaving Role
Parachutes have saved thousands of lives since Britain entered the war with the RAF benefiting greatly from parachute use. They saved skilled pilots amid aircraft losses, aided German sabotage attempts, and are now standard flying equipment with descent rates around 16 to 24 feet per second and safe jumps from 250 to 30,000 feet.
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Britain
RAF
Low Countries
Crete
Bessarabia
Sebastien Lenormand
Subscriptions to War Loan at Yarrawonga Rally
At a Yarrawonga Shire Hall rally applications totaled £16,000. By the closing date 19 May total applications reached £18,720, and War Savings Certificates purchased stood at £10,648. Numerous interest free loans to the Government for the war are reported but totals are not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarrawonga
Tank Crews in Desert Nature and Hardship
Desert operations reveal tanks marching through vast sands as crews endure sandstorms dust and heat. Tanks rely on limited rations water rationing and stove cooking with tarpaulin tents. Commanders face limited seating comfort and constant risk from ambush while air support and ambulance services remain ready at base.
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Uni Het
Ullon
NCO
Gasta
Linstead Wolvnes
Rabbit Skins Export Charges Raised in Australia
Regulations enacted to implement the Australian Rabbit Skins Board recommendation raise the export levy on rabbit skins from 6d to 9d per lb, effective Monday 9 June 194. The Minister cited high seasonal prices and the need to keep the Rabbit Skins Mark Control Scheme functioning, noting prices have soared from 24d to 75-80d per lb in recent market weeks. The levy aims to incentivize farmers and trappers while maintaining market stability.
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Australia
Sydney
Child Endowment Begins With Mother's 13 a Month
Officials expect large families to apply as endowment starts. A New South Wales mother will receive 13 for 13 of her 14 children under 16, boosting family income. Commonwealth estimates 500000 mothers will be paid for about 1,000,000 eligible children. First payment covers four weeks to July 28, made July 29 at post offices or banks.
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New South Wales
Italians Grow Frustrated by German Occupation Policies
Italian civilians and soldiers rail against German methods seen in factories and services. Reports say Germans in service ministries and police in major centers, including Rome, are blamed for arrogance and coercive practices. Many fear Italy may lose the war to rid itself of Fascism.
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Rome
Gestapo
Grman Police
Colonia
Italy
District Averages Hint at Free Trade Measures
Fragmentary OCR notes show mention of district averages, debts, and weak signals from a NSW area. Names and precise details are unclear, but the text references trade, debt and potential policy hints.
Cobram Notice Receives Court Action at Victoria
A damaged notice from Cobram Victoria states a legal action or filing at a local court. The readable lines reference Vivian Ronald Ross and Rowtoe Bros with an address on a street named in Cobram. The text is fragmented but indicates an official matter requiring attention.
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Vivian Ronald Ross D
R. Rowtoe Bros
Theirot Street
Cobram
i+ Victoria
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Aunt Mary
Stofflock & Co
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J. J. Oconnor
General Carrier
High Street
Eave Toke
Kevopt
Invoice
Letterseads
Weighbridge
Obram
Uo Colwan
Aus
Digest OF Army
the World
Christian Science Me Monitor In International
Peru
Koruna
Yarrawongas
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Aas
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