Police raid homes of Jehovah's Witnesses firm action
Police swooped on Bathurst Orange Lithgow and Forbes at 11 pm in a coordinated raid targeting Jehovah's Witnesses. Officers seized books pamphlets gramophone records and speakers amid claims the group distributes anti Catholic propaganda and is an illegal organization under state security laws. GroWs of material were confiscated with further instructions pending.
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Bathurst
Orange
Lithgow
Forbes
Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah
Dubbo
Wellington
Valle
Rutherford
Sec
Citade
North America
Mothorliies
Mexico
Jehoveh
Wiknessen
Miriner
Mir. Mighes
Pacific
O'Sullivan
Vlalbed Ale
North Hill Fire In Forbes Prompted By Suspicious Circumstances
Witnesses described a January fire at Raymond J Ryan greengrocer and Elsie Ryan residence in Lachlan Street Forbes. Police and coroner examined insurance links, furniture, and straw debris while neighbors and victims testified about the home, business, and possible arson factors amid ongoing inquiry.
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Elsie M. Ryan
Raymond J. Ryan
Renfree Street
Forbes
Curry
Sydney
Bluey" Webb
Fromt
Usaim
OrNell
Mira Ryan
Alice
Muriel
Canowindro
W. Sohingen
Marcus Clark
Williams
Raymond Joseph Ryan
Frusterer
Creengrocer
Lachlan Street
Provincial Insurace Co
SMM
Alan
Hessian
Wag Bros
Ryan and Curry
Sportaman
Aix
Gyd Carters
Italian Defences Harden in Libya Amid Reverses Across Africa
Italian forces stiffen around the railhead of Agradat inside Eritrea as British advances press in Derna, Somaliland, and Eritrean ports. Free French camel corps raid Libyan airfields at Marmuk and Domnu, destroying aircraft and supplies, taking prisoners. Mumawa and other Eritrean ports see bombardments and prisoner captures rise to about 1200.
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Cairo
Agradat
Eritrea
Africa
Derna
Somaliland
Asenb
French Equatorial Africa
Libya
Marmuk
Derma
Solvente Unite
Apollonya
Dernna
Mumawa
Free Preach
London Under Nightly Bombardment In 10 Day War
London endures nightly air raids as incendiaries fall on scattered districts during a ten day spell. Italian Eritrean retreat shows Army of the Nile consolidating gains in Libya with large German forces now involved. British command hints at plans to push toward Benghazi to bolster Egypt’s security amid Mediterranean shifts.
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the Nile
London
Wavell
Greeks Close On Valona As War Shifts
Early reports indicate Greek troops are within miles of the port of Valona in Albania. British forces push toward Benghazi as Italians retreat in Cyrenaica while Sicily and Italy deploy large infantry units. Analysts foresee Valona's fall altering regional strategy and expect heavy combat.
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Sicily
Italy
Valona
Valon
Piarce
Cine de Commanderin Cilet
Albania
Vallone
Five Die in Royal Australian Air Force Crash Near Glenbrook
A Royal Australian Air Force twin-engine aircraft carrying Parkes air navigation school staff crashed near Glenbrook at about 5 pm Tuesday. Four officers and one airman were killed. The plane had left Parkes for Mascot at 3:40 pm to fly an officer to Sydney for medical aid. It appeared to be in trouble while seeking a landing site. Witnesses said the craft broke up in the air and pieces fell in the bush near Glenbrook. Part of the plane landed on D Jones’s property near Glenbrook station, while an engine came down on Locarville Road and struck an electric light pole. The victims’ bodies were found away from the wreckage.
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Royal Australian Air Force
Glenbrook
Air Navigation School of
Parkes
Mascot
Sydney
Bome
D. Jones
Locarville Road
Greek Relief Fund Passes Five Hundred Pound Mark
Latest contributions to the Greek Relief Fund bring the town to five hundred pounds. Previous acknowledgments include Me Lo Buffalo Lodge Forbes and George Hawke. Proceeds from a benefit are included in the total, amounting to about seventy pounds four shillings.
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Buffalo Lodge
Forbes
George Hawke
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