Heaviest Allied Air Attack On New Georgia Harbor
Allied air units conducted the heaviest air attack yet in the South West Pacific against Bairoko Harbor and surrounding targets on New Georgia. Over 150 bombers with fighter escort supported ground forces and aimed at Vila on Kolombangara, with multiple raids showing air superiority gains as bombs and fires hit airfields, ships, and enemy positions. Ground fighting persists as enemy counterattacks are repelled with heavy losses.
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MacArthur
South-west Pacific
Bairoko Harbor
Alles
Ene
Oline
Bost Pinschhafen
Boko Point
Kombtum
Vita
Munda
Vella Lavella
Pakol Bay
Legacy Day Fund Drive in Forbes Supporters Exchange Badges
On Legacy Day August 28 in Forbes volunteers will swap Legacy badges for donations from 6d to £1 to fund the Legacy War Orphans Appeal. The appeal, started in Sydney last year by Rt Hon Morria Hughes, honors a Gallipoli comrade who pledged to care for his widow and children and has grown to support families of fallen service members.
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Forbes
Legacy Club of Sydney
Rt. Hot Win
Morria Hughes
Sydney
Legacy
Gallipoli
Brewiwinner
Legacy Club
Australian textile industry boosts war effort output
Australian cotton spinning and weaving supplies mainly for military needs now reach 20 million yards annually. About 7,000 workers, and knitting mills, produce a million garments monthly for the fighting forces and 9,000,000 for civilians. Extra labor is provided by the government as Allied munition output is expected to nearly triple Axis production, per War Production Board chair Mr Donald Nelson.
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Australia
Axis
Donald Nelson
Local Police Court Hears Bread Weight Offence
Edward Ible a baker was fined for selling bread underweight after inspectors weighed loaves from the oven. The case cited the 24 hour limit for weight checks and noted earlier staffing issues and emergency handling by the defendant.
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G W. Brown
Edward Ible
Weightley
R. O. Palmer
Plunkeld
Moam
Sherif Street
Thle
Palmer Waanmed
Tebate
Sicily Resistance Crumbling as Allies Press In
In Sicily, General Eisenhower reports Italian resistance crumbling with enemy reinforcements from Italy and Germany. Since Enna’s fall, Italians withdraw on the western coast toward a stronger defense at the northeast tip guarding the Straits of Messina as Allied airborne forces again target Cotunda.
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London
Gera Eisenhower
Ferce
Sicily
Eostern
Ibaly
Germany
Enna
Iland
Straits of Mining
Washington
Cotunda
Chamber of Commerce reviews year of activity Forbes district
Forbes and District Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting with secretary J G Taylor presenting the second annual report. The document notes efforts on labor for vegetables, prisoner of war labor, a proposed canning factory, dehydration of mutton at Daroobalgie, bulk electricity plans via Wyangala Dam, and sugar relief for beekeepers amid drought conditions.
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Forbes and District Chamber of Commerce
J. G. Taylor
Tml
Ashley
Scully
Commerce
Forbes
Montelpel Council
Conisbant
Am Brentles
Nll Ae
Daroobalgie
Ar. Lawrence
Fortes Municipal Connel
Tas
The Willing Helper and Sunlight Soap
A short nostalgic piece praising a child’s helpfulness and neighbors during difficult times. It extols everyday blessings and notes Sunlight Soap lightening many washdays with pure rich suds that keep garments clean, framing the product as a helping hand in need.
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Neghbours
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Sasewine Commandos
Thes
New Georgia Island
Vila
Kolombangara Island
U.S
New Georgia
Deland
Per
Bork
Frank King
Department Et Aly
Melbourne
Mir
R. King
Farnell Street Ferries
Francie C. Hing
Manubadi Island
Bemans
Port Moresby
Bogie
Aerotrame
BAP
Commando
Irtmen
Combined Operations Command
Dieembark
Emmy
FORD
Modern Motor Units Pty. Ltd
Mr. Churchill
8Th Army
Montgomery
G.O.C
Castel Berlin
Tripoli
Churchill
Cairo
Baker
Fenalte
P.M
Palmer
Chamber OF Commerce
J. P. Breen
Wyangala Don
Breen
Dem Alle
Dubbo
Wellington
Fortes
Forbes Council
Forbes Wil
Wao
Chambar
Forbes Gounell
Board of Fire and Accident Underwriters
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