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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian And Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 19, 1941
Page
3
London reports British troops in the Western Desert have pressed forward from the Solum area toward the Egyptian frontier into Libya. A Cairo communiqué says initial penetrations reached Fort Capuery before enemy counterattacks from Tobruk were repulsed with heavy losses. Operations are continuing.
London reports British forward troops withdrew to their forward positions after inflicting heavy casualties in the Western Desert battle. Several hundred prisoners were captured as the enemy redeployed in Libya following repulsed attacks and an attempted encircling move. Tanks were destroyed.
Cairo officials warn against exaggerating the British attack as agency reports cite one of history’s largest tank engagements. Tome and Bertin push to frame the operation as major while London notes initial gains followed by heavy counterattacks as larger forces join. The Seattle heat hampered infantry movement amid fierce tank clashes.
London reports Allied and Free French units pressing toward Damascus with attacks near Meza and the Kesweb Damacus road. Vichy forces recaptured three Arab villages but Allies retook one, while air support and naval patrols continued. Turkish and Egyptian regions show further movement as MordJayoun area is said surrounded.
London reports intensified Vichy resistance in Syria has prompted a hardening policy shift. Allied operations continue with attacks and counterattacks, including a prior recapture of a central village as French mobile units regroup.
The Royal Air Force pounded the Ruhr district with daytime raids aimed at enduring targets. Allied air operations continued amid tense war conditions as Britain reported ongoing support from air power.
An offensive across the Dover Straits continued for hours with heavy bombing of Germany. The main strikes hit the Votogme and Darswhder districts leaving many fires. The Daily Express correspondent reports RAF aircraft dropped over 1 000 tons of high explosive bombs on Ruhr targets in the first three of four latest raids, with additional fires started in the Ruhr.
London reports reduced enemy air activity over Britain while the Royal Air Force strikes at targets in Germany and occupied territory. Daylight attacks by bombers escorted by fighters hit shipping and shore targets over the Channel as seven straight nights of raids on western Germany continue. Germany losses totaled thirteen aircraft, with Allied losses at ten.
Washington June 16 The State Department ordered the closing of all German consulates and German nationals associated with information and news agencies in the United States Expulsion will affect 152 Germans with consular status and 42 Information Office staff The note to the German Embassy said Reich agencies operated beyond their legitimate acts while diplomatic ties remain intact and German staff in Washington was unaffected.
Berlin reports sharp German protest to the United States against closing all Carman consulates and expelling German nationals. Steps are being taken to restrict American credits in Germany as punitive measures.
The State Department announced the appointment of a joint United States and Canadian committee to advise on defence production and reducing postwar economic dislocation. The group will foster cooperation and pooling of resources for future defence needs between the two nations.
The Helier Park Club lists acceptances for the Saturday race meeting. Entries include horses accepted for the program, with weights and jockeys to be announced. A final list will be published closer to the event.
Eastern States racing list shows acceptances for a forthcoming literary meeting at Firmingia, with entries across hurdles and flat races. Notable names include PORTTONIA, STREVECHASE, MIMARIE, and WANDA, among others, with distances ranging from six furlongs to about two and a half miles and starting times listed for Perth.
A one day event organized by the General Football Association aids patriotic funds drawing large crowds at the recreation ground on Sunday. Four teams from Nabawa Northampton Yuna and Mollewa contest preliminary matches with a four quarter format, brief interval, and four hours of fast football. A special train runs from Mulfoven and officials promise tea and full attendance in Gerahlten.
London reports the Irish ferry steamship St Patrick, 1,922 tons, was sunk between Rosslare and Poshguerd on June 16 by Herman dive bombers. Twenty four killed, sixty six survivors landed from a crew of four and forty four passengers. The captain and mate believed dead. All women and child passengers saved after jumping overboard, clinging to rafts until rescued by warships. The vessel was the second Irish ferry steamer to be attacked since the start of the Nazi bombing campaign.
At Murchunt Junction on Wednesday 4806 sheep yarded with inferior quality. Medium quality ewes and wethers sold. weavers and welgit lines scarce. Good quality firm. medium and plain harder to quote. Prices shown for various weights and types. total yarded 508. Cattle entries included unfinished farm stock. best quality steers and heifers commanded higher bids. Trade cautious but values mostly steady. export-ready lots improved.
Geraldton reports a sudden death of Mr Carson, brother of the local magistrate, with service details pending. A tribute mentions Lieut Col Vaneh, native of Geraldton, linked to Canon Tavitch, previously Hector of a nearby regiment. The summary notes a holiday visit to Perth and ongoing regional military movements in the district.
Details a forty day intensive training camp for Royal Engineers unit AMP at a site four miles south of Dodgerra. The camp will host engineer troops under Major V. the station will oversee the program with tram services from Perth.
The Australian epic Forty Thousand Horsemen will be shown Friday Saturday Monday and Saturday matinee. The production by Charles Chauvel is hailed as the first truly great Australian picture with dramatic desert battles and the charge of the Light Horse at Beersheba depicted with striking realism.
Technical tributes aid Australia in boosting munitions production. Fitters and toolmakers at Adelaide engineering schools join a wartime scheme graded to raise skill levels, with trainees producing gauges, surgical instruments, machine parts and ammunition equipment for the RAAF and army industries.
A distorted report notes Britain relies on furs from Canada and other regions to support military needs. It cites marten, mink, ermine, beaver, and other skins traveling to London, with Canadian sales influencing mood in the United States.
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