Great Air Battle Over Channel Rages On
A massive air clash over the English Channel sees RAF fighters repelling German raiders. Reports claim 50 German planes shot down over Portland Weymouth and the Straits of Dover with British losses and harbor damage. German claims and further raids follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
English Channel
R.A
Portland
Weymouth
Straits of Dover
Channel
Dover
Weerm
Berlin
High Command
Ground defences repel second wave as RAF bombs targets
RAF forces defend against a second Messerschmitt wave with a fiery wall and a single-engined plane seen trailing smoke after a shell hit. Royal Air Force bombers attacked Guernsey for the first time since occupation, damaging hangars, posts, and aircraft at the aerodrome and striking the German seaplane base at Poulmic near Brest, plus Ludwigshafen and Cologne munitions factories, Flushing oil tanks, and German aerodromes. Belgium and Holland results and local electoral snippets follow, including stock sale notes from KRAMBACH STOCK SALES and a detailed list of cattle prices and sales from various farmers and buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Air Force
Guernsey
Channel Islands
Poulmice
Brest
Ludwigshafen
Cologne
Flushing
Germany
Belgium
Holland
Forbesdale Hall Faces Debilitating Debit After Social Shortfall
At Forbesdale Hall annual meeting the committee reported a year end debit balance of £4 14s 10d. Receipts from social functions totalled £48 7s 2d, while expenditure reached £63 2s. The president Mr C Howell cited adverse conditions, wine outbreak, and patriotic fundraising strain as causes. Hall usage remained high for Divine Service and community events with no charges, and support from Newtons and Les Crane waned as they joined ALF. The report urged new funding measures to keep the hall debt free, noting war demands on resources and praising the ladies for their help. Election of officers for the coming year followed.
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Forbesdale Hall
C. Howell
Hal
Hall
Newton
Les Crane
F. Smith
ALF
Church of England Ladies’ Guild
Progress Association
Gloucester Returned Soldiers’ League
Dreams of Empire Axis Campaign
London dispatch reports a rising Axis plan to seize the Suez Canal and Gibraltar, with Mussolini’s forces massing in Africa and the Levant. It outlines a three‑pronged campaign including Somaliland near Berbera, a Libyan thrust, and Falangist pressure on Gibraltar to trap the British Fleet.
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Gragiani
Italy
Nile
Suez Canal
Palestine
Mediterranean
Ain
Whoare
Franco
Gibraltar
Mussolini
Britain
Falangists
Senor Suner
Interior
Optometrists Visit in Gloucester At Commercial Hotel
D. J. McDonald of Webster Jack and McDonald will attend the Commercial Hotel Gloucester on Saturday August 17 from 9 am to 5 pm for consultations. He holds F.B.C.A. and honours F.S.M.C. London and is associated with Sydney firm Opticians and Optometrists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. McDonald
F.8.c.a
F.S.M.C
London
Webster, Jack & McDonald
Sydney
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Garner
Garner’s
Comfort
Cyclops
Gloucester
Gloucester Advocate
The
P.O. Box
Connelly
Gloucester Hotel
F. M. Smith
R.af
R.A.F
Mr. C. Howell
Messrs
5. iDeards
Walter Mundle
Reg. Andrews
C Howell
Krambach
Messrs. Paterson, Raston and Co
W. M. Schneider
A. J. Schneider
M. P. Schneider
Steers Aid
A. Parker
L. P Gallagher
Co. Gallagher
J. Breckenridge
R. B. Platts
Gloucester Electric Supply Co. Pty. Ltd
Monro
Market Street
W. T. Howard
Taree
Pagog
Guarenteed
Dreams
Africa
Phe
Fulvis Cates
Far East
Histor
Asia
Australa
New Zealand
Berbera
Red Sea
Aden
Empire 1
COIR
NCH
VANCY
NCH Brown
Capper’s Pty. Ltd
West Maitland
Gare
Carsons Northern Timber Co., Ltd
Carsonville
Berrico Orber
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