Bomb raid on Berlin drops heaviest tonnage yet
Berlin endured a night raid by RAF heavy bombers delivering over 2,500 tons in 20 minutes. More than 1,000 bombers took part, 45 failed to return, and mosquitos were seen after the blaze. Diversions hit other targets as the Luftwaffe fought back.
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Berlin
Vitebsk
Baltic States
Moscow
Marshal von Manstein
Kanev
Solomons
New Zealand
Green Islands
GHQ
Solomon Islands
Choiseul
Shortlands
Bougainville
Buka Islands
Rabaul
Senle
Cassins
Burma
Arakan
Finland
Russia
Stockholm
Baby Health Centre Monthly Work Report
Mothers visited by Sisters. New cases enrolled at Centre 1. Babies weighed 39. Test meals given 1. Expectant mothers advised nil. Attendance at Centre. Infants under 1 year 26, under 2 years 9, under 8 years 4. Total attendances including mothers without babies 40. Daily average attendance at Centre 10.
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E. Sydney Morris
Centre 10
Wauchope Name Ties to Scottish Roots
A letter from Oklahoma resident Thomas Wauchope explains the name origin and Scottish pronunciation "Wauk op." He notes a Wauchope town in Canada and in Scotland, and mentions his connection to Lord Louis Mountbatten through family ties reported in a press clipping.
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Wauchope
Gazette
R. N. Shaw
Oklahoma
USA
Thos. Wauchope
Australia
US Air Force
Sydney
Shaw
VAOC Plan For Aiding Aircraft In Distress
The Volunteer Air Observers Corps with the National Safety Council of Australia and Civil Defence bodies lays out a standard method to aid friendly aircraft in distress. Instructions cover lost planes forced landings and crashes by day or night with designated paddocks emergency gear distress signaling and first aid support in coordination with civil defence personnel.
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Volunteer
Air Observers Corps
RAAF
National Safety Council of Australia
Air
Drakeford
VAOC
Who Better At Woodchopping Ward’s River Challenge
Bill Wood and Bruce Green compete in a woodchop duel at Ward's River Sports and Rodeo on February 26. The event pits Sawmiller against Auctioneer in a test of axe skills and speed under rodeo conditions.
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Bill Wood
Bruce Green
Ward's River
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Bond
Carner
Thomas Cowan & CO
Street & Parish, Pty., Ltd
J. Bowen
Taree
Tom Hicks
Queen Street
Gloucester
Munnar
F.E. Jones
Church ST
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