Sydney sinks Italian cruiser in bold wartime victory
London reports HMAS Sydney sinks the Bartolomeo Colleoni off Italian waters after engaging with a destroyer escort. Sydney commands by Captain J A Collins RAN, pursuing the fleeing cruiser while a British destroyer rescues 250 survivors. The win boosts Allied morale amid Rome’s shock and prompts calls to alter Italian naval tactics.
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London
Mussolini
Sydney
Emden
Bartolomeo Colleani
Lonion
Bartolomeo
Alexandria
Bartalomea
Rome
Mediterranean
Italy
Dodecanese Islands
Hm.a.s
J. A. Collins
RAN
Fleet-street
Musso
Bartolomeo Colleoni
Gloucester Free Loan Syndicate lists wide donor care
The Gloucester Free Loan Syndicate reports total gifts and interest free loans amounting to £9299 5 0 and notes a £100 addition since last report. The list names numerous individuals and groups contributing amounts ranging from £10 to £500 including M. W. Holstein J.T. Atkins and Bowmay Rodeo Committee, with a July 18 Treasury reply acknowledging a further £200 instalment.
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FR. Weekes
M. W. Holstein
Weekes
Federal Treasury
Gloucester Free Loan Syndicate
Hitler’s final peace appeal shocks British and Americans
Press reaction to Hitler’s Relstenstag address condemns the offer as perfunctory. The Daily Telegraph notes the speech lacks terms, while London and U S papers contrast it with Roosevelt’s nomination speech. Leaders call it a bluff intended to force capitulation.
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London
Britain
Hitler
England
Churchill
Gestapo
Berlin
Daily Telegraph
United States
Lond Ion
Roosevelt
the Times
Europe
Mails Believed Lost Between Sydney and Middle East
Acting Deputy Director of Posts and Telegraphs said there was doubt mails closed at Sydney on May 17 addressed to Palestine and the Middle East would reach their destination. Mr. Hamilton stated this was the only information available. inquiries at the G.I.O. yielded nothing further.
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iFosts and Telegraphs
Sydney
Pales- One
Middle East
Hamilton
G.I.0
Government Won't Take People's Savings
The Commonwealth Government has no intention of seizing savings says Federal Treasurer Mr. Spender. He dismissed fears of hoarding notes during wartime and urged Australians to cut spending on imported luxuries and nonessential goods to support war needs.
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Spender
Htis
Australia
Britain
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A. J. Cavanaugh
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L. M. Carson
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J.T. Atkins
Rugar Weekes
Wilson Fred Lowe AL GS. Parish
J. A. Latimore
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C.F. Perram
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Bowmay Rodeo Committee
M. V. Holstein
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L. &. Monro
Market Street
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Taree
Dungog
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Capper’s Pty.ltd
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Carsonville
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