Men s and Boys Overcoats in Wool Tweeds Reduced
Wool tweed coats for men and boys offered in seasonal shades. Coats marked at pre war prices now available at a further reduction of 3 shillings in them.
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Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 30, 1940
Page
1
War in the Air 70 Planes Raid London
Seveny German planes raided south-east England this afternoon. In aerial battles three German aircraft were shot down by Royal Air Force fighters and one plunged into the sea while two crashed inland. Hurri canes Spitfires and ground defences engaged the raiders as they crossed the coast. RAF fighters claimed two more raids shot down this morning, with observers noting gunfire above the clouds and high speed dives as the battles stretched across miles of sky.
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London
England
Royal Air Force
RAF Hammer Blows At Germany In Wide RAF Raids
The Royal Air Force reports daylight raids on Dortmund power station and Schiphol and Wallhaven airfields in the Netherlands. Night actions focused on depots at Cherbourg St Nazaire and Nantes. Coastal Command bombed an enemy supply ship off Norway. multiple refineries and depots targeted. Heavy bombs hit Hamm railway yards and an electric power station.
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Royal Air Force
Germany
Dortmund
Schippl
Wallhaven
Air Ministry
Cherbourg
St. Nazaire
Nantes
Coastal Command
Bristol-Blenheims
Bomber Command
Hamm
NSW Schoolchildren Get Half Holiday For Navy Action
Schoolchildren across New South Wales were granted a half holiday on Friday to celebrate H.M.A.S. Sydney sinking an Italian cruiser, marking a notable wartime action.
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New South Wales
H.M.A.S. Sydney
Broadcast Racket Sparks Critique of Australian Broadcasting
Sydney broadcaster Bilis Price long associated with radio entertainment since 1927 denounces the Broadcasting Commission for wasting 1,270,000 guineas annually. He lists numerous overlapping controllers and managers across federal and state levels, likening the system to excessive government bloat and barnacles on the state ship.
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Sydney News
Bilis Price
Broadcasting Commission
Australia
Government plans emergency shift to producer gas use
Transport Minister Bruxner outlined a rapid government scheme to switch from petrol to producer gas as a wartime road service measure. He urged Commonwealth action on petrol rationing, warned of industry damage, and suggested repurposing manpower and equipment for national war works while noting fuel tax and road maintenance implications.
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Bruxner
Commonwealth
NH Shoul
T Ie Main Fonds
Grixner
Motor Traders’ Association
Tonking
Stack and Co. Pty. Fh
Renunciation Verse Chorus and War Vows in Reveille
Renunciation of a Sydney writer’s verse honors fallen soldiers and urges readers to take up the torch for country. In sport news the Country Rugby League rejoined the New South Wales League after a long dispute, reaffiliating with the state body.
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Mr. W Stark
Sydney
Irindvel
Country Rugby League
New South Wales League
Country League
Rugby League
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