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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 30, 1941
Page
1
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President Roosevelt proclaims an unlimited national emergency to mobilize labor and industry for war aims. He warns of Nazi expansion and asserts U S patrols will speed supplies to Britain, with full power to secure bases, ships, and strategic positions across the Atlantic. Reports note German threat to Iceland Greenland and Azores and detail wartime losses and troop movements in France and Norway.
London reports an Admiralty communique detailing a successful submarine assault on an enemy convoy bound for Libya. An 18 000 ton liner carrying about 3 000 troops was torpedoed and may be sunk, a 5 000 ton tanker escorted by an Italian warship was sunk, and a 5 000 ton transport or supply ship plus a 4 000 ton oil tanker were torpedoed.
London reports the battleship Bismarck, Germany's pride, sunk on her first voyage after three days of pursuit across 2750 miles. British forces damaged only Prince of Wales, while plans to capture Prinz Eugen proceed. The Tirpitz remains a question as Britain confirms the loss of this major capital ship.
The Bismarck, Germanys largest battleship launched at Hamburg in 1939 and widely claimed unsinkable, has sunk after its dramatic appearance off Greenland last week. The ship, 35000 tons, 792 feet long, 118 feet beam, 26 feet draught, with about 28 knot speed and heavy armament, was reported in commission since 1940 and vanished amid British action.
A display of gifts by the Junior Red Cross in New South Wales drew praise from attendees including Lady Wakehurst president of the Junior Red Cross NSW. Visitors Dame Mary Hughes and Dame Mary Cook, and Director of Education J. G. McKenzie attended. Prizes were awarded in sewing by Miss L. Gough and Mrs W Barr to Melva Pile and Dora Deands of Gloucester Public School, with Valerie Slade receiving a highly commended certificate.
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