Diamond Smuggling Tales From War Time Holland and Africa
A wartime report recounts diamond smuggling methods from Holland and a veterinary fraud in Africa. Diamonds were hidden in wounds or fed to dogs, then recovered by smugglers. The tale includes a veterinary practitioner implicated in freeing dogs for diamond extraction and a lucrative but criminal scheme ending in imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Holland
Hau
Amsterdam
Britain
Africa
Hevel
Berlin Suffered Longest Night of Bombardment
Berlin faced near five hours of RAF bombing targeting war factories power plants and rail hubs as fires illuminated the city. Shelters filled while residents sought safety and trains ferried out civilians. the attack marked a broad pattern of raids aimed at oil plants and key infrastructure across Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
City
R.A.F
Potsdam
Snelekky
Tony
Gizets
Goebbels
Miner's
Preps
Aml
Roberto
Acion
Kisted Fy
Mannheim
Foner na finat event noted with TV appearance
A brief item reports an appearance on television by an unnamed figure. It mentions a person and a group, with minimal readable detail about who appeared and when, framed as a local item.
Men Who Saved St Pauls Cathedral Heroic London Event
An account honors Lieutenant Davies and Sapper Wylie and other Royal Engineers for evacuating and locating a bomb at St Pauls Cathedral. Davies drove the vehicle to remove the device, while Wylie and others faced great danger and kept their men safe. The official citation lauds their courage as an outstanding example to comrades. The text also includes an unrelated rural co op butter production note and wage figures for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Et A
Mie Rayat Engineers
Honih
SS Paul's
Heen
Aawarden
George Chise
Vivian
Daves
Sydd Hose
NCEE
Hamnb
Wyle
Bom
Lange Snt
Durlagie
le Wingham Rural Co-op
Snemty, Lad
Toy
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Garner
Shell Sweets
Comfort
Gloucester
Gloucester Advocate
The
P.O. Box
Connelly
Gloucester Hotel
F. M. Smith
Optometrists
D. I. McDonald
F.B.C
F.S.M.C
Webster, Jack & McDonald
Sydney
Will Blee
Commercial Hotel
A al
Golden Gate Cafe
Kendall's Buildings
E. Young
Gloucester Electric Supply Co. Pty. Ltd
Demas
ST. Paul's
George Cross
Wingham
Hospitals Benefits Association
Cavanaugh
G. Glover
Chapman
Ivers
Capper
West Maitland
Sup
Harness & Saddley
Maitland
Capper’s Pty.ltd
Gio
T Ber
Carsons Northern Timber Co., Ltd
Carsonville
Bereico Oreek
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