Gloucester Advocate in Gloucester, New South Wales

Allied push in New Guinea and Solomons battles deepen

Allied forces drive up the Owen Stanley Range facing Japanese resistance as MacArthur HQ reports two attacking columns from Kagi and Myola toward Templeton's Crossing. Air strikes continue around Buna and Wairopi with one fighter loss. Nimitz says U S forces will press the Solomons. a Japanese fleet attempting reinforcements off Guadalcanal is sunk. In Russia, fighting at Stalingrad and Mosdok heats up while Kiel is bombed by RAF and Malta shoots down 17 attackers. Canada touts naval strength, Smuts visits London, and Laval faces potential forced labor targets.