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Newspaper
Inverell Times
Location
Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 06, 1940
Page
1
Order early for Xmas selection including ham, pickles, sauces, sausages, aged fruits, cooked meats, butter, cheese, eggs and bacon. Featured items include Choice Cured Hams at 1/64 lb, Famous K.R. Hams, 1/8 lb figs, 74 org ginger, 1/6 lb soft shell almonds, 1/3 lb peanuts, 1/2 lb Schweppes lemon squash, 1/9 Brooks Lemos.
British air crews struck Turin and other German targets in a night raid, causing damage at the arsenal and Fiat works. Reports say several enemy planes were shot down or damaged while battlefield action extended over Ostend Calais and surrounding air lanes. No further details are clear due to fragmented early dispatches.
In the Commons on Thursday an Independent Labour Party amendment criticized the government for not outlining peace terms and proposed a conference to end the war early. The debate centered on peace terms and an approach to bring about a settlement.
A vessel vanished in minutes with thirteen survivors clinging to wreckage for hours before rescue by a second vessel to Sydney. Nine crew members were rescued in a rough battle with surf while several colleagues remain missing. The coaster Sip 34 wreckage spotted by a RAAF plane led to a dramatic rescue, with hospitalised survivors reported at Sydney Hospital.
A Greek communique reports heavy air fighting as Italian bombers and Greek forces clash over the Aegean region. Athens confirms pursuit and strategic withdrawals while Allied watchers await official word on the outcome and losses.
A shipping captain arriving in Haiphong reports a southward movement of Japanese transports off the Indo-Chinese coast. The vessels lie south of Hainan Island, about 200 miles east of Indo-China and 1200 miles north of Singapore.
The Admiralty announces new communiques from the German High Command about mine actions affecting British ports. Four trawlers and one drifter are cited in the mining operations, with continual sites listed and ongoing maritime threats to Britain.
Treasury official Mr Morganthau agrees with the Federal Loan Administrator and Jesse Jones on extending financial aid to Britain. The statement signals continued U S support and coordination among key Treasury and commerce leaders amid wartime financing.
Fragmentary market notes from Sussex Street list items and prices in a faded column. Readable lines mention Clover, Potatoes, and Melge with several garbled names and values, suggesting a busy street market day.
Fragmented OCR text shows a jumble of terms including Alexandria and Sydney with stray letters. The readable portion hints at a quotation theme but provides no coherent event, names, places, or dates to form a factual summary.
The latest forecast predicts hot and sultry, unsettled conditions with further rain and thunderstorms. Isolated severe squalls are possible in southern and eastern districts, becoming more general over the weekend with substantial rainfall. Fresh to strong northerly winds, dust storms in far north west, and night and morning fog on highlands and Haast are expected.
The Australian Wheat Board quoted for export wheat on Friday with Bulkota at 3,114. ipugged parcels at 404 bushel.
In lobbies of the State Parliament opinion favors May as the election month. Premier Mae signals a decision to adjourn until February, with Parliament meeting for the dry season before the civil election.
State Meteorologist Mr. Mares reported on Friday that a weather system moving in from the west could reinforce rain over NGW this weekend. The first phase brought thunderstorms with activity scattered across the area in the last two hours as a new low pressure formation advances.
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