Fires and Bombing Rage Across Dunkirk and Calais Harbors
A night of extensive fires and explosions damaged barges and vessels along Dunkirk and Ostend harbors. RAF dive bombings hit Calais harbour as planes targeted ships and supply vessels off Boulogne and Ameland. Reports note wrecked ships washing up on Swedish beaches and growing German troop impatience amid invasion expectations.
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Evacuee Children Drown Off Atlantic Torpedoed Ship
Eighty three child evacuees aged five to near fourteen perished when the vessel carrying them from Britain to Canada was torpedoed. The ship sank in twenty minutes in the mid Atlantic amid a total complement of 406 aboard. Colonel J Baldwin Webb was among the convoy staff.
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Japanese Advance Across Indochina Border Reported
A scrambled dispatch claims Japanese forces crossed the Indochina border near Deng dang and pressed a French blockhouse. French authorities allegedly halted and later resumed attacks, with both sides trading artillery and engagements ongoing near Deng tang and Preneti dapaivese.
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Markets News From Sussex Street
Readable market notes list produce like potatoes eggs butter cheese onions and honey with prices. Fragmentary text mentions Sydney market days and a Tuesday Monday mix of items and rates.
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Prices ruled at Alexandria market for hay and oats
Quotations from Alexandria show wheaten at 5 to 73, onten 64 to 7, lucerne 1 to 19. Hay lucerne 1 to 8, onten 4 to 5. Market notes reflect varying bids and typical grain ranges.
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Dover Bombed by Long Range Guns Across Channel
Dover reports bombardment early morning as long range guns fire across the channel. British defenses respond as residents recount shelling with impacts felt in nearby areas.
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Weather forecast for Sydney unsettled with showers
The Sydney weather forecast predicts unsettled conditions for the next 34 hours with further showers mainly on the central and coastal areas, some thunder, cooler nights with frosts inland, and a trend toward cloud and showers in the far south and east by Tuesday morning.
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Iron Lung Patient Becomes Father in Chicago
Mrs Shite, wife of Frederick Snite long confined in an iron lung, has given birth to a daughter in Chicago. The infant, previously attacked by infantile paralysis in China, has shown progress and Snite, a Chicago millionaire's son, is now able to leave the iron lung for several hours daily.
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Girl, 20, killed by train after car crash
Sydney Mancay report: Olive Margaret Maddren, about 20, was pinned under a car that crashed onto the Western railway line near Falconbridge and was run down by a train a few minutes later. The car was smashed to matchwood and a bystander named McEnger was slightly injured.
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French in Syria and Lebanon Feud Shapes Desert Flight
Daily Mail Cairo report says Syria and Lebanon boil with tension as civilian disarmament caravans roam the countryside. Syrians fear Italian interference while many seek refuge in the desert, and Iraq eyes restoration of constitutional government as Weygand’s depleted forces shrink.
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King's Broadcast Schedule Update
The King will broadcast to listeners at home and overseas at 3 am Tuesday with Landon Shidictis announcing. The program will air at 7 am Sydney time on Meoday BRAT.
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Archbishop Duhig pushes wet canteens for soldiers
Brisbane reports Archbishop Duhig urging wet canteens in military camps to improve soldier morale and reduce illness. He cites officers and padres supporting the measure as a solution to health and discipline concerns.
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Birth Rate Warning and Election Aftermath in Australia
A fragmented report notes warnings on birth rates by Mr Hughes and summarizes election results across states. It cites attacks on Labour and Government, opinions from Prime Minister Curtin, and legal actions by candidates amid a volatile political climate.
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Italy in Egypt Government Difficulties in Cabinet Crisis
London says the Sadist party withdrew four Egyptian cabinet members over a war pledge with Italy. The Premier remained firm, replacing ministers with others and seeking royal approval to defend Egypt if needed. Bombing near Alexandria and Sidi Berra reports indicate reconnaissance results and a raid on airfields and supply dumps.
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Fragmented Overseas Newswire Fragments Mention Major Papers
A garbled OCR block lists international outlets including The Times The Daily Telegraph Daily Mail Manchester Guardian United Press and American newspaper groups. It mentions Australia England and England based reports in a disjointed shipment of diplomatic dispatches.
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Price of Tin
Sydney Monday report notes unclear OCR text about tin prices and a writ relating to a Be Nee Un Wre Wo-ding case lacks concrete details.
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