31 Aug 1942
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 31, 1942
Page
1
Allied headquarters report fierce combat at Milne Bay as Japanese forces reinforce from a cruiser and eight destroyers. Bad weather and heavy rain hinder defenders, with reports that the Japanese briefly entered the position while air harassment proved difficult due to rain and low visibility.
Moscow says German assault on the Black Sea coast Sunday was smashed in force. Defences held. not a single German vessel could anchor near the shore.
The Navy says marines hold six Solomon Islands as the third Solomons phase is reported from a South Pacific port. Washington warns against overstatement, noting two Japanese activity phases since American occupation. Japan landed 700 at Guadalcanal last week and conducted air attacks, while a reconnaissance in force saw ships hit but not clearly sunk.
The Chungking dispatch says Japan is withdrawing from Chekiang and Kiangsi Provinces claiming Chinese forces are mastered. China disputes the excuses and notes a drive has begun 40 miles north of Canton with new offensives toward Hankow as Japanese retreat. Prisoners are reported captured as the Chinese advance.
From Stockholm comes word that Germany is urging France to permit a division to be sent to Dakar in West Africa to bolster defences against a potential British landing. Reports in Vichy say a transport landed 3,500 soldiers at Gibraltar, ostensibly to reinforce garrison troops but used for landing practice. Messages from Algeciras claim several troopships arrived at Gibraltar.
London report says Marshal Petain rebuked opponents of his resignation to Nazi dominance The Vichy Government faced difficulties and resisted calls to return to the old regime He asserted the past was dead and that Laval leads a government pursuing national regeneration.
Merciless bombardment stiffens Russian resistance as Home Guard troops join the Red Army to slow German thrusts. Stalingrad remains about 30 miles north with German tank and infantry efforts pressed to break through, while their forces suffer near total destruction.
Report from Pirie notes Russian defense at Stalingrad with German assaults failing to breach deep and strong fortifications. Mentions casualties and hospitalizations including Mrs. Simpson, and visits by C A Degmnhardt and Cpl. Veitch returning home from overseas service. Local updates include medical wart and drill hall caretaker leaving hospital, with several Pirie community figures referenced.
Australia imposes a nationwide sugar ration of one pound per person per week starting today, August 31. Coupon B in ration books must be surrendered for all purchases, with B1 allowing two pounds in the fortnight, and subsequent B coupons phased in. Special coupons and group purchasing options are outlined for homes, institutions, and industrial users, with controls on cutting and transferring coupons.
A Pirie sub-branch of the Australian Railways Union representing 160 service men held a meeting and urged postponing a 44 hour stoppage planned for next Wednesday by three weeks. If not postponed, troops would still be transported. The gathering heard updates from State branch president Claude Page and Mayor W H Threadgold and adopted a three-clause plan urging postponement and warning against interrupting troop movements.
Prime Minister Curtin telegram to Premier Playford describes a threatened Wednesday railway stoppage as unjostled. Playford appeals to workers to abandon the unlawful plan and keep working while the trades council debates the dispute.
A dispute involving the Munition Workers Union prompts the Trades and Labor Council disputes committee to meet today. J Evatt, federal attorney general, opposes the railway threat and urges conciliation. The Australasian Council of Trade Unions supports monetary work until conciliation exhausted, hoping to avert a stop.
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