All-Out Struggle For Budapest War News
London reports intense fighting as Budapest becomes a battleground with German forces defending the city. Russians push an all-out offensive after Germans reject a surrender ultimatum and two emissaries bearing a white flag are killed. Front-line lines say Russian artillery decimates pockets north of the capital as civilians suffer and architectural treasures risk destruction.
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Australian Associated Press
London
Budapest
Hungary
Red Army
German Bulge in Belgium Shrinking as Allies Advance
The bulge in the von Runstedt salient in Belgium has shrunk by at least 20 percent since December 26, with the Allied line now 16 miles apart. Patton’s thrust toward Bastogne has grown into an offensive as U S reinforcements pour in. Rochefort and nearby approaches saw fierce resistance as German forces consolidate rather than retreat while Allied air and naval moves await.
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London
von Runstedt
Belgium
Ronter
Patton
Bastogne
United States
Great Allied Convoy Attacked as Planes Shot Down
A wartime communique reports a great Allied convoy attacked by Japanese planes near Sul Sta. while escorting ships. It cites planes shot down and says the enemy is being hunted, with heavy casualties and captures in the Leyte campaign.
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Vith
Sul Sta
Japancor
MacArthus
They Thereupur Dragged Out And Set Our Men
A fragment reports men under sentence were dragged out and set, indicating a violent or punitive action during a period of conflict or unrest. Names, places, and exact dates are unreadable in the fragment but the act concerns military or security forces and condemned individuals.
Britain promotes Maitland Wilson to field marshal
London reports that King has approved the promotion of General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson to field marshal. Wilson, former Commander-in-Chief of Allied forces in the Mediterranean, recently succeeded Sir John Dill as senior British representative on the combined Chiefs of Staff in Washington. Churchill praises him as one of our finest tacticians.
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London
Henry Maitland Wilson
Mediterranean
John Dill
Combined Chiefs-of-Staff Committee
Washington
Churchill
Maitland Wilson
Leing
Alexander
Montgomery
Conflicting Reports From London Talks With Greek Leader
Fragmentary dispatch describes Mr Churchill meeting King George of Greece in London after a long conference. Officials say news of a strong Greek regency desire emerged as Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Churchill returned from a flight from Athens in a Royal Air Force transport plane.
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London
Sundasi
Churchill
George
Greece
Athens
Jim
Authens
Royal Aiir Force
Regent Ashens Named by Greek King to Govern
Sunday King George of Greece approved Archbishop Damaskinus as Regent of Greece to pave peace and enable a progressive government. Meanwhile Blas y artisans accept Churchill arbitration and agree to General Scobie's truce plan to evacuate Attica.
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Greece
Dama
Skinus
Ue Blas
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Scobie
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Reduction in Oil And Kerosene Prices
CANBERRA Sunday Mi Bishop Assistant Prices Commissioner announced yesterday a price cut of 1/72 a gallon on lubricating oils illuminating air power kerosene and distillates and 28 a ton on furnace oil and diesel oil effective with the start of business in the new yen. All products sold to consumers by oil companies except lubricating oils and illuminating kerosene. Retailers must observe the lower prices immediately and adjust for small quantities less than one gallon where required.
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Canberra
Mi Bishop
Two Fatally Shot in Aucklands Waterside Hotel Scene
A waterside worker opened fire in a hotel lounge injuring several people before police fatally wounded him. Porters and patrons suffered gunshot wounds as the assailant fired at close range, then yielded when ordered by a senior officer. The attacker was captured and found with ammunition.
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Aukland
Charles Swaine
Martin Eyles 1
Napier
Swaine
Swame
Thoms Rogers
Man Found Unconscious In Adelaide After Work
Guy Warwick Mules a railway employee of Carhue Avenue Fullarton was found lying unconscious in a light well at a city Royal Australian Air Force site late at night. He was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital admitted with concussion. Mules had been reported as injured after work yesterday.
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Adelaide
Guy Warwick Mules
Carhue Avenue
Fullarton
Lynig
Royal Australian Air
Royal Adelaide Hossilns
Japanese Attack on Mindoro and Leyte Reported
General MacArthur states eight Japanese planes were shot down as raiders damaged shipping. Mindoro saw no ground density while Leyte Island underwent continued mopping up. Abandoned enemy dead totalled 258. Japanese air activity extended from Lingayen Gulf to Mindanao and Borneo fronts, with bombs dropping on San Jose and Davao aerodromes and multiple targets strafed along Celebes to Bougainville.
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Leyte Island
Coneja Philippines
Luzon Island
Lingayen Gulf
Ionreighter
Lavallade
San Jose
Pansy Island
Davao
Mindanao
Borneo
Jesselton
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New Ireland
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Northern Solomons
Secretary Abandons London Trip on Medical Advice
Melbourne report states Mr C Crofts secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions and Mr E Thornton abandoned plans to attend the world trade union congress in London due to medical advice. Crofts left Melbourne by air to join the ILO governing body meeting in London before the congress. a flight disruption affected plans and doctors warned against continuing.
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Melbourne
C. Crofts
Australasian Council of Trade Unions
E. Thornton
World Trade Union Congress
London
Crofts
International Labor Organisation
Trade Union Congress
Perth
Honors and peerage grants amid postwar leadership changes
Lord Portal exits as Minister of Works and rises to viscount. New baronets include Sir Alfred Webb-Johnson, Major Thomas Dugdale, and Sir Charles Bruce-Gardiner. Sir Andrew Cunningham is made Knight of the Thistle after command achievements. Also elevated are Prof Sir L P Abercrombie and Sir Mark Hodson as Knights in recognition of postwar rebuilding and labor leadership.
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Alfred Edward Webb-Johnson
Royal College of Surgeons
Thomas Lionel Dugdale
Charles Bruce-Gardiner
Board of Trade
Andrew Cunningham
Thistle
Earl of Strathmore
Mediterranean
Andrew
L. P. Abercrombie
London
Mark Hodson
United Society of Boilermakers and Iron and Steel
Commonwealth awards announced by Acting Governor General
Canberra reports Sy Winston Dugan announced that the King conferred Commonwealth honors. Captain Percival Landon Bazeley of Sydney received the Order of the British Empire for outstanding work in penicillin production. Air Vice Marshal Thomas Ernest Hurley was named Commander of the Bath for leadership of medical and dental services with the ALF.
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Canberra
Sy Winston Dugan
Percival Landon Bazeley
Sydney
Bath
Thomas Ernest Hurley
CMLG
V.D
ALF
Victorian honors list names several recipients across city and state
The King awarded Victorians a range of honors: Knight Bachelor Dr Thomas Sydney Netlefold OBE and CBE for Lord Mayor of Melbourne. Civil Division recipients include Lawrence John Hartnet Beatrice Campbell Edward John Fairey and George Henry Crespin. South Australians receive KCMG KB CMG and other honors. fighting service commendations follow with ranks and names. Edith Dorothy Butler and Laura Winifred Tippett named for Royal Red Cross.
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Lawrence John Hartnet
General Motors-Holdens
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Edward John Fairey
Geelong Harbor Trust
George Henry Crespin
Adelaide
Mellis Napier
Justive KB
Arthiny M. Cudwre
R- Alka
R. Callaghan
Hans Heysen
Dorothy B.C. Dolling
Walter Joseph Murphy
Charles Hy Katon
Agnes Alice Spence
Kevin H. Springbetl
Lyndoch
Maxwell Weynton
Nairne
Laurence R. Watson
Austen
Gibson
Royal Red Cross
Laura Winifred. Tippett
St. Peters
America Builds Vast Navy by War Years Display
WASHINGTON Sunday figures show US ship production from 1941 to 1944 including battleships escort carriers and submarines totaling thousands. Navy aircraft output reached about 37,000, reflecting high attrition and obsolescence. note also an unrelated hospital update for Mr. F. Martens of Hundred Pine district.
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Washington
United States
Navy
Air
Port Elliot Bushfires Destroy Homes and Fodder
A week end bushfire in the Port Elliot district burned 35 square miles of farmland and destroyed homes owned by C Coote J Smith W Burnett and A Hy Eats. The Waterworks stores pavilion sheds and haystacks were lost while cattle wandered amid downed fences. Electrical poles and postal lines were damaged but restored. stockowners faced immediate relief needs as residents endured power outages.
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Lesse
Messrs. C. Coote
J. Smith
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A. Hy Eats
Modest Pirie unionist Albert Ide dies at 55
Albert Charles Ide aged 55 died in Pirie on Friday. A past president of Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association Whyalla branch, he supported union causes and fellow workers. Born in Crystal Brook, he worked on ships and at the Smelters before a life with Broken Hill Proprietary and Returning to Pirie. He married Lena Elizabeth Peterson in 1921 and lived a long, quiet career with the company.
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Pirie
Federated, Enginedrivers and Firemen’s Association
Whyalla
Crystal Brook
George Ide
Lena Elizabeth Peterson
Central Methodist Mission
Broken Hill
Broken Huw
South Mine
Ironstone
Ide
Rail deviation restored after Broken Hill derailment
Sunday report states the Adelaide line deviation two miles from Broken Hill has been completed. The first express since the crash took five minutes to cover 400 yards over the deviation. Timetables are back to normal and lorries begin loading spilled coal and ore for reconsignment.
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Broken Hill
Adelaide
Obituary of Mr Ide with family and service details
Mr Ide died after illness forced retirement from a plant where he worked as an engine driver. He spent weeks in Pirie and Adelaide Hospitals and had just returned home before death. Survived by a widow, three daughters Sheila Joan Irma and a grandson Kenneth, plus four brothers and five sisters and many in‑laws. Funeral at Jervois Cemetery with Annear officiating.
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Adelaide
Mr. Ide
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