Finns Obliterate Russian Division At Mannerheim Line
Long bombardment and Russian assaults fail to break Finnish defense as 18 000 attackers are surrounded between a lake and strongholds and forced into a starving, trapped defeat. Germany may aid Russia with engineers to avert collapse while German planes fall to Allied fire over Shetlands. Submarine attacks persist and a tanker is damaged. Uruguay internments German ship Tacoma amid wartime privations.
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Mannerheim Line
Finns Hold Mannerheim Line as Russians Blunder into Deathtrap
London reports that after fresh Russian assaults on the Mannerheim Line along the Karelian Isthmus the Finns maintained their defense and initiated counter moves. Russian forces were said to be trapped between lakes and forced into a deadly stand, with hundreds of casualties and widespread freezing exposure. Reports from Potsdam and Leningrad described heavy fighting, harsh weather, and continued Finnish resistance along the eastern front, including near Petssamo and the border with Norway.
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Suvanto
Talpals
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Turku Castle in flames as Russians renew attack
Finnish defense holds along the Mannerheim Line on the Karelia Isthmus while Turku Castle, a thirteenth century garrison and former national museum, burns after a Russian bomber strike. Artillery pounded Finnish positions for 36 hours with massed assaults ongoing. Two killed and four wounded in yesterday’s blaze.
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Kareliam
Turku
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Apples Dried Could Help SA Reach Markets
Adelaide Tuesday Gen McLeay reports receiving a request from Mr McHugh to allow growers to dry apples to ease wartime shipping restrictions. Dried apples could open a local market and aid export, though Eastern markets are costly. McLeay will review the matter as SA awaits UK action on exports.
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South Australia
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Russia needs reorganisation request for German specialists
Copenhagen report says Stalin asked Hitler for thousands of German technicians engineers and medalists to reorganise Russian economic life especially transport. The Berlin correspondent notes Russia can carry on Finland campaign without immediate help from killed men whose dispatch hinges on ongoing Russia Germany cooperation. The question remains if Germany can supply the workers now.
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Berlin
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Finland
Two Enemy Planes Down Over Shetland Raid
British and German reports recount a daylight air battle near the Shetland Islands. A Heinkel bomber was shot down after engaging a British warship and aircraft guns fired. a crewman parachuted, while a second Heinkel failed to reach home. Berlin confirms one loss and notes a British plane hit. No British casualties reported beyond a few sheep losses on Shetland.
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Berlin
North Sea
Shetlands
Two Ships Sunk and Damaged in Latest Shipping Disasters
Reports describe a torpedoed Norwegian cargo steamer Luna in the North Sea with no warning. The British steamer Box Fill exploded and 19 crew members are missing. The tanker Ban Delfino was damaged by a mine and beached with 41 crew landed. Colombia rescued IT crew and Kopervik in Norway. Hamburg-Amerika liner Saint Louis arrives back in Germany after seven months absent.
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Luna
Hitler
North Sea
Colombia
Kopervik
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Cos
Hamburg
Saint Louis
Germany
First Century For New Year High Heat Record
The official reading reached 1065 degrees as a northerly wind failed to ease the heat. The 24 hour minimum was 71 degrees. The previous hottest day was December 27, 1939 at 105 degrees with four centuries in December 1938 and two in December 1939. This month has started well with the high temperatures continuing.
Thermometer records show extreme readings and highs
Yesterday's maximum reached 1065 with a 24 hour minimum of 7L a century on its secondary. The piece notes a big task ahead to exceed last January's tally of 16 centuries and lists prior thermometer highs since 1939. Progressive readings through late December and early January are outlined.
Adelaide Weather Sees High Temps Before Cooling
Tuesday's Adelaide diary notes a north wind and temperatures near 1058 degs with a brief return heat to 1124 degs last Thursday. A cool change is expected tomorrow as office workers return to their routines. Mr Bromley projects the shift will arrive by tomorrow morning if current pressure patterns continue.
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Adelaide
Bromley
Yidege Ty J
Tromley
Pirie News Roundup Covers Residents and Transport Updates
Local residents in Pirie West and surrounding areas feature in a brief collage of updates. Mentions include Atec visiting parents, former Solomontown footballer A Milne holidaying in Pirie, Capt Pallot’s continued Salvation Army duty, and Frank Clune narrating Sydney life tales. Also noted are hospital ward moves, transfers and discharges, a Boilermaker’s inhalation incident, a toe injury at Baltic Wharf, and a pilot-air service passenger list for Adelaide-Whyalla airlink.
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A. Parr
Pirie’ Hospital
J. Mulligan
Kingstreet
Baltic Wharf
Pirie Hospital
Wildest Holidays Since 1929 Reported
An Australian Associated Press dispatch from New York reports a total of deaths during the holiday period reaching a peak not seen since 1929. The item notes unprecedented danger and public concern as authorities warn travelers and issue safety advisories.
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Australias Associated Press
New York
Nurses For Overseas Miss Grace Wilson Praises Diggers
Melbourne reports praises for nurses going abroad with the Second AIF. Miatron-in-chief Miss Grace Wilson says they are more enthusiastic for overseas service than army nurses of the last war and a good, independent lot. She quips about the nurses managing war without their hairdressers.
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Melbourne
Grace Wilson
Fire at General Motors Holden plant in Woodville
A major fire gutted a bulk store adjoining General Motors Holden's body making plant at Woodville. Fire crews arrived within two minutes, but the store was lost. Cylinders of oxygen near the blaze posed explosion danger, but were doused with water. Despite heavy heat and poor water pressure, pumps supplied 1600 gallons per minute. No injuries reported and work will not be affected. plant had reopened after holidays.
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Adelaide
General Motors-Holdens
Woodville
General Motors Holden
Tacoma Interned After Graf Spee Escort Feat Ends
In Montevideo on Tuesday the Uruguayan government ordered the German supply ship Tacoma interned for the war's duration. The 8.28 ton vessel had aided the Graf Spee by rescuing its crew before the Docket battleship was scuttled near Montevideo Harbor, and was given hours to depart or face internment.
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Graf Spee
Montevide Harbor
Thought Of Wives And Children In Adelaide Court Case
In Adelaide today two men aged 61 and 24 faced charges after an alleged home invasion at John Hennessy’s Cambria Terrace residence. They claimed they wed in a house with families, denied being brothers in law, and sought bail pending further hearing. Police recovered items linked to the break in as officers pursued suspects through nearby yards. Hooper said they hoped to settle family matters and cautioned he and Forrest did not want prison, but needed to support eight children.
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Clevele
Forrest
Henngesy
Bonit
Hooper
Young Greek killed at smelters death
A Greek worker died half an hour after contractors resumed operations following a holiday recess at a metal smelter. The incident prompted a safety review and investigations into plant procedures and worker protections.
Death at Smelters as Worker Falls From Crade Track
Leonardog Halas, 26, a Greek seafarer turned stonemason, died after falling from a cradle track at the Dwight-Lloyd building site in South Australia. The accident happened shortly after the labor resumed post holiday, with several workers nearby witnessing the fall to a wooden staging 23 feet below. Halas’s body was sent to Pirie for burial rites, and the death marks the seventh industrial fatality in six months in the area.
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South Australia
Malas
Mploves
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South Melbourne
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T&l
Ainete
Andros
Pirie
Pantheon Club
Australia
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Messisa
Lyne
St. Swayne
Minn
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Juny
Ray Stephens
Balmaral Road
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Solomontown
Russia
Despsey
Stephens
Mariage
Holt
Federal Wharf
Leo Alchand
Birmingham
Lesen
Thebarton
Malurid
Solomonton
Japan
Syohel Cho
Easter
Hutt
Salvatore Mifsud
Smetters
Clye Willams
A. Adap
Ain Road
Earthquake Toll and Floods Plague Turkish Regions
Reports say 45 000 dead as floods submerge the Innid Gulf area and rains prolong misery. Rescue workers reach Sivas and Tokat as trains carry the injured. Survivors describe horror while fissures in mountains near Amasin and Toksi emit smoke and boiling water.
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Amasig
Toksi
Black Sea
Turkan
Inombaseft Ercinjan
Sivas
Tokat
Exsin
Record road fatalities mark Victoria holiday period
After the holiday period, Victoria records 45 road deaths, down from 60 last season during Christmas and New Year. The toll highlights ongoing road hazards with four fatalities noted in the period.
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Melbourne
Toll in Queensland Brisbanes Tuesday Losses
Thirteen people died and 66 were injured in Queensland road and other accidents. The toll mirrors figures from similar incidents reported months earlier, underscoring ongoing danger on regional routes.
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Brisbane
Queensland
Making Motor Cars Making Motor Cars
Company assured of capital as secretary returns from Sydney. The first payment for a modern American plant is made. Site chosen for a factory capable of producing about 10,000 cars a year and employing 6,000 to 10,000 men.
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