Allied Troops Push on Garigliano Front Near Rome
Allied forces hold a bridgehead from Nettuno to the Tiber as German officials flee Rome. Naval and air support aided the Nettuno landing and the Garigliano battles threaten encirclement of five German divisions. Communications between Rome and front lines are strained while railway and supply routes near Florence are disrupted.
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Garigliano
Rome
Garigliane
Nettuno
Algiers
Gersnan
Romie
Flore
RUSH FOR NARVA NEARS Leningrad Front German Line
Russian forces press from Leningrad toward Narva Staraya Russa and Pskov squeezing 400,000 Germans from the line. Five Russian columns fan out to cut enemy rail and road links, with two converging on Narva Estonian frontier and three more widening gaps near Tosno.
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London
Leningrad
Narva
Staraya Russa
Pskov
Hanks
Tosno
Long battle for Admiralty and Air Ministry convoy protection
A convoy was protected from combined submarine air attacks for several days. There were nearly continual raids for three days and four nights. One U boat was destroyed and several others damaged during the intense combat.
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London
Admiralty
Air Ministry
Raids Over England Reported By German Raiders
Reports say German raiders attacked England overnight with air and sea assaults. Observers describe ships approaching coastal areas while fighters attempted to repel the threat amid wartime vigilance and air defenses.
Landing In Italy Surprising Allied Coastal Invasion
London reports Allied forces have landed on the Italian coast near Rome with lighter losses than expected. Bridgeheads are extending as tanks guns and troops reinforce ashore. The operation caught Germans off guard and spurred a rapid inland advance as German forces seek to retreat from a perceived trap.
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London
Rome
Fifth Army
Bombs on Magdeburg hit Royal Air Force units
Bombs on Magdeburg were dropped on Friday night by Royal Air Force units that included hundreds of Australian crew members. More than 2000 tons of bombs fell on the target.
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London
Royal Air Force
Magdeburg
Holidays Move Amid Local Court Clerk Keith Hoban
Personal notes from Mire Local Court identify Keith Hoban a depositions clerk beginning annual holidays on Saturday. Miss Mary McCann of Prospect holidaying with relatives in Pirie Syte Hild. Mrs. A. L. Munn returned to Adelaide after a week’s leave here. Tom Williams recovering in Pirie Hospital medical ward. G. Geyer of Pirie West to leave Pirie Hospital soon. Ericksson sen of Wanderval a patient in Pirie Hospital medical ward. Mrs. A. V. Rageatt of Pirie West boarded last night’s train to Adelaide.
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Keith Hoban
Mire
Mary McCann
Prospect
Pirie
Syte Hild
A. L. Munn
Adelaide
G. Geyer
Pirie West
Pirie Hospital
A. V. Rageatt
Kreezer Enquiry Examines Country Freezing Works
The Government appointed committee to report on the desirability of establishing abattoirs freezing works and cold stores in the state begins its sittings on Wednesday. It will gather evidence on expanding lamb pig and sheep exports and whether country freezing works affect the Metropolitan Abattoirs. It weighs localities profits and impacts on producers and the Adelaide market.
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Country Freezing Works Committee
South
Austral
Adelaide
From Day to Day River Tides and Temps Snapshot
Tide times show high water at 8:16 a.m. and 9:25 p.m. Low water at 2.39 p.m. Lighting-up times listed. Sunrise and sunset details for Thursday to Saturday. Local temperatures forecast with highs around 99 and 98 degrees and lows in the 60s to 70s across days.
Zoning blamed for business failure in Gladstone
Frank William Frahawk Drage testified in Pirie Court that zoning of butchers in Gladstone largely caused his collapse. He described prior bankruptcies, stock losses, and ill health, noting he leased the Gladstone butcher operation in 1998, earned £90 to £100 weekly turnover, and owed creditors. He currently works for his father, drawing £54 weekly, and the hearing was adjourned.
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Gladstone
Frank William Frahawk Drage
Pirie Court
GC. Leaker
Drage
Laura
Perth
Western Australia
Prayery
A. L. Barrett
Dinge
Storm halts Pakenham races as fires threaten Victoria
A Saturday afternoon thunderstorm in Victoria eased bushfire danger within an hour and heavy rain helped control fires. Pakenham races were abandoned after the first event as a bushfire approached, creating a serious moment before the weather shifted.
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Melbourne
Victoria
Pakenham
Smelters Accident Fund amends rule changes approved
A Friday meeting of the Smelters Accident Fund, led by Mr K Ellis, approved rule alterations. Changes delete rules 8 and 39, authorize government and South Australian securities and deposits, and permit custody by Commonwealth or associated banks. Amendments to rules on incapacity, extended membership, and death grants were carried, including higher compassionate grants and new application procedures.
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K. Ellis
C. W. James Alloved
Commonwealth of Australia
Commonwean Bank
Government of
South Australia
Commonwealth Or
South Australian Savings Bank
Rhay
C. H. Impett
Impett
James
L. H. Davis
Shringall
R. J. Summerton
Prests Limited Employee Hospitalized at Pirie
Mr F W Harrison of Prest Limited men s department is a patient in the medical ward at Pirie Hospital.
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F W. Harrison
Prests Limited Men’s Department
Pirie Hospital
Leigh Creek Coal Drying Plan Proposed in Adelaide
Government proposes drying Leigh Creek coal to improve combustion at sale. Premier Playford noted £20000 for a drying plant at Leigh Creek with a pilot test at Imperial Chemical Industries Oxborne works. Drying costs about 3/4 per ton, freight savings about 4/ton, landing Leigh Creek coal 2/ton versus 25/ton for Newcastle coal at Osborne.
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Adelaide
Govermmen
Leigh Creek
T. Playford
Imperial Chemical Industry
Oxborne
Newcastle
Osborne
Curtains On Fire In Ellen Street Alarm At 4 40 PM
Pirie Fire Brigade fought curtains on fire at a two storey Ellen Street premises around 4 40 PM yesterday. A baker, A W Raggatt, heard the alarm while near the Adelaide train. smoke issued from an upstairs doorway and was quickly controlled. Mrs Dowling and two children were at home. damage limited to curtains. Constable Trigg investigated the cause of the small blaze. Also in Brisbane James Robert Syme of State High School won the Bee Memorial Medal for a junior public service exam paper.
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Pirie
Ellen Street
Adelaide
Wiu-Val Theill Ui
A. W. Raggatt
Raggatt and
C. Dowling
Brisbane
James Robert Syme
South Brisbane
Drowning Fatality at Baroota Claims Melrose Worker
Oscar Longhurst, 59, of Melrose and Waterworks Department employee, drowned near Baroota after a possible slip into deep water on Friday night. Port Germein constable W J Stokes, plus J M Stokes and T Flinn, retrieved the body on Saturday with grappling irons. Longhurst, unmarried ex-soldier, had worked on a pipeline for about a year. he likely had no relatives in the state, with the nearest in Western Australia.
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Oscar Longhurst
Melrose
Waterworks Department
Baroota
W. J. Stokes
Port Germent
J. M. Stokes
Pirie Waterworks
T. Flinn
Mr. Longhurst
Western
Australia
Man in Office Surprised by Bank Manager's Wife
Mr F C McLean bank manager at Adelaide opened his private office door for cool air on Saturday night. A young man entered claiming to be in a library. He fled when questioned, valuables including cigarettes and cash disappeared. Police arrested the suspect and recovered the taken items.
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F.C. McLean
Prre
Bank of Adelaide
Car Extrication After Creek Plunge Near West Terrace
A car plunged into a creek in Adelaide parklands near Anzac Highway and West Terrace Cemetery. It took about two and a half hours to extract the vehicle from the muddy bed after it failed to stop at the road edge. The driver escaped unharmed.
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Adelaide
Anzac Highway
West Terrace
Che
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Tom Williams
Pirie Beerial
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Wandeaval
Kreezer
Butcher
Brigade
Eugene
John D. Hoffmann
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