Advances in Normandy Americans Capture Vesly and Pierre Pont
Allied HQ reports rapid American gains in western Normandy with advances south of La Haye Dupuits toward Landemauduit and high ground near Lessay. Vesly and Serville seized. Pierre Pont taken north of Periers and progress toward Gorges narrows the Carentan marsh. British lines in Hottotongy hold after repelling two counterattacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
la Haye Dupuits
Landemauduit
la Haye-Lessay
Lessay
Vesly
Carentan
Nay
Periers
St. Lo
Bayeux
Germans Show Signs of Disorganization as Riga Battle Opens
London dispatch reports the Baltic drive to Riga has begun with Russian troops and tanks breaching German defences after Gen Yeremenko's assault. German forces show early disarray as the Red Army advances behind Dvinsk toward Riga, with tanks within about 35 miles of the frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riga
Yeremenko
Latvia
Red Army
Dvinsk
Reuter
Rent cut for Bondi cottage by Sydney court
The Kair Rents Court reduced the Bondi furnished cottage rental from £20 to 14 shillings a week. The magistrate noted a United States air squadron paid £2 weekly for four months. Lessor Harry Sowerby claimed £210 weekly rent to owner plus £446 for furniture and goodwill, with last November cleaning at 30s weekly and gas and electricity costing £5 8s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Kair
Talay
Bondi
United States
Harry Sowerby
Beer lounges unlikely in Canberra for service personnel
The Commonwealth Government is unlikely to act on creating beer lounges in capital cities for Australian service personnel on leave. A routine order currently bans wet canteens in cities, but Cabinet will discuss the issue later. A review of wet canteens policy and beer quotas for civilians is also proposed amid difficulties with forming a liquor board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Thuwsday Commonwealth
Whyalla Court Hears Conspiracy and Local Larceny Charges
Whyalla Police Court records show Lioyd John Furst and Spencer Alfred Baden Fentrell charged jointly with conspiracy and committed for trial. Several Whyalla men faced larceny charges involving BHLP property. Cyril Roy English fined £9 plus costs, and £3 10 on a second charge. John James Malconray fined £6 on each of two charges. Robert Gilder Johnson fined £12 10 on two charges. William Henry Mucklestone fined £3 with costs. First case of its kind in Whyalla.
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Whyalla
Lioyd
John Furst
Spencer Alfred Baden Fentrell
Furst
BHLP
Cyril Roy English
John James Malconray
Robert Gilder Johnson
William Heny Mucklestone
Go-slow strike hits boat building output in Melbourne
Arbitration Court heard evidence that workers in the boat building industry have cut output by about 75 percent under a go-slow policy. G Mooney said the tactic is not a common method to resolve grievances and declined to order a return to normal work. Employers say tasks that normally take three and a half days now take 12 to 13 days as snail craft are built for war purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Arbitration Court
G. Mooney
Consiltation Commissioner
Mooney
Local Pirie Hospital admits and discharges listed
Multiple notices report admissions and discharges at Pirie Hospital including Mr C C Warner of Port Germein and Mr J W Murphy of Pirie West. Others mention patients George Tsiros and John Brown among medical ward cases with staff notes and leave details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Warner
Port Germein
Pirie Hospital
J. W. Murphy
Redda Street
Pirie West
George Tsiros
E. M. Collins
Port Pirie Council
RAAF
Sayner’s
Florence Street
John Brown
J. B. Kelly
the Terrace
H. Hutchins
Pirie
Ring Barrier Hotel
J. Clement
Sweden Feels Swedens Helped Neutral Germany Report
A Stockholm report states Sweden delivered 3,000,000 tons of iron ore to Germany in the first six months of 1944, less than half of the 7,000,000 tons pledged under the German Swedish trade agreement. German exports to Sweden remain largely on schedule with coal and coke ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sweden
Germany
Stockholm
Navy Patrol Rosters Crew for Incoming Week
NAP roster lists D Castle on Saturday Gragga on Sunday R Murray M Lawrie R Carter G Sabey P Edwards N Brown cover the coming week with daily assignments from Saturday through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirie Naval Auxiliary Patrol
D. Castle
Ragga
R.murray
M. Lawrie
R. Carter
G. Sabey
P.edwards
N. Brown
Referendum Campaign Opens in Pirie
The Pirie referendum drive on constitutional power after the war opened with meetings for both sides. A No League branch was formed, with R. N. Lewis as chairman, aiming to enroll members and invite an Adelaide speaker. A Yes meeting led by A. W. Lacey and P. H. Quirk urged education and unity to prevent division into six sections, and a joint committee was appointed to lead actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirie
Vote “No” League
R. N. Lewis
Adelaide
Lewis
Lakuy Ha
Yes
A.W. Lacey
P. H. Quirk
W. H. Threadgolk
Ginayor
Lacey
Commonwealth
Quirk
Australia
Evatt
G. W. Scholefield
Messrs Threadgold
C. L. Davis
H. W. Bronmick
Messrs
W. H. Taylor
G. H. Sharpe
L. H. Davis
E. N. Ellis
G. O'Brien
H. L. Blucher
A Kenyon
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Wesly
Pierre Pont
Australian Associated Press
Bill
Hoopers Corner
Norman and
Florence Streets
Port Pirie
Telephone
Royal Air Force
Evenin'r Sea
Porter L
MM Craig
Sam Gibbons
Judith
Senate Road
Gnr. J. Gibbons
N.ap
Hughes
Bruce
Ts Uymer
Scholefield
Kowper
Bil. Bh
Prests Limited
Ellen Street
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