Japan Mobilises All Forces Political Uncertainty Remains
Prince Konoye, named by the Emperor to form a new government, is reportedly directing a mobilization of all forces in Japan while authoritative circles vow no change in basic policy. A Shanghai dispatch says troops mobilize nationwide but their destination remains unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ntralian
Londus
Siurdas
Konoye
Japan
Tokio
United Press
Shanghai
Pirie Man’s Courage Cited in Royal Humane Awards
The Royal Humane Society awarded 22 bronze medals and certificates of merit for bravery. Names recorded include Sidney Kennedy of Pirie, and tribute notes highlight a Pirie man and a girl linked to Clarke Medal events amid archival records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Sidney Kennedy
Pirie
Russian Front Battles and Berlins Reports Clash
Reports from Berlin say German air activity focuses on rail links around Leningrad and between Smolensk and Moscow while Russian railways remain functional. Baltic fighting intensifies with Tallinn reportedly encircled and in flames and Russian troop evacuations claimed by a Finnish radio. A Stockholm dispatch urges caution on German advances. A British expert notes tense conditions west of a key front. Russia reportedly fields a new bomber with a cannon against tanks. Moscow cites a faster bomber than German fighters.
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Ploesti
Berlin
Leningrad
Smolensk
Moscow
Tallinn
Estonia
Stockholm
Bien Se
Wise
Red Air Force
Russia
Enigmatic Nazi Bombing Claims From Berlin Report
A brief Berlin claim surfaces with little concrete progress while Nazi forces press Russian defenses. Moscow radio counters with reports of fighting in Smolensk, hinting at a possible German advance through a gap between the Dvina and Dnieper rivers as the war news remains fragmented and periodic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Moscow
Smolensk
Vivebski
Dvina
Dnieper
Seven German Planes Lost in Western Desert Battle
A London report by a foreign correspondent details the destruction of seven German planes in the Western Desert. Fifteen dive bombers, escorted by a large formation of Messerschmitts, were sighted to the south as Allied Hurricanes engaged. Two German fighters were shot down, and one Messerschmitt paid a price as Hurricanes failed to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Desert
Junkers
Whyalla Pilot In England Flight Seat
Whyalla pilot J M Emery formerly of Spencer Gulf Aero Club has been appointed to Mekal ing Company Limited in England. Ambulance roster lists John Ambulance volunteers for the weekend with names including S M Ches son and P Duffy in football and lacrosse duties at Memorial Oval Lissum Drill Hall and Huckey-Tonard Oval with Ptes J By Griffiths and J Culpin. Sister G Vance acts as deputy matron at Broken Hill Hospital.
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J. M. Emery
Spencer Gulf Aero Club
Mekaling Company, Limited
Brother
Ot. John Ambulance
Memorial Oval
Lissum
Sgt
S. M. Chesson
Amb
Lihot Mes
J. Harris
P. Duffy
Drill Hall
Junior Lacrosse Match At Drill Hall Scheduled
South and North clubs meet in the Junior Lacrosse Association at Drill Hall ground tomorrow at 2:30. North squad lists Gowan capt, Steand vcapt, and Jones Elliott Teague Bowe Hiscock Masters plus others. South includes Naulty Kya Adams Adams Smith Underwood Willis Warner Holthouse Morns Franklin and Rontaunay. Also notes drill hall thermometer readings and a Red Cross update on a wounded soldier’s mother in Angle Street.
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Drill Hall Ground
T. Gowan
B. Steand Eice
E. Jones
Liptess
K. Elliott
Hall
Ko Turner
G. Teague
W. Bowe
L. Hiscock
L. Benn
C. Davidson
K. Masters
Smith
R. Naulty
D. Kya
M. Adams
D. Adams
V. Smith
D. Underwood
J. Willis
W. Warner
Holthouse
Menzies Resignation Sought To Unite UAP In Melbourne
A Melbourne move seeks to displace Prime Minister R G Menzies from United Australia Party leadership. W J Hutchinson MHR urged Menzies resignation and backed A W Fadden to unite the party, arguing a crisis has "time for a new leader."
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Menzies
Melbourne
R. G. Menzies
United Australia Party
W. J. Hutchinson
M.H.R
U.A.P
Hutchinson
A. W. Fadden
Labor Party
Mr. Hutchinson
Aeroplane and Debutante Ball Raises Funds in Pirie
The Coun ty Women's Association held a successful Aeroplane and Debutante Ball at Pirie Town Hall raising funds for the air force, attracting 850 patrons. Large flags and a silvered aeroplane centerpiece framed the event with Ambassadors' Orchestra providing music and Misses introduced as debutantes to Wing Commander R. F. M. Datton and wife.
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TV Raix
Air Force
County Women's Association
Pirie Town Hall
Ambassadors
G. Hogg
Prisoner of War in Field Hospital Receives Attention
Charles Fenn is recovering satisfactorily in a field hospital in Maly as a prisoner of war. Ww. Saing Sabetes of the Spen cer Gulf Aero Club announced that K J Lumbers from Adelaide has been recommended for an A-class pilot's licence. Messrs A Kersten C A Hendry and L Warren, Broken Hill executive on Engine drivers, met here with PED and PA committees.
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Charles Fenn
Maly
Saing Sabetes
Spencer Gulf Aero Club
K. J. Lumbers
Inquest Opens on Pirie Terrace Pedestrian Fatality
Frederick Gillies died after two men were struck by a taxi on The Terrace Pirie West on June 2. Coroner A H L Goode opened the Pirie inquest as Winter, severely injured, testifies from Pirie Hospital with both legs broken.
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Pirie West
Frederick Jacob Gillies
Pirie
Pirie Hospital
A. H. L. Goode
William Thomas Britten Winter
Hhospital
Walter Raymond Braddock
Patriot Picnic Fund Allocations Approved by Local Association
Last night the Picnic and Sports Association approved gifts totaling £500 for local patriotic funds: Red Cross £200, Fighting Forces Comforts Fund £200, Thumbs-Up Club £50, and Women's War Work Circle £50. The date was moved to October 22 for the annual outing. motions debated allocation limits and schedule for the day, with emphasis on including shift workers and supporting subsidiary bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blas Picnic and Sports Association
Benis
Red Cross Society
Fighting Forces Comforta Fund
Amociation War Work Circle
Tocesber
Picle
Emae Sorres
Fighting Forces Comforts Fund
D. Yates
Hed Crom Society
C. E
Bed Crom
D. Brakenridge
J. N. Keynes
C. Workingman II
W. James
Fighting Forces Comforts
Red Cross
Women's Association
Mer
Munro
Red Cross and Fighting Fund
CWA
James
H. V. Merlino
C. Hobbe
Goldiers
South
Keynes
Pirie & 9
Leeve
Ake
Munre
No Pints at Barrier After Monday
A statement from United Licensed Victuallers Association secretary Mr T Bradstreet says hotelkeepers have traded at a loss for three months and it is impossible to carry on under current conditions. Pints will be eliminated from Monday next, July 21, as the only solution to overcome present difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgo
LG. Tussie
Gillies
Winter
FTER
United Licensed ‘Victuallers’ Association
T. Bradstreet
Death of Beverley Lucy Stokes in Kalgoorlie
The Recorde reports the death of Beverley Lucy Stokes aged 16 months daughter of Mrs A K Stokes formerly Mollie McCormick of Mansom Street Pirie West now in Kalgoorlie. Beverley Lucy was found with a fractured skull lying near a gutter after possibly wandering into the street and struck by a passing vehicle. The burial took place in Kalgoorlie on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. K Stokes
Mollie McCormick
Mansom Street
Pirie West
Kalgoorlie
Beverley Lucy
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Prince Konoye
Clarke
Royal Humane Society
Libya
Whyalla
England
G. Vance
Broken Hil Hospital
News of Pte. W. T. H. McDonald
Ey McDonald
Angle Street
Salumontows
Onscot
W. I. H. McDonald
McDonald
Comforts Fund
Fighting Cores Conforts
Prey
Gree Pregas
South v
North AT
Lacrosse
U.ap
Roper
Lj.short
P. Jones
P. Connell
R. F. M. Datton
Conmander
E. Allard
D. Gill
Palmer
Lurna
Doyle
Ted
Michalauny
Marion Davies
A.C. Syd. Palmer
Prisca Lethbridge
Rupert
Yeorgette
Betty Sjostrom
A.C. Hedley Morgan
Mills
Christine Young
Face Gret Taffeta
Lac Bill Byfield
Laurel Murphy
Harry Baldwin
Fay Hocking
Eric Renfree
Kathleen Harris
A.C
Laurence Decke
Joan Paul
Georgette
Frank Mold
Claire Price
Ted Wood
Constance Hashamt
Lac
Ned Clements
Peggy Elliott
Bob Richardson
Jean Johnson
Jim Smith
Fale
F. J. McMahon
Mesdames P. Bernhardt
E. Alford
TL. Yelland, and
C. P. Falke
Mesdames
A.M. Bickers
W. Henneker
J. ©. Seotcher
A Vass
G. G Edwards
H.ford
LH. Jones
J. Doyle
E. Chambers
M. Sandery
H. Westfield
J. Wards
P. Scarman
Mr. P. Bernhardt
Mesdames Brakenridge
G. Ro Neh
Playfair
Falk
C. Winning
McVey
Re ‘Id
R. 11
Sampsont Tucker
FE. Pammenter
G. S.johansen
D. Baker
J. Brakenridge
D. T. McBride
S. Grewar
H. E. Finlay
G. Brakenridge
D. Pointon
R. Welg~mann
Q. J
Lagtaig Vilvets
1 Kreischmer
R. Netting
J. Lillis
Mr. Bernhardt
A. T. Knibbs
Ry Wehrmann
W. Adcock
G. Pilgrim
R. H. Sampson
G. Heggie
Pimlotts Limited
Broadway Road
Mr. Winter
L. G. Tassie
RD. Carman
Mr. Hannan
Crown
Jeff
Ces
Harry Matthew Jacka
Seasualihe Meek Taut Yutieay Apse Mately
Sweeney
Lewis
Terrace Road
Setilain
William Drill
Hannan
Red Cross War Organisation
Department of Information
B.h.as. Picnic and Sports Association
Fine Gesture
Prests Limited
S.S.W
Ss.w
Rubinstein
Paul Duval
Prests
Swallow & Arell
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