German forces face annihilation in Rhine pocket
Reports from London and Reuters describe about 300,000 Germans in a collapsing pocket between the Maas and Rhine. The U S Ninth Army has reached the Rhine near Neuss, seizing rail hubs while German bridges at Neuss Dusseldorf area were destroyed. About 4,600 prisoners taken since Friday as Allied forces close in from Dusseldorf to the Saar Moselle confluence.
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Australian Associated Press
London
Maas
Rhine
United States Ninth Army
Neuss
Dusseldorf
Neuss-Dusseldorf
United States
Reuters
Third Army
Trier
Gendern
Kevelner
Heavies Still In Action In London Fight Report
Reports from London describe Allied air and ground actions as heavy tanks and planes strike targets near Brwinwick and the Reich. The Eighth Squadron continues daylight raids over the Reich and attacks along the Dortmund Canal area with associated losses and missions noted.
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London
Jyutatay
Portree
Liberator
Sven Bieching
Riycipal
Bieunawich Yen
Chementy
Loreb Weidel
Panther
Brwinwick
Star Army Air Force
Eighth Squadron
Reich
Heyal
Ponce
Dorts jund-Kins
Kasten
Eleventh Raid on Tokyo Reported by Army Department
The U S Army Department announced a large force of 150 Super Fortresses bombed Tokyo for the eleventh time starting at 7 30 a m Tokyo Radio said. Attacks were also reported from Kanto Province including the Yokohama port with bombs dropped on the capital and other targets. The radio stated pilots were flying blind and did little damage while Nagoya and Shirakawa industrial areas were later named as targets.
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Washington
Saintay Army Department
Tokio
Tokio Radio
Kanto
Yokulama
Nagoya
Shirvoks
Warfront Notes From Juxtaposed Frontline Report
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a World War II scene mentioning Iwo Jima and Japanese forces with references to divisions and a bank line. The text hints at troop movements, frontline progress, and allied observations, but is garbled and lacks clear dates or names.
Bombs Hit Swiss Cities in Night Attack
A Swiss communique reports unidentified aircraft dropped bombs on Basel and Zurich last night. Several persons were injured and nine houses were left uninhabitable.
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London
Suttag A
Switzerland
Basle
Zurich
German Plight on Baltic Front Deepens Near Stettin
Reports from Macstial Rosskutsovsky say the Second White Russian Army now holds positions between Runnenburg and Pollnuw, within miles of Stettin and the Baltic coast. The German Newsagency notes a slightly widened Russian bridgehead as expectations rise toward Berlin.
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London
Towarl
Macstial Rosskutsovsky
Runnenburg
Pollnuw
Stettin
Serious Fall on Barge Injures Capt DeDear Aboard
Capt H J DeDear bargemaster of Pirie South fell through a hatch on a barge and, with three men using a derrick and first aid stretcher, was hauled to deck. He sustained multiple fractures including ribs, left hand, and left pelvis. He is hospitalized in Pirie Hospital surgical ward and reported as improving after initial treatment.
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H. J. DeDear
Cottell Street
Pirie South
Pirie Hos
Tahoe
Cape
Wits Swaith
Harrien Steger
Wits
Vonkey
DeBear
Liquor Seizure After Raid on Unlicensed Premises
In Sydney on Friday night police raided premises suspected of liquor delivery to unlicensed outlets. About a hundred bottles of imported whiskey vermouth gin and other liquors were seized during the operation.
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Sydney
Weather Ahead Forecast for Central and Southeast
Scattered showers mainly in central and southeastern districts with cool conditions. Winds fresh and variable to south west. 24 hour outlook targets major capitals with Sydney near 87, Perth 74, Adelaide 71, Brisbane 74, Meteo notes.
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Sydey
Perth
Adelaide
Metoun
Pirie
Allied Drive to Cologne Presses German Lines
London dispatch reports American forces advancing on Cologne from the west and closing on the Rhineland capital. German defenses around Frente are abandoned, with the city now only a few miles away and likely to fall within days.
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London
Sundin
Ile
Cologne
Rhineland
Frente
Planes Missing in Pacific Search Under Way
The Army reports Lieut Gen M F Harmon chief of the Twentieth Bomber Command and nine other officials are missing after a reconnaissance flight near Pearl Harbor. An intensive search by planes and ships is in progress in the Pacific with weather and sea conditions reported fair and the missing aircraft believed to have ample fuel.
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Pearl Harbor
Army Department
M. F. Harmon
Bomber Command
Athos
Ger Jaynes Anderson
Hanion
Chint N Staff
Pacific
Governor Norrie Attends Wings Presentation at Pirie Air School
Governor of South Australia Sir Willoughby Norrie visited Pirie on Friday for a wings parade at No 3 Air Observers' School. He presented wings to navigator, air bomber, and navigator bomber graduates, praised instructors, and urged graduates to uphold high standards in air force duties and the Iran Libya era service.
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Sir Willoughby Norrie
AIR School Wings
Willoughby Norrie
South Australia
Pirie
Air School
Adelaide
No. 3 Air Observers’ School
City
Willy
Aike Bieast
RCA
Libya
French WAC in Alsace Evacuates Children Amid Frontline Strife
An officer of the French Army Women's Auxiliary Corps reads stories to displaced children in Sarequenuties near the Alsace border as Allied units evacuate and care for evacuees and civilians under fire. The period notes enemy attacks on Northern Alsace and offensives across Luxembourg and Belgium, with December 16 dated actions at the Western Front.
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French Army Women's Auxiliary Corps
Benne Harrad
Aefages
Belgie
Alsace
United States Department of War
Death of Mr Rees Jones in Pirie era noted in tribute
The death of Mr Rees Jones aged 57, a longtime Pirie resident and former metallurgical worker, is reported with details of his career in the Smelters office, library service, and safety role. He was a golf club former, yachtsman, swimmer, and M C A supporter. Interment occurred at Pirie Cemetery with Rev G W Schalefield officiating. His wife Miss Eileen Winter survives, along with a daughter, Milly Jones, and siblings in Newcastle and Adelaide. He arrived in 1908 and held notable town roles.
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Cuthbert Edward Rees Jones
Pirie
Amois Ducal
CR. Jones
Naracoorty
Glenelg
Jones
G. Dey
Eileen Winter
Joseph Winter
Hsu
Gasil Junes
Newcastles
Magarey
Adelaide
Title Golf Club
Unchi
M.C.A
Pirie Institute
G. W. Schalefield
Rire
River Tide Schedule From Day To Day
River tides and daily timings for high and low waters listed with approximate hours. Weather entries show temperatures from yesterday and upcoming highs and lows for Saturday and Friday with noted maximums and minimums.
Holiday trip and hospital updates in Solomontown
Personal news notes Mr and Mrs Albert Meschke of Mathoond Solomontown left last evening for a fortnight holiday in the South East and Adelaide. P M Reid has been discharged from Pirie Hospital surgical ward. Mr E J Johnson of Solomontown after a week in Pirie Hospital medical ward was allowed to return home at the week end.
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Albert Meschke
Mathoud
Solomontown
Adelaide
P. M. Reid
Pirie Hospital
E. J. Johnson
Amazing Escapade Of Two Boys In Pirie Police Chase
Two youths faced charges for smashing three Dingle Motor Company plate glass windows worth £58 and unlawfully using a Douglas G. Underwood motor car, two bicycles, and a horse and sulky. They admitted breaking the windows and attempting to drive the car, then led police on a chase from Pirie to Warnertown before capture. The court remanded them to Adelaide Juvenile Court for examination, with parents notified.
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W. V. Virgo
A. Sjostrom
V. V. Wallace
Dingle Motor Company
Douglas G. Underwood
William Sidney Kocus
Alwytt Thomas Cockburn
Robert Clark
Warnertown
Sgt
Virgo
Pine
Solomontown School
Gladstone
Mr. Unederwood
Main Road
Terrace
Albert Terrace
Que
Mr. Koch
Joyce
Mr. Cockbuth
Pirie
L. L. Weir
R. Smith
Nator Cycle
Warnertown Road
Beieves
Jinker
Wehr
Sumuth
Constant Smith
Det Slinger
Pirit
Hiad
Sjostrom
Adelaide Juvenile Court
Children's Welfare and Public Relief Board
Sir Harry Chauvel Dead at 80
Sir Harry George Chauvel, famed Australian cavalry leader in World War I, dies at 80 in Melbourne. Born in Tabulan New South Wales, he commanded the desert column and ANZAC mounted division in Sinai, was mentioned nine times in dispatches, and received top dominion honors including KCMG KCB CB CMG and GC MG.
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Melbourne
Ser
Harry Chauvel
Sir Harry George Chauvel
Tabulan
New South Wales
New Zealand Mounted Division
Sinai
Harry
K.cm.g
Kcb
Cmg
G.cm
Dominions
London
George VI
Australian Council of Defence
Cremation figures rise in South Australia war years
ADELAIDE Sunday figures show cremations at West Terrace Cemetery increasing during the war. Cremations rose from 109 in 1939-40 to 145 in 1943-44, with the biggest jump from 109 in 1939-40 to 137 in 1940-41.
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Adelaide
South Australia
West Terrace
Divorce Court Breaks Records in Perth March Defences
Perth Sunday divorce court lists a record number of undefended cases for March, reaching 118. Previous years show rising totals with 1940 at 27, 1942 at 143, 1943 at 55, and 1944 at 69, indicating a long term increase.
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Perth
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