Bitter Battle for Okinawa Nears Complete American Control
American progress in Okinawa continues with the Sixth Division Marines claiming two thirds of Naha and clearing the north shore of Naha Harbor. The Seventh Division pushed 1500 yards on a 3000 yard front and reached Baton Bay while Shun falls under threat. Reports say Japan loses about 1000 men daily as US infantry press the island. Air attacks persist on shipping. Admiral Nimitz notes a small warship sunk and twelve vessels damaged along with seventy seven Japanese plants destroyed.
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Guam
Naha
Naha Harbor
Baton Bay
Nimitz
JAPANESE ATTACK REPULSED NEAR Fegu IN BURMA
Allied forces reported night Japanese assault near Fegu in the Moksutwi area, northwest of the rail line. After outranking moves and heavy mortar fire, the attackers were repelled by Fifth Indian Division troops and Allied counteractions.
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London
Therday
Moksutwi
Fegu
Codday
Une Koweli
Toulhheun
Syrian Situation Still Obscure
Reports today indicate ongoing clashes between government forces and rebels near Damascus and Aleppo. Communication lines between Damascus and Homs remain severed, leaving the broader situation uncertain and information scarce.
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London
Yutel
Typhus in Paris and London Alarm Officials
A damaged notice reports typhus spreading in Paris and London with 66 cases noted. The French and British health ministries pledge strongest preventive actions while acknowledging civilian impact and editorials urging stricter measures.
Trieste problem grows in postwar settlement
Turmoil over Trieste widens as nations argue over postwar arrangements. Belgrade radio reports difficulties in satisfying all parties as 2,500 residents protest. Prime minister Siavw-Nutowi, envoy to Mahia, faces pressure amid tense negotiations.
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London
Tuesdins
Trieste
Sceuidins
Belgrade
Fladio
Siavw
Haiti
Mahia
Banking Bill Before House Threatens Liberty in Australia
Sir Earle Page led the Opposition’s attack in the House of Representatives on the government’s banking bill. He argued the proposed changes go beyond mere structure, risking liberty and the future of representative institutions. He warned revolutionary monetary shifts could undermine money access for amenities and migration plans.
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Canberra
Earle Page
C.P. N.S.W
House of Representatives
Hael
Australia
Riots at West Tamworth Camp End in 200 Prisoners Breakout
Sydney reports a riot at the West Tamworth military detention camp where about 200 inmates tried to breach security. Guards used sticks and bayonets. many prisoners fled, with roughly 40 believed to have escaped. Police reinforced Tamworth to restore order after the disturbance.
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Sydney
Tinsday Tech Therait
West Tamworth
Tamworth
Fortresses Over Yokohama Bombardment Reported
New York Times correspondent says superfortresses dropped 4200 tons of incendiaries on Yokohama. Attacks targeted northeast industrial hubs, central docks, and southern commercial districts aided by Mustang fighters from Iwo Jima and accompanying bombers.
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New Yor
Tivaslay E
Guam
New York Times
Yokohama
Iig
Iwe Jima
Blayney Murder Case Ends in Death Sentence
Cyril Norman, aged 41, was sentenced to death at the Central Criminal Court after conviction for the January 12 murder of Constable Eric George Bailey, 42, in Blayney. The constable died from injuries after attempting to stop the assailant, who fled to hospital amid the blaze of flames and chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dydney
Bagley
Preference Bill Stormy Scenes In House
Stormy debate on the Re-establishment and Employment Bill proceeded in the House of Representatives before dinner adjournment, focusing on rehabilitation provisions for discharged servicemen and women amid tense exchanges and procedural hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanberra
House of Representatives
Clisiiy
Lord Haw-Haw Arrest Reported in Allied HQ Release
English radio propagandist William Joyce known as Lord Haw-Haw has been arrested, according to an official bulletin from British Second Army Headquarters. The notice cites his capture and other court or interrogation procedures as part of wartime security measures.
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London
Lunday
William Joyce
Lord Haw-Haw
Jonah
Expreve
Second Army
Heague
Ironworkers seek annual leave in awards debate
The Ironworkers Federation met in Pirie on April 2 to push for an annual holiday in awards. They pressed the government to legislate an entitlement similar to New South Wales, but cabinet advised that annual leave should be handled by Arbitration Courts.
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Federation Tin
Transpheis’ Federation
Pirie
Phoforrl
New South Wales
McKell
Swte
Morgan
UN Huang
Eravitary
Tronworkers Union
Ira Knob
White
Playford
Tam
Ee Ae
Another Pirie Boy Safe From War Prisoner Story
Mrs. E. M. Kirby of Agnes Street Ellendale Imus received word from the wife of Cpl RD Hole AJE that after being a prisoner of war in Germany since HAM he is safe and well in Voghand Hulze was born in Pirie He enlisted in New South Wales in 1938 and was in Athens Hospital Greece when taken prisoner.
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E. M. Kirby
Agnes Street
Ellendale
Imus
Hole
Germany
Ham
Sister Bray Passes After Long Illness in Adelaide
Sister Selina Caroline Bray head of Pirie's private hospital near Balmoral road Pirie South died yesterday in Adelaide following a seven week illness Her career spanned establishing hospitals in Minlaton and Pirie with a long record of patient care and wartime service, earning respect from colleagues and friends.
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Adelaide
Selina Caroline Bray
Pirie
Balmoral Road
Pirie South
Uae
Everard Lef Minlaton Ata
Hawly Bridge
Bray Luca
Knappstein
Che
Heavy cost of war in Australia totals over two billion
The Commonwealth Department of Information quarterly Facts and Figures shows six years of war cost Australia £2,166,000,000 up to September next, about £300 per person. Of this total £707,000,000 comes from revenue and £1,449,000,000 from loans.
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Commonwealth Department of Information
Australia
Sickness benefits for shop assistants discussed
The meeting of the Shop Assistants and Warehouse Employes' Federation debated a proposed sickness benefits scheme for members. Mr M11 Smith chaired the session, with committee members named and officers elected. The group supported pursuing investigation and reporting back with details at a later date.
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Smith
St Batyweeveting
Cunningsham
Williams
Hod
Stacey
Mus
E. Tavener
Jae
Messi
Conningham
Witham
Vicus
Button
Weather Ahead Forecast and City Temperatures
An official two hour forecast notes a rally fine but cold night with frosts mainly in eastern districts and winds east to north. Yesterday’s rural city temperatures show Adelaide seven, Brisbane seven, Sydney sixty two, Hobart ninety three, Methawing forty nine.
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Adelaide
Brisbane
Pevili
Sydney
Hobart
Methawing
Pivwe
War widow mourns loss of nephew in Tarakan fight
Mrs M Jones of Pirie West received a telegram stating her nephew, Warrant Officer James Alexander Christie of the Ninth Division, has died of wounds from fighting on Tarakan. Christie lived with Mr and Mrs D B Christie at Christa Avenue North Walker and was well known in Virie. He served in the A.L.P. in 193% 21 1944 and became engaged ( velyy Brownrigg, of Peril.
Woman Dragged by Horse After Cart Crash in Wisconsin
Mrs Myrtle Clarke of Wilming was pulled onto Main road when horse attached to a cart bolted as an approaching motor vehicle startled it. She clung to reins and was dragged about 15 feet before the horse halted. Her son Brian, present, was not thrown. Clarke's husband rushed to aid and found she sustained minor cuts and bruises.
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Myrtle Clarke
Wis
Wilming & Horse
Main Road
Solomonown
Churchill Quote Origin Story From Battle of Britain Retold
Chief Commissioner Henry Rymill spoke at a Pre SS Scout Mall hanger on Saturday night recounting Winston Churchill's famed quotation Never in the history of the world has so much been owed by so many to so few He noted Churchill and his Chief of Staff visited a fighter squadron during the Battle of Britain and that the line born from a staff exchange by a pilot’s sacrifice became a famous quotation about those pilots.
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SS Scout Mall
Henry Rymill Tok
Winston Churchill
Rymall
England
Britain
Churchill
Star
Mr. Churchill
Port Pirie Chamber of Commerce form discussed
A Pirie meeting of traders and commercial interests formed the Port Pirie Chamber of Commerce. The group debated rules, aims to unite trade, industry, and services, and pursued 100 percent local membership while keeping the body non political and non sectarian. Members weighed subscription scales and committee structures to enroll all firms and ensure strong representation.
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Pirie
Chamber of Commerce
E. L. B. Sparks
Pirie Traders’ Association
Port Pirie Chamber of Commerce
Cairman
Sparks
Pirke
W. H. Threadgold
Wrighton
Threadgold
Monkey remarks at police station spark drunken riot claim
A courtroom recount describes a man and a boy charged after heckling officers and using obscene language during a Monday incident. Witnesses recalled insults toward Constable Parnell and Stewart, with the youths claiming intoxication fueled the behavior. Both defendants faced fines and costs, with 24 hours to pay or face seven days in jail.
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Donald Stesaie
Ion Wid
Wile
Alte Stewart
Yanks
Accu Igs
MSV Varga
Ptnseeiriid I
Staridag An Pettman's
Catry Wil Pomling
Fannell
Paunell
Collegey
Tin Wats
Stewart
Parnell
Sgt. Virgo
Jock
River Tide Weather and Temperatures Reported
The notice lists river tide timing from day to day with low water forecasts. Local temperatures show yesterday’s high 78 and low 47, with Monday’s high 74 and low 49.
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Touny
Hospital notices from Pirie Hospital ward admissions
Mr GH McGregor is a patient in the medical ward at Pirie Hospital. Sgt G S Shuttleworth was admitted Monday to the surgical ward at Pirie Hospital. Mr HB Turner is presenting after more than a week in Pirie Hospital. Mr F McDavigall of Main Foul Solomytawy is confined to his bed. Mrs M Zubrinich of Queen Street has returned home after a hospital stay in the women's surgical ward. Nurse Walters, previously on duty at Pirie, has resumed duties at Parkside Hospital.
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McGregor
Sun
Pirie Hospital
G. S. Shuttleworth
HB. Tuner
F McDavigall
Main Foul Solomytawy
M. Zubrinich
Queen Street
Walters
Parkside Hospital
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Australian Associated Press
New York
Shun
United States Infantry
Burma
Damascus
Aleapo
Paris
Teuilis
Ministry of Woowtth
Ministry of Health
Teeessau
Japan
Blayney
Norman
Haw-Haw
Parliament
Pirie Boy
Hooper
Hoopers
WOME
Urnishers Eines Boniamas
Bray
Minlaton
Abuind
International Heart
Tory
Britis
Me. C. Wrighton
W. D. Sharman
Bakers’ Association
Sharman
Master Butchers’ Association
State Association
Australian Meat Trades Federation
Chamber
Master Butchers
Mr. Sharman
Fell Nowerde
Alors
Pon Ltd
Malvern Star
Bruce Small Pty. Ltd
Itelf
Naber S
Alexander Street
Florence Street
Port Pirie
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