Allies Fight on Dutch Soil in Advanced Aerial Landing
Allied airborne troops in Holland are consolidating positions as British ground forces advance and link up with paratroopers west of Antwerp. Heavy fighting continues near Aachen with Bussach cleared, Hofen captured, and Brandscheid taken as forces push toward Prum and Be rder while armored units cross Luxembourg frontier toward Huttingen.
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Australian Associated Press
London
Holland
Antwerp
Maastricht
Abachsberg
Sim- Jelveld
Aachen
Bussach
St. Vith
Germany
Brandscheid
Hortheim
Prum
Berder
America
Luxembourg
Huttingen
Trier
Moselle Valley
Belfort Gap
St Loup Sur Meuse
Fougerolies
Luxeuil
Pont de Roide
U.S. Progress in Palau Area Peleliu Wipeout Reported
Washington reports progress in the Palau area with U S forces holding over half Peleliu and 5495 Japanese wiped out on Peleliu by Sunday. Navy Construction units repair the Peleliu airfield amid some of the Pacific war’s bitter fighting.
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Peelin
Navy Construction Corps
Peleliu
60 000 Planes a Year Record Crashes UK Output
London reports a record aircraft production level with 27 273 complete new aircraft, 60 000 engines and spares, and 18 000 planes reconditioned. The figures reflect the UKs aviation industry output and maintenance activity of the period.
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London
United
British Empire Casualties Reported in War
The report cites approximately 1,000,000 casualties in the British Empire with 328,000 dead and around 1,400,000 total including Allied forces. It notes two thirds of the dead are British, and more than 36,000 British civilians have vanished in German air raids.
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London
AL Jeol Mb
Nearing Crisis in Baltic Battle Reveals Heavy Losses
London reports the Baltic front near a climax as German and Soviet forces clash. German northern army, about 20 divisions, pressed by heavy losses and increasing Russian counter blows. fate to be decided in days.
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London
Tussay Hatte
Baltic States
Red Abmey Teng
Latvia
Dejected Jap who got away wins Military Cross
An Australian airman who escaped a crashed plane and wandered through Japanese lines as a dejected Japanese soldier has been awarded the Military Cross. The award announcement details his perilous route and persistent concealment among enemy forces after the crash and near capture.
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Canberra
Luesday
Rail stoppage off by Australian Workers' Union call
Conciliation Commissioner Mr EH Rowlands announced a threatened two hour rail stoppage by Australian Workers' Union members on Commonwealth Railways is called off by the union. Affected workers will be paid from shed to shed for time worked between 11 pm and 6 am with penalties to be covered. Adelaide registry reports assurances from AW leaders that no stoppage will occur and duress against workers is to be avoided.
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EH. Rowlands
Australian Workers’ Union
Commonwealth Railways
Rowlands
J. H. Portus
Adelaide
Ashuivtian Court
Row
Auunis Dugsl
Cameron
Won
Sydney
Assu Smed
M. J. Murphy
T. Doherty
82-Year-Old Heroine Rescues Grandchildren From Blaze
An 82-year-old woman in Melbourne rushed through flames to rescue her 16 month old granddaughter and a four year old grandson from a burning seven-room Carnegie dwelling. The fire broke out this afternoon, with neighbors aiding in evacuation as smoke filled the porch. Fire crews battled the blaze, saving the structure from total destruction.
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Melbourne
Testlay
3 Day
Carnegie
Elephant killer hits keeper at Melbourne ride
Queenie the elephant killed keeper Wilfred Lawson of Brunswick 169 after rides in Melbourne. As he was being led back to the enclosure the elephant felled him with her trunk and knelt on him before a bystander used a bicycle pump to scare her away.
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Melbourne
Queenie
Wilfred Lawson
Brunswick
Lawson
Stoep
Fun
Local Weather Fragments Include Sunrise and Temperatures
Fragmentary weather note lists sunrise and sunset times for today and tomorrow, with garbled temperature values and a few stray city labels. Mentions yesterday's maximum and a low in unclear terms. Data quality is poor and names are incomplete.
Law Abiding Pirie Court Session Briefly Concludes
Mr W C Gillespie SM yesterday presided over Pirie noting 13 minutes of car entries and disposal of several unsatisfied judgment summonses by non appearance. An order for 10 days imprisonment was made against defaulters. Licences for H R Goodwin second hand dealer and D B Middleton land agent were applied for. Defence counsel C Hannan asked for adjournment which was granted.
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W. C. Gillespie
Pirie
H. R. Goodwin
D. B. Middleton
C. Hanna
Standardisation Talks for Screw Threads Planned
The British Department of Public Relations says British and American experts will visit London to discuss standardising screw thread signs. The move aims to save time and money in world industry as British technical brains prepare proposals, with Canada expected to participate.
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British Department of Public Relations
London
Canada
Adelaide Faces Water Shortage Warning
Adelaide official warns that without timely rains by month end water restrictions may be imposed. Commissioner of Public Works M Steintosh and Water Supply Department cite increased shortages since prior alert, urging beneficial rain in September.
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Adelaide
M. Steintosh
of Public Works
My. McTuveshy
Amguets Et Water Supply Department
Adelaide Names Delegation for America Conference
Australian chamber officials Moss J. Gosse and PB Shether are named to represent Australia at a conference in America. They will depart mid next month for Atlantic City in November as part of wartime allied commerce discussions.
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Atlantic City
Associated Chambers of Commerce AF Australia
Moss
J. 4. Gosse
George Wills & Company, Limited
Adelaide
PB. B. Shether
New South Wales
Coal stocks improve under ministerial review
Canberra reports gradual coal stock improvement and eased transport restrictions. The ban on sporting fixtures has been lifted and rail cuts affecting vital materials will be considered immediately. A Cabinet coal sub-committee will meet soon to address building material and timber transport holdups, with a possible increase in transport quotas.
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Canberra
E J. Ward
Claim And Counter In Local Court Dispute
Pending from Just court city Mi Gillespie in Pirie Local Court yesterday a derived judgment in the Dulius Koubay Fritz Rozevits claim for rent and counter claim for remuneration for lavish improvements. Judgment for defendant on the claim and for plaintiff on the counter claim with each party to pay their own costs. He noted credibility issues and that both sides misled the court, while acknowledging hospitality amid a house guest arrangement and disputed profits from a repair contract.
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Just Court City
MY. W
Gillespie
Pirie
Dulius Koubay
Fritz
Futlaron
Hamp
Miss Rubaskin
Seven Weeks Destruction in London and Southern England
Report cites that during the first seven weeks of the robot bomb raids at least 17,000 houses were totally destroyed and no less than £00,000 in damage sustained across London and southern England. Evacuations affected more than a million people including 225,000 mothers with young children.
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London
England
Ship's Firemen In Danger Off New South Wales Coast
Sleeping firemen aboard an Australian freighter escaped death when the bow of an Allied merchantman ripped into their quarters off New South Wales. Jack Knight was freed after bruises and cuts as he crawled through debris to reach the deck. The freighter, with a hole in her starboard bow, was towed to port while Allied ship tugs assisted after distress signals.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Jack
Knight
Five Minute Delay Aboard Commonwealth Railways Travel
A troubled pension of erratic services and safety concerns on Commonwealth Railways between Pirie and Port Mistista is discussed. The piece notes frequent station bypasses, noisy passenger behavior, and a proposed timetable adjustment aiming to reduce travel time by five minutes for the benefit of the traveling public.
Fifth Merchant Vessel at Whyalla Launch Ceremony
About 600 people applauded as the fifth merchant vessel, a 9,000 ton freighter, slid from the slipway into the water. Two other vessels of the same type had already been launched. Mrs J Kofensen christened the River Murchison. Munson and McFarlane, locally trained, oversaw the launch.
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Whyalla
J. Kofensen
Department of Munsions
Personal hospital admissions and a death reported
Mr Zuumit of Little Gertrude street was admitted yesterday to the surgical ward of Pirie Hospital. A patient in the surgical ward of Pite Hospital to MD Basson of Esnandrou died on Monday. Mr Clifany is a patient in the hospital Me win) admitted to the medical ward. Mr T Bawden of Solomontown was admitted yesterday in the medical ward of Pivic Hospital.
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Zuumit
Little Gertrude Street
Pirie’ Hospital
Pite Hospital
MD, Basson
Esnandrou
Clifany
T. Bawden
Solomontown
Pivic
Pirie Mailbag Mystery Stolen Bags Recovered Count Rises
Since September 4 six mailbags vanished from an unattended van in Pirie South yards during a rail stoppage between Melbourne and Western Australia. Five have been recovered with the latest two found Sunday and Monday. One bag remains missing as police extend searches to creeks and Parklands.
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Pirie South
Melbourne
Western Australia
South Parklands
Kevin John Walker
Terrace
R. K. Trigg
Pivie
Marshall reports four million U.S. troops in combat zones
General Marshall told the American Legion that American fighting strength in combat areas now exceeds four million men. He said no divisions were on active service and eight more would be on the water by September end. He urged the home front to maintain the effort until the enemy is battered.
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Washington
Thesday. EN
Marshall
U.S
American Legion
Gen. Marshall
America
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