Allied Drive Advances in Calais and Holland Fronts
Allied forces press the Calais port with Canadian tanks and infantry after heavy RAF bombing. Australians report gains in the Netherlands area near Hindhoven Nijmegen Helmond and Duren. West of Turnhout bridgehead secured and Belfort Moselle sector advances noted amid heavy fighting. Japanese southward efforts described as limited for Australian forces north of the Equator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Calais
France
Channel
Holland
Hindhoven-Nijmegen
Salieato
Helmond
Duerne
Schijndel
Turnhout
Antwerp-Turnbhout Canal
Epinal
Moselle
Belfort
Bordonghio Captured by Allied Forces in Italy
British Eighth Army units in the Atlantic sector of Italy captured the village of Bordonghio six miles north of Rimini after a night attack. Western detachments cleared ground between the Mare sonia and Rubicon rivers and forced bridgehead crossings despite strong enemy resistance.
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London
Cownion
Eighth Army
Atlantic
Italy
Bordonghio
Rimini
Maresonia
Rubicon
U S Bombers Over Manchuria Reported By War Dept
U S bombers of the Fortresses struck military targets in Manchuria today according to War Department announcements. Tokio radio claimed the bombers attacked Anshinty and other localities as Japanese interceptor fighters engaged the raiders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Uwertet Bomber Command
Manchuria
War Department
Tokio Radio
Anshinty
Militia Bill North of Equator Not Proposed by Curtin
In Canberra the Commonwealth Government says it will not extend militiamen service north of the Equator. Prime Minister Curtin announced in the House of Representatives that no policy change is planned to alter the Militia Bill, citing already excessive numbers.
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Canberra
Testa
Commonwealth
Equator
Curtin
House of Representatives
Blaney Calls for Unyielding Pacifist Will to Tokyo
Gen Sir Thomas Blaney declares in Melbourne broadcast that Allied victory in New Guinea must be repeated to Tokyo. He warns that the force of arms required to impose the will on the Pacific aggressor will be staggering.
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Melbourne
New Guinea
Tokio
Thomas Blaney
War leaders defend leave as essential for recovery
General Blamey said many might be drawn into complacency by seeing many of our best fighters on leave. He argued the force needed rest and reorganization, stressing that producing invultions of Wut or food for the Allies required careful staffing and not a mass release from duty.
Lancaster bomber program justified in Australia
In Canberra Tuesday Prime Minister Curtin defended Australia’s plan to manufacture Lancasters. He said reasons for local production were overwhelmingly strong and a full explanation would follow. He rejected claims the project used labour delaying military operations in the region.
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Lanberra
Sky
Australia
Mr . Curtin
Rnte Snistec
House of Representatives
Curtin
J. PL Abbott
Mr. Curtin
Sale reports on sheep and draught horses at Jamestown
Reports from Northern stock agents note sheep sold at Byd a head and draught horses around £1 15s. a head. Jamestown sale saw prices low with old ewes offered high and many lambs, buyers refusing lands, some sold away. A Jamestown Layer bought 3,000 sheep including a fair-steed for 6d. each amid looming rain.
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Adelaide
Byd
Jamestown
Faruirs
Saesioy
Momentous First Day in Second Victory Loan Drives Funds
Adelaide reports a massive launch for the Second Victory Loan with billions of pounds raised on opening day. Major contributors included the AMP Society with 6 million pounds, the Savings Bank of Victoria with 4.5 million, and the Savings Bank of South Australia with 21.75 million, along with the Perpetual Trustee Company and Union Trustee Company contributing substantial sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide
Tesday
A.M.P. Society
Savings Bank of Victoria
T. and G. Society
Savings Bank. of
South Australia
Perpetual Trustee Company
Union Trustee Company
Derby Result Reversed in Pirie Homing Derby
Close check of pigeon flight times and velocities from the Pirie Homing Derby at Oodnadalla last weekend shows H Munn's pigeon won over J Burt. Sealed clocks read Sunday night and a comptometer tally later confirmed Munn ahead by seven thousandths of a yard per minute with a revised final showing for the Combined and Club Derby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oodnadalla
H. Munn
J. Burt
Trestrail
Pirie Homing Society
the Recorder
Burt
Mx Munn
Comptometer
Munn
Amin
Burts
F. Penny & Son
Unwanted Land On Beach Sparks Pirie Town Council Talk
At a Pirie Town Council meeting CL Davis reports residents fear the beach area is becoming a menace as a pile of wand debris remains. Mayor Threadgold promises removal and urges action before further damage or risk to visitors.
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Solomontown
Hivaeh
Wshiid Ltd
Davis
Pirie Town
Testimover
AMr_W. H. ‘Threadgold
Ira
Poultry Club Request at Wire Town Meeting
A letter from secretary Meo of Pine Vaultty Gibuskins was read requesting council approval to grant additional land in south parklands for the Poultry Club’s activities. The committee proposed erecting three buildings each 8 by 40 feet for future shows, space deemed inadequate.
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Wire
Meo
G.seotcher
Pine Vaultty Giubuskins
South Parklands
Ors. A. A. E. Whelan
Australia to Expand Overseas Publicity Drive
Canberra reports a wide expansion of Australia public relations efforts. Minister A A Calwell announces press attaches will be appointed and ten ministers abroad plus high commissioners will be aided by public relations officers. Consulates to be set up in New York and San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Thesiday
Australia
A. A. Calwell
External Agaire
Washington
Chungking
Ottawa
New Delhi
New York
San Francisco
Increased Coal Sought After Melbourne Meeting
An important meeting of port chiefs and railway officials in Melbourne discussed coal supply for rail transport. Delegates from Victoria New South Wales and South Australia plus road transport executives led by D. J. Howse pushed for a substantial increase in coal allocations to support rail services.
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Melbourne
Rainsport
Storia
New South Walls
South Australia
D. J. Howse
Coal pits idle as NSW stoppages hit output
In New South Wales idle coal pits caused a loss of 6100 tons the heaviest daily drop of the month. Five stoppages were in the north including Burwood, Australia's largest producer, where workers halted to press ambulance provisions at the pit head. Metropolitan mine halted in the south. western mines operated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
New South Wales
Burwood
Australia
Metropolitan
Luckless Smelterman Returns to Duty After Injury
R. J. Thompson, an Associated Smelters worker at Broken Hill, broke two ribs when a plate shifted while he removed it from a bin. He was treated at Pirie Hospital and admitted to the surgical ward, then returned to duty several hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Thompson
Broken Hil Associated
Thompson
Pirie Hospital
Former Piriean Dies In Sydney
Miss Bien Turner a 92 year old former Pirie resident, died in Sydney. She left Pirie for New South Wales years ago after working at Pirie Hospital and as a nurse. Survived by four brothers and a sister, with ties to Natnerby and Sydney where her family resides.
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Sydney
Bien Turner
Pivie
Toe Tate
Moe
Pisiel
Aistriet
Natnerby
Miss ‘Turner
Pirie
Col Row
Pirie Hospital
Deide
Ne Soul
Wales
Double Tragedy in Sydney Claims Couple’s Lives
In Newtown a 57 year old man Charles Robert Arthur and his 53 year old wife Edith Arthur were found dead at home. Mrs Arthur appeared smothered. Charles Arthur, who feared losing sight after a work accident, is suspected to have killed his wife and then hanged himself with a stocking.
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Sydney
Newtown
Charles Robert Arthur
Edith Arthur
Arthur
Callaghan
Artur
Council Examines Plant Overhaul and Vehicle Wear
Town council reviews the coin examination of corporate rolling stock. Report notes wear on two ton trucks and several models as well as high fuel use. Proposes purchasing two new trucks or a combined grader and scraper, with cost concerns and guidance to pursue the matter with committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirie Town
Ritschick
Bell
Rieschick
Raunell
Pirie Council Visualizes Globe Oval Upgrade Plan
Pirie Town Council discussed establishing a second headquarters for local sporting bodies at Globe Oval in Solomontown. A park and highway committee report noted arrangements with the Pirie Cricket Association to prepare the pitch, with mayor Threadgold optimistic about improvements and potential for grass planting and beautification.
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Globe
Oval
Solomontown
Pirie Town
Parkas and Highways Committee
Pirie Cricket Association
Solomagtowi Oval
W. HL. Theeadgoll
H. Smerdon
Atretch
sAtmere
Threadgold
Pirie
la H. Davis
Jon Havin
Memorial Oval
Globe Oval
Ald. C. L. Davis
LH. Davis
Glebe
Premature Memoir of Weir Grounds Player Show
Twenty years ago a principal event featured Thompson presenting awards to Warrior footballers at the Weir annual premiere. Ellis was praised for timing and performance, while Lamberts and others from MAAS Crewment gathered at a welfare project connected to the Electroty Co operative.
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Thompson
Weir
Lambert
Ac Sean
Ellis
Wleesull
Seeviews
Pen Anh
Hho—Phiyers
Py Ghewn
Indies Seu SU Ellis
Ty. Gammon
TM Brokenridge
Maas Cuegees
Jen Joe Wladdow
Tasthianta
Council grapples with powers to force repairs on sub standard houses
Pirie Town Council debated its authority to compel landlords to fix damp and leaky homes fronting Gertrude and Florence streets. Officials concluded condemnation offers limited relief, urging faster government housing action while considering regular notices and requisitions to prompt repairs.
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Pirie Town
Gertrude
Florence
B. V. Rich
H Loftes
Building Act
Loftes
Commonwealth Housing Commission
Commission
Soov
Suttering
Ald. Davis
From Day to Day Tides and Temperatures Report
Reading shows tides and water levels with numbers such as 1159 dm and 985 gate, along with sunrise times and daily temperature notes. References to Manila temperatures and local measurements appear, though some words are garbled.
Shortage of Women Workers Compulsion Considered
A dearth of female labor leads authorities to consider compulsory employment for married women without children or domestic responsibilities as Commonwealth and State officials confer.
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Melbourne
Wool Clip Expected to Drop in 1945
Australia aims to produce no more than 3.3 million bales of wool in 1945, the first year since the war below 3.5 million bales. Drought across much of the pastoral country drives the decline, with wool cheque not exceeding 265 million pounds versus 273.8 million in 1943-4, a record.
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Melbourne
EASON
Australia
Australia braces for tougher phase in Pacific war
General summary states the war against Japan demands greater Australian manpower than UN offers and warns that the hardest period lies ahead. Forde notes New Guinea campaigns used troops equivalent to 10 divisions and that victories in Europe temper optimism, with future campaigns expected to be as critical and costly.
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Sydney
Japan
United Nations
F. M. Forde
New Guinea
Pacific
Australi
Australia
Europe
Forde
Campalgns
Unclear OCR item on court proceedings and defendants
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a court appearance with A J L Woods G O Leaker Norbert Lloyd. Mentions a defendant aged 107 with some amounts in default and drunkenness. Prosecution was led by plainclothes constable and witness testimony provided by another officer.
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Hy Pirie Polive
A. J. L. Woods
Nobert Lloyd
Onsiaklo Th
Wolft
Dlainclothes-Comstable B. K
Pirie Hospital Ward Notes Include admissions and discharges
The Pirie Hospital medical and surgical wards see multiple patients admitted and discharged. J Smth and H S McPherson are among recent admissions and discharges, with Arthur Baldock departing for training and Dellow returning from naval service. Mrs Boker and Mrs Jones undergo treatment, while Les Oaklands heads to Adelaide to rejoin a military unit. Desmond Parker, injured by broken glass, has stitches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Me. J. Smth
Pirie Hospital
Arthur Baldock
Pirie Estate
Pare
Dellow
Royal Australian Navy
Mm Pirie
Barrier Hotel
Taxation ‘Department
Hasy Smith
M.S. Fermie
Joan
Marlene
Fermine
Mis. Fitzgerald
Murray Bridge
Pirie
Les Oaklands
Solomon
Adelaide
Desmond Parker
Florence Street
Warmth and Rain Mark First Taste of Summer
Weather warms with 90 degree high on Saturday and 79 to 87 degree highs Sunday to Monday. Rain brings total rainfall to 0.38 inches. year to date rainfall 50.9 inches. Obituary notes Kadina of Miss Elizabeth Searky of Hirswe and Loonwull resident, later of Charters Towers and Australia, with ties to Langdon.
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Pirie
Thinimouth
Mercury
Minety—Tideau
Kadina
Misa Rileabeth
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Adriatic
Dover
U.S
Gen. Blamey
Sir Thomas
Hoopers
Lroopers
Norman and
Florence Streets
Port Pirie
Tel
North
DERBY
Poultry Club
Piriean
Council
Buckboard
Ald. L. Ht
Gr. A. A. B. Whelan
Tidine Neila Melba
Wis
Ucl
Pirie Council
Lony
W. H. Threadgold
HV Rich
Blucher Anly
Ald CG
L. Davis
Pedone
al. L. Davis
EE. Cooper
Sonoita
Wwe
Bluchur
Rich
To Housing Trust
Blucher
Manila
Wun Mendy Masuin
Minis
Maximiinn
Mr. Forde
J. J Howell
J. Boker
R. Swan
Fifth Street
Pirie ‘West
McPherson
I. H. Jones
Malvern
Malvern Star
Ideal
B.S.A
Oalvern
SI Bruce Small Pty. Ltd
Alexander Street
Cate Cece Ay
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