German Drive Through Monastir Gap Hits Allied Lines
British Air Force in Greece reports heavy raids on German motorised troops in North Greece and Monastir airfield. Bombing hits on rail stations, armoured columns, and bridges surround Salonika evacuation efforts. Greek forces withdraw in orderly fashion while Croat state ties with Hungary are proclaimed amid stalled front lines.
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War Industries Expand Training Push For 40000 More Men
The Commonwealth plans to double output by Christmas with three month courses across technical programs. So far 2500 munition trainees completed and another 2500 at various stages. Most have trained in Victoria, with 1000 in New South Wales and 240 in South Australia.
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Imange
Biost
Victoria
New South Whales
South Australia
Night air raids strike West Midlands and southern England
Air Ministry reports 11 enemy bombers shot down across Britain last night while Britain loses eight planes. West Midlands raids destroy shops and homes with several fatalities and fires, a raider crashes into cottages after being shot down. Other hits reported on Kent and the Northumberland coast with fighters downed over the Straits and Channel regions.
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England
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Channel
Kent
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London
Britain
D.F.C
D.C
Mer
Lowestoft
Queensland vital statistics show record marriages and low infant mortality
Government Statistician Colin Clark reports 1940 Queensland marriages reached 19 387 or 10 1 per 1000 population while infant deaths under one year totalled 721 and the mortality rate fell to 35 3 per 1000, the lowest on record.
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Brisbane
Queensland
Colin Clark
Parachutist in Tree Rescue After 15 Foot Fall
Ross, a former Herberton resident now at Amberley, parachuted from a solo flight to Lismore and Casino. His parachute caught in a tree on a mountainside near Murwillumbah, leaving his right leg badly gashed. Local residents and ambulance staff assisted, Ross tied a tourniquet, and was taken to Tweed District Hospital in Murwillumbah in satisfactory condition.
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Eatin
Britain Under Raid Heaviest Night of Bombing
Night fighters and anti aircraft guns downed 23 raiders over Britain as a tunnel shelter took a direct hit. During last nights raids several people were trapped in a Minfields Low Win area as rescue teams responded.
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