28 Apr 1941
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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 28, 1941
Page
1
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British dispatch from Athens says German advance guards seized Athens within ten miles, mechanized units followed with swastikas at the Acropolis. Parachute troops reportedly landed near Attica while reports claim German forces moved toward Corinth and the Aidan Corridor. Allies fight to slow the advance as fighters withdraw and fronts tighten along the road to Corinth.
The report notes a German air offensive in crete and the Peloponnesus with claims of sinking ships and damaging Allied vessels. It mentions German advances toward Thebes and The Peloponnese and asserts British troop withdrawals amid heavy German air power. The text includes propaganda-like poetry and calls for Greek resistance, with upbeat lines about Greece rising again and American involvement.
Mr Jaren Roosevelt son of President Roosevelt recounts his grandmother Sarah Delano Roosevelt visiting Hong Kong years ago. He notes a Pan American Clipper flight earlier, with the journey counted as 104 days but the trip took seven days in the account.
Sydney Sunday safety breeched by Mr. F C Spender as he assailed defeatists and whisperers at the Army Hospital Concord. He denounced lack of morale, urged Australians to endure the war effort, warned against traitors, and pledged to root out enemies aiding the Axis.
Letters to MLA J A Beasley from Air Force spouses and friends urge swift transfer to olive war work and more reasonable hours. They complain long hours from 8 AM into night, and that dances kept people late. Beasley notes ministerial attention but fears issues have slipped again.
In Dublin De Valera urges farmers to meet food shortages and vows to act against those who break the law. He warns measures will be taken to ensure compliance with agricultural obligations amid rising scarcity.
Queensland federal and state members of the United Australia Party and Country Party merge to form the Country National Party in Brisbane. The group aims to unite war policy and postwar planning, with a provisional executive to draft rules and separate city and country committees. Leaders to be chosen after formal organization, while some MPs question the move as extraordinary and risky for party cohesion.
The Herald reports that 60 of 61 GM plants voted authorising a strike. The Labour Secretary certified the vote to the National Defence Mediation Board. GM employs 160000 workers in AL plants and holds 7000390 dollars worth of defence contracts.
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