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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 31, 1941
Page
1
The plan agreed by Allies aims to bolster Commonwealth defense and accelerate foreign-target strikes against Japan. Ministers welcomed the shift, crediting United States aid and new cooperative policies among Democratic and Pacific powers to fortify Australia against potential Japanese attacks.
Allied Air Force extends patrols to Zwara near Tripoli as Axis base operates at the port. von Rommel concentrates between sea and Jedabya with reports of counter-attacks forming. mud hampers coastal operations and movement toward Tunis.
Soviet communique reports continued day and night attacks as troops advance and occupy several inhabited localities. It notes heavy German aviation losses, saboteurs hindering operations, failed occupation administration, and a nine day behind line parachute mission with bridges and lorries destroyed.
A Singapore communique reports heavy losses on the Kedah front in north western Malaya amid four air raids on Singapore Monday night the first since December 8. Ipoh tin centre evacuated. Corregidor singled out by Japanese air attacks. fighting persists around Luzon. In Central China large scale operations in Hunan. Allied high Command plan for Singapore defense emphasizes pooling resources. High Chinese Army officers visit Singapore for talks with British authorities. More officers expected soon.
The piece recounts guerrilla resistance in Byelorussia from June to July, detailing Nazi shelling of Brest and attacks on Avgustovo sanatorium. It describes partisan ambushes, tank destruction with petrol bombs, railway sabotage, and peasant efforts to hinder German advances while appealing to the Red Army for support.
Due to many enlistments among tradesmen, Sydney may employ girls as talezwomen in local butchers shops. A new serial, Overland With Carson, debuts this Saturday at the May fair.
Flight Sergeant E A Lee of the RAAF headquarters introduces a new automatic riveting gun for metal aircraft parts. The design, produced by RAAF trainees at No 1 Exercise Training School Ascot Vale, is efficient and easier to handle and can be manufactured cheaply.
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