Allied Assault Proceeds Across Marshall Islands Front
The New York Herald Tribune reports furious American air and naval onslaughts in the Marshalls with landing forces clashing with Japanese defenders for control of strategic atolls. Guadalcanal era style fleet supports the action as aircraft carriers, cruisers, battleships and destroyers press the drive across central Pacific zones.
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New York Herald-Tribune
Marshalls
Washington
Pearl Harbour
Central Pacific
Jutland
Pacific
Berlin
Tokio
Vichy
Marshell Islands
U.S. Army
Navy
Marshall Islands
Truk
Garolined
Eniwetok
Marshalls Archipelago
U.S
Wake Island
Bush fires threaten town as fighters rush from Yass
In the Canberra district bush fires spread under strong winds. Fire crews rushed from Yass to tackle two outbreaks bearing on the town. Earlier fires in the Hall district near Canberra moved 15 miles in three hours. The largest blaze stretched about a mile front and was 18 miles from Yass when brought under control.
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Sydney
Yass
Hall District
Canberra
Germans Thrown Back Near Cisterna After 48 Hour Battle
The B B C reports British and American troops reached Cisterna near Nettuno on the Rome Gaeta line. A brutal 48 hour counter attack left German forces dead and tank wrecks littering the field as Allies seized close combat actions and captured prisoners. The German news agency disputes a counter attack, claiming an Allied thrust was repelled and 600 Americans were captured.
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B.B.C
Cisterna
Nettuno
Rome-Gaeta
Victorian Chief Justice Appointment Confirmed
Melbourne reports Premier Dunstan said approval was given to release Lieut. Gen. Sir Edmund Herring from the Army to take up duties as the Victorian Chief Justice within a few days.
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Melbourne
Dunstan
Edmund Herring
Ministers to Travel Abroad for Key Overseas Visit
It is likely that both the Minister for Shipping and Supply Mr Beasley and the Minister for Air Mr Drakeford will depart abroad soon. If they go they will probably leave about the same time as the Prime Minister Mr Curtin.
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Sydney
Beasley
Air
Mr. Drakeford
Ds Curtin
Air Force promotions announced by Minister for Air
The Minister for Air Mr Drakeford said nearly 400 additional Royal Air Force members received promotions. Among them 220 N C C s were promoted to commissioned rank after overseas service and 103 air crew were promoted after unit service in Australia.
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Melbourne
Drakeford
R.A.A.F
N.C.C
Australia
Apex Club of Wellington Dinner News
At a January 20 dinner at the Central Hotel Apex Club members paid tribute to Mrs. M. Bernasconi and welcomed Flying Officer Syd Mulcahy and Lieut Tom Culkin upon their commissions. Tom was re admitted as an honorary member. Syd received a belated presentation for his marriage. New homebound members Darvel Baird and Arthur Rolls were noted as replacements. A charity carnival planned for March 13 to 25 will be discussed at the next dinner on the 10th lnst.
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Central Hotel
M. Bernasconi
Apexians
Harry Ling
Syd Mulcahy
R.A.A.F
Tom Culkin
A.I.F
Syd
Tom
Sgts
Darvel Baird
Arthur Rolls
A.lf
Darvel
Allied serviceman killed in cliff fall near St Clair
An Allied serviceman was killed and a girl was critically injured when they fell 360 feet down a cliff near St Clair Auckland New Zealand. Police were alerted after midnight and a constable was lowered to reach them at dawn. Neither victim has been identified.
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Auckland
N.Z
St. Clair
Red Army advances near Estonia threaten German retreat
Red Army columns from Leningrad push toward the Estonian border within nine miles as heavy street fighting erupts at Kingisepp. Moscow radio reports house to house battles while tanks push toward Narva and Stormovik aircraft hit German lines. Reuter notes Govorov's southward drive toward Luga creating critical danger for German forces retreating from the west and east.
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Red Army
Leningrad
Kingisepp
Moscow Radio
Reuter
Moscow
Narva
Stormovik
Berlin
Luga River
Novgorod
Luga
Marshal Govorov
Australian soldiers win decorations at gallantry rate
Since the outbreak of war Australian soldiers have won decorations and awards for gallantry at a rate approaching two a day. To the end of November last Army decorations and awards totalled 2702.
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Imieji Island
Jaluit
Kwajalein Atoll
Far East
Terna
Lic
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Apex Club OF Wellington
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