Epic Air Battle Over Wau as Allies Hit Back Hard
Allied air strength clashed with Japanese forces above Wau in a two hour dogfight. Kittyhawks led a bold strike on a mass of enemy aircraft while transports retreated as Zeros tangled in the sky. Japanese losses mounted with several shot down and others driven off toward Lae. Land actions near Mubo yielded a fierce rear guard success as 18 Japanese defenders were killed. Rabaul was bombed again despite poor weather and a Japanese bomber was shot down near Darwin.
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Wau
Lae
Mubo
Rabaul
New Britain
Darwin
Lang urges loyalty pledge to defend party policy
Sydney report says Mr J T Lang M L A has been summoned to appear before the A L P Disputes Committee on Thursday night to answer disruption charges. He asks supporters to sign a loyalty pledge and remain with the party to help capture the annual conference in June, potentially securing his position.
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Sydney
J. T. Lang
M.la
A.L.P
Fhe
Tang
New Seeds Committee Formed Under Commonwealth Food Council
The Director General of Agriculture Mr F W Bulcock announced a reconstituted Vegetable Seeds Committee to affiliate with the Commonwealth Food Council. The smaller committee may co‑opt state representatives and consult with state agricultural authorities. The Director General will be chairman, and the seeds group will be based in Canberra.
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F. W. Bulcock
Vegetable Seeds Committee
Commonwealth Food Council
Food Council
Seeds Committee
Canberra
Shortage of Teachers Overcrowds NSW Schools
Reports show 400 fewer teachers than last year leaving many State Schools in New South Wales seriously overcrowded with about 320000 enrolled students. In some classes there are 50 pupils, with the worst overcrowding in technical schools.
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N.S.W
German Army Encircled in Retreat as Curfew Bans Berlin
A German military commentator laments the Stalingrad defeat and the first encirclement of an entire German Army. He notes the brutal winter and shifting war tempo while urging a reevaluation of the enemy and mobilization measures. Berlin imposes an overnight curfew per radio reports.
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Stalingrad
Berlin
Radio
Red Army advances threaten Nazi strongholds near Rostov
Soviet forces drive two bridgeheads south of the Donets toward the Sea of Azov and expand efforts across the Donets front. Bataisk and Yeisk fall as Rostov faces pressure from multiple directions. A northern Donets sweep targets German rear while a distant bridgehead north-west of Rostov strengthens Red Army leverage.
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Caucasus
Taman
Crimea
Nogor
Black Sea
Rostov
Russia
Donets
Red Army
Sea of Azov
Ukraine
Bataisk
Don
Yeisk
Azov Sea
Krasnodar
Kerch
Don Estuary
Stalingrad
War industry revolutionised in Australia
The Minister for Munitions Mr Makin warned that post war the industry would be guided by the Government to maximise war effort and then steered back to peacetime by the state. He stressed that not everything could be left to government and individual effort would be crucial for postwar growth.
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Sydney
Mr. Makin
Wool Industry Warned Solvency Hinges on Quality
Mr Bulcock told a Sydney wool growers conference that solvency depends largely on wool production and health of flocks. He urged sustained scientific research and scrapping near enough methods to match overseas rivals. The Minister for Commerce asked him to prepare a plan to extend research on pressing problems.
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Scully
Sydney
F. W. Bulcock
Bulcock
Commonwealth
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Aus
Buka Passage
I ‘Omons
Kurt Dietmar
Macquarie
Charles Laughton
Tuttles
Australia
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