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268 articles are tagged with WW2. (Note: A search of the full text of articles for WW2 finds 45 articles)
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JAPAN'S MOTIVE IN MASTERY BID FOR PACIFIC
"Seeking Land for People" LOURENCO MARQUES, Sun.
[ tagged as Japan WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 1 September 1942, page 2
News 372 wordsA realistic picture of war-time Japan was given by Mr. George Gorman[?] a journalist[?] who spent 16 years in Japan[?] and he sounded a warning ... -
DEFENDERS OF FORT MORESBY
CONTEMPT FOR JAPANESE RAIDERS
[ tagged as New Guinea Port Moresby (2) WW2 (2) ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 1 September 1942, page 2
News 1239 wordsA shabby little town with a few houses missing, which sprawls over gaunt, scrub-covered Kills, and stunted gums, growing out of hard soil, blackened by the ashes of burnt grass—that is Port Moresby. ... -
SECRET SITTING LIKELY
[ tagged as Evatt Herbert Vere Evatt WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 1 September 1942, page 2
News 39 wordsA secret sitting of the Federal Parliament will be held probably this week to debate war developments. The Minister[?] for External Affairs ... -
KING'S MESSAGE TO THE EMPIRE
LONDON, Sunday.
[ tagged as King George World War 2 WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 4 September 1939, page 2
News 434 wordsHis Majesty,King George, in an address to the British Empire, said: "In this grave hour, perhaps the darkest in our history, I send to every household of my ... -
WAR EXPENDITURE
[ tagged as World War 2 World War 2 costs WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 11 March 1943, page 2
News 38 wordsExpenditure for war at the end of eight months of the financial year was £359,972,000, according to a Treasury return issued yesterday. Of this, ... -
WAR SAVINGS
[ tagged as War savings World War 2 WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 30 March 1940, page 1
News 36 wordsThe Treasurer (Mr. Spender) said yesterday that the investment in war savings certiflicates had been gratifying. ... -
ENGLAND DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY
FRANCE FOLLOWS BRITAIN
[ tagged as World War 2 WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 4 September 1939, page 1
News 426 wordsSpeaking from No: 10 Downing Street at 11.15 a.m. (8.15 p.m. Canberra standard time), the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom announced that Britain was at war with Germany. Germany was informed at 9 a.m. yesterday in a final note delivered ... -
DIED OF WOUNDS
[ tagged as Balikpapan landing Died of wounds Essendon Football Club French George French W French WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Saturday 21 July 1945, page 6
News 48 wordsPte George French, son of Mr W. French, chairman of selectors of the Essendon Football Club, has died of wounds suffered in the Balikpapan ... -
DIED OF WOUNDS
[ tagged as Died of wounds Frank H Lugg Majorca Stephen Lugg WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Wednesday 13 June 1945, page 5
News 45 wordsPte Frank H. Lugg, of Majorca, died of wounds on June 3. He was serving with the AIF in Bougainville. Pte Lugg, who was aged 21, was born ... -
DIED OF WOUNDS ON BOUGAINVILLE
[ tagged as Capt H W Matheson Died of wounds Mercantile Rowing Club Ormond Scotch College William Eric Matheson WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Wednesday 30 May 1945, page 2
News 86 wordsPte William Eric Matheson, elder son of Captain and Mrs H. W. Matheson, Malave st, Ormond, previously reported wounded in action ... -
DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED ON BOUGAINVILLE
[ tagged as Cedric Holroyd Bauman Died of wounds Moonee Ponds University High School W Bauman WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Saturday 30 June 1945, page 6
News 69 wordsCaptain Cedric Holroyd Bauman, only son of Mr and Mrs W. Bauman, Ormond rd., Moonee Ponds who was wounded in action on ... -
DIED ON TARAKAN
[ tagged as Caulfield Died of wounds John Ronald Munro WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Tuesday 29 May 1945, page 16
News 41 wordsSpr John Ronald Munro, son of Mr and Mrs J. Munro, Teak st, Caulfield, has died of wounds on Tarakan. He was a member of the ... -
ARMY CASUALTIES
[ tagged as Army Casualties Lists C A McFeeters Died of wounds G O'Neill H W Dowling Wounded in action WW2 Yass ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 27 June 1945, page 2
News 39 wordsAn Army casualty list issued yesterday announced that L/Cpl. C.A. McFeeters (cavalry), of Yass, had died of wounds and that Pte. R. W. ... -
Family Notices
[ tagged as Aubrey King Died of wounds WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 6 July 1943, page 2
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Family Notices
[ tagged as Died of wounds Don Goldsmith Engagement Eric Mitchell Griffith H V Goldsmith Helen Alder Kevin Thomas Roll of honour Shirley Rae Mitchell WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 17 November 1942, page 2
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YASS SOLDIER KILLED
[ tagged as Army Casualties Lists E Barges Killed in action WW2 Yass ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 13 December 1944, page 1
News 27 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.— The latest Army casualty list revealed that Pte. E. Barges, of Yass, had been killed in action. ... -
KILLED IN BORNEO
[ tagged as Fairfield State School Fred Watson Grahame Neil Watson Killed in action Moonee Ponds WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Thursday 21 June 1945, page 11
News 33 wordsPte Grahame Neil Watson, 25, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Watson, Chaucer st, Moonee Ponds, has been killed in action in Borneo. He was ... -
KILLED IN ACTION
Lieut. E. A. Dullard
[ tagged as Canberra Swimming Club E A Dullard E J Dullard Killed in action WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 26 October 1942, page 2
News 116 wordsMr. and Mrs. E. J. Dullard, of Stokes Street, Griffith, have been informed that their son. Lieut. E. A. Dullard was klied in action on ... -
SOLDIER'S SUICIDE AT BARRACK GATES
MELBOURNE, Sunday.
[ tagged as Reginald Putton soldier suicide WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 26 October 1942, page 3
News 46 wordsDrawing a service revolver as he was walking through the gates of Victoria Barracks in St. Kilda Road, Sergt. Reginald Putton of the A.M.F. ... -
Jap. Raid on Port Moresby Repulsed
[ tagged as Port Moresby WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 8 July 1942, page 1
News 61 wordsA communique issued yesterday by General Headquarters stated that at Port Moresby Allied fighters intercepted 20 enemy bombers with fighter ... -
U.S. Troops Defend Port Moresby
WASHINGTON, Saturday.
[ tagged as Port Moresby WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 13 July 1942, page 1
News 59 wordsAmerican troops are participating in the defence of Port Moresby. This was revealed to-night by the War Department. ... -
JAP. ATTACK ON PORT MORESBY RESULTLESS
[ tagged as Port Moresby WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 13 July 1942, page 1
News 168 wordsSix enemy aircraft were destroyed, one probably destroyed and three damaged by Allied aircraft during recent battles in the north-eastern ... -
FIERCE DOG FIGHT OVER PORT MORESBY
Operational Base, Sunday.
[ tagged as Port Moresby WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 13 July 1942, page 1
News 159 wordsFierce dog-fights developed over Port Moresby yesterday when our fighters intercepted a heavy formation of Japanese bombers and ... -
DR. EVATT CONFERS WITH GENERAL MACARTHUR
[ tagged as Macarthur WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 14 July 1942, page 2
News 75 wordsA conference, which lasted almost two hours, took place yesterday between the Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) and General MacArthur at ... -
WAR IN THE SHADOWS
Japanese Invasion of New Guinea ENEMY ENTRY IN HUON GULF AT AN UNDISCLOSED OPERATIONAL BASE.
[ tagged as Huon Gulf New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 16 July 1942, page 2
News 1063 wordsIt was on the night of March 7-8 that New Guinea's war of the shadows began. Japanese ships moved quickly ... -
AIR ACTIVITY OFF NEW GUINEA
[ tagged as New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 18 July 1942, page 1
News 50 wordsAllied air activities have been extended to Cream Island, between New Guinea and the Celebes. A communique, issued yesterday by ... -
MACARTHUR TALKS WITH PRESS ON WAR SITUATION
[ tagged as Macarthur WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 20 July 1942, page 2
News 123 wordsSomewhere in Australia, Sunday. General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander of the South-west Pacific, addressed approximately 100 ... -
ON PORT MORESBY
Little Damage Caused
[ tagged as New Guinea Port Moresby WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 22 July 1942, page 1
News 59 wordsA communique, issued yesterday by Allied Headquarters, stated that 41 enemy planes participated in a raid on Port Moresby, but little damage ... -
JAP TRANSPORT HIT OFF NEW GUINEA
[ tagged as New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 23 July 1942, page 1
News 36 wordsGeneral MacArthur's Headquarters communique issued yesterday, stated: North-Eastern Sector— ... -
Japanese Landing in N.W. of Papua
WITHIN 130 MILES OF PT. MORESBY Heavy Losses Inflicted on Invaders
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 24 July 1942, page 1
News 500 wordsAn official communique issued at Allied Headquarters yesterday announced that on Wednesday Japanese forces had landed at Gona Mission, near Buna, on the north-western shores of Papua. ... -
"WE MUST WORK LIKE BEAVERS"
Mr. Curtin's Comment on New Landing
[ tagged as John Curtin Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 24 July 1942, page 1
News 280 wordsThe reported Japanese landing near Buna in New Guinea, showed that since the Coral Sea and Midway Island battles, the Japanese had been ... -
THREE JAPANESE TRANSPORTS BELIEVED SUNK
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Friday.
[ tagged as Gona Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 25 July 1942, page 1
News 679 wordsThree Japanese transports are believed to have been sunk by Allied bombers during the enemy landing at Gona on Wednesday. One transport of 10,000 tons was definitely sunk while two others received direct hits. ... -
INCREASED AIR OPPOSITION IN NEW GUINEA
(From Geoffrey Hutton, Our Own Correspondent)
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 28 July 1942, page 1
News 229 wordsJapanese fighter opposition to Allied attacks on Gona is increasing. For two days after the landing, ... -
JAPANESE PENETRATE 25 MILES IN PAPUA
ENEMY ENGAGED BY OUR PATROLS HEAVY AIR ATTACKS ON GONA ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 28 July 1942, page 1
News 922 wordsJapanese troops, who landed at the Gona Mission in Papua last week, have penetrated nearly 25 miles inland. This was revealed in a headquarters' communique which stated that our patrols had engaged the enemy in ... -
FORCES GATHERING FOR AN OFFENSIVE
MELBOURNE, Monday.
[ tagged as Mr Fraser Mr Makin New Zealand WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 28 July 1942, page 1
News 124 wordsThe Prime Minister of New Zealand (Mr. Fraser), who arrived in Melbourne to-day, said that, in spite of the Japanese landing in Papua, he ... -
FURTHER JAPANESE ADVANCE IN PAPUA
ONLY 50 MILES FROM PT. MORESBY SECOND RAID ON TOWNSVILLE
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea Port Moresby WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 29 July 1942, page 1
News 770 wordsA communique issued yesterday at General MacArthur's Headquarters revealed that the Japanese forces which landed at Gona Mission in Northern New Guinea last Wednesday are advancing steadily and have now ... -
STRONG ENEMY FORCE REPULSED IN PAPUA
AUSTRALIANS IN ACTION LONE PLANE IN TOWNSVILLE RAID ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Wednesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 30 July 1942, page 1
News 628 wordsFighting beneath the slopes of a towering 13,200 peak of Mount Victoria, the highest point in the Owen Stanley Range, Australian ground forces at Kokoda yesterday attacked a "strong, aggressive" Japanese combat ... -
JAPANESE HELD IN PAPUAN FIGHTING
DESTROYER HIT NEAR GONA NUISANCE RAIDS CONTINUE (From Our Own Representative) ALLIED HEADQUARTERS Thursday.
[ tagged as Col Owen Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 31 July 1942, page 1
News 1095 wordsA direct hit was scored by an Allied plane on an enemy destroyer near the Japanese landing base at Gona, in Papua. The warship was last seen with smoke issuing from it and heading for the shore. ... -
OPPOSITION DEMANDS FOR OFFENSIVE
Merging of Forces Urged MR. ABBOTT CRITICISES PAPUA FIGHTING
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 31 July 1942, page 2
News 441 wordsIn urging the Commonwealth Government to merge the A.I.F. and the A.M.F. into one army for service wherever ... -
POSTHUMOUS U.S.A. AWARD TO A.I.F. OFFICER
(From Our Own Correspondent) ALLIED H.Q., Thursday.
[ tagged as Kokoda Lieut-Col W T Owen New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 31 July 1942, page 3
News 125 wordsA Victorian member of the A.I.F., who was mortally wounded while leading an Australian unit against the Japanese at Kokoda, had been ... -
JAP OFFENSIVE ON WIDER SCALE IN NORTH
HEAVIEST RAID YET AT DARWIN LIGHT ATTACK ON PORT HEDLAND (Prom Our Special Representative) ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Friday. Broome, was attacked by nine heavy Japanese bombers yesterday, which caused some slight damage and one casualty. Darwin experienced two attacks. A light enemy force came over in the morning without results, but in the afternoon a formidable force of 27 heavy bombers, escorted by 22 Zero fighters, roared in for a large-scale raid, but were brilliantly intercepted by our fighters, which scattered the formation and sent seven fighters and two bombers hurtling down in flames, for the loss of one fighter.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 1 August 1942, page 1
News 1065 wordsA single enemy flying-boat engaged in an ineffective raid on Horn Island, in the Torres Strait, while Port Moresby was also attacked by ... -
Japanese Face Harder Task In Papua
EARLY STAGES EASY (From George Johnston, our own Correspondent)
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 3 August 1942, page 2
News 360 wordsThe vital Importance of the Kokoda area as the newest battleground of the South West Pacific is that the terrain between this mountain village ... -
FIERCE FIGHTING IN PAPUAN JUNGLE
(From Our Sp[?] Representative) ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 4 August 1942, page 1
News 696 wordsFierce jungle fighting, in which Allied fighter planes are cooperating, has flared up again in and around the Papuan village of Kokoda, where Australian units attacked yesterday and dispersed Japanese outpost units, after bitter clashes. ... -
ENEMY LOSSES IN "DOG-FIGHTS"
(From Geoffrey Hutton, Our Own Correspondent) OPERATIONAL BASE, Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 4 August 1942, page 1
News 278 wordsTwo formations of Allied bombers were engaged in air battles against Japanese fighters over the Bona-Guna area yesterday. ... -
JAPANESE FORCES STRENGTHENED IN PAPUA
INDECISIVE FIGHTING AT KAKODA (From Our Own Representative) ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 5 August 1942, page 1
News 597 wordsWhile no official announcement has been made, it is indicated by shipping reports that Japanese reinforcements landed in the Buna-Gona sector of New Guinea more than seven days ago. ... -
NATIVES TREAT U.S. PILOT AS A WHITE GOD
OPERATIONAL BASE, Tuesday.
[ tagged as New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 5 August 1942, page 1
News 179 wordsPilot-Officer Angu[?]er, of the U.S. Air Corps, is full of praise for the natives of New Guinea. When [?]his engine got out of control while ... -
JAPAN STAVES OFF OFFENSIVE.
[ tagged as Japanese Offensive WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 5 August 1942, page 2
News 453 wordsTHE persistence of the Japanese attack on Australia is confirmed now by the revelation of submarine activity off the east coast of the continent. This indicates the completeness of the new offensive which has involved attacks by all branches of the Japanese forces. Land ... -
COMPLETE LULL IN NEW GUINEA
Native Troops Aid Defenders (From Our Special Representative) ALLIED H.Q., Wednesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda (2) New Guinea (2) WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 6 August 1942, page 1
News 140 wordsIn all operational sectors of the South-West Pacific area yesterday, there was the first complete full in fighting activity for more ... -
DEFENCE LINE FORMED IN NEW GUINEA
BASED ON OWEN STANLEY RANGE (From Our Own Representative) ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Thursday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 7 August 1942, page 1
News 1069 wordsIt was announced officially that an Allied defence line in New Guinea has been formed along the almost impassable range of the Owen Stanley Mountains, beyond which lies the north coast of Papua and New ... -
SERIOUS THREAT SEEN IN PAPUAN THRUST
War Council Review MELBOURNE, Thursday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea War Council WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 7 August 1942, page 1
News 192 wordsWith the war threat to Australia probably at its greatest since the beginning of the war, members of the War Advisory ... -
ENEMY CLOSER TO AUSTRALIA
Jap Seizure of Island Bases Confirmed (From Our Own Correspondent) ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Friday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 8 August 1942, page 1
News 411 wordsJapanese pressure on Kokoda, the advanced outpost of the main Allied defence line along the Owen Stanley Range, relaxed slightly, but further evidence of enemy penetration towards Australia is provided by the official confirmation of three more ... -
ALLIED OFFENSIVE OPENED IN THE PACIFIC
STRONG ATTACK ON SOLOMONS ENEMY BASES BLASTED IN NEW GUINEA AREA AMERICAN FORCES ASSAIL JAPS IN ALUETIANS WASHINGTON, Saturday.
[ tagged as New Guinea South West Pacific WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 10 August 1942, page 1
News 913 wordsAmerican naval and other forces are carrying out attacks against the Japanese in the North and SouthWestern Pacific simultaneously. A Navy communique, issued to-day[?] stated that ... -
JAPANESE CONSOLIDATE GAINS IN ISLANDS
(From Geo. Johnston, Our War Correspondent) ALLIED HQRS., Sunday.
[ tagged as South-West Pacific WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 10 August 1942, page 1
News 387 wordsA canvass of opinion among American, British and Australian war correspondents in the South-west Pacific [?]areas reveals the unanimous ... -
AUSTRALIAN FORCES COOPERATING
ALLIED H.Q., Sunday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea South-West Pacific WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 10 August 1942, page 1
News 324 wordsA communique, issued by Allied Headquarters, revealed that Australian naval forces were participating in the attack ... -
THE SECOND FRONT IN THE PACIFIC.
[ tagged as Kokoda Second front in Pacific South-West Pacific WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 10 August 1942, page 2
News 682 wordsATTACKS launched simultan[?]ously in the North and South Pacific have provided a second front against the enemy which is poised to strike at Russia from the rear. This is a real and most valuable second front, and betokens a definite change from defensive to ... -
ALLIED PLANES BATTER BASES ON NEW GUINEA
(From Our Special Representative) ALLIED H.Q., Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 11 August 1942, page 1
News 779 wordsIn the absence of definite news[?] either fr[?] the United States Naval Headquarters in Washington o[?] from Allied Headquarters ... -
AUSTRALIANS SHINE IN JUNGLE FIGHTS
(From Geoffrey Hutton, our own Correspondent) OPERATIONAL BASE, Wed.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 13 August 1942, page 1
News 213 wordsAustralian forward patrols showed their[?] mettle as jungle fighters in brilliant small scale operations which drove the Japanese from their fixed ... -
DIVERSION RAIDS OVER NEW GUINEA
(From Geoffrey Hutton, Our Own Correspondent)
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 13 August 1942, page 1
News 106 wordsWhile the Allied attack has been developing in the Solomons, we have sent our fighters and bombers over in a powerful series of diversion ... -
Hard Fighting On Kokoda Plateau
(From our own Correspondent) OPERATIONAL BASE, Wed.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 13 August 1942, page 1
News 264 wordsHard ahd confused fighting is still taking place among rubber plantations in the high plateau of Kokoda and a message from forward headquarters ... -
JAP PLANES SHOT DOWN OVER NEW GUINEA
(From Geoffrey Hutton, Our Own Correspondent)
[ tagged as New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 13 August 1942, page 1
News 60 wordsAustralian fighters took part in the "dog-fights" yesterday over New Guinea in which two Zeros were shot down, three probably destroyed ... -
N.G. NATIVES GO BUSH FROM JAPANESE
(From Geoffrey Hutton, Our War Correspondent) OPERATIONAL BASE, Wednesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 13 August 1942, page 2
News 446 wordsNew Guinea natives have been fleeing from their villages and taken food to the jungles in order to escape from the Japanese. ... -
ENEMY ATTACKS INCREASING AT KOKODA
(From General MacArthur's Headquarters)
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 17 August 1942, page 1
News 231 wordsOnly two sectors of the Southwest Pacific war fronts are mentioned in to-day's Headquarters' communique, which reveals that ... -
ENEMY DRIVES AUSTRALIANS FROM KOKODA
GRIM CLASHES ON STANLEY RANGE (From Our Own Representative) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA. Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 18 August 1942, page 1
News 300 wordsIt was officially announced at General MaeArthur's Headquarters to-day that, although the enemy had made an advance and the Allies had lost possession of Kokoda village, the advance was not great. ... -
FIRST PHASE OF PACIFIC STRATEGY
WASHINGTON, Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda Pacific Strategy WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 18 August 1942, page 1
News 400 wordsThe American Associated Press states that the Navy's developing conquest in the south-eastern Solomons is regarded in official quarters as the opening of a new period of inter-island fighting over the supply lines ... -
HEAVY RAID ON PORT MORESBY
JAPANESE AIR STRIKING POWER UNIMPAIRED (From Our Own Correspondent, George Johnston) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea Port Moresby WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 19 August 1942, page 1
News 717 wordsThe Japanese planes seen over Port Moresby for 18 days struck yesterday morning at the main New Guinea garrison, 24 bombers carrying out a high-level attack against a nearby aerodrome. It was Port Moresby's 89th ... -
AUSTRALIA MUST RELY ON OWN RESOURCES
(From Our Own Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Mr Forde WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 19 August 1942, page 2
News 175 wordsAustralia could not expect Britain to send her men and equipment, because she had her own problems in the Northern Hemisphere, stated the ... -
Lull Continues In Northern Areas
(From Our Own Correspondent, George Johnston) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Wednesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 20 August 1942, page 1
News 184 wordsAccoiding to a communique issued to-day by General MacArthur's Headquarters, there was almost a complete lull in Allied and enemy ... -
JAPANESE RAIDERS LOSE HEAVILY IN NEW GUINEA AREA
Night Raid Fails At Darwin (From George Johnston, Our War Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 26 August 1942, page 1
News 489 wordsFollowing the success of the Darwin fighter pilots on Sunday, when they shot down 27 per cent, of the Japanese raiding force, Allied fighter pilots, operating over eastern New Guinea yesterday, cut down 30 per ... -
HEAVY ALLIED RAIDS ON NEW GUINEA FRONT
(From George Johnston, Our Own Correspondent)
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 27 August 1942, page 1
News 698 wordsSynchronising with the Japanese Counter-attack on the Tulagi area there was a fierce flare up of air activity in the New Guinea area ... -
NEW JAPANESE LANDING IN NEW GUINEA
FORCE ASHORE AT PORT MILNE HEAVY BOMBING BY ALLIED PLANES
[ tagged as New Guinea Port Milne WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 28 August 1942, page 1
News 1226 wordsA communique issued yesterday by General MacArthur's Headquarters revealed that during Wednesday night the Japanese had landed ground forces from a small convoy at Milne Bay, on the south coast of New ... -
ENEMY BATTERED AT MILNE BAY
Heavy Losses Of Planes (From George Johnston, Our Own Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Friday.
[ tagged as Milne Bay New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 29 August 1942, page 1
News 543 wordsBrilliant staff work in anticipation that the enemy would eventually strike at Milne Bay, enabled the Allies to be prepared to meet the enemy thrust and from the meagre details that are available it was demonstrated that we were able to hit back hard ... -
JAPANESE HELD AT KOKODA
(From Geoffrey Hutton, Our War Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Friday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 29 August 1942, page 1
News 96 wordsAustralian military units have brought the Japanese to a halt near Kokoda by superior jungle fighting. This is not an armchair boast, but ... -
NEW GUINEA LANDING DEMONSTRATED STRENGTH OF JAPAN
NEW YORK, Thursday.
[ tagged as Milne Bay New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 29 August 1942, page 1
News 190 words"The Japanese landing at Milne Bay, on the southern tip of New Guinea, is a surprising demonstration of the strength of the enemy," ... -
JAPANESE BID TO CAPTURE NEW GUINEA
CONCERTED ATTACKS AT ALL COASTAL POINTS Position Serious At Milne Bay ENEMY NAVAL FORCE LANDS TROOPS (From George Johnston, "The Canberra Times" Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA.
[ tagged as Kokoda Milne Bay New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 31 August 1942, page 1
News 1846 wordsTerrific fighting now taking place between Australian and Japanese sheck troops in New Guinea indicates that the vital battle for the control of New Guinea has begun. In app[?]ling weather, a strong Japanese naval force comprising one cruiser and eight destroyers entered Milne Bay last night and landed reinforcements. ... -
JAPANESE CLEARED FROM MILNE BAY
AUSTRALIANS INFLICT HEAVY LOSSES; SOME EVACUATED BIG CAPTURE OF SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT (From George Johnston, Our War Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda Major-General Cyril Clowes Milne Bay New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 1 September 1942, page 1
News 1967 wordsThe situation in the Milne Bay area underwent a dramatic change during the week-end. Australian troops, under Major-General Cyril Clowes, are rapidly clearing the area of Japanese troops, who have been thrown back with heavy losses. Remnants of the landing force are believed to have been evacuated by Japanese ... -
JAPANESE INACTIVE IN NORTHERN AREAS
Allied Air Attacks SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Thursday.
[ tagged as Kokoda Milne Bay New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 4 September 1942, page 1
News 299 wordsThe initiative over the entire island war area remained with the Allies yesterday when enemy forces were completely inactive. ... -
A.I.F. FIGHT INVISIBLE FOES AT KOKODA
Japs Masters at Camouflage NEW GUINEA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 7 September 1942, page 1
News 346 wordsTired and spattered with mud, Australian wounded and sick are filtering back from the Kokoda front to advanced hospitals in south New ... -
JAPAN NEGLECTS GUERILLAS AT MILNE BAY
Invaders Left Without Food SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Milne Bay New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 7 September 1942, page 1
News 456 wordsSurvivors of the Japanese guerilla bands at Milne Bay, who are short of food and probably ammunition, are ... -
LULL CONTINUES IN NEW GUINEA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 8 September 1942, page 1
News 231 wordsWith little change yesterday in the situation in New Guinea, where the initiative remains definitely with the Allied forces, observers are ... -
KOKODA DEFENDERS FORCED BACK
Air Attack on Port Moresby SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda Myola New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 9 September 1942, page 1
News 379 wordsAttacking obliquely and from the front, the Japanese forces recently thrust forward from Kokoda and have driven back our forward troops ... -
ENEMY ATTACK ON MILNE BAY
NEW GUINEA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Milne Bay New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 9 September 1942, page 1
News 149 wordsFighting has broken out in the mountain section north of Port Moresby. Our troops, which continued to make progress towards the ... -
PORT MORESBY TOUGH NUT FOR JAPANESE
SOMEWHERE IN NEWGUINEA,-Tuesday.
[ tagged as New Guinea Port Moresby WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 9 September 1942, page 2
News 930 wordsI have just completed a four weeks tour of Papua and I have seen most things that are worth seeing and have come to this conclusion. The ... -
FIERCE FIGHTING IN OWEN STANLEY RANGE
ENEMY PRESSURE INCREASING IN NEW GUINEA (From Our War Correspondent, George Johnston)
[ tagged as Kokoda Myola New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 10 September 1942, page 1
News 1327 wordsSOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Wednesday. The official statement that fighting in the Owen Stanley ranges in the Kokoda-Myola area has not changed since yesterday, indicates that Allied troops ... -
ENEMY FORCES OWEN STANLEY GAP
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA,Thursday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 11 September 1942, page 1
News 1532 wordsLaunching heavy infiltration attacks in mountain jungles, from 4600 to 6000 feet above sea level Japanese troops have outflanked, Australian positions in the Owen Stanley ranges, have forced "the Gap," and are ... -
HEAVY CASUALTIES IN MEW GUINEA
ENEMY CLOSER TO PORT MORESBY SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Friday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea Port Moresby WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 12 September 1942, page 1
News 1222 wordsBitter mountain fighting with the Japanese and Australian forces suffering heavy casualties, is raging in the southern part of the Owen Stanley Range. Dogged resistance by Australians in hand-to-hand ... -
CALL FOR UNIFIED COMMAND IN S.W. PACIFIC
NEW YORK, Thursday.
[ tagged as New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 12 September 1942, page 1
News 327 wordsThe need for unified command in the South-West Pacific is stressed by the "World Telegram" in an article dealing ... -
AUSTRALIANS HOLD JAPS IN NEW GUINEA
PREPARATIONS FOR EARLY RENEWAL OF MAIN FIGHT ENEMY SUPPLY PROBLEM ACUTE (From Our War Correspondent, George Johnston) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 14 September 1942, page 1
News 1389 wordsFollowing'his swift advance from Myola through the pass in the Owen Stanley Ranges, the enemy has made no further progress in the last 48 hours and is still being held by Australian forces at a point "somewhere south ... -
ACTIVE SKIRMISHES CONTINUE IN THE NORTH
AIR ATTACKS ON SUPPLY LINES PATROLS CONSOLIDATE POSITIONS SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 15 September 1942, page 1
News 710 wordsFor the third day the Japanese forces in the Owen Stanley Range have been held by the Australians and have made no further progress southward. The two forces are consolidating their positions. ... -
EARLY FLARE-UP EXPECTED TO END NEW GUINEA LULL
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA. Tuesday.
[ tagged as General sir Thomas Blamey Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 16 September 1942, page 1
News 954 wordsFor the fourth successive day there was a lull in the fighting in the Owen Stanley Ranges, but reference in to-day's communique to increased patrol activity possibly indicates that the breathing space which followed ... -
BITTER CLASHES IN OWEN STANLEY RANGE
HEAVY JAPANESE PRESSURE ON AUSTRALIAN LINES SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Thursday.
[ tagged as Kokoda Milne Bay New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 18 September 1942, page 1
News 586 wordsThe enemy is exerting pressure in the Owen Stanley Ranges, and for the first time in six days serious jungle fighting is again in progress between Autralians and Japanese. ... -
SPORADIC FIGHTING CLOSER TO PORT MORESBY
(From George Johnston, Our War Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Friday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea Port Moresby WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 19 September 1942, page 1
News 680 wordsAlthough few details are available of the fighti[?] on the papuan battlefront, official reports of yesterda[?] operations indicate that the engagement has died do[?] again and serious fighting reported yesterday has gi[?] ... -
ENEMY HELD IN OWEN STANLEYS
HEAVY BOMBING RAID ON LAE (From George Johnston, Our Own Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 21 September 1942, page 1
News 1106 wordsExcepting for widespread Allied air activity in which Japanese ships and military installations were heavily punished by Australian fighter planes and American bombers, the position in New Guinea was generally quiet ... -
PATROL FIGHTING INCREASING IN NEW GUINEA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 22 September 1942, page 1
News 755 wordsAustralian troops are still barring the way south toward Port Moresby for the Japanese troops in Papua, holding them in the same position near loribaiwa, where extensive patrol activity is continuing on both sides. ... -
JAPS RENEW AIR RAIDS ON MORESBY
FIGHTING INCREASING INLAND SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea Port Moresby WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 23 September 1942, page 1
News 1002 wordsAir operations were on an increased scale yesterday, while our mountain troops continue to hold the Japanese in their mountain position near loribaiwa. A new feature yesterday was the attack by 37 Japanese ... -
AIR OFFENSIVE ON JAPANESE LINES IN NEW GUINEA
(From George Johnston, Our War Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Wednesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 24 September 1942, page 1
News 1126 wordsIn a determined effort to counteract Japanese consolidation of positions and supply lines in the Papuan mountains and northern coastal plains, Allied bombers, fighters and attack planes yesterday Munched the most ... -
HEAVY STRAFING OF JAP BASES AND COMMUNICATIONS
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Thursday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 25 September 1942, page 1
News 995 wordsContinuing the stream of blows against the Japanese lines of communication, a strong force of Allied fighters and bombers yesterday carried out five fierce raids against enemy positions between Buna and Kokoda, ... -
HEAVY AIR RAID ON RABAUL
KOKODA TRACK SWEPT BY ALLIED PLANES (From George Johnston, Our War Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Friday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 26 September 1942, page 1
News 485 wordsFlying Fortresses conducted raids yesterday against Robaul wh[?] lad been a concentration of Japanese cargo and warships for several weeks, and despite a heavy barrage and anti-aircraft fire from the ships ... -
ENEMY OUTPOSTS FORCED BACK IN NEW GUINEA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 28 September 1942, page 1
News 956 wordsWith Allied air forces continuing heavy pressure against Japanese operational bases and supply lines, land fighting in New Guinea has taken a more favourable turn during the week-end. ... -
JAPANESE LINER CAUGHT AT RABAUL
ALLIED BOMBERS SCORE ON ENEMY SHIPPING SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 29 September 1942, page 1
News 922 wordsTaking advantage of the moonlight period, Allied Flying Fortresses raided Japanese shipping in Rabaul harbour yesterday for the fourth successive night. In a dawn attack from a medium height a direct hit and a ... -
AUSTRALIANS TAKE INITIATIVE AT IORIBAIWA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Ioribaiwa Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 30 September 1942, page 1
News 1377 wordsAustralian troops are wresting the initiative from the Japanese on the southern slopes of the Owen Stanley Range, and by infiltrating and outflanking are attacking the Japanese defensive positions at loribaiwa. The ... -
Australians Capture Ioribaiwa Ridge
JAPS BEATEN AT JUNGLE FIGHTING SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA. Wednesday.
[ tagged as Ioribaiwa Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 1 October 1942, page 1
News 1059 wordsIoribaiwa Ridge has been captured by Australian troops in their counter-offensive on the southern slopes of the Owen Stanley Range in New Guinea. It was stated officially that our troops had advanced beyond ... -
REMARKABLE EXPERIENCES OF WAR CORRESPONDENT IN PAPUA
NEW YORK, Wednesday.
[ tagged as New Guinea Vern Haughland WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 1 October 1942, page 1
News 896 wordsThe story of what happened to Vern Haughland, the Associated Press correspondent, during 32 days of the six weeks he was missing in the wilds of New Guinea have been revealed from his diary. ... -
AUSTRALIANS PRESS TOWARDS MENARI
NO OPPOSITION IN AIR SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Friday.
[ tagged as Kokoda Menari Myola Nauro New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 3 October 1942, page 1
News 1113 wordsAlthough the speed of their advance has slowed down, Australian troops are continuing their advance north of Nauro toward Menari, in the Owen Stanleys. Apart from their obstinate defence from positions ... -
EFOGI CAPTURED IN LATEST ADVANCE
ENEMY FORCED BACK TO GAP SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Efogi Kokoda Menari New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 5 October 1942, page 1
News 1319 wordsPursuing the Japanese forces aggressively in the Owen Stanley Range, Australian troops have passed Menari and on Saturday reached Efogi, 77 trail miles from Port Moresby, and five miles from the Gap. ... -
OUR FORCES PRESS ON TOWARDS MYOLA
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda Myola New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 6 October 1942, page 1
News 635 wordsTroops in the Australian push up the Owen Stanley Range yesterday afternoon contacted a few stragglers from the Japanese rea[?], and in a brief skirmish killed at least one Japanese. The others f[?]. ... -
KAGI AND MYOLA IN OUR HANDS
AUSTRALIANS FACE GAP IN OWEN STANLEYS (From Our War Correspondent, Mervyn Weston) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Kagi Kokoda Myola New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 7 October 1942, page 1
News 1361 wordsThe reoccupation by Australian troops of Kagi and Myola, which is close to the gap in the Owen Stanleys, the flare-up in the air war, an Allied blitz against Rabaul, and attacks on Buna and an enemy convoy slightly to the ... -
ADVANCE BEYOND KAGI UNOPPOSED
BOMBERS POUND WAIROBI BRIDGE SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Wednesday.
[ tagged as Kagi Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 8 October 1942, page 1
News 1036 wordsNo significant change has been reported in the New Guinea fighting in the last 24 hours. Australian ground troops are continuing their advance from Kagi without encountering any Japanese resistance. ... -
ADVANCE SLOWED DOWN IN PAPUA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Thursday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 9 October 1942, page 1
News 836 wordsThe mystery surrounding the fighting in New Guinea had not lessened yesterday, though some clarification of the situation was contained in a statement in a communique issued by General Headquarters "that the ... -
ALLIES BUILDING UP PAPUAN FORCES
PATROLS OPERATE BEYOND KAGI SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Friday.
[ tagged as Kagi Kokoda Myola New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 10 October 1942, page 1
News 565 wordsNo change in the situation in the Owen Stanley Range was reported to-day, but a reorganisation and a building up by Allied troops continues in this area. Although there are no reports that they have yet ... -
RABAUL BLASTED IN TERRIFIC RAID
ENEMY BASE WIPED OUT SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Kokoda Myola New Guinea Templeton's Crossing WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 12 October 1942, page 1
News 1335 wordsThe greatest Allied air blitz of the war in the Southwest Pacific was carried out on Friday and Saturday against Rabaul, which was subjected to two terrific raids, during which 100 tons of demolition and incendiary ... -
CONTACT WITH JAPS ON OWENSTANLEYS
AIR BLOWS AIMED AT BUNA SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.
[ tagged as Buna Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 13 October 1942, page 1
News 511 wordsWhile no new development is reported from the Owen Stanley area, light forward patrols maintained contact with the Japanese forces in the Gap area, but nothing more than patrol activity is yet reported from ... -
PATROL SKIRMISHES IN OWEN STANLEYS
STEADY PRESSURE MAINTAINED ON JAPANESE FORCES SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Buna Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 14 October 1942, page 1
News 959 wordsActive skirmishing took place between forward Alied troops and Japanese forces at Myola, at the northern end of the Gap. Patrol elements of our forces are probing at Japanese positions and were met with ... -
DRIVE RENEWED ON PAPUAN TRAILS
FOURTH HEAVY RAID ON RABAUL SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Wednesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea Tasimboko Templeton's Crossing WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 15 October 1942, page 1
News 1210 wordsAdvancing along both trails from Kagi and Myola, Allied ground forces in New Guinea have successfully penetrated the Japanese defensive positions approaching Templeton's Crossing by a concerted frontal and ... -
JAP STAND ON CREST OF OWEN STANLEY RANGE
SLIGHT ADVANCE BY OUR TROOPS SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA. Friday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea Owen Stanley Range WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 17 October 1942, page 1
News 626 wordsAllied ground troops, fighting on the crest of the pass through the Owen Stanley Range, are meeting with sriffer resistance. Fighting is still in the vicinity of Templeton's Crossing, where the Allies have made slight ... -
ALLIES PRESS ATTACK ON JAPS IN NEW GUINEA
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda Templeton's Crossing WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 21 October 1942, page 1
News 380 wordsAllied troops are giving the Japanese no rest in the 6000 ft. pass through the Owen Stanley Ranges, where fighting is continuing at a point on the track south of Eora Creek, about 11 miles from Kokoda. ... -
JAPANESE PATROLS OUTFLANKED BY AUSTRALIAN FORCES
Retreat To New Positions SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Wednesday.
[ tagged as Eroa Creek Village Kokoda WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 22 October 1942, page 1
News 477 wordsAllied forces in New Guinea have advanced slightly north off Eroa Creek village in the Owen Stanley Range and are now approaching the point where the sharp decline to Kokoda, 11 miles away, begins. ... -
JAPS RESISTING CONTINUED DRIVE
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 26 October 1942, page 1
News 1770 wordsAllied ground forces in their counter-attack in the Owen Stanleys have now reached a point about half-way between the Gap and Kokoda. Our forward elements are now slightly south of ... -
AVANCE IN NEW GUINEA DESPITE JAP RESISTANCE
Our Troops Close To Alola [?]ERE IN [?]W [?]UINEA, Thurs.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 30 October 1942, page 1
News 715 wordsAllied troops, fighting in terrible country near Eora Creek, have advanced all along the front despite Japanese ... -
ALLIED FORCES PUSHING ON TOWARDS KOKODA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Isuvara Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 2 November 1942, page 1
News 500 wordsAllied troops in New Guinea occupied Alola on Friday morning and they are now pushing on to Isurava which Is about six miles from ... -
TWO FORKED DRIVE BY OUR TROOPS TOWARDS KOKODA
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Monday.
[ tagged as Isurava Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 3 November 1942, page 1
News 1284 wordsBy sunset yesterday Allied troops had retaken Isurava, on the Owen Stanley mountain track, and were overlooking Kokoda. In the last three days Japanese efforts to stem the ... -
Australian Troops Recapture Kokoda
RESUME ADVANCE TOWARDS BUNA SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Buna Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 4 November 1942, page 1
News 1272 wordsKokoda, on the north side of the Owen Stanley Range, was recaptured yesterday—it was the mest important strategic gain by Australian troops since they began their northward advance at loribaiwa Ridge, on ... -
JAP RESISTANCE AT OIVI IN OWEN STANLEYS
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Friday.
[ tagged as Buna Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 7 November 1942, page 1
News 320 wordsAllied troops, pushing on from Kokoda towards Buna, progressed only slowly yesterday. Forward elements were in ... -
OUR TROOPS REGAIN WHOLE OF PAPUA
AMERICANS LANDED BY AIR NEAR BUNA Final Battle For New Guinea At Hand SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Buna Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 9 November 1942, page 1
News 1071 wordsAllied forces are in control of Papua except for the beach-head in the Buna-Gona area, where the Japanese made a landing on June 22. While the repulse of the Japanese landing at Milne ... -
FIERCE ENEMY RESISTANCE IN NEW GUINEA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.
[ tagged as Buna Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 10 November 1942, page 1
News 285 wordsThe Allied drives against the Japanese beach-head in the Buna area are continuing, but little progress has been ... -
Japs. Flee From A.I.F. Attack on Goodenough Island
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Monday.
[ tagged as Goodenough Island New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 10 November 1942, page 1
News 484 wordsIn driving back the Japanese from the New Guinea area importance must be given to the small but significant Australian attack which has cleared ... -
OUR TROOPS GAIN GROUND IN PUSH TOWARDS BUNA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Wednesday.
[ tagged as Admiral Zengo Yoshida Buna Buna-Gona beach-head Gorari New Guinea Oivi WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 12 November 1942, page 1
News 802 wordsHeavy fighting, with Allied pressure by land and air growing in intensity, is continuing in New Guinea as the Japanese grimly try to retain their slender hold on the Buna-Gona beach-head ... -
HEAVY JAP LOSSES IN FALL OF OIVI
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Thursday.
[ tagged as Gorari New Guinea Oivi WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 13 November 1942, page 1
News 849 wordsAustralian troops in New Guinea captured Oivi after eight days of hard fighting, and a further 50 Japanese were killed and others taken prisoner when a pocket, surrounded two miles south of Gorari, was ... -
ENEMY IN RETREAT HOWARDS BUNA
River Crossing Taken At Wairobi SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Buna Gorari New Guinea Oivi Wairobi WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 16 November 1942, page 1
News 1090 wordsAfter one of the fiercest battles of the South-west Pacific, war Australians have pushed on past the shertered battlefield of Gorari, when in several days of bitter fighting the enemy suffered one of its worst blows of the ... -
ALLIED FORCES JOIN IN ADVANCE TOWARDS BUNA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.
[ tagged as Buna Kumusi River Lieut-General Tomatore Horii New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 17 November 1942, page 1
News 658 wordsAustralian and American columns covering the southern and eastern flanks of the Japanese beach-head at Buna have now joined up. They are advancing on a wide front and the final assault on the Japanese ... -
ALLIED FORCES ONLY 34 MILES FROM BUNA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Buna New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 18 November 1942, page 1
News 626 words[?]ered almost ceaselessly from the air and faced by Australian and American forces advancing on both flanks, the Japanese forces in Papua are steadily retreating towards their beach-head in the Buna area. ... -
JAP DESTOYERS OFF NEW GUINEA COAST
EVACUATION FROM BUNA HINTED SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Thursday.
[ tagged as Buna New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 20 November 1942, page 1
News 981 wordsAnother dramatic turn in the New Guinea campaign took place yesterday, when the Allied advance on Buna approached a climax, as eight Japanese destroyers in two groups appeared off the shore. ... -
ALLIED FORCES ONLY MILE FROM GONA
JAPANESE HEMMED IN ON NARROW STRIP SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Friday.
[ tagged as Buna Gona New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 21 November 1942, page 1
News 826 wordsThe battle for Papua is nearly over and Australian troops to-day were within a mile of the Gona Mission Station. American troops have gone into action for the first time, and ware hammering the Japanase two miles from B[?]na. ... -
ALLIES CLOSING IN ON BUNA
Jap Destroyers Rushing Down Coast To Relief SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Buna Gona New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 23 November 1942, page 1
News 456 wordsHeaviest fighting of the New Guinea campaign, including the bitter Milne Bay action, continued on Friday and Saturday as the Australian and American forces pressed their attack against the Japanese beach-head. ... -
BUNA-GONA DRIVE UNSTEMMED BY JAP REINFORCEMENTS
ANOTHER DESTROYER SUNK SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.
[ tagged as Buna Gona New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 24 November 1942, page 1
News 1355 wordsDespite heavy Jap resistance and probably a landing of renforcements, Australian and American troops are steadily closing on Buna and Gona, the only remaining area of Papua held by the enemy. ... -
TWO JAP DESTROYERS SUNK OFF GONA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Thursday.
[ tagged as Buna Gona Mobile Hospital New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 27 November 1942, page 1
News 1550 wordsTwo more Japanese destroyers have been sunk ana probably a third during an attempt to land reinforcements to the beleagured garrison at Bona, against which the Australian and American land and air forces are ... -
STIFF JAPANESE RESISTANCE AT BUNA MISSION
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Friday.
[ tagged as Buna Gona New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 28 November 1942, page 1
News 836 wordsAlthough ground fighting in the Buna-Gona area abated somewhat yesterday, air activity was on a heavier scale. Six Jap fighters were ... -
BUNA ADVANCE SLOW BUT BITTER
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Buna New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 30 November 1942, page 1
News 770 wordsThe Allied advance on Buna is now becoming in most areas a question of progressing foot by foot agai[?] bitter opposition and well-prepared Japanese positions. It is also necessary te realise that the capturo of ... -
TWO MORE JAP DESTROYERS SUNK IN HARI-KARI ALLEY
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.
[ tagged as Buna New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 1 December 1942, page 1
News 593 wordsStill another attempt by the Japs to reinforce their besieged garrison at Buna by sea has been smashed by Allied bombers. At noon yesterday, Flying Fortresses caugh[?] four Jap destroyers in Vitiaz Strait or "Hari-Kari Alley," asit was ... -
AUSTRALIANS JAPS TO BEACH[?] FIGHTING AT GON[?]
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA. Tusday.
[ tagged as Buna Gona New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 2 December 1942, page 1
News 685 wordsSome of the heaviest fighting of the 16-days assa[?] on the Japanese beach-head at Buna developed yesterday with the blasting of the enemy's left flank at Gona slightly east of which Australians breached the enemy ... -
NEW JAPANESE BID TO REINFORCE AT BUNA-GONA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Wednesday.
[ tagged as Buna Gona New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 3 December 1942, page 1
News 607 wordsAustralian and American troops in Papua are steadily squeezing in on the Japanese positions at Buna and Gona, where at the time of preparation of to-day's communique the Japs were apparently attempting to land ... -
CAPTURE OF GONA EXPECTED HOURLY
SOMEWHERE IN PAPUA, Thursday.
[ tagged as Buna Gona New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 4 December 1942, page 1
News 1268 wordsAs I write this despatch A.I.F. soldiers are fighting it out bitterly with the last Japanese pocket holding out at Gona Mission, and I expect by the time that this appears in print that the entire Gona area will be under ... -
JAP BEACH-HEAD DWINDLING
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Friday.
[ tagged as Buna Gona New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 5 December 1942, page 1
News 867 wordsFighting, described as close, tough and [?] continuing round Buna and Gona as the Australian and American forces methodically maintain their pressure against the dwindling Japanese beach-head. ... -
PAPUAN STRUGGLE DRAWS TO CLOSE
Japanese Hemmed Into More Confined Space SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Buna Gona New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 7 December 1942, page 1
News 1379 wordsWhile there was no significant change in the actual ground position in the Buna-Gona area on Friday and Saturday, there are indications that the final phase of the Papuan capaign is drawing to a close. ... -
JAPS ISOLATED AT BUNA; LINES PIERCED TO BEACH
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.
[ tagged as Buna Gona New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 8 December 1942, page 1
News 1081 wordsAlthough the 22nd day of the siege of the Japanese Papuan beach has produced no marked change. Allied forces had some further successes in their efforts to break up and isolate enemy defensive positions round ... -
JAPANESE AIR LOSSES IN PAPUA
21 Planes Shot Down
[ tagged as Buna New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 9 December 1942, page 1
News 454 wordsSOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday. During fierce daylight "dog-fights" over the New Guinea battle zone, 21 Japanese planes were destroyed on Monday, with negligible Allied losses. Both sides are ... -
JAPS VIOLATE RULES OF WAR
Air Bombing of Field Hospitals SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Wednesday.
[ tagged as Bombing of Field Hospitals New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 10 December 1942, page 1
News 232 wordsA communique issued by General Headquarters reveals that enemy air units have violated the laws of war by repeated attacks upon Allied ... -
ALLIED FORCES OCCUPY GONA: JAP HOLD REDUCED ON BUNA
[ tagged as Gona New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 11 December 1942, page 1
News 1096 wordsAmid cheers, the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) announced, in the House of Representatives yesterday that Allied forces had completely occupied the Gona area in New Guinea. ... -
AUSTRALIANS MOPPING UP IN GONA AREA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Friday.
[ tagged as Gona New Guinea Sananda WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 12 December 1942, page 1
News 1324 wordsAustralian troops completed the mopping-up of the Gona area early yesterday and later, forward patrols were advancing eastwards along the beach toward Cape Killerton. There are no details of the Japanese casualties ... -
TROPICAL RAIN RESTRICTS BLOWS IN NEW GUINEA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Gona New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 14 December 1942, page 1
News 785 wordsHeavy tropical downpours reduced the seale of the Allied ground attacks on the remaining defensive Jap positions in the narrow strip round Buna on Friday and Saturday, but our artillery and planes hammered ... -
MOPPING UP GONA STRAGGLERS
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.
[ tagged as Gona New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 15 December 1942, page 1
News 852 wordsAllied ground operations against the Japanese position, at Buna were again restricted by downpours and mud on Sunday, but our artillery, mortars and planes contined their relentless pounding of the enemy. ... -
BUNA CAPTURED BY AMERICANS
FURTHER TROOP LANDINGS FRUSTRATED SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Buna New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 16 December 1942, page 1
News 605 wordsBy the capture of Buna village by American troops on Monday morning, the remaining Japanese strongpoints in Papua have been completely bisected. It is likely, however, that the enemy may be able ... -
HEAVY FIGHT IN BUNA MISSION SECTOR
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA,Thursday.
[ tagged as Buna Mission New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 18 December 1942, page 1
News 672 wordsNo rapid developments appear likely in the Buna area where our forces are mainting and steadily increasing their pressure against the Japanese pockets along the coast. ... -
TANKS SMASHING JAP DEFENCES IN BUNA AREA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.
[ tagged as Buna New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 22 December 1942, page 1
News 1513 wordsAllied forces have brought tanks into action in their latest attacks in the Cape Endaidere sector of the Buna front. Covered by artillery fire, tanks smashed their way ... -
OUR SHOCK TROOPS OVERRUN JAP DEFENCES IN PAPUA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Buna New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 23 December 1942, page 1
News 1034 wordsWhile the Japanese are still strongly defending the western end of the pocket around Buna Mission, the threat to their east flank is developing strongly as shock troops, led by tanks, batter through the defence system ... -
DIFFICULT BATTLE IN BUNA ASSAULT
Enemy Ships Bombed in New Britoi SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Wednesday.
[ tagged as New Britain New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 24 December 1942, page 1
News 1084 wordsDespite the over-running of the area between Co Endaidere and Sinemi Creek by Allied tanks and [?] try in the first four days of the present assault on seiged Buna, bitter and difficult fighting is continu ... -
JAPANESE LINES PENETRATED IN BUNA KEYPOINT
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Thursday.
[ tagged as Buna New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 25 December 1942, page 1
News 494 wordsAftar further smashing successes on Tuesday. Australian and American Infantry yesterday, with the support of Australian-manned tanks, completed the clearing up of the area of the Sinemi Creek and captured 1000 ... -
BUNA AIRFIELD CAPTURED IN 2 DAYS FIGHTING
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Buna Fall of Buna Airport New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 28 December 1942, page 2
News 919 wordsTwo days of extremely bitter and intense fighting in Allied attempts to subdue the slowly diminishing Japanese beachhead in the Buna Mission sector of Papua, ended with the main airfield failing into Allied control and the United States forces desperately ... -
JAP WOUNDED SAVED BY AUSTRALIAN SKILL
[ tagged as Captured Japanese Soldiers New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 29 December 1942, page 2
News 306 wordsJapanese soldiers, wounded, and cnptured in New Guinea owe their lives to the skill and care of the staff of a military hospital in Australia to ... -
Jap Attempt to Break Through at Buna Broken
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Buna Kokumbona New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 30 December 1942, page 1
News 688 wordsJapanese activity flared up in the Buna area last night, when the enemy attempted desperately to break through our lines near the main ... -
Jupanese Lose Heavily in Grim Buna Fighting
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tue[?].
[ tagged as Buna New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 31 December 1942, page 1
News 783 wordsIn the face of sustained pressure from our troops, the Japanese are grimly carrying out the Emperor's orders to defend ... -
JAP POCKET CUT IN TWO IN BUNA SECTOR
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Thursday.
[ tagged as Buna New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 1 January 1943, page 1
News 511 wordsAllied attacks in the Buna are[?] have been carried an important [?] nearer to victory by the division o[?] the Japanese pocket in two. ... -
ALLIED FORGES TAKE BUNA
NOW CLEANING UP JAPANESE WEST OF GIROPA POINT SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Buna Fall of Buna New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 4 January 1943, page 1
News 677 wordsAllied forces have occupied Buna Government Station, which includes the Buna Mission, and are new mopping up the entire area. This announcement was made from General ... -
MEN HOME ON LEAVE FROM NEW GUINEA FIGHTING
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Friday.
[ tagged as Leave from New Guinea Fighting New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 9 January 1943, page 1
News 395 wordsLean faced, heavily tanned and still tired, a party of A.I.F. and militia men have arrived in Australia on their way home for ... -
LITTLE DAMAGE FROM JAP. RAID ON PORT MORESBY
(From Our Own Correspondent) OPERATIONAL BASE, Monday.
[ tagged as New Guinea Papua WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 7 July 1942, page 1
News 242 wordsHeavy Japanese attacks against Port Moresby on Sunday were a retaliation for the persistent raids made against Lae and Salamaua by the Allied Air ... -
FRANCE DEMANDS PEACE GUARANTEES
Distrusts Theoretical Conceptions ANGLO-FRENCH UNITY AFFIRMED LONDON, Saturday.
[ tagged as Anglo - French Unity M Daladier WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 1 January 1940, page 1
News 494 wordsDeclaring his distrust of grand theoretical conceptions of peace in Europe, M. Daladier, the French Premier, in an address to the Senate, when the Civil Budget was approved, declared that he preferred material ... -
CHRISTMAS SPENDING IN ENGLAND
NOTE ISSUE AT RECORD LONDON, Saturday.
[ tagged as 1940 Christmas spending War Savings Certificates WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 1 January 1940, page 1
News 171 wordsChristmas spending in England sent the bank note issue to the all-time high record of £554,600,000. ... -
EUROPEAN PEACE PLAN
ITALO-AMERICAN MOVE LONDON, Sunday.
[ tagged as European Peace Plan WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 1 January 1940, page 1
News 135 wordsThe German Press maintains silence on the peace proposals which the German Ambassador in Rome is reported to be ... -
JEWISH REFUGEES HELPED BY VATICAN
VATICAN CITY, Sat.
[ tagged as Jewish Refugees Vatican WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 1 January 1940, page 1
News 87 wordsThe Pope has issued a Golden Book containing secret documents relating to the Holy See's diplomatic ... -
HITLER OUTLINES GERMAN WAR
POLICY Appeals for Divine Help "FIGHTING FOR NEW ERA IN EUROPE" BERLIN, Sunday.
[ tagged as General Smuts Herr Hitler King Karol WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 1 January 1940, page 1
News 495 wordsThe New Year's Day reception, which had been arranged to be tendered by Herr Hitler to members of the Diplomatic Corps and the leaders of the Nazi Party has been cancelled, and, instead a New Year's message was ... -
CHINESE ARE CONFIDENT
Japanese Will Withdraw WEAKENING OBSERVED NEW YORK, Sunday.
[ tagged as China Japan Wong Chung Hui WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 1 January 1940, page 1
News 201 wordsInterviewed by the Chungking correspondent of the New York Times, the Prime Minister Wong Chung Hui, said that Japan might get out of ... -
FINNS' PRESSURE ON RED ARMY
ADVANCE CONTINUES INTO RUSSIA LONDON, Sunday.
[ tagged as Finland General Mannerheim Russia WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 1 January 1940, page 1
News 567 wordsFinnish detachments, which are operating on Soviet soil claim to have cut the railway between Leningrad and Murmansk in several places, and as a result the Soviet troops at Murmansk are without supplies and food, while ... -
H.M.S. AJAX
REPAIRS NEEDED Permission Sought from Uruguay NEW YORK, Sunday.
[ tagged as Graf Spee H M S Ajax WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 1 January 1940, page 1
News 96 wordsGreat Britain has asked Uruguay to permit the H.M.S. Ajax to enter Monte Video harbour to repair damage done in the Graf Spee battle, ... -
FOOD BEFORE LIQUOR
Rationing of Distilleries LONDON, Sunday.
[ tagged as Rationing of Distilleries WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 1 January 1940, page 1
News 82 wordsAn early restriction of the production of whisky, according to "The Star," which says that Ministry of Food experts are considering whether ... -
BRITISH SPIRIT WILL PREVAIL
LONDON, Sunday.
[ tagged as Sir John Simon WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 1 January 1940, page 1
News 70 wordsThe Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir John Simon), in a message to his constituents, said, "Everything which had ... -
GERMAN SHIP
Ordered to Leave Uruguay MONTEVIDEO, Sunday.
[ tagged as Tacoma WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 1 January 1940, page 1
News 50 wordsIt was announced that the German ship Tacoma must leave within 24 hours or be interned. The announcement added that ... -
GERMAN PLANES TO RAID ENGLAND
Waiting on Hitler's Order GOERING THREATENS WORST IN WORLD'S HISTORY LONDON, Sunday.
[ tagged as Marshal Goering WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 1 January 1940, page 1
News 87 wordsAccording to Marshal Goering German battle planes are only waiting for an order from Herr Hitler to attack Great Britain from the air, and it is claimed that when the command was given, bombers would carry out ... -
WESTERN FRONT
GERMAN OFFICER CAPTURED Intense Cold Delays Operations LONDON, Sunday.
[ tagged as Western Front WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 1 January 1940, page 1
News 158 wordsOperations along the whole of the Western Front are being limited by the intense cold, 27 degrees of frost being reported yesterday from many ... -
GERMAN CLAIM ON FORMER COLONIES
BERLIN, Saturday.
[ tagged as German Colonies WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 1 January 1940, page 1
News 62 wordsIt is announced officially that Germany will hold Eng land, France, New Zealand Australia and South Africa ... -
BRITISH ARMY
Men of 28 Years to be Called Up LONDON, Sunday.
[ tagged as Call Up of men of 28 years WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 1 January 1940, page 1
News 61 wordsIt is understood that a Royal proclamation will be issued immediately permitting the calling-up for registration of men to the age of 28 ... -
U.S.A. EMBARGO
Senator Wants Action Against Japan WASHINGTON, Sunday.
[ tagged as Mr Key Pittman Senate Relations Committee U S A Embargo against Japan WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 1 January 1940, page 2
News 69 wordsThe chairman (Mr. Key Pittman) announced that he was asking the Senate Relations Committee to authorise export embargoes against ... -
A WEEK OF WAR
CONSOLIDATING OF POSITIONS (Summary issued by the Department of Information)
[ tagged as Bulgaria Finnish - Russian War Rumania WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 1 January 1940, page 2
News 1079 wordsActivity on the Western Front during last week has been limited to raids and skirmishes between patrols. Meanwhile, both sides are ... -
AUSTRALIAN AIRMEN ALLOTED TO DUTY
Participation in Naval Reconnaissance (By the A.A.P. representative week-ending with the R.A.A.F. Forces.) LONDON, Saturday.
[ tagged as Air Chief Marshal R A A F in Coastal Command Sir Frederick Bowhall WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 1 January 1940, page 2
News 591 words"In the quadrangle lined with leafless trees the Australian squadron paraded for the first time for inspection by the Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Command (Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Bowhall) who expressed ... -
GERMAN ALLEGATION AGAINST POLES
[ tagged as Germans Allege murder of 5437 WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 1 January 1940, page 4
News 40 wordsA German radio message alleges that the Poles murdered 5,437 Germans to November 15. No details are given but the ... -
TROOPS RETAKE EORA CREEK
Enemy Retreating Towards Kokoda SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA. Friday.
[ tagged as Eora Creek Kokoda WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 24 October 1942, page 1
News 615 wordsAttacking strongly down the mountain pass on the north side of the Owen Stanleys, Allied troops yesterday recaptured Eora Creek village and are continuing northwords, maintaining contact with the retreating enemy. ... -
JAPS DRIVEN FROM NEW GUINEA
DETAILED STORY OF ALLIED ADVANCE SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA.
[ tagged as Efogi Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 10 November 1942, page 3
News 1562 wordsNow that the Allied advance in Papua has cleared the Northern Papuan foothills and reoccupied the strategic village of Kokoda, the full detailed story can be told of the successful operation that won back the Owen Stanley Range from the Japanese and drove the enemy cut of ... -
ADVANCING AUSTRALIANS TAKE NAURO
ENEMY RETREATING IN HASTE SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Thursday.
[ tagged as Efogi Kokoda Nauro New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 2 October 1942, page 1
News 1349 wordsContinuing their offensive in the Owen Stanley Range, Australian troops have moved on from loribaiwa Ridge and have captured Nauro and high ground in the vicinity. ... -
NEW GUINEA CAMPAIGN
CORRESPONDENT'S DIARY OF EVENTS SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea Port Moresby WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 4 November 1942, page 3
News 1588 wordsOn the night of Tuesday, February 3 six 4-engined Kawinisi flyingboats dropped bombs on Australian soil for the first time during Port Moresby's first air raid. One night last week, two twin-engined Japanese bombers dropped a few bombs harmlessly in the scrub near a Moresby ... -
PATROLS LOCKED IN CLOSE FIGHTING AT KOKODA
(From George Johnston, Our War Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Wednesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 3 September 1942, page 1
News 1044 wordsWhile Australian troops continued mopping-up operations in M[?]ne Bay yesterday, where scattered jungle fighting of the guerilla type ... -
H p. ADVANCE HELD SOUTH OF ALOLA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Wednesday. Bitter Japanese resistance from defended positions slightly south of Alola, in the Owen Stanleys, has now held up the Allied drive towards Kokoda and Buna for six days. Our troops, however, are manoeuvring cautiously and methodically to throw the Japs out of their entrenchments.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 29 October 1942, page 1
News 1405 wordsThe enemy is making considerable use of mortars and light artillery, but resistance is steadily being overcome. ... -
AUSTRALIA FIGHTS BACK
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 4 November 1942, page 2
News 405 wordsKOKODA in our hands affords a geographic measurement of Australian achievement since the change from defensive to offensive in the New Guinea area, beginning with the storming of the Ioribaiwa Ridge at the end of September. This advance over 40 miles of the worst ... -
MAIL SERVICES TO NEW GUINEA
Deliveries To Forward Areas Maintained
[ tagged as Kokada Mail Service New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 9 December 1942, page 3
News 213 wordsThe Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) said to-day that the army postal service in New Guinea had performed outstanding work in ... -
MILITIA UNITS HOLD JAP THRUST IN PAPUA
(From Geoffrey Hutton, Our Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Kokoda Militia Units New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 24 August 1942, page 1
News 159 wordsAustralian troops, who have given such a good account of themselves in jungle skirmishes around Kokoda, are formerly enlisted militia units. ... -
BLAMEY PRAISES AUSTRALIANS ON BOUGAINVILLE
MELBOURNE, Sunday.
[ tagged as Brigadier John Field WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 11 June 1945, page 2
News 134 wordsAustralian troops under Brigadier John Field, who have heen fighting in Bougainville, paraded before the Commander-in-Chief (General ... -
AUSTRALIANS MOPPING UP AT MILNE BAY
(From George Johnston, Our War Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Kokoda Milne Bay New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 2 September 1942, page 1
News 1264 wordsWih the violent and spectacular battle of Milne Bay virtually over, except for mopping-up operations, Australians and Americans gave the enemy no respite yesterday. There was action at every point in New ... -
THE BATTLE FOR OIVI
JAPS FOUGHT FIERCELY AGAINST ADVANCING AUSTRALIANS (From George Johnston, Our War Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 12 November 1942, page 3
News 1451 wordsThe final battle for the Owen Stanley Range actually began on October 12, in a splendid defensive position selected by the Japs on a series of high spurs running across the pass through the range, and covering the tracks converging from Muota and Kagi on to Tcmpleton's ... -
AUSTRALIANS CONTINUE TO ADVANCE IN NEW GUINEA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 20 October 1942, page 1
News 386 wordsAlthough little chanige is reported from the Owen Stanley Ranges in the last 24 hours heavy fighting has taken place, and the Japanese have been forced back from the fixed and semi-fixed positions north of ... -
Qualifications Outlined For Campaign Stars
[ tagged as Campaign Star WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 26 May 1945, page 2
News 286 wordsMembers of the fighting services on the Australian mainland would not be eligible to an award of a Campain Star or the Defence Medal, but ... -
CENSORSHIP PRINCIPLES TO BE DEFINED
Mr. Hughes Satisfied SYDNEY, Friday.
[ tagged as Censorship WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 15 August 1942, page 2
News 211 wordsSatisfaction at the outcome of the Melbourne discussions on censorship was expressed by Mr. Hughes on his arrival to-night from Melbourne. He ... -
REMARKABLE ESCAPE OF MILITIAMAN IN NEW GUINEA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.
[ tagged as Kokoda William Kenneth Trooth WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 6 October 1942, page 3
News 254 wordsA remarkable story of his experiences in New Guinea is told by Pte. William Kenneth Trooth (19), who was wounded by a burst of ... -
JAPS FAIL TO CHECK ADVANCE IN NEW GUINEA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA,Thurs.
[ tagged as Buna Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 6 November 1942, page 1
News 726 wordsAllied troops, pushing on from Kokoda towards Buna, swept aside strong Japanese resistance three miles west of ... -
OUR NEW GUINEA PATROLS
Ground Troops Essential in Jungle
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 27 April 1943, page 4
News 822 wordsThough aeroplanes and tanks have greatly changed the technique of warfare, ground patrols still have a very big part to play, particularly in ... -
ALLIED BOMBERS RANGE FAR FOR TARGET HITS
CRUISER HIT NEAR AMBON TRANSPORT AFIRE IN SOLOMONS (From General MacArthur's Headquarters)
[ tagged as Guadalcanal Kokoda New Guinea Solomons WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 3 August 1942, page 1
News 458 wordsNo change is reported in the ground situation in the Kokoda area at the foot of the Owen Stanley Ranges in Papua where ... -
JAP. AIR FORCE INACTIVE IN PACIFIC ISLANDS
Allied Attacks on Enemy Bases SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Friday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 5 September 1942, page 1
News 435 wordsWith the Japanese air force in the islands completely inactive again yesterday, both in attack and defence, Allied ... -
JAP ATTACK IMMINENT IN SOLOMONS
WASHINGTON, Wednesday.
[ tagged as Col Knox Kokoda New Guinea Secretary of the Navy WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 24 September 1942, page 1
News 427 wordsSpeaking at a Press conference to-day, the Secretary for the Navy (Col. Knox) emphasised that it was a safe assumption to say that the Japanese will make new major attempts to reconquer the Solomons, when ... -
AUSTRALIANS ENTER GONA; AMERICANS 3 MULES FROM BUNA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Buna Gona New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 25 November 1942, page 1
News 955 wordsThe Japanese trapped In their diminishing Papuan beach-head at Gana and Buna are steadily being everwhelmed as the Australian-American pincer closes. Australians have entered Gona and are pressing on ... -
JAPANESE ATROCITIES AT BUNA AND GONA
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Sunday.
[ tagged as American Airmen Beheaded Gona Japanese atrocities New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 17 May 1943, page 2
News 504 wordsThrough the treachery of a few renegade New Guinea natives, who have been won over by the Japanese, four while women and 14 men lost their lives last year when the Japanese captured Buna and Gona. ... -
SILVER STAR TO PILOT
[ tagged as New Guinea Pilot-Officer John S Archer WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 25 January 1943, page 2
News 77 wordsGeneral MacArthur has awarded the Silver Star to Pilot-Officer John S. Archer, R.A.A.F., of North Balwyn, Victoria, for gallantry in action over ... -
AFGHANISTAN MENACED BY SOVIET
Troops Mass on Frohtier PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES BY ALLIES REPORTED ROME, Monday.
[ tagged as Afganistan General Weyganse WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 2 January 1940, page 1
News 122 wordsThe Italian Press declares that Russia has massed 800,000 on the Afghan frontier, and that Britain and France are organising an expeditionary force of 300,000 under General Weyganse, of France, as a precautionary ... -
SOVIET PACT WITH JAPAN
MAJOR SUCCESS CLEARS POSITION IN EAST LONDON, Monday.
[ tagged as Manchukuo Soviet pact with Japan WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 2 January 1940, page 1
News 110 wordsThe Moscow correspondent of the "News Chronicle" comments that the Kremlin scored a major diplomatic achievement ... -
THE BATTLE OF THE OWEN STANLEYS
TERRIBLE HARDSHIPS ENCOUNTERED BY AUSTRALIANS SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 11 November 1942, page 3
News 1422 wordsThe terrible physical and even mental agony of the advance through the Owen Stanleys cannot be imagined by anybody who has not seen this wild and incredible country. I was talking to a man to-day who'd had a letter from a civilian in Australia who had been in New Guinea ... -
SIGNIFICANT SHIP MOVEMENTS IN NORTH
[ tagged as Kokoda WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 17 August 1942, page 1
News 171 wordsJapanese shipping activity far to the north of the main battle area in the Solomons is increasing to such an extent ... -
R.A.A.F. PILOT AWARDED AMERICAN D.S.C.
(From George Johnston, Our War Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Distinguised Service Cross New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 21 September 1942, page 2
News 224 wordsThe Distinuished Service Cross, America's highest decoration apart from the Congressional Medal, has been awarded to a young Victorian ... -
Canberra Loan Total Now £40,100
[ tagged as Austerity Loan Minister for Supply Mr Beasley WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 9 November 1942, page 2
News 315 wordsCanberra had filled, one-third of its Austerity Loan quota on Saturday when subscriptions reached £40,000 ... -
JAP COMMANDER DROWNED IN NEW GUINEA
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Wednesday.
[ tagged as Death of Lieut General Horii Kokoda WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Thursday 31 December 1942, page 2
News 226 wordsMost authoritative report in this area of the death of [?] General Tomatore Horil, [?] commander in the [?] a few days ago, is ... -
BATTLE FILMS
Australians in Action
[ tagged as Battle Films WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 19 December 1942, page 2
News 158 wordsDuring 1942 world-wide distribution was secured for all films of Australians in action at their battle stations, said the Minister for ... -
WAR GRAVES MARKED IN NEW GUINEA
[ tagged as Buna Gona War Graves WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 29 January 1943, page 2
News 155 wordsGraves of Australians who died in New Guinea will eventually he concentrated into three central cemeteries similar to those on Gallipoll. ... -
LOW PERCENTAGE OF ARMY DEATHS IN NEW GUINEA
[ tagged as Army Deaths in New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 5 February 1944, page 1
News 171 wordsThe Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde)said yesterday that only 7.79 per cent. of Australian soldiers wounded in New Guinea died as a ... -
AUSTRALIAN WAR GRAVES
Sacred to Spirit of Nation
[ tagged as Australia War Graves WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 15 March 1943, page 3
News 846 wordsWhatever the outcome of the war and regardless of any re-division of the earth's surface by new national boundaries, there will be small plots ... -
PARER—COTTER
[ tagged as Damian Parer's Wedding WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 29 March 1944, page 4
News 142 wordsThe wedding was celebrated at St. Mary's, North,,Sydney, on Thursday, of Elizabeth Ma [?]c, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Cotter, Milner ... -
JAP LAZINESS CONTRIBUTED TO FAILURE
(From Our Special Representative, George Johnston) KARUIZAWA. Friday.
[ tagged as Admiral Wenneker Japanese Laziness Ww2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 15 September 1945, page 1
News 243 wordsThe failure to invade Australia, the defeat at Milne Bay, kokoda Trail, Coral Sea, Buna and Guadalcanali, are admitted by a senior Axis ... -
FAILURE TO INVADE AUSTRALIA COST JAPAN PACIFIC WAR
TOKYO
[ tagged as Admiral Paul Wenneker WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Saturday 15 September 1945, page 6
News 633 wordsFailure of the Japanese to invade Australia, and their defeats at Milne Bay, on the Kokoda Trail, in the Coral Sea, at Buna, and on ... -
OPERATIONS CONTINUE IN THE SOLOMONS
STRONG RESISTANCE BY JAPANESE WASHINGTON, Sunday.
[ tagged as Mr Curtin Mr W M Hughes Solomons WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 11 August 1942, page 1
News 461 wordsA Navy Department communique stated that offensive operations were continuing against the Japanese forces in the Solomon Islands. Considerable enemy resistance has been encountered. It was too early to ... -
JAP PLANNING FOR NEW OFFENSIVE
Ominous Lull in New Guinea (From George Johnston, Our War Correspondent) SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea Solomons WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 24 August 1942, page 2
News 577 wordsIn a month's warfare in the New Guinea and Solomons areas both sides have achieved some success. The Japanese have succeeded in ... -
AMERICANS EFFECT LANDING IN SOLOMONS
PLAN TO DRIVE JAPS FROM BASE ONE CRUISER LOST; OTHER SHIPS DAMAGED WASHINGTON, Monday.
[ tagged as Admiral King Admiral Nimitz Solomons WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 12 August 1942, page 1
News 567 wordsAdmiral King, Chief of the United States Naval Forces[?] announced that American forces had landed in the south-eastern Solomon Islands for the purpose of driving out the Japanese and permanently occupying ... -
DR EVATT'S MISSION OVERSEAS
"Seed on Stony Ground" Says Mr. Hughes SYDNEY, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Dr Evatts Mission WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 12 August 1942, page 2
News 469 wordsReports of Dr. Evatt's mission overseas were "dust thrown in the eyes of the people" and the mission had turned out to be "seed throw ... -
GREAT VICTORY PARADE; CLIMAX TO CELEBRATIONS
SYDNEY, Thursday.
[ tagged as V C Victory ParadeSergt Reg Rattey WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Friday 17 August 1945, page 3
News 473 wordsIn the greatest march ever seen in Sydney, 50,000 servicemen, exservicemen and women paraded through the city to-day for Victory ... -
V.C. MAY LEAD VP-DAY MARCH IN SYDNEY
SYDNEY, Sunday.
[ tagged as Sgt Reg Rattey VC Victory Parade Ww2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 13 August 1945, page 2
News 90 wordsSgt. Reg Rattey, V.C., of Barmedman, followed by four V.C.'s of the last war, may lead the Sydney VP-Day celebrations march. ... -
GENERAL MACARTHUR VISITS NEW GUINEA
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as Genaral MacArthur General Blamey New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 12 October 1942, page 2
News 541 wordsGeneral Douglas MacArthur, Commander-in-Chief of the South-West Pacific area, recently was seen at New Guinea battle zone. ... -
WIDESPREAD HAVOC CAUSED BY R.A.A.F. RAIDS ON TIMOR
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as Air Raid Timor WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 4 November 1942, page 1
News 541 wordsIn one of the biggest attacks yet made on Japanese-occupied bases in Timor, Allied bombers yesterday caused widespread havoc at Dilli, one ... -
HOW THE PAPUAN OROKAIVAS CAME BACK
A Fierce Native Tribe Sided With the Japanese, But Soon Regretted It
[ tagged as New Guinea Orokaivas WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 16 January 1943, page 3
News 1387 wordsA few weeks ago I was standing at the junction of two tracks leading to Gona and Sanananda. Three jeeps were unloading boxes ... -
CAMOUFLAGE NETS
Canberra Workers Made 2,000 IMPORTANCE OF WORK STRESSED
[ tagged as Camouflage Nets Senator J S Collings WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 14 November 1942, page 4
News 817 words"I sincerely hope that all this wartime community spirit will not cease when the war comes to an end," said the Minister for the Interior (Senator ... -
JUNGLE FORCE ATTACKING JAPS AT MUBO
AIR FORCE STRAFING ENEMY TRAILS
[ tagged as Japanese Dead New Guinea Orokaivas WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Saturday 16 January 1943, page 1
News 786 wordsSOMEWHERE IN AUSTRAUX, Friday. Following several days' intense air activity south of Sanananda and along the coast to the south-east, it was reported yesterday that the Australians had been ... -
GENERAL BLAMEY REVIEWS PAPUAN CAMPAIGN
Japanese Defeated by Superior Allied Fighting Quality SOME WHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday.
[ tagged as General Blamey WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 18 January 1943, page 3
News 913 wordsThe Japanese Army in Papua has been destroyed by the superior quality of the Allied troops, who met him in the field, and have shown this proud Asiatic that he is an inferior creature to the product of Western civilisation, declared General Blamey, ... -
Papuan Natives Rewarded For Loyalty
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Tuesday.
[ tagged as For Service Medal New Guinea WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 11 November 1942, page 3
News 288 wordsIn a picturesque setting in the warbattered village of Kokoda several Papuan natives were decorated for loy[?]lly serving the Australian troops. ... -
AUSTERITY LOAN PREVIEW AT CAPITOL THEATRE
[ tagged as Austerity Loan WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Monday 16 November 1942, page 2
News 1219 wordsEnthusiasm for the Austerity Loan is expected to receive considerable stimulus during the next fortnight as the result of an ... -
STALEMATE ON WESTERN FRONT
Initiative Required To gain Victory LONDON, Monday.
[ tagged as Western Front WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 2 January 1940, page 1
News 434 wordsThe general tone in Britain as to the prospects of the New Year is one of confidence without taking too much for granted, and it is pointed out that greater sacrifices may be expected. However, some observers hold that Germany is agreeable ... -
AMERICAN SHIPS
Sold to Norway WASHINGTON, Monday.
[ tagged as American ships sold to Norway WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 2 January 1940, page 1
News 54 wordsThe Maritime Commission approved of the United States Shipping Lines to sell eight ships to North Atlantic Transport Company in ... -
GERMAN MAGNATE
Staying in Switzerland ZURICH, Sunday.
[ tagged as Herr Fritz Thyssen WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 2 January 1940, page 1
News 72 wordsHerr' Fritz Thyssen, former German steel magnate, for whom the Nazis are reported to have issued an international warrant on charges of ... -
CO-OPERATION
War-time Methods of Economy
[ tagged as Sugar Shortage WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 2 January 1940, page 2
News 237 wordsFrom London comes news of cooperative buying and cooking as war time methods of economy among women members of women's ... -
MILITARY SERVICE
Compulsory Training OPERATING FROM TO-MORROW SYDNEY, Monday.
[ tagged as Milatary Service WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 2 January 1940, page 1
News 84 wordsUnder the compulsory military training scheme, which comes into operation on, Wednesday, it is expected that 5000 to 8000 youths will ... -
"BROLLY" v. SWASTIKA
Mr. Chamberlain's Umbrella Opens New Market
[ tagged as Lancashire Umbrella cloths WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 2 January 1940, page 3
News 224 wordsEven Mr[?] Chamberlain's umbrella, Honoured representative of the 20,000,000 "gamps" which exist in Great Britain is helping to fight the ... -
MORE CANADIAN TROOPS ARRIVE
LONDON, Monday.
[ tagged as Canadian Troops WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 2 January 1940, page 1
News 67 wordsThe second contingent of the Canadian forces has arrived, safely and the members were welcomed by Mr. ... -
VISIT BY AJAX TO URUGUAY
LONDON, Sunday.
[ tagged as Cruiser AJAX WW2 ]
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Tuesday 2 January 1940, page 1
News 71 wordsIt has been announced that the cruiser Ajax will shortly pay a courtesy visit to Monte Video, if the ... -
WITH THE AIF AT PORT MORESBY.
[ tagged as Port Moresby WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Friday 24 July 1942, page 1
News ILLUSTRATED 116 wordsThe landing of a Japanese force at Go[?]a Mission, in North Papua, brings Port Moresby still more vitally into the news, for this operation constitutes a threat to the Allied base situated on the opposite shore. These photographs just received, showing members of the AIF at Port Moresby, are of particular significance. Top: Bread zoning offers no problems at ... -
CONTINUED ATTACKS ON JAP SHIPS
Buna Landing Force Strafed
[ tagged as Kokoda WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Saturday 25 July 1942, page 1
News 466 wordsWITH GEN MACARTHUR'S HQ, Fri: Allied aircraft yesterday continued unremitting attacks against Japanese ships ... -
45,0001b OF BOMBS ON BUNA
Jap Landing Force Harassed
[ tagged as Kokoda WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Monday 27 July 1942, page 3
News 438 wordsWITH GENERAL MACARTHUR'S HQ, Sunday: While Allied aircraft of all types hurled 45,0001b of bombs on Japanese landing positions near ... -
FIRST LAND FIGHT IN PAPUA Patrol Skirmish On Mountain Track
[ tagged as Kokoda WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Tuesday 28 July 1942, page 1
News 663 wordsWITH GEN MacARTHUR'S HQ, Monday: Land fighting between Australians and units of Japanese invasion force which landed near Buna last. Wednesday has commenced in Papua for the first time. ... -
ENEMY PATROLS IN PAPUA
Clashes 55 Miles Inland
[ tagged as Kokoda WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Wednesday 29 July 1942, page 1
News 620 wordsWITH GEN MacARTHUR'S HQ, Tuesday: Advancing with remarkable speed, enemy patrols from the Japanese landing force in Papua had yesterday reached a point 55 miles inland from Gona, the ... -
A CHANCE TO FIGHT
[ tagged as Editorial Kokoda WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Wednesday 29 July 1942, page 2
News 507 wordsWhile the titanic struggles of Russia and the Middle East dwarf in magnitude the fighting immediately to the north ... -
JAPS REPULSED IN PAPUAN JUNGLE FIGHT
Raider Hit Over Townsville
[ tagged as Kokoda WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Thursday 30 July 1942, page 1
News 541 wordsWITH GEN MacARTHUR'S HQ, Wed: Fighting beneath slopes of the towering 13,200ft peak of Mt Victoria, highest point of the Owen Stanley Range, Australian ground forces at the Papuan mountain ... -
BITTER JUNGLE FIGHT FOR KEY VILLAGE
Night Raids On Gona: Jap Destroyer In Flames
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Friday 31 July 1942, page 1
News 577 wordsWITH GEN MacARTHUR'S HQ, Thursday: Bitter fighting between Allied advance forces and Japanese units continues in and round the Papuan mountain village of Kokoda. In fighting of the last 2 days ... -
US DSC FOR HEROISM IN NEW GUINEA
Award to Lt-Col W. T. Owen, A I F
[ tagged as Kokoda Lt-Col W T Owen WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Friday 31 July 1942, page 3
News 301 wordsWITH GEN MACARTHUR'S HQ: A Victorian AIF officer who was mortally wounded while leading Australian units against the ... -
9 JAP PLANES DOWNED IN DARWIN RAID
Lull In Jungle Fighting In Papua
[ tagged as Kokoda WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Saturday 1 August 1942, page 1
News ILLUSTRATED 696 wordsWITH GEN MacARTHUR'S HQ, Friday: Synchronising with a sudden lull in ground combat in the Papuan mountain jungles of Kokoda, there was a fierce flareup of enemy and Allied air activity over an enormous ... -
TOUGH TASK AHEAD OF JAPS
Jungle Tracks Of Papua
[ tagged as Kokoda WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Saturday 1 August 1942, page 3
News 733 wordsWITH GEN MacARTHUR'S HQ, Fri: Vital importance of Kokoda area as the newest battleground of the SW Pacific is that the terrain ... -
AUSTRALIANS IN CAMP NEAR KOKODA.
[ tagged as Kokoda WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Wednesday 4 November 1942, page 7
News ILLUSTRATED 55 wordsRecapture of Kokoda has been a triumph in land fighting for the Allied force[?]. Our troops began to force back the enemy from loribaiwa on September 28, and have reached Kokoda in 36 days. Here is one of the last temporary camps ... -
AUSTRALIANS' SKILL IN JUNGLE FIGHT
600 Jops Killed At Kokoda
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Saturday 29 August 1942, page 3
News 586 wordsSOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA. Fri: Australian Militia units have brought the Japanese to a halt near Kokoda by superior jungle fighting. ... -
KOKODA IN HANDS OF JAPANESE
Mountain Range Still Barrier
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Tuesday 18 August 1942, page 1
News 400 wordsSOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Mon: With the exception of operations in the Solomons, which are outside SW ... -
SEVERE FIGHTING AT KOKODA
Australians In Great Heart
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Thursday 13 August 1942, page 1
News 180 wordsSOMEWHERE IN. AUS— TRALIA, Wed: Hard and confused fighting is still in progress among the rubber ... -
ALLIES 11 MILES FROM KOKODA
3 Jap Attacks Repulsed
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Wednesday 21 October 1942, page 1
News 180 wordsSOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Tues: Allied troops are giving the Japanese no rest in the 6,000ft pass through the ... -
MORE FIGHTING NEAR KOKODA
Jap Outpost Units Dispersed
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Tuesday 4 August 1942, page 1
News 576 wordsWITH GEN MacARTHUR'S HQ, Monday: Fierce jungle fighting in which Allied fighter planes are cooperating has flared up again in and around the Papuan village of Kokoda, where Australian units ... -
JAPS ATTACK AT KOKODA L[?]e Blasted By Allied Bombers
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Wednesday 2 September 1942, page 3
News 551 wordsSOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Tues: Satisfaction felt among New Guinea forces about the Japanese check at Milne Bay has not made ... -
HEAVY FIGHTING NEAR KOKODA Allies Inflict Heavy Casualties on Japs
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Tuesday 1 September 1942, page 3
News 876 wordsSOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Monday: Sunday brought a swift change in the weight of Japanese pressure at different points in New Guinea. While enemy activity is being intensified in Kokoda area ... -
LATEST AUSTRALIAN ARMY CASUALTY LIST
[ tagged as 1945 Australian Army Casualty List MANNION F Tpr St Peters Cav WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Friday 1 June 1945, page 15
Detailed lists, results, guides 2167 words -
KOKODA NEWS CHEERS AXIS VICTIMS
Welcomed in Europe NEW YORK, Wednesday, AAP
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Thursday 5 November 1942, page 12
News 219 wordsThe fall of Kokoda has made a tremendous impression on people of Axis-dominated Europe. It was the last straw, swinging many ... -
KOKODA, A GOAL ACHIEVED
Troops in Great Heart SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA.
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Wednesday 4 November 1942, page 12
News 324 wordsTues: Kokoda, in the minds of all troops in New Guinea, has been the goal of a long and bitter 5 weeks' struggle through the mountain ... -
MILITIA UNITS FIGHT JAPS AT KOKODA
Enemy's Match in Jungle Warfare
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Monday 24 August 1942, page 3
News 292 wordsSOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sun: Australian troops who have given surh a good account of themselves in jungle skirmishes around ... -
ALLIES NOW 10 MILES FROM KOKODA
Air Force Again Raids Solomons
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Saturday 24 October 1942, page 1
News 242 wordsSOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Fri: Allied troops in New Guinea have made a further advance near the northern ... -
MANY FIERCE CLASHES IN KOKODA AREA
Troops Ready for Severe Test
[ tagged as Kokoda New Guinea WW2 ]
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Monday 31 August 1942, page 3
News 518 wordsSOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sun: On the second main New Guinea front south of Kokoda there have been many fierce clashes in the wild area between Kokoda and the Owen Stanley range. ...
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