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... LAST DAYS AT SINGAPORE Scenes on the quayside at Singapore as women and children are evacuated from the city, shortly before the |apanese onslaught on the island The little girl, who has ‘‘rescued her dolly, seems to be in thoughtful mood, but the wee ...
... SINGAPORE VOYAGE IN JUNK Major-GeneraL Gordon Bennett, Genera] Officer Commanding Australian forces in Malaya, wno was believed to be a prisoner in Singapore, has arrived in Batavia after an adventurous journey. He was accompanied by his aide-de-cam|p ...
... M.P.s and the Lost Singapore Army Fleet-street, Tuesday Night of the satisfaction that was felt at the Prime Minister’s consent to reconstitute his Cabinet was offset by two features of his speech to-day. There was regret that he had not indicated what ...
... SINGAPORE: WE LOST A WHOLE ARMY Premier’s Gloomy Picture of Tribulation Lies Victory WAS REINFORCED BY 40,000 MEN, AND WE HAVE TO FACE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE LOST A WHOLE ARMY. The Prime Minister revealed this yesterday when he opened the war debate in ...
... “WHY SINGAPORE FELL”—BENNETT Why Singapore fell was explained shortly and sharply by Major-General Gordon Bennett, commander of the Australian forces in Malaya, in an interview given when he arrived at Padang. Sumatra, after escaping from Singapore island ...
... AFTER THE BLITZ This is all that remained of a street in Singapore after one of the later Japanese bombing raids. Members of a Malay rescue squad are removing casualties from a demolished building. ...
... Australian G.O.C. escapes from Singapore jY/TAJOR-GENERAL GORDON BENNETT, who was in x command of the Australian troops in Malaya, has arrived safely at Batavia, capital of Java. He escaped from Singapore to After four days the junk Dutch territory in ...
... Page Three. Australian nurses who were transferred from Singapore two days before its fall have arrived in Australia still wearing their tin hats. They say that of their comrades remained in Singapore on the authorities’ decision, but hope that these were ...
... TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1942 fact, managed to reinforce Singapore by 40,000 men, together with large quantities of anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery, all of which were withdrawn from other areas where they were sorely needed or even actively engaged ...
... AUSTRALIA FROM SINGAPORE Stdney, Tuesday. Sixty Australian, nurses who were transferred from Singapore two days before its fall have arrived in Australia, still wearing their tin hats.’’ They say that 60 of their comrades remained in Singapore on the authorities’ ...
... General Gordon Bennett Another echo of Singapore comes from Batavia in the form of an announcement that Major-General Gordon Bennett, commander of the Australian forces which fought throughout the campaign in Malaya, escaped from the island after the ...
... in Batavia, New Delhi radio reports. Earlier he was believed to have been taken prisoner 'at Singapore. Canberra announces that Australian prisoners at Singapore total 17.0(;0 CANADIAN CASLALTIES AT HONG KONG Colonel Ralston (Canadian Minister of Defence) ...