... THE DEFENCE OF AUSTRALIA The Actual Character of the Vital Northern Coastline Described by DONALD COWIE EXACTLY what kind of country would meet the first Japanese landing parties if an attempt were made to invade Australia from the north? The answer depends on the part of North Australia chosen, for the 3,000 mile coastline that stretches from extreme north- west to extreme north-east flaunts ...

... AUSTRALIA'S REPRESENTATIVE IN LONDON DR. H. V. EVATT, WHO HAS COME FROM AUSTRALIA TO ATTEND MEETINGS OF THE WAR CABINET IN LONDON, AND TO REPRESENT THE COMMONWEALTH ON THE PACIFIC WAR COUNCIL r\r. Evatt is the Australian Minister of External Affairs (or, as we might say, Foreign Secretary) and Attorney-General he has recently been on a mission to the United States. A few days ago he arrived in ...

... The Tale of Three Cities: the Towns of Bath Norwich and York As a retaliation for the very heavy raids on Liibeck and Rostock by the R.A.F., the enemy have now openly declared their intention of bombing towns in Britain of great historical importance taking as their guide Baedeker which lists buildings of architectural value despite that they stated in February that the bombing of British ...

... THE GREAT CONUNDRUM OF THE WEST What are the Chances in the Event of Allied Action in One of the Occupied Countries Here, Two of Them Denmark and Belgium are Considered in Detail, and the Possibility of an Attack in Force Through One or the Other is Discussed By FERDINAND TUOHY BY the time this appears, the balloon may have gone up. In the East? In the Wes?t In both? Or, again, the curtain may ...

... MEN IN THE SCOTTISH COMMAND COME ASHORE IN SPECIAL LANDING CRAFT UNDER COVER OF A SMOKE-SCREEN: A scene which might well be duplicated duringa is armoured as protection for the soldiers during their passage to the objective and it has a special bow for running right up on to a shelving beach thet and all are full/ equipped and armed. Exercises aimed at toughening the troops and teaching them ...

... TV/I inelaying is a very necessary part of all naval warfare, and par ticularly so for Great Britain, which has a great volume of shipping to protect and a long and exposed coastline. The mines can be laid by almost every class of vessel there are, of course, special minelaying ships in the Royal Navy and converted cargo vessels have also been largely employed. In this country, at the outset ...