■ . ''.■■'" .■" ' _ ' . : "Sport and General" Photo, The King, who spent -five: hours amidst;, the ruins of."Coventry on November 16, is seen inspecting the<shell of'the ■noble, 14th century Cathedral. : On the King's . right is ithe Provost* the ■ Kery Rev. R. T. Howard, and Mr. Herbert Morrison, Minister of Home Security.
A brutal and wanton Nazi.air attack was made on, the night of November 14 on, Coventry, comparable in ferocity to the biggest attacks on London: This view of an important shopping street* with parts still'burning fiercely,■■;was taken shortly after daylight. Hundreds of tons of incendiary and high-ex-plosive bombs were dropped indiscriminately, mainly, in the heart, of the'city. Casualties were heavy • . , and many ancient buildings were destroyed. ' ; •
"Evening , Post" Photo. A busy Sunday afternoon at the Khandallah Domain baths, always a popular swimming pool for residents of the northern suburbs.
S. P. Andrew and Sons Photo. Mr. H: Turner,' whose retirement from the .post of Army Secretary was ■ announced • on' Saturday.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 10, 13 January 1941, Page 5
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157■ . ''.■■'" .■" ' _ ' . : "Sport and General" Photo, The King, who spent -five: hours amidst;, the ruins of."Coventry on November 16, is seen inspecting the<shell of'the ■noble, 14th century Cathedral.: On the King's. right is ithe Provost* the ■ Kery Rev. R. T. Howard, and Mr. Herbert Morrison, Minister of Home Security. A brutal and wanton Nazi.air attack was made on, the night of November 14 on, Coventry, comparable in ferocity to the biggest attacks on London: This view of an important shopping street* with parts still'burning fiercely,■■;was taken shortly after daylight. Hundreds of tons of incendiary and high-explosive bombs were dropped indiscriminately, mainly, in the heart, of the'city. Casualties were heavy • . , and many ancient buildings were destroyed. ' ; • "Evening , Post" Photo. A busy Sunday afternoon at the Khandallah Domain baths, always a popular swimming pool for residents of the northern suburbs. S. P. Andrew and Sons Photo. Mr. H: Turner,' whose retirement from the .post of Army Secretary was ■ announced • on' Saturday. Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 10, 13 January 1941, Page 5
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