IN GREAT HEART
AUSTRALIANS AT THE FRONT CASUALTIES SO FAR LIGHT SYDNEY, April 18. (Received April 19, at 8 a.in.) The Minister of tho Array, Mr P. C. Spender, announced that he had received news from Tobruk and the mountains in Greece that the Australians had tasted the enemy’s mottle and were in great heart and full of confidence in the outcome of the fight. Ho added that the casualties they have so lar suffered were light.
HARASSING TACTICS NO REST FOR NAZIS IN CYRENAICA (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, April IS. (Received April 19, at 1 p.m.) An R.A.F. Mid cl le East commnukpie states: Throughout yesterday and the previous night aircraft of the R.A.F. and the R.A.A.F. continued to harass the enemy in Cyrenaica by repeated bombing and machine-gun attacks. Motor transportations, enemy troops, landing grounds, and store dumps were bombed repeatedly and considerable damage was caused. At Derna bombs fell among a number of enemy aircraft dispersed on the ground, and fires were started. Heavy detonations were felt by the pilots 3,000 ft up. In Greece our aircraft continued offensive patrols, during one of which an ME 109 was shot down. On other fronts there is little of importance to report. From all operations our aircraft returned safely.
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Evening Star, Issue 23864, 19 April 1941, Page 9
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210IN GREAT HEART Evening Star, Issue 23864, 19 April 1941, Page 9
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