IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1788.—Norfolk Island taken possession of by Lieutenant King 1803.—' Sydney Gazette ' published—first newspaper production in Australia. 1856.—Covent Garden Theatre destroyed by fire. • 1892.—Salvation Army's barracks in Dowling street opened. . 1900.—Boer President made overtures for peace. 1935. -Lord Nuffield gave £60,000 to Crippled Children's Fund. 1941.—Britain broke off diplomatic relations with Bulgaria.
British and American troops clearing west bank of Rhine from Dutch frontier to Cologne. Cologne practically besieged; only escape bridge—Hohenzollern—now blocked. Ninth Army reaches Homburg opposite Duisberg. . Massive air assaults continue against Germany for fourteenth successive day. Russian forces break through to the Baltic at two points between Stettin and Danzig. Nearly all Pomerania in Red army hands, and considerable German troops trapped. No loss by Jftnericans in very heavy SuperFort ress raid on Japan. ,-,-,. f Piloted enemy aircraft over Britain tor second successive night; several shot down.
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Evening Star, Issue 25425, 5 March 1945, Page 1
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143IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 25425, 5 March 1945, Page 1
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