THE FIRST WAVE

Grey River Argus, 11 September 1940, Page 5

THE FIRST WAVE

Monday Evening Raiders [Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.] (Received September 10, 11 p.m.) LONDON, September 10. Preliminary reports show that in Monday evening’s attack on Lond n. some German raiders penetrated north of the River Thames, where only minor damage was caused. Scattered bombs were dropped in the south of London, many of them falling in the outskirts, but again no serious damage resulted. FIRE BARRAGE REPULSES EARLY RAIDERS [Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.] (Received September 10, 11 p.m.) LONDON, September 9 Thirty German bombers, escorted by waves of fighter planes, crossed the south-east coast of England shortly after 5 p.m. on Monday. They headed for London. Anti-aircraft guns put up a fierce barrage, as a result of which the bomber formation broke, and turned seawards, rapidly losing height. Several raiders approached London over a south-west suburb, pursued by Spitfires. These raiders dropped several bombs, one of which completely demolished a store. Anti-aircraft guns hit a Kg bomber, which spiralled to the ground. (Received September 10, 9.15 p.m.) THIRD NIGHT’S RAIDING (Received September 10, 11 p.m.) - LONDON, September 10. Last night was the third on which London was raided at lengtn, the raid lasting nine hour and six minutes. St. Paul’s Cathedral was in •■Janger, as bombs caused large fires just near it. The Guildhall was also menaced by fires. One Poor Law Institution was hit by a bomb. London County Council housing settlements antß workers’ cottages in the East End were destroyed. In the west and north of London there was considerable damage.