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Crete news : the first British newspaper published in Crete

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  • Description

    "Crete news will be published in the future three times a week - Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. This number contains special news items from New Zealand. Others from the British Isles Australia and the Middle East will follow. Some day we will publish the story of our experiences in getting an English paper started in a Greek printing house. In the meantime try to bet used to seeing ',m', upside down or "∙" for "w" because "w"s are as rare as beer on this island."--No.1, p.

    2.

  • Place
  • Other Id

    D766.7.C7 CRE (Library of Congress Call Number)

    92291 (Cat ID)

  • Department

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Catalogue

  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    Crete news : the first British newspaper published in Crete
  • Primary Maker

    Geoffrey Cox (Editor)

  • Contributor/Publisher
    Creforce
  • Place
  • Date
    1941
  • Physical Description

    2 sheets ; 50 cm

  • Serial Holdings
    Current Holdings: No.1 (16 May 1941) - No.2 (19 May 1941)
  • Language
    English
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Subject Category
  • Provenance Details
    "This was published day before the invasion"--Hand-written in ink at top of No.2.
  • Content
    No.1 (16 May 1941): Vichy gives way to the Germans: Nazi boats on the Rhone -- King of Greece's message -- G.O.C. in C.'s message -- New post: Lt-Gen H.M. Wilson -- U.S. acts -- Crete raid: five German machines down -- News of the week -- Hess talks of plans: flew to visit Scottish duke -- Hess was Hitler's best friend -- New Zealand now building tanks: 25 ton machines pass test -- Coates for U.S. -- Troops out in floods -- Crete yesterday and today -- Our Greek course -- "Crete News" -- New Zealand happenings -- 86,508 Home Guard -- Iraq evacuation -- "Perfect Raid": R.A.F. in Heligoland -- Greece: German moves.
    No.2 (19 May 1941): R.A.F. hammer Nazis, U.S.A. threatens Vichy -- In Iraq: Egyptian troops hunt ex-O.C. -- N.Z. premier visits Egypt -- Air raids on Crete -- We need your news -- Concert in town -- Greeks help Britons in hiding -- African fronts -- U.S. plane output doubles -- April raid casualties -- Hospital ship for ANZACs -- Germany wants Iraq's oil -- America fights on the instalment plan -- British parachute troops in mass battle practice -- Italy short of steel -- Rudolf Hess: British views -- Our Greek course.
  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: Canea (Crete)--Newspapers; Greece--Crete]

    Published in the days leading up to, and during, the Battle of Crete. Only four issues printed in total. Contains some New Zealand content. Price: 2 drachmas. "Editorial office: Fernleaf House, Canea, telephone 460."--Front page. Shortage of lowercase "w"s in printing has been supplemented with either as a lowercase Greek Omega or an upside down "m" throughout. Shortage of 'w's mentioned in short article on p.2 of No.1.

  • Associated Notes
  • Collection Type
    New Zealand Serials Outsize
  • Last Update
    06 Dec 2024

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