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The wars & local soldiers, 1941

2,542 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 19 of 128

War Savings Certificates

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 5

War Ravings Certificates for weekending February 28th were allotted to the following: Messrs. F. Dillon, G. Peacock, R. Newman, P. Kelly, A. Tom,…

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State War Effort

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 13

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Lyndhurst-Mandurama branch of the United Australia Party, the Chief Secretary, Mr. A. U. Tonking, M.L.A.,…

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Britain's New 1941 Rainbow War Colors

National Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 2

New fashion colors for next spring and summer have now been chosen by the British Color Council and sent out by them to all the Dominions, the…

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The War From Day to Day. March 1.—

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 10

A serious crisis has been reached in the negotiations at Tokyo for a settlement of the dispute between French Indo-China and Thailand…

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Exporting 25,000,000 Bottle Caps In War

National Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 2

Twenty-five million metallic bottle caps have been sent overseas by a single firm in England during the first twelve months of the war. It…

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Important Ruling On Soldiers' Injuries

National Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday. — Unless death or injury in director attributable to war service in the case of a soldier who voluntarily enlists, his…

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This Week of War Nerve War For Nazis

National Advocate · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 6

Axis diplomacy has had the democracies guessing up to now, but in the Balkans crisis it is Britain which has Hitler's diplomats speculating. The new spirit in Britain's Foreign Office relations is playing a real part in the war…

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The Man Behind Britain's Sea War

National Advocate · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 6

Britain's Naval power is unquestionably one of the major factors in the war. T he man responsible for the control and use of that power is the Fist Lord of the Admiralty—a civilian…

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Cooerwull School Puts Up Great War Effort Nearly £1,000 War Savings Certificates Taken

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Cooerwull P. and C. Association was held at the school on Tuesday last. There was a good attendance and in the…

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Soldiers Bn England Burn Lithgow Gum Leaves And Get "Whiff m Australia"

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 3

In a letter to Bracey's Ltd., Sergt. Tom Jensen, of the R.A.A.F., "Somewhere in England," writes that the gifts sent by the firm came to hand…

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No Late Shopping Night Before Anzac Day. [?]

Leader · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 3

Following a decision [?] the Full Bench of the Industrial Commission to-day. there is to be no late shopping night before…

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Returned Soldiers' Settlement Scheme Must Be Revised Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 3

The Master in Equity, (Mr. Hooton) was asked today to approve of £120,000 trust fund for a land settlement scheme for returned…

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Debutantes for the Gulgong Diggers' Ball Anzac Day Celebrations

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 8

THE usual silence was observed in opening the annual meeting of Gulgong sub-branch of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A…

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Lady Blamey Blunder Due to War Cabinet

National Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday.— Blame on the position among one of lady Blamey's presence in the middle east rested with the war cabinet said the…

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Gulgong Waste Paper For the War Effort

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 8

IN Gulgong quite recently nine tons 17 cwts. 1 qr. of waste paper was baled and despatched to market to assist the…

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Dunedoo News Dancers Pack Hall Gollan War Effort

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 9

JUDGING by the crowd that attended the Gollan "Youth" dance at Gollan on February 26, all roads must have led to Gollan…

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Menzies Consulted on Dr. Evatt's Inclusion in the War Council

National Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday.— The Prime Minister (Mr. R. G. Menzies) was is now in England, has been asked his opinion of the Labor Cau[?]us's…

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Mudgee War Council Success of Recent Efforts Spitfire Fund Proposal

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 3

AT the regular fortnightly meeting of the Mudgee and District Patriotic and War Fund on Monday night last the president (Mayor R…

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Kandos Returned Soldiers Monthly Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 6

THE monthly meeting of the above sub-branch was held in the Soldiers' Hall on Monday night last. Mr. W. Cruickshanks…

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Has Helped Soldiers Local Welfare Committee

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 9

TO-DAY (Thursday) is the first anniversary of the formation of Dunedoo of the Dunedoo Soldiers' Welfare and Social Committee…

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