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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1942

2,728 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 19 of 137

Gulgong Soldier Was Camped in Feet of Snow

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 14

LIEUT. W. G. Martin, with the A.I.F. in the Middle East, writing to Mr. W. R. Buchanan as hon. secretary of the…

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Dubbo Taximen Trouble With Soldiers DUBBO

National Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 2

[?] were called before [?] according to [?] of the men on the [?] Small…

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Soldier Sent to Gaol Indecency Charge at Dubbo DUBBO

National Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 2

Francis Joseph Reddy (54) a soldier at Dubbo A.I.F. Camp, was sent to gaol at Dubbo for three months today on a charge of indecency in Victoria…

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Boats for Soldiers

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 6

Among their multifarious activities the Dunlop Rubber Co. is engaging in the business of boat building, too. The main…

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Women War Welders Are Helped by New Process in British War Factories

National Advocate · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 6

Manager of Britain's war factories are discovering that the women new coming into thier works from shops, offices, the professions and…

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Millions for War Work Washington

National Advocate · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 3

Fifteen million workmen will be needed to build the ships, planes. tanks and guns envisaged for this year by President Roosevelt…

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Libyan War Considerable Patrol Activity Cairo

National Advocate · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 3

British patrols like those of the enemy are trying hard to discover the strength of the forces likely to be opposed to them in the exported…

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Contracts Affected By War Regulations CANBERRA

National Advocate · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 5

Regulations have been gazetted to deal with contract affected by war regulations and will protect people who have leased promises or goods…

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Late War News Position at Singapore London

National Advocate · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 5

The latest British news from Singapore comes from the B.B.C. observer there, who said that during last night enemy pressure slackened, but was…

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War Organisation Ban on Job Transfers MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 2

The Minister for Labor (Mr. E. J. Ward) announced today that under the new manpower regulations employees. whether in reserved…

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Dogs of War Britain's Are Better Than Germany's

National Advocate · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 6

The first and only establishment of its kind, in Great Britain, at an Army School near London, is now training dogs lint by thier owners for service…

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Union Help Implementation of War Plans Melbourne Decision MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 1

The Trades Union Congress today agreed that the Commonwealth Government be recommended to take immediate action to nationals' all…

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Soldier's Death After Shooting by Sentry SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 1

Pte. William Plumb (25) of the A.I.F who was shot by a beach sentry last Saturday died at St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, this…

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Enlistment Inquiries

National Advocate · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 2

At the Bathurst Town Hall yesterday there were three inquiries regarding enlistment in the fighting forces. Two inquired regarding the…

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U.S. CITIZENS Enlist in R.A.A.F. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 2

A considerable number of young Americans enlisted this week with the R.A.A.P. and have taken an oath of allegiance to the King thus…

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Gifts for Soldier. First from Spring Terrace

Leader · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 2

“Some two years ago, when attending a Similar function I was called a pessimist. When I [?] that the [?] would some day be knocking at…

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War Swallowed the Tourists

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 1

Women boarding house proprietors and employees in Man, the self-governing British island in the Irish sea, which has lost its [?]rative…

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Libyan War Issue Not Yet Joined Cairo

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 3

Our patrols were still operating wester Gazala yesterday. The R.A.F. destroyed, a number of enemy planes over the battle field…

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The War From Day to Day. February 7

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 10

The exchange of artillery fire across Johore Strait, which separates Singapore Island from the Malayan mainland, is all that has taken place so far…

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War Insurance To Begin Next Week CANBERRA

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 1

[?] damage [?] probably be [?] week The [?] War Damage…

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