Honor Flags Awarded For War Loan Contributions
The results of the competition for the three honor flags awarded by the Commonwealth Government for towns achieving the best pcrcapita…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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 2 of 137
Biggest Daylight R.a.f. Raid Since War Began
A young Australian pilot who took part in the biggest Royal Air Force offensive since the war began, describes how he shot down a German Messerschmitt fighter aircraft: "I just blew to bits," he tells his friend, who had himself accounted for three enemy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Machines Idle. If More Girls Don’t Work. MELBOURNE
[?] women and girls and [?] secured immediately, [?] will be the at the Commonwealth Small [?] Factory [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CAMOUFLAGE. Vital to Key Centres. Hughes Emphasises Need Question for War Council. SYDNEY
Plans for camouflaging vital key centres and plants will be before the War Council in Canberra to-morrow. Reports…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hong Kong Family Now in Orange. News of Pacific War was Shock to Them
Leaving Hong Kong for Australia for four months’ sick leave ten days before the Pacific War broke out, Mr. Percy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Not Political Jargon Agreement With Russia on War's Conduct and the Resultant Peace London
Describing ins Russian journey in a broadcast to-night the Foreign Secretary (Mr. Eden) declared, the Moscow talks went further than any…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Private Businesses Close Down in N.Z. Country Now on Complete War Footing. AUCKLAND
With more than 150,000 men and women enrolled in the home defence services alone, New Zealand is now on a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Subs Sink Two British Warships in Terranean Some of Crew Believed Prisoners of War. LONDON
Enemy submarines operating in the Mediterranean have sunk two British warships— the cruiser Neptune (7175…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Parachute Soldiers
British [?] Air [?] British [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Aged Soldier's Lapse Stole a Pair of Pants Dubbo
[?] Bell [?] member of the A.I.F. we [?] before Mr. R. G. [?] P.M. in the Dubbo Police Court yesterday with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Damage Commission LONDON
The Treasurer. Mr. Chifley, said today that a War Damage Commission was being appointed to administer the Commonwealth scheme for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Cabinet Important Defence Discussions CANBERRA
The War Cabinet and the War Council spent many hours today discussing questions affecting Australia prising from the Washington…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Post-war Plan the Part of Primary Production
Allowing that sill undertakings must play a secondary role in the war effort there still should be though and time and money for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Preparations More Realistic Training Australian Defence CANBERRA
Preliminary plans for the more realistic war training of militiamen and A.I.F. in Australia have been discussed by the army authorities…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pacific War Fierce Japanese Air Attacks Washington Talks Continue Washington
Concentrated air attacks are being made by the Japanese on harbor defence, at Manila, particularly on the island fortress of Corregidor. Four bombers were shot down…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Enquirits for Enlistment
There were five enquire for enlistment to the fighting forces at the Bathurst Town Hall yesterday Three [?] the enquires were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One Orange Girl Is Now a Driver in War Zone. Three Others Report in Sydney far Daily
Though they do not know whether they will be [?] overseas, Mrs. Wilfred Ca[?] Misses Dorothy Patene and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier to Pay 10 Compensation Dubbo
A[?] Waller Russell (21) a young [?] in Dubbo Military Camp included guilty at the police court to [?] of breaking crockery at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General News Enquiry for Enlistment
One enquiry for enlistment was received from a man at the Bathurst Town Hall yesterday He enquited regrading enlistment to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Boxer Max Rayner to Give Exhibition at Australia Day Gala. Soldiers Procession. Wade Park Thrills Planned
Max Rayner, the Australian heavyweight and middleweight boxer, who is in camp at the Orange Showground, and the…
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