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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers
947 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 23 of 48
In times of peace, the oil tanker is one of the most important types of trading ships afloat; in times of war, they are almost priceless,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Written in the issue of August 14, a splendid pen--picture of General Gamelin, Commander--in--Chief of the French Army, is given by American "Time."…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The decision of the Government to create a Ministry of Information was announced by Mr. Menzies, in the House of Representatives to--day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It may be several years before we see another test. The meeting of the Australian Board of Cricket Control scheduled for Sydney on September 21…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Within the next few months every man and woman in Australia capable of working will be engaged in work of national importance. That is the opinion…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Matters of far-reaching importance affecting the internal organisation of Australia for war conditions were dealt with at the first wartime…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Leader of the Opposition. Mr. Curtin, counselled against sending an expeditionary force overseas, in a national broadcast to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Poles, with desperate courage and stiffening resistance on the Vistula, are determined to defend Warsaw to the last drop of blood Warsaw itself is being constantly bombed, but Berlin belatedly admits that it "has not actually fallen," necessitating further encircling tactics…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Wednesday evening last members of the South Grafton R.S.S.I.L.A. foregathered at the shire hall to bid farewell to Mr. E. C. Bartley, who has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It is claimed that the French are in possession of 200 square miles of German territory, including twenty square miles in Warndt Forest, covering one of the richest coal deposits in the Saar. It is reported that French tanks and infantry have reached the Saar…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →One of the most peculiar villages in this war is Pettigo, which is astride the border of county Donegal and county Fermanagh. Half the village is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies. declined to-day to-give any instructions to sporting bodies regarding their arrangements for competitions…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Addressing business men at the Grafton Town Hall last night, Mr. W. T. Charge, M.B.E., F.C.I.S., of Sydney, said that Australia was on the verge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Canada has declared war on Germany, A proclamation to this effect, which was signed by King George, being effective from to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Field-Marshal Goering is telling the Germans that the war will not last long. He says Germany will conquer the Poles within a couple of weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A tremendous increase in the cost of shipping primary products from Australia to England is expected, with an increase of 25 per cent, in freight rates…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of Labor leaders in all States, after discussing the emergency legislation introduced by the Commonwealth Government last week, to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Commonwealth Government basing its plans on the assumption that the war will be a long one. said the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Emphasising that Japan would not intervene in the European war, the Premier, General Abe, declared that there might, in the future, be some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The executive of the New South Wales Bowling Association has decided that the pennants and other State competitions shall be carried on,…
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