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The wars & local soldiers, 1939

947 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 26 of 48

War News The A.B.C. Broadcasts Agreement with Australian Press. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 September 1939 · page 5

An agreement between newspaper representatives and broadcasting interests for the distribution of cable news during the was announced by…

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Chamberlain in Commons Reply to Hitler the Anti--submarine War . Greater Success Than 25 Years Ago Six or Seven Enemy Craft Have Been Sunk 550 Australian Air Force Men to Go to England London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 September 1939 · page 5

Speaking in the House of Commons this afternoon, Mr. Chamberlain said that the anti--submarine campaign had been far more successful than in the last war, and that six or seven enemy craft had been destroyed. Some of their crews had been captured…

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Espousal Sought Australia and the War

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 3

Every true citizen of the British Empire desired to avoid the present conflict with its tragic waste of lives and of money. Australia, although at…

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War News Papers and Radio Press Assn.'s Reply to Criticism at Canberra Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 5

The Board of Management of the Australian Associated Press issued a statement to-day relating to the debate in the House of Representatives…

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Grafton Soldiers' Club Acknowledgment of Donations

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 4

There are many parents in Grafton and district, and throughout the North Coast for that matter, who have anxious moments as to the welfare of their sons whilst in the city for camp, parade…

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Governor Cheered "Get Rid Of Hitlerism" Speech to Returned Soldiers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 5

Wild cheering greeted the Governor (Lord Wakehurst);' when at the annual congress of the. Returned Soldiers' League to-day he "declared: "Just as we…

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Key' Men Enlist Complaint In Parliament Inquiry to Be Made. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 5

Key men m industry are now being combed out of the militia and their places will be filled from waiting lists of volunteers, said the Minister for…

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War Orphans From Great Britain Homes in Australia. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 September 1939 · page 5

As an expression of the desire of New South Wales citizens to further aid Britain during the war, an organisation is to be formed in Sydney to…

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War Needs Organisation In N.Z. Primary Industries. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 September 1939 · page 5

Addressing the first meeting of the Council of Primary Production, whose object is the organisation of the agricultural and primary industries to…

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August Talks Preceding the War Sir Neville Henderson Meets Hitler and Goering London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 September 1939 · page 5

Herr Hitler declaring himself a simple artist, not a warmonger, desiring to settle down and to end his life as an artist once the Polish…

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War Loan £10,000,000 PROVISION Defence Works Programme Bill in Federal House Canberra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 September 1939 · page 5

Provision for raising a war loan | of £10,000.000 is included in the Loan Bill introduced in the House of Representatives shortly before midnight…

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War Council Meets in England London

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 September 1939 · page 5

The Ministry of Information states that the Allied Supreme War Council which met in England reached a unanimous agreement on the two…

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War Loan Saving Certificates to Aid Small Investors. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 September 1939 · page 5

To enable small investors to subscribe to war loans, the issue of national saving certificates is envisaged by the Commonwealth Government as part of…

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Opinions of Our Readers the War and the Sugar Industry--australia's Duty

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 September 1939 · page 3

Sir,--Australia can render quickest and probably, under present conditions, most, effective aid to Great. Britain during the war by supplying her in ampis…

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Australia's Part "Will Do Her Utmost" Mr. Menzies on the War Contribution of Producers. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 September 1939 · page 4

"Australia is in this war. She is in it of her own free will. She is in it to the utmost that she has," declared the Prime Minister (Mr. Men…

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Fodder Conservation Value To Dairying Industry Conference at Lismore Producers Will Play Important Part in War

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 September 1939 · page 7

The important part Australian producers will be called,upon to play in the maintenance of the British Commonwealth of Nations during the war…

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N.Z. Unit Enlists in Britain. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 September 1939 · page 5

More than 500 New Zealanders, resident in Great Britain, have registered for war service, according to a communique issued by the Ministry for…

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Finding Our Feet Australia and the War

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1939 · page 1

Australians shine more brightly in the great crises of life than in the comparative dullness of domesticity. The present European conflict…

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War Materials Spain May Remove Embargo. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 September 1939 · page 5

Spain is expected to decide at a very early date whether to continue the informal embargo on the export of war materials to England and France,…

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Postal Articles To and from Prisoners of War and Internees

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1939 · page 3

Mr. J. Connah, Postmaster at Coffs Harbour, has forwarded the following information as to regulations applying to postal articles to and from…

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