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The wars & local soldiers, 1939

947 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 31 of 48

War Pilots One Great Pool Plan Australians For Canada Empire Reinforcements Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 October 1939 · page 5

Air pilots to be trained in Canada would form a great reinforcement pool, stated the authorities to-day. commenting on the fact that…

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Costume Cricket C.R.C.A. Effort For War Funds Fisher Park, Next

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 October 1939 · page 4

The Clarence River Cricket Association has preparations well in hand for its fancy dress cricket match to be staged at Fisher Park on Saturday…

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"Stop the War" Nazi Appeal to U.S.A. 'Would Delay The Attack' If Roosevelt Would Act London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 October 1939 · page 5

The American Associated Press correspondent at Berlin says that Dr. Dietrich, the Nazi chief, after conferring with Herr Hitler early this…

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N.Z. Soldiers Jobs Must Be Held. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 October 1939 · page 5

In New Zealand regulations have been published which will compel employers to reinstate employees after serving in the war…

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Speeding Up War Industries Long Hours for Apprentices. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 October 1939 · page 4

Thousands of youths in industry work a 14-hour day at least three days a week. That is the price of apprenticeship…

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Hitler Very Worried Man War Against England "Conference After Conference" London

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 October 1939 · page 5

Officials at the German Chancellory state that the war against Britain has been the greatest disappointment of Hitler's life, according to the Berlin…

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Lindbergh Views on War Europe And U.S.A. "Get Out" of Western Hemisphere Washington

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 October 1939 · page 5

Colonel Lindbergh, in a broadcast to the nation, urged the maintenance of the arms embargo, and virtually demanded that Great Britain and the…

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R.S.S.I.L.A. Grafton Sub-branch the Soldiers' Club

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 October 1939 · page 2

A special general meeting of the Grafton sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L.A. was held in the League Rooms, Pound street, on Friday night. There…

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Grafton Soldiers' Club Available by End of Month

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 October 1939 · page 4

The opening date of the Grafton Soldiers' Club is drawing close and the members of the Grafton sub-branch of the R.S and S.I.L.A,, aided…

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Soldiers' Bivouac In Cathedral Grounds Comforts for Recruits

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 October 1939 · page 4

The opportunity for commencing war work has presented itself in the urgent need of any accepted volunteers for whom no provision has been made…

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War Cabinet Reviews Arms Services. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 5

At the conclusion of to-day's meeting of the War Cabinet, the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, said they had a further review of the three arms of the…

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"Germany Has Lost War Already." Boston

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 5

The Harvard international iterations Professor, Anton Dehas. says Germany has lost the war already and the time for her collapse depends…

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Sugar Industry Situation Created By War Queensland Government Agreement

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 3

Much has been published lately concerning the sale of Australian primary produce to the British Government and the fact that the situation created…

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Independent of Outside Sources Australia And War Fed. Minister's Statement Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 5

The Minister for Supply and Development, Mr. Casey, in a broadcast to-night, said that Australia, in respect to raw materials, munitions and…

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Sugar Executive Meeting At Maclean Float for Jubilee Celebrations Harvesting in War Conditions

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 1

A meeting of the Clarence Sugar Executive, held at Maclean last Saturday morning, was attended by Messrs. R. Anderson (president) J…

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Tardy Methods Lack of Co-operation Our War Preparations Comment by Sir E. Pace Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 5

The former leader of the Australian Country party (Sir Earle Page), said to-day that the Menzies Government had not operated the…

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Sox for Soldiers

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 3

A circular has been issued to parents on behalf of Coffs P. & C. War Chest inviting contributions of knitted sox, underclothing, tooth…

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Strike Threat on Soldiers' Building. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 5

A major dispute threatens to occur in the construction of soldiers' quarters at Ingleburn unless orders from an allegedly non-union timber yard be…

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Lull on Western Front 32 British Divisions Have Already Arrived in France Amazing Feature of the War" More Highly Mechanised Than Other Armies Paris

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 5

The lull on the Western front continues. The newspaper "Excelsior" says the original estimate of 32 British divisions in France will be considerably exceeded. More British planes will take up their war positions and French batteries are fully supplied with ammunition…

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Polish War Victims Relief Fund

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 October 1939 · page 3

Appalled by the sufferings of the people of Poland, following the invasion by Germany, a committee of leading citizens of New South Wales has…

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