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The wars & local soldiers, 1939

947 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 43 of 48

Surplus Products Imperial War Contracts Criticised By Cramsie 'Meat Contract Rotton One Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 December 1939 · page 5

Mr. J. B. Cramsie, who was formerly chairman of the Metropolitan Meat Board and Australian Meat. Council, to-day expressed the opinion…

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Australian Woods For Aircraft Industry Survey to Be Made Effect of War Conditions. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 December 1939 · page 1

Coincident, with the advancement of the aircraft industry in Australia, technical officers of the New South Wales Forestry Commission, in…

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King George with Allied Soldiers On Visit To France Secret Channel Crossing London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 December 1939 · page 5

King George, who arrived in France aboard' a destroyer this afternoon, will spend several days inspecting the positions at the front…

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AMERICA Will Keep Out Of War Help to Make Peace. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 December 1939 · page 5

Mr. Cordell Hull, the United States Secretary of State, speaking at a banquet last night, said that when the war was over there would be a call for…

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SOLDIERS Legal Protection Federal Regulations Gazetted. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 December 1939 · page 4

Regulations were gazetted to-day, under the National Security Act, to protect members of the Australian defence forces against certain legal…

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Angry Scene in House of Commons Soldiers' Wives Unpaid Members Violent Outburst London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 December 1939 · page 5

A violent outburst from Mr. William Dobbie (Lab.) caused an angry scene in the House of Commons. Mr. Dobbie declared that many…

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Coff's Harbor Welcome Home Dance for Militiamen

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 7

On Tuesday the Coff's Harbor School of Arts was the scene of a very pleasant gathering sponsored by the High School Old Students and the Coff's…

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Our Part in the War. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 4

Australia's part in the war will be explained by Mr. Menzies in a nation-wide broadcast over the national and commercial stations on…

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To Avoid War "Cut Off His Fingers" Charge Against Butcher. London, November 18

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 1

At Camborne, Cornwall, a young man was charged, this week with cutting off two fingers of his right hand to prevent being called up for army…

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Primary Producers' Union District Council Meets at Urunga Help for Settlers Who Enlist

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 3

A big volume of business was translated at the quarterly meeting of the Raleigh District Council of the Primary Producers' Union. held in the…

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Returned Soldiers' League

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 4

Coffs Harbour Branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. at the December meeting decided to protest to the Minister for Defence, through League…

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Soldiers' Pay

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 2

When they go abroad, privates of the Second A.I.F. will receive 5s a day and 2s a day deferred pay, which will accumulate until the end of the…

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From Other States Soldiers for the A.I.F. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 5

Soldiers from all States, with the exception of Victoria, who form the personnel of the Eighteenth Infantry Brigade of the Second A.I.F., will be…

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Five U-boats Sunk Churchill Gives Last Week's Figures Review of War on Sea Nazi Submarines and Mines Under Control London

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 5

Revealing that five German U-boats were sunk last week by naval and air operations, independently of the French navy, the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Winston Churchill, informed the House of Commons to-day that the destruction of U-boats was continuing normally at the rate of two to four…

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Cost of Last War. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 December 1939 · page 5

The total cost of the last war to all belligerent nations is estimated at between £28,746,000,000 and £56,087,000,000. The cost to Australia…

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British Exports Return to Normal In Spite Of The War House of Commons Debate London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 December 1939 · page 5

Replying to the House of Commons debate on the Liberal amendment to the Address-in-Reply, the President of the Board of Trade. Mr. Oliver…

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Car Engines Bounty Bill Passed C.P. Amendment Defeated Effect of War on Cars Canberra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 December 1939 · page 5

The Opposition gave cordial support to the Motor Engine Bounty Bill in the House of Representatives today…

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60 Miles Per Hour Soldiers Killed in Smash. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 December 1939 · page 6

The Coroner returned a verdict of accidental death to-day at the inquiry into an accident near Seymour a fortnight ago. A motor truck struck a tree,…

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Taxes on Estates May Be Eased for Soldiers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 December 1939 · page 6

The State Treasurer, Mr. Richardson, said to-day that the Government was considering the exemption of members of the army, navy and air forces from…

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Germany's War Bill. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 December 1939 · page 5

It is officially stated that the Reich indebtedness during August and September increased by £226,600,000 sterling at the old rates…

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