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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers
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Some interesting references to war conditions in England are contained in a letter received by Miss Mary Plater, of Taloumbi, near Maclean, from her…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Federal Government. during th next few months is likely to encounts constitutional difficulties in planning wartime and post-war economy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"The Hon. Unity Mitford, daughter of Lord Redesdale, shot herself with a revolver in her Munich flat on the day war was declared." This…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More than 50,000 Australian women are now fully qualified in first aid and home nursing. It is hoped that these women will be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The coming year is likely to be notable for heavy taxation imposed by the Federal Government to finance the needs of defence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Th e "New York Times" Chungking correspondent states that Japan's capture of Nanning in the north Kwangtung offensive has made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Early this morning Senior Constable William C. Plummer saved the life of Sergeant John D. Honey, of Ingleburn camp, by jumping in the path of an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Driving around the city in motor trucks last night military police searched parks and beaches for destitute soldiers and took them to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Finns won a smashing victory on a 150-mile front from Suomussalmi to Kemittrask, in Finland's "bottleneck," where a fierce battle raged for a week. Russian forces between 18,000 and 20,000 strong were hurled back…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"A quiet day on the Western front." This stereotyped phrase has been featured in the news from the Maginot line almost every morning and evening since the outbreak of hostilities. It has been made the topic for caustic humor. It has left on the minds…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Having failed to clear Uruguayan territorial waters before the expiration of the time limit set at 6.30 a.m. (local time) to-day, the German…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Minister for Air, Mr. Fairbairn. to-day appealed to young men not to be disheartened if they were not immediately called up for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Admiralty has announced that 1454 vessels of a gross tonnage of 3.648,000 entered or cleared British ports in the ten days from December…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →According to the Chinese army spokesman Japan's losses for two and a half years of war are 1,464,400 men, of whom 585,860. were killed and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This map (September 1 to December 31), which is self-explanatory, gives a quick grasp of the progress of events in the war zones in Europe, and the strategic importance of the new frontiers. It also marks clearly the aggressor as distinct from non-aggressor nations…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Many matters affecting all arms of the Australian fighting services will be considered when the War Cabinet again assembles in Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At a secret depot in Warwickshire, some of England's most, precious pigeons are being, trained for important war work. They live in nest boxes which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Finnish fortification in the Karelian Isthmus known as the Mannerheim Line consists chiefly of anti-tank obstacles, filling gaps…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →President Roosevelt's annual message to Congress to-day is expected to give the Americans not only an interesting account of the internal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News that Russia was reported to be massing troops on the border of Afghanistan is a reminder of the enormous expanse of Europe and Asia…
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