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The wars & local soldiers, 1940

1,985 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 100

No "Tally Ho!" Hunting In France Taboo French Treat War More Seriously. London, January 20

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 2

Fox-hunters and beaglers in the British Expeditionary Force wanted to have packs of hounds sent over from Britain, but the French authorities…

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Coffs Militia Week-end Soldiering Bivouac at Sawtell

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 2

The week-end bivouac of Coffs R[?] hour. Militiamen at Sawtell was [?] successfully carried out. Utfor[?] ately Lieut. Hodge, the O.C., was [?]…

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Drifting Towards War. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1940 · page 5

Senator Nye, who succeeded the late Senator Borah, on the Foreign Relations Committee, said that the United States was drifting towards…

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War Expenses Keeping News From Enemy. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1940 · page 5

The British Government has decided not to publish during the war the amount spent on services and a number of Ministries, which are engaged…

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War Review Toe Altmark Affair Fighting In Finland Safety in Convoy System Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1940 · page 5

The Altmark incident continues to occupy the world's press almost to the exclusion of other war news. Following the rejection of Norway's…

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A.B.C. NESTEGG £250,000 For War Loan No New Buildings Yet. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1940 · page 5

The Postmaster-General, Mr. Harrison, stated to-day that the Australian Broadcasting Commission would not be allowed to spend £250,000 it has…

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Next Month War Savings Certificates Return Of 4 In £ Period of Seven Years Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1940 · page 5

An important financial innovation of the war will become operative next month when war savings certificates will be offered to the public…

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Dollar Exchange Survey by Australia Reserves Are Needed War Purchases From U.S.A SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1940 · page 4

Action by Australia to call up dollar holdings in the United States is expected to follow a similar move announced by the British Treasury…

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Million Tons Ships Lost in War Safety In Convoys ONLY 19 Out of 8966 Sunk London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1940 · page 5

The week's sinkings of British and neutral ships bring the total lost by enemy action during the war to 1,000,000 tons…

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Name of Anzac

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 4

Armidale sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. has moved to have the name Anzac reserved for the men who served on Gallipoli, pointing out that…

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Anzac Camps Egypt and Palestine Australians On Plains Troops Impress on World Opinion London

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 5

Highly placed circles consider the arrival of the Australians and New Zealanders in the Middle East has greatly impressed international…

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War Review Censure of Norway Ore And Oil Importance to Germany Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 5

Mr. Chamberlain, in his statement in the House of Commons, has censured Norway for showing complete indifference to the use to, which…

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150 War Planes Guns, Motions, Men Britain's Assistance to Finland's Army London

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 5

Considerable interest and enthusiasm have been evoked in London and the country generally by the recent appeal of the Finnish Legation…

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The Name Anzac

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 4

Sir,--I noticed in your columns a suggestion from a sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. mention of a movement to prevent the name Anzac being used by the…

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Anzac Film Popular. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 5

Cinema audiences enthusiastically greeted newsreels of the Anzacs and a long film of the march through Melbourne before embarkation…

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Opinions of Our Readers War--this and the Last

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 4

Sir,--Those of middle age and over will keenly remember the seething excitement caused by the outbreak of the Great War of 1914 and following…

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War News Journalists' Difficulties Cable Companies Demanded Gold. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 5

Difficulties caused by inefficient Government news control agencies in London and Paris were cited by Mr. A. D. Rothman, chief of the A.A.P…

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Call to People Every Ounce Of Energy to Win the War. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 6

The Federal Attorney-General, Mr. Hughes, to-day asked Austraila to marshal its resources and place every ounce of energy and material towards…

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War Summary Anglo-egyptian Pact Mr. Sumner Welles' Visit Sweden's Aid for Finland Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 5

Egypt has given a remarkably enthusiastic welcome to the New Zealand troops. The policy of close cooperation with Britain, which the…

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Crush Prussianism Highlights On Great War America and the Blockade. Washington

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 5

The second volume of the papers of Mr. Robert Lansing, United States Secretary of State, in the Great War (which is releaseable on Monday…

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