War Commentary Battle for Liege Belgium---Holland Nazi Corridor Strategy Melbourne
German onslaughts on Holland and Belgium are being made with renewed fores Soms of the fiercest fighting has taken place around the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1940
1,985 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 32 of 100
In London Dutch Queen Safe Govt. Also Transfers to Carry on War London
The news that Queen Withc[?]mina and the Netherlands Government were in London, where they were convoyed in a British warship, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Needless Strife Slows Up War Effort Prime Minister's Broadcast Vicorous Policy Forecast Canberra, T[?]day
The determination of the Commonwealth Government to pursi[?] the war with unremitting vigor was pledged by the Prime Minister Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Real War Has Started
The speed with which the war has taken on a major character is another reminder to the people of Australia that the present struggle is one which will demand every ounce of our strength and resources if the British Commonwealth of Nations is to survive and those liberties on which we pride…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prize of War? Danish Ship Astoria Commonwealth Application. Sydney
Is the [?] vessel Astoria a ''homeless wanderer" or has it as a result of the German occupation of Denmark assumed an [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Reaction Sydney Stock Exchange Low Rates for Industrials. Sydney
The industrial market on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day reacted sharply to the lightning events in the war zone. As a result of the low rates…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →May Be Revived Imperial War Council Mr. Menzies Guarded. Canberra
The possibility of the formation of an Imperial War Council, such as existed in the last war, was under consideration, stated the Prime Minister (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Commentary Nazi Shipping Losses Low Countries Battle Italy and North Africa (Daily War Commentary issued by the Commonwealth Dept. of information.) MELBOURNE
The Admiralty has announced that Germany has lost 31 merchantmen, which has brought the total German shipping losses almost up to those of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Savings Group Purchases by Employers
For the conduct of war savings groups, formed for the purchase of war savings certificates, standard rules have been prepared by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Safety Is a War Effort
Development of the war to its present gigantic stage has coincided with a noticeable increase in the number of road accidents due to carelessness…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Livestock Gifts Grafton Patriotic And War Fund Men's Auxiliary
Mr. Alex Roger reports further success in the appeal for gifts of livestock for the purpose of rehabilitating the Second A.I.F. men on their return…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Women's Bootees Are Helping Britain to Pay for the War
Despite the war, British craftsmen are upholding a tradition which runs back to the days of King Alfred, who got only launched the British Navy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →English Children May Shelter Here From War. Wellington (N.z.)
It is suggested that English children now exposed to the danger of air bombardment might be brought to Australia and New Zealand for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Commentary Switzerland's Defence Collapse Of Netherlands the Dutch East Indies Melbourne
German troop movement on the Swiss frontier and renewed violence in the Italian press campaign against the Allies have directed attention to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Allied Fleet "Manoeuvres in Mediterranean" Roosevelt's Appeal to Mussolini "Stay Out of the War" Switzerland Preparing for Nazi Attack London
Observers to-night were anxiously examining various indications of increasing delicacy in the Mediterranean situation, and also incidents and other evidence pointing to the danger of the involvement of the Swiss in the war…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greatest Air Raid of the War Over Germany R.A.F. Drop Tons of Bombs on Rail and Road Communications Roar of Battles in Belgium Can Be Heard in England German Advance Is Slowing Down London
The roar of thousands of guns in the battles of Brussels and the Meuse in Belgium can be heard in an ever-increasing crescendo of sound in England where buildings shake as a result of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Group Formed War Saving Certificates "Daily Examiner" Staff
At a meeting of the "Daily Examiner" staff yesterday afternoon, it was decided to form a group for the purpose of buying war saving certificates…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Summary Threat to Switzerland Will Spain stay Neutral? German Troops Feel Strain (Daily War Commentary, Issued by the Commonwealth Department of information MELBOURNE
Should the war spread to the Mediterranean there is grave cause for anxiety concerning the attitude Spain will adopt, but recent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Men of the A.I.F. Second Contingent Arrives in Palestine Safely Convoyed Across Indian Ocean Guarded by Warships and War Planes Stories of Departure and Journey London
The War Office announces that the Second contingent of the Australian Imperial Force has begun to disembark at Egypt and is proceeding to specified areas in palestine. The troops are in excellent spirits…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Savings Group
Commencing with a membership of 39 members on Thursday, the group formed at Gerard and Co., Ltd., has already purchased it first two…
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