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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers
2,029 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 19 of 102
Under the critical and expert eye of a regular soldier, members of Britain's Home Guard practice with a machine gun. Britain's Home Guard, nearly two million strong and every man a volunteer, is composed of last-war soldiers, youths too young for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following letter has been received from the pupils of the Glenreagh Public School:— "Mr. P. Bernard, Grafton. Dear…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another local annual function has decided to devote the whole of the profits from its carnival to the Clarence River Patriotic Fund. This was decided at a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Federal Government has agreed to the Labor party's proposal that it should have a fifth representative on the Advisory War Council…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The renewal of heavy German air attacks on England is regarded by many London commentators as the opening of the great spring offensive…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Last night Berlin suffered its heaviest raid of the war. Immense fires were started in various parts of the city, and the glow in the sky could be seen for a hundred miles. One pilot reported a tremendous explosion, followed by small…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The British advanced 15 miles beyond Dagabur. The Italians are believed to be 12,0000 strong in this area, mostly around Harrar and Diredawa. The "Dairy Express" Cairo correspondent says Italian soldiers, officials, settlers, and women and children, are pouring into Addis Ababa from Debra,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Full High Court' held to-day that the estate of a soldier had been validly sequestrated on an order of Judge Lukin, and that a bankruptcy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A woman was shot dead with a pearifle and a man was wounded tonight on the Bodangora road, five miles from Wellington…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Speaking to Torquay to-day the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. A. V. Alexander, emphasised that war to-day was a matter of weapons. The navy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German strategy during the week has taken three forms--vigorous attempts to involve Britain and France in a naval dispute, exaggerated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hitler did not mention President Roosevelt's speech when he spoke to the German people in Berlin on Heroes' Day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Palmer's Island Hall was again the attraction on Tuesday night, 11th inst., when a large crowd gathered to bid farewell to three young men who have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Grafton and South Grafton Regatta Committee last night adopted the recommendation at the conference with the Clarence River…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Balkan situation remains unsolved pending a definition of policy by the countries most immediately involved—Greece, Turkey and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reports that Yugo-Slavia will resist the German demands have improved the Balkan outlook considerably…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The British United Press correspondent at Cairo states that the British are now within easy gun range of Jig Jig. The final phase of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Despite inclement weather and a hurriedly arranged function, the sendoff tendered Lieut. Roy Barrett, Cpl. Harry Gale and Pte. Neville Jennings…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On Saturday, 8th March, a farewell evening was tendered Aircraftsman Ern Herdegen, of the H.A.A.F. Upon the arrival of the guest at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At least two more local soldiers (P[?]es. Geoff. Lovett and Clarrie Stennett) will be given a send-off and presentations at a social in the Paris[?]…
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