After the War Australia's Destiny
In the construction of the £3,000,000 naval graving dock in Sydney Harbour, Australian materials will be used by Australian workmen…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1941
2,029 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 102
War Summary Battle of Bardia
The town of Bardia, in Libya, has fallen to Australian forces, and British patrols are operating 70 miles inside the Libyan border in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"White Hell" War in Snow in Albania Troops Endure Terrible Privations Germany May Occupy Bulgaria Grave, But Unconfirmed, Report London
Well informed quarters in Belgrade predict that Germany will occupy Bulgaria peacefully, beginning on Wednesday. German sources in Yugo-Slavia state that the Soviet will not intervene. It is also reported in Belgrade that all the Russian Envoys in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Killed in Action Driver John L. McAviney Digger From Maclean
Word was received in Maclean on Monday night to the effect that Transport Driver John L. McAviney, of the 2nd A.I.F., serving abroad, had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Greek War Fund New Year Donations
The need of assistance for Greek war victims does not diminish with the increasing vigor of a bitter winter. The fund is now recognised…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Closer to War" New York
Mr. Alfred Landon, a former Republican candidate for the Presidency of the United States, says President Roosevelt's speech has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Africa at War a Magnificent Achievement
Standing between the advancing Italian army and portions of Northern Africa where British control is essential to the continuance of the Empires…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mails to Prisoners of War Red Cross Work Abroad
News has been received by the Australian Red Cross in the Christmas mail bag that letters from a belligerent country to a neutral country can now…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Tanks New War Machines Who Invented Them? Long-standing Argument
There has been a long-standing argument as to who invented the tanks. The truth of the matter is that nobody did. The ancestry of the modern tank goes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Six Months' Gaol Jehovah's Witness Refused to Enlist for Training. Sydney
The maximum sentence of six months' imprisonment was imposed on Arthur Johnson, 23, in the Burwood Court to-day, for refusing to take the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Virtual War Declaration on Dictators Roosevelt's Great Speech Trumpet Call to Nation More Ships, Tanks, Planes and Guns President's Pledge to the Democracies Washington
"I shall ask the nation for authority for funds sufficient for the manufacture of additional munitions and war supplies of many kinds to be turned over to those nations now in actual war with the aggressors," said President Roosevelt in Congress to-day after a joint session of both Houses had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Budget U.S.A.'s £5696 MILLION Presented By Roosevelt "To Master Any Emergency" Washington
President Roosevelt, in his Budget message to Congress, declared that world conditions would force the United States to build defences "able…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brilliant Career Lord Baden Powell "One of Nation's Greatest Soldiers
Lord Baden Powell, of Gilwell, was a son of the Rev. Professor Baden Powell, of Oxford, and was educated at Charterhouse. He joined the 13th…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →INDO-CHINA State Of War On Border Against Thailand. London
The Swiss radio stated to-night that the Governor of Indo China, Admiral Decous, had proclaimed a state of war on French-Indo China frontier…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War of Nerves On Czecho-Slovakia United Front Against Nazis. London
The President of Czecho-Slovakia, Dr. Benes, in a speech to-night, revealed that an amazingly complete secret of anti-Nazi activities in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Megan Soldiers Farewelled
On Monday, December 23rd, the village of Megan was en fete to bid farewell to a number of local Diggers. The social was arranged on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Good Time a Soldier Abroad
Writing to his parents, Lance-Corporal Lionus feoivd, son of Sergeant and Mrs. W. Dowd, formerly of Coffs Harbour and now of Sydney, speaks…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greek War Fund
Gundurimba Shire Council at Wednesdays meeting decided to open a subscription list for funds to help Greek soldiers fighting in Albania…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Emergency Legislation Building Control Regulations
The National Security (Building Control) Regulations (1940 S.R.250) provide that the consent in writing of the Federal Treasurer must be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Expenditure £63,299,000 for Six Months. Canberra
War expenditure in Australia of £54,946, from loans and £8,353,000 from revenue for the first half of this financial year was revealed in a…
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