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The wars & local soldiers, 1941

2,029 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 20 of 102

Six Months' Gaol Two Young Men Sentenced Refused Oath of Enlistment. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 2

Refusing to take the oath of enlistment, two young men were sentenced to six months' gaol with hard labor at Parramatta Court today…

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33 ENLISTED Compulsory Call-up for Forthcoming Camp

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 4

The final call-up of men who are to go into camp with the next group of compulsory trainees in about three weeks' time, took place at the Services…

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Farewell to Soldiers at Southgate

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 4

At the Southgate Hall to-night a public farewells will be tendered to Sergt. Les James and Private Jack Boorman…

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Club's Good War Record

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 4

The Lismore Amateur Athletic Club claims a record for the enlistments among sporting clubs on the North Coast. At the annual meeting on…

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War's Swiftly Shifting Scenes

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 4

The records of world-stirring momentous events which have occurred since the Berlin gangsters set the universe on a staggeringly bestial course…

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Coastal Ships Overtime And War Risks Application for Exemption. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 5

Judgment was reserved by Chief Judge Beeby in the. Federal Arbitration Court to-day on an application by the New South Wales Coastal…

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Night Bombers' Guides Have A Peace Industry to Welcome Them After the War

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 1

Great Britain is sending overseas £100,000 worth more clocks a year than she did in the last twelve months of peace, although 95 per cent, of those…

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Mussolini Visit to Albania Italian Army Failures Effect on the Nation Daily War Commentary. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 4

Mussolini's visit to Albania and the much heralded Italian counterattack of March 15 have resulted only in tremendous Italian losses…

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Production for War Increasing Flow of Real Funds. (By Financial Expert.)

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 6

Well directed production is going to do more perhaps than anything else to provide Australia with the funds needed to win the war…

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Winning the War at Sea How U.s. Aid Helps Us to Victory

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 6

Speaking in Glasgow recently, Mr. Winston Churchill said: "We do not require in 1941 large armies from overseas. What we do require are weapons,…

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Difficult Year Grafton District Tennis Association Adverse Effect of War New Executive Officers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 2

After several years as secretary of the Grafton District Tennis Association, Mr. T. L. Orr relinquished the position at the annual meeting at…

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Record for Enlistments

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 4

Ballina-Lismore Surf Club has disputed the claim of the Lismore Amateur Athletic Club to have established a record amongst sporting bodies…

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War Finance — British War Production

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 6

Two aspects of Great Britain's war output are of considerable significance. They illustrate continuity of production and ingenuity in finding…

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War Savings Homes New Federal Bill. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 5

The right to purchase a war savings home is to be extended to members of the mercantile marine serving in the present war…

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Invasion Plans Chances Analysed Balkans Developments Official War Commentary Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 4

Military commentators are inclined to doubt the statement attributed to the Japanese military attache at Berlin that a German landing in Britain…

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"Win This War" American Enthusiasm Admiral Newton's Speech Officers' Rousing Reception at Sydney Town Hall. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 5

"I want to assure you to-night that the United States of America has never before been so ready and never before so willing to throw its…

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Megan Farewell to Soldiers "God Speed and Safe Return"

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 2

On Monday night the folks of Megan and surroundings assembled in local hall to bid "God speed and safe return" to two soldiers on final leave…

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Upper Orara Soldier Farewelled

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 3

Last Tuesday night, in Upper Orara Hall, a large and representative gathering assembled to farewell Pte. Arthur Lake McDowell, eldest son…

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Three More Soldiers Fare welled

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 1

The fine night offset the shortness or the notice and an excellent crowrd attended the farewell function to three more Coffs soldier at the…

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Malaya a Soldier's Impression

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 2

In a letter to his mother [?] ton, published in the "Exan[?] Gunner Bob Key. writes:[?] "Lauded at Singapore, had a [?]…

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