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The wars & local soldiers, 1941

2,029 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 102

Good Versus Evil Woman's View Of War Letter From London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 3

The following is an extract from a letter to Mrs. Noel Young, of Grafton, from Mrs. Tuckett, in England:- "Much has happened in this funny…

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Lady Blamey Protest At War Council Govt. May Review Matter. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 4

At the meeting of the Advisory War Council to-day, Labor members protested against the unfair discrimination of allowing Lady Blamey to travel…

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Balkan Setback Russia Aim GERMANY Greek Success Important Official War Commentary Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 5

Recent developments in the Balkans suggest that the German plans for the absorption of Bulgaria into the new German Europe have…

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Britain's Best World Sellers Among £2,605,281 Worth Of Books Exported in War Time

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 6

Shakespeare and the Bible remain the "best sellers" in the vast total of £2,605,281 worth of books sent overseas, despite the paper shortage, by…

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Mixed Mail Soldiers' Letters Mix-up Puzzles Wife

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 4

Two letters written by Australian soldiers on service abroad reached wrong destinations. Apparently they were opened by the…

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War Broadcast "Australia Carries On." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 1

A programme of entertainment and information, Australian in character throughout, has been prepared by the A.B.C. by request of the B.B.C. The…

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Greeks Prodigious Endurance War In Mountains Superior to Italians London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 5

The Greeks are still mopping up around the Klisura-Tepelena line-- which is the Zog line in the light of Albanian independence--and the…

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"Keep Heads Cool" Gain Nothing by War Japan And Pacific Interview with Matsuoka Tokio

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 5

"Australia may rest assured that Japan will take no action without very careful consideration. We have too much trouble in the world…

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Ambulance Officers Enlistment Record

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 4

Ambulance officers in Lismore have established what is believed to be an enlistment record for a provincial ambulance service in New South Wales,…

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"Killed in Action" Coffs Lads' Sacrifice

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 3

Coffs Harbour was thrown into a state of gloom yesterday afternoon, when news spread that two of its fine young lads, Ptes. Bill…

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Killed in Action Two Coff's Harbor Men Two Others Wounded. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 4

Word has been received in Coff's Harbor that Privates Bill Hill and Herb Barber, of Coff's Harbor, have been killed in action and that Privates…

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Wounded in Action Upper Coldstream Man

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 4

Mr. Thomas Firth, of Upper Coldstream, received a telegram yesterday from the Minister for the Army stating that his son, Claude Richardson Firth,…

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After The War

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 4

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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War Casualties Method of Advice

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 3

Rev. L. C. Ferris, Rector of St. John's Church of England, Coffs Harbour, writes:— I was greatly shocked to learn last…

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War Savings Employers' Purchases of Certificates

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 6

The Assistant Federal Treasurer, Mr. Anthony, said on Tuesday that many Sydney employers, including retail stores, had again stated their intention…

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War Summary (Issued by Dept. of Information)

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 3

With the fall of Bardia and the penetration of the Italian defences at Tobruk, the battle of the Western Desert is entering its final phase…

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Vichy French War Material for Germany. Berne

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 5

War material brought into Switzerland by French troops and interned here is being handed over to the Germans…

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Mixed Farming in Relation to Post-war Period

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 6

The following paper dealing with "Mixed Farming in Relation to the Post-war Period" was read at the January meeting of the Guyra branch…

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Staff Talks Britain and Turkey Germany's Next Problem Official War Commentary Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 5

Anglo-Turkish staff talks, which have now begun at Ankara, are expected to have an important effect on the war developments in the…

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A.R.P. PLANS Federal And State Conference After War Cabinet Review. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 5

A conference of Commonwealth and State Ministers will be held at an early date to discuss air raid precautions and plans for the protection of the civil…

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