War Casualties
Efforts are still being made in various quarters to induce the military authorities to adopt some better method of advising war casualties to…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1941
2,029 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 40 of 102
Pace of War Quickens
Events are moving quickly towards a show-down in the Middle East. Germany has attacked Crete with parachute troops, in what is generally…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CO-ORDINATION Federal And State Premier on War Effort. Sydney
The Premier (Mr. McKell) announced to-night that he had written to the Prime Minister (Mr. Merizies) requesting that a date be fixed for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Same Footing A.I.F. AND N.Z. Soldiers. Canberra
Equal identity is formally conferred on Australian and New Zealand troops serving abroad by a proclamation issued by the Governor-General, Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reinforcements Landed in Crete New R.A.F. Planes Join Troops in Defence Fiercest Fighting of the War Still Raging on the Island London
British units comprising some very highly trained in guerilla fighting in the Middle East have landed on Crete. "The Times" correspondent in Cairo says, despite the constantly increasing odds against them, they are cutting their way to General Freyberg's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wounded in Back Accident While Repairing Bridge
Richard Henry Ellem, of Armidale road, South Grafton,, an employee of the Orara saiire Council, suffered a large incised wound to the back,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Savings Certificates Improved Response Needed to Reach Objective. Canberra
The indications were, that unless there was an immediate improvement in the public response, the sales of War Savings Certificates would be about…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Britain's Aim Post-war Europe Free From Want Policy of Social Security London
An outline of certain practical ways in which Britain's aim of ensuring a post-war Europe free from want, could be obtained was given…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Vichy Attitude Darlan's Outburst Takes Cue From Germany "Britain Instigated This War" London
Admiral Darlan, the Vichy Government's Vice-Premier, has been a keen student, of Germany's vitrolic outbursts against Britain, and his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State War Effort New Committee Meets Aim to Avoid Waste Officers Will Have All Facilities. Sydney
The newly-formed State War Effort Co-ordination Committee, at its first meeting to-day formed the basis for a strongly co-ordinated and efficient…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Reported Missing Maclean Soldier
Word has been received at Maclean from the military authorities on Friday morning stating that Pte. Neil Wallace. who is serving abroad, is reported…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bismarck Battle British Casualties 25 Killed--13 Wounded Nazi Jubilation Was Premature London
The Admiralty has announced that 25 were killed and thirteen wounded in British warships during the action against the Bismarck, in addition to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →All-in War Effort Primary Producers' Support
Support for an all-in war effort by primary producers and a determination to meet any requests by the Commonwealth on these lines, was expressed on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Are Withdrawing From Crete 15,000 Back in Egypt Announcement by War Office "Severe Losses" Are Admitted Fiercest Fighting of the War London
British forces totalling 15,000 have been withdrawn from Crete. This was officially announced by the War Office to-day in a communique in which it was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thin Line Twelve Months Ago Between Us And Defeat War Approaching Great Climax Melbourne
Although giving a grave warning and stressing the necessity of hanging on, the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, in an address at Kew this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Effort Coutts' Crossing School
Since last July the pupils of Coutts' Crossing School have raised almost £100 towards the war effort. Of this amount. £78 has been taken out in War…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work Proposals Aliens and War Prisoners. Sydney
The Army Minister, Mr. Spender, said to-night that he was discussing with the Adjutant-General a proposal to place aliens in labor camps…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Strike 600 Men Hold Up War Non-unionists Employed. Sydney
A hold up of vital war work continued to-day when 600 metal workers at Emmco Ltd. annexe, Waterloo, reaffirmed their decision not to resume…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Job Put Everything in Dr. Evatt Takes New Line Urges Unorthodox Methods Military, Politics and Parliament. Sydney
Australia must mobilise and utilise everything that could be used for the prosecution of the war, said Dr. H. V. Evatt, M.H.R., to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Policy British Labor's Endorsement. London
The Labor party conference endorsed the executive's declaration of war policy by a majority of 2,411,000 Speakers stated that peace by…
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