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The wars & local soldiers, 1941

2,029 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 42 of 102

Returned Soldier's Auxiliary

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 June 1941 · page 4

The Grafton Sub-Branch, R.S.S. and A.I.L.A. Women's Auxiliary, will be holding their monthly meeting on Monday afternoon next, at 2.30, in the…

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War Effort Unity of Purpose Govt. And Opposition War Council Meeting Ends Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 June 1941 · page 5

Complete unity of purpose by the Government and the Opposition has been revealed by the two days meeting of the Advisory War Council…

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War Aims British Labor Party visiting official to explain SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 June 1941 · page 6

William Holmes, 67, vice-president of the British Trade Union Congress, has arrived in Sydney to tell Australian workers of the war aims and work of…

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Urgent Now Direction of War From A Central Body Dominions Representation Urged London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 June 1941 · page 5

"The case for bringing the Dominions into closer association with responsibility in the central direction of the war has become more urgent."…

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America Very Close to War Winant's Recall From London German "Blitz" on Alexandria Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 June 1941 · page 5

The return to Washington of the United States Ambassador in London, Mr. J. G. Winant, has aroused a flood of speculation. Official reticence is…

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Hitler Speaks Convoy Means War No Invasion Of Americas Idea Makes Him Laugh New York

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 June 1941 · page 5

"Convoy means war," declared Hiller in an interview with the former United States Ambassador in Belgium, Mr. Cudahy, who is now…

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Recruits Wanted For 15th L.H. Regt. Vacancies Causes by Overseas Enlistments

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 June 1941 · page 4

No. 1 troop, of "C" Squadron of the 15th Light Horse Regiment is now calling for recruits to fill vacancies, and applications will be dealt with by…

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Big Changes? in Fed. Govt. Policy War Effort Speed-up Jobs for Labor Members Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 June 1941 · page 5

The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, in a national broadcast next week--probably on Thursday--may announce an important change in…

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Big Four Supreme Directors of the War Churchill, Smuts, Menzies, McNAUGHTON Suggestion by British M.P. LONDON

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 June 1941 · page 5

Can on Churchill, Menzies, Smuts and the Canadian, General McNaughton, to direct the war. Make them, as soon as possible, the supreme directors of strategy for the entire Empire," declares A. Beverley Baxter M.P., in an article in the "Sunday Graphic."…

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A.I.F. Enlistments For Week Ended June 7 Grafton Recruiting Depot

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 June 1941 · page 4

The enlistments at the Grafton Recruiting Depot for the week ended June 7 were very poor. The standard of recruiting in Grafton will have to be…

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Eligibles Know How to Enlist People Who Stop Them [?]Abotaging Our War Effort Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 5

Commenting on the present slump for the A.I.F., the Director-General of Recruiting Major-General Lloyd said to-night that there was not one man…

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Prisoners of War How the Red Cross Locates Them

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 3

All who have relatives overseas with the fighting forces will be interested to know now the Red Cross discovers and maintains the men who are taken…

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"A.c.t.u. and War" General Secretary to Broadcast. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 5

The general secretary of the A.C.T.U. Mr. Croft will speak to-morrow night at 6.45 from 3LO Melbourne, and his talk will be broadcast through all…

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War Finance Compulsory Savings? Uniformity Of Taxation C'wealth-states Conference Canberra

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 4

Treasury officials said to-day that the necessity for agreement between the Commonwealth and States on the question of uniformity of taxation…

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Soldiers of Poland Train in Scotland

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 4

Training side by side with the British troops in Scotland, Polish soldiers live and work for the day of their country's liberation. General Gustav Paszkiewics, Commander of a Polish Brigade, takes the salute at a march past of Polish troops…

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Woolgoolga Soldier Missing Private Jock Gibson. Woolgoolga

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 4

Woolgoolga's second-casualty in the war was notified on Saturday when Pte. Jock Gibson was posted as missing…

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Australian Red Gross Society Assists All Sick and Wounded Australian Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen Wherever They Are on Service

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 June 1941 · page 2

Do you know that:-- 1. £137.357 worth of goods, comforts and equipment have been sent overseas for the service of men of the A.I.F…

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War Prisoners Red Cross Inquiries Important Work Performed

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 June 1941 · page 1

Details of the important work done by by the Red Cross Society in its effort to discover and aid prisoners of war were given by Mr. B. R. Riley, honorary…

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Organised Labor Chief Partner in Winning War Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 June 1941 · page 5

In a national broadcast to-night, Mr. C. A. Crofts, secretary of the A.C.T.U., said that the Trade Union movement in allied countries were, or could become…

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War Work For Trained Men Appeal to Shires Assn. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 June 1941 · page 5

The newly established War Effort Co-ordination Committee will take immediate action to see how many trained men can be released from municipal…

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