Battle for Singapore Begun Terrific Fire Across Straits Jap. Transports Move South in Malaya "War May Last 10 Or Even 20 Years," Says Tokio SINGAPORE
Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 3
The battle for Singapore has begun in earnest. British and Japanese guns to-day exchanged terrific fire across the straits from dawn to sunset, while high-flying Japanese bombers attacked shipping and later dive-bombers strafed various areas of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CASUALTIES A.I.F. in Malaya Total Under 1200 Men 160 Killed in Action Sydney
Daily Examiner · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 3
Total A.I.F. casualties in Malaya were 1187, it was officially announced by the Minister for the Army, Mr. Forde,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Britain's Part in War. London
Daily Examiner · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 3
Official figures of casualties suffered by British land forces from all parts of the Empire up to the end of 1941 show that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Special Prayers for Allied War Effort. Sydney
Daily Examiner · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 4
Special prayers for the war effort throughout the Empire were read in churches throughout the State to-day. Prayers were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Anzac Forces" Navies in Pacific Under U.S. Command N.Z. and Our Fleets Included Washington
Daily Examiner · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 3
A navy communique to-day announced the combined naval forces in Australia and New Zealand are being placed under…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Attacked British Government Conduct Of War Young Generals Needed London
Daily Examiner · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 3
Attacks were made on the British Government and its conduct of the war by two members of the House of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Developing Great Strategy In Pacific War Forde Says Tide Will Turn Sydney
Daily Examiner · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 2
Confidence that the reverse suffered in the Pacific by the Allied forces to date will be offset by the "great strategy"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maclean Enlistment Honor Roll
Daily Examiner · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 4
Some 57 names have yet to be added to the "Enlistment Honor Roll," which is displayed in the front of the Maclean Council Chambers. This number brings…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Killed in Action Pte. George Phelps
Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 2
Pte. George Edward Phelps, of Southgate, who previously was reported missing, believed killed has now been reported killed in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blind War Workers
Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 3
Following representations to the Minister for Aircraft Production (Senator Cameron) and the Minister for Labor and National Service (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Prisoners Not Idle
Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 3
German and Italian prisoners of war in internment caps in Australia were not kept in idleness, said the Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →From Prisoner of War
Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 1
Writing to his mother at Moonee under date of October 5 last, Pte. Colin Neal, who is a prisoner of war in Germany, says: "I am settled down…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ulm's 'Bus' "Faith In Australia" War Service in New Guinea. Sydney
Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 2
Carried aboard on a stretcher owing to illness, the Administrator of New Guinea, Sir Walter McNicoll, was partly evacuated to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Council Curtin's Statement Page for Present to Act As Representative. Canberra
Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 3
Announcing the establishment of the Pacific War Council in London, the Prime Minister Mr. Curtin, said to-night that for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Direction of War Strategy Supreme Council Urged Joint Staff Only Start New York
Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 3
Britain and America cannot expect full military co-operation from their allies until they establish a supreme Allied War…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Casualties North Coast Soldiers. Sydney
Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 2
Casualty list issued to-day included the following North Coast soldiers:— AUSTRALIA…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wounded in Action Woolgoolga Soldiers. Woolgoolga
Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 2
A casualty list published in the "Daily Examiner" on Saturday contained the names of two Woolgoolga soldiers wounded in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Confidence Outcome of War War Correspondents Bring Messages From U.S.A SYDNEY
Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 2
Confidence as to the final outcome of the war and heartening messages to the people of Australia, were voiced by two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£221 Million Seven Months' War Costs. Canberra
Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 2
Expenditure on the war was £14,302,000 during January, marking a total of £146,571,000 for the first seven months of the financial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Russia Will Finish War Sitting In Berlin Cripps on Communism London
Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 3
Russia will be the strongest Power in Europe after the war said Sir Stafford Cripps in a speech to-day. She is likely to…
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