War Debate In House Of Commons And Lords British Supplies to Far East Only Limited By Available Shipping LONDON
Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 5
"From the moment Japan attacked we set in motion to the Far East naval forces, aircraft, troops and equipment on a scale limited by the available shipping. All these supplies were needed in other theatres of war," declared the Prime Minister, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Civilians Gone Rangoon Is Preparing For Siege Big War Supplies Rushed Through to China Three Japanese Transports Sunk LONDON
Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 5
Allied troops, after inflicting serious losses, have now established positions behind the Sittang River, in Burma, says an Army Headquarters statement from Rangoon. There has been almost complete severance of communications…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yamba Soldiers' Parcels
Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 3
The Yamba lady bowlers have received letters of thanks from four of the boys who had received parcels despatched overseas by this body, namely…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Casualty Tweed Soldier Ill. Sydney
Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 4
Casualty lists issued to-day included the following:— ABROAD. Placed on Seriously Ill…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A.R.P. Work May Be Job for Soldiers. Canberra
Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 4
The Federal Government is considering a proposal that A.R.P. work should be made compulsory. The Government, it is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Killed in Action Bellinger River Nurse
Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 2
The first A.L.F. Nurse to be billed in action in the present war is Staff Nurse Margaret de Mestre, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. de…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Development War and Post War Regional Committee Meeting
The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 4
A meeting of the Central North Coast Regional Committee of the North East Development League was held at Uranga recently. Cr. P…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Loss Cover Plan Now in Force
Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 2
With the gazettal on Monday[?] regulations under the National [?] ity Act, Australia's greatest in[?] ance scheme, covering all war [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SHIPPING Heavier Losses Due to Far East War. London
Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 5
The extension of the war to the Far East was chiefly responsible for the serious increase in British shipping losses, to which Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nazi Industry Harnessed To War Chariot "Work, Work and Work." London
Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 5
"The Times" diplomatic correspondent says Germany is now engaged on a drive for man cower on a grand scale. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Junior Farmers Can Help War Effort by Growing Vegetables Mr. A. L. Nicod's Appeal
Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 2
There was never a time when Junior Farmers should concentrate on the production of vegetables to a greater extent than at present, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Russia All[?]ut Aid Urged War Might End If Present Drive Succeeds New York
Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 5
Mr. Jose[?] Davies, former American Ambassader to Moscow, addressed the Council for Dem[?]cy, at the Wald[?]f…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Soldier's Diary Adventures in Greece
Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 1
A human story of hardship and anxiety, coupled with courage, initiative and stamina, is revealed in the diary of Pte. Colin Campbell,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Soldiers Popular in New York. New York
Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 5
British soldiers, particularly the kilted Scots, stirred vivid interest and enthusiastic sympathy in New York streets. Many…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Damage Insurance Scheme. Canberra
Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 3
The Treasurer, Mr. Chifley, again emphasised to-day that it was unnecessary to apply for insurance of houses and real…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Red Cross Store to Aid War Effort
Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 4
Grafton branch of the Red Cross Society has been given rent free the use of a store at 122 Prince street, Grafton. next door to Mr. G. C. Chalmers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Offensive Against Japanese To Counter-Attack Australia's War Policy Melbourne
Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 3
The Advisory War Council with service chiefs representative of Pacific Powers to-day began the most important series…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Huge Bill Red Cross Expenditure for Prisoners of War. Sydney
Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 3
The chairman of the N.S.W. Division of the Australian Red Cross Society, Mr. Wilfred E. Johnson, declared to-day that to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Raging Over Seven Seas Heavy Enemy Losses Admiralty Chiefs Review London
Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 3
"Only a very rash man would venture to prophesy the fortunes of the war in the Far East and Pacific, but as the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →96,000 GERMANS Encircled By The Russian Armies Furious Fighting on Other Sectors Red Army's "War Of Extermination" LONDON
Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 3
While fierce battles are raging around Starrya Russa with the Russians battering 96,000 encircled Germans, the official German news agency issued a denial that the 16th German army was destroyed and claimed Luftwaffe successes against the Russians…
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