State House To Meet Shortly Premier Talks of War Plans. Sydney
The Premier, Mr. McKell, will disclose to Parliament when it meets shortly, a matter of major importance in the defence plans…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
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Hidden Stocks War Materials In U.S. Owned by Foreigners. Washington
The Secretary to the Treasury. Mr. Morganthau, announced today that the Treasury had sent to the Vice-President. Mr. Wallace,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Hold-up Returned Soldier Robbed Sydney
Norman Edward Dinham, 34. returned soldier invalided home from Libya was brutally assaulted and robbed in Observatory…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Enemy Aliens Should Be Interned Demand by Returned Soldiers. Brisbane
A largely attended public meeting at Texas, convened by the Returned Soldiers' League on Saturday, decided to draw…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Beach Defence Voluntary Enlistment for Corps
Returned soldiers and sailors under the age of 55 years and ex-militia men over the age of 35 years, class-2, are invited to enlist…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Amiens Fined German Officer Wounded London
According to the Brazzaville radio, Amiens has been fined ten million francs because a German officer was shot and wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dutchmen "At War."
In all its long history, Bowen, up in Northern Queensland, has never witnessed such exciting and startling scenes as four boozy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mutual Trust in War's Common Aim
In a New Year message, the Bishop of Goulburn, Rev. E. H. Burgmann, commented: "This year will surely be one of the most…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reported Missing Now Prisoner of War. Woolgoolga
Mrs. E. Gibson, of Taree and formerly of Grafton, has been officially advised that her son. Private Tom Gibson, is a prisoner of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →China's War Japanese Losses At Changsha "Catastrophic Debacle." Chungking
The Chinese High Command announces that the Japanese attacking Changsha, in the Human province, suffered a "catastrophic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Strategy in Pacific War Australia's Voice in Directing Plan Canberra
Australia intends to seek an authoritative voice in the direction of the strategical plan, which is a component of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Job for Coles War Damage Commission Government Insurance Scheme. Canberra
The Treasurer, Mr. Chifley, announced to-day that Mr. A. W. Coles, Independent member of the House of Representatives,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brick Output Enough For War Work Few for Private Buildings. Sydney
Few bricks if any will be available for private buildings unless more labor is made available for the brickmaking industry, said the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →R.A.F. BOMBERS Over Naples Again Vital War Plants Damaged. London
On Friday night R.A.F. bombers again visited Naples where the railway station, and the main airframe factory for torpedo…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Army Big Enough To Win War More to Be Called Up. Washington
The Director of the Selective Service System, Brigadier Hershey, stated over the radio that larger numbers of men will soon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Raw Materials Joint War Purchase Board to Cover U.S.A. and Canada. Washington
The United States, Canada Britain established a new joint board to purchase and allocate raw materials for wartime…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Casualty List Two Bowbaville Soldiers Prisoners. Sydney
A casualty list for New South Wales issued to-day contained the following:—Previously reported missing,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ENLISTMENTS Lismore Record 78 Recruits Last Week. Lismore
A new enlistment record was established at the Lismore depot last week, when 78 men completed papers for the A.I.F…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BILLIONS U.S. War Bill Taxes Are Trebled Roosevelt's War Budget Washington
President Roosevelt, in his Budget message to Congress, said the total war expenditure of United States now is at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Friendly Aliens May Enlist in A.I.F. SYDNEY
While friendly aliens will not be debarred from enlisting in the A.I.F. or Home Defence Forces, the Federal authorities…
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