News In Brief 21,500 Soldiers in N.S.W.
SYDNEY, Thursday.—About 21,500 men are at present training in military camps in New South Wales, including about 6000 members of the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1940
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War Position May Change Finns May Ask Allies for Men What of Middle East? (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, February 28
WITHIN a few days events may occur in northern Europe on the one hand, and in the Middle East on the other, which will give an entirely new aspect to the whole war situation…
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The executive committee of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund has agreed to make available May 3 for a joint appeal on behalf of the Polish,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great Britain At War For 6months New Illegalities of Enemy— Not War, Murder Allies' Growing Air Ascendancy (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, February 29
nON Sunday Great Britain will have been at war with Germany for six months. The first few days saw dramatic events on the sea and in the air, and it is in these two elements that in the intervening months the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Finland's Resistance Great Strain on Russia (Daily War Commentary Issued by the Department of Information) MELBOURNE
THE Russian advance on Vlipuri continues. Soviet troops are now within medium artillery range of the town. Two Russian divisions, are reported to be advancing along the eastern side of the Vlipuri Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Britain Still Mistress of High Seas (Daily War Commentary Issued by the Department of Information) MELBOURNE
DESPITE the ferocity of Germany's, warfare at sea, a submarine campaign of terror, indiscriminate mine laying, and machine gunning of fishermen from the air, the Allies have retained unquestioned mastery of the sea,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A.I.M. Cares for Soldiers at Darwin' To the Editor, Sir.—
In a recent issue of your paper there was a statement that nothing was being done for the soldiers at Darwin. You may be interested to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man And Woman Wounded Both In Grave Condition BRISBANE
A WOMAN and a man were found shot last night. The condition of both victims. Gladys Masters (23) and John Balmer…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Allies' War Aims Britain And France Are Solid
(Weekly War Commentary Issued By The Department of Information) MR. Sumner Welles, U.S. Under Secretary of State, arrived in Rome on Ferbruary 26 and in Berlin on March 1. There is no reason to suppose that his visit signifies anything in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Business Men Wait on Soldiers
Prosperous business men are griving up a night's sleep to act as waiters' to Tommies halting on journeys at Carlisle railway station…
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All soldiers and aircraftsmen serving in France have reason to be grateful for the work of theRoyal Air Force Communication Squadroin…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—Raymond Percival Beer (17) was duck shooting on the Murray River near Mildura when he was fatally shot…
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OVERHEARD near Newton Abbot. b'Devon:— Henry-There be lot of strangers in the village, Bill…
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HE circus In Britain has had, to adapt itself to war. The Bertram…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Russia's Valuable Prize Viipuri Claimed Occupied (Daily War Commentary Issued by the Department of Information MELBOURNE
THE Russians now report that they have occupied Viipuri railway station, and are slowly encircling the city. Viipuri will be, in every way, a valuable prize for the Russians. It is an important railway junction;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Canteen Profits For Soldiers' Comforts (From J. A. Hetherington, "The Miner's special representative with the A.i.f.) Jerusalem, March 3
"PROFITS from the canteens at the A.I.F. camp, at present about £2000 a week, will in future be used for comforts for Australian troops…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australia's War Loan Launched
Australia's first war loan has been launched with the Federal Government asking for a total of £18,000,000. The loan, which is issued at par,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nazi Offensive May Materialise Soon (Daily War Commentary Issued by the Department of Information.) MELBOURNE
NOW that the European spring is approaching, the long expected German offensive may materialise. Because of her central position Germany is at a disadvantage in that she has to rely on internal resources and such reserves as she has been able to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Y.M.C.A. Service Soldiers
An indication of the comprehensive service rendered to soldiers is given in the annual report recently issued by the Melbourne Y.M.C.A. Whilst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Recruiting in City Five Enlistments Today
RECRUITING for the Second A.I.F. was resumed at the Barrier Boys' Brigade Hall, Oxide Street, today. There were live…
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