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The wars & local soldiers, 1940

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Rear Admiral Gives Views on U.S. and War Developments in the Far East (Special to "The Miner") WASHINGTON, April 22

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 4

"I CANNOT see how America can ultimately prevent herself being drawn into war," declared Rear Admiral Taussig today…

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Spirit Of Anzac Lives Large Gathering at Memorial

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 1

WITH Europe in turmoil following Nazi atrocities the world again fengaged in a horrible warl and members of the 2nd A.I.F. standing by in Palestine ready to uphold the magnificent traditions of their forefathers, who made…

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Sweden's Chance Against Nazi Invasion Commander's Anzac Day Message (Daily War Commentary Issued by the Department of Information.) MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 2

THERE seems every reason to believe that the Swedes will resist the German invasion of their territory. The lesson of…

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A Soldier's Diary Married Men Are Casualties

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 5

The A.I.F. is proud of its good name. Before we left camp on weekend leave we were asked by commanding officers to avoid behaving in any…

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Anzac Services

Western Grazier · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 2

On Thursday morning [?] Memorial [?] park was [?] the scene of young and [?] to pay [?]…

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Anzac Crowd Incensed: "Red" Banner Incident

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The crowd viewing the Aiyac march yesterday was incensed by the action of a mar who entered the ranks of the soldierr…

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War's Best Seller (Special to "The Miner.")

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 6

LONDON. April 24.—A book called "Fighting Soldiers" by Major W. A. S. Dunlop of the Australian Staff Corps, is likely to be the war's…

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Council Declines To Organise Appeal For War Victims

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 4

A request for Council to organise an appeal on friday. May 3, on behalf of the War Victims Relief Funds was refused at last night's Council…

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Inadequacy Of Britain's Finance Effort In War? LONDON, April 25

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 1

CRITICISM of the inadequacy of Britain's financial effort in the war was again the keynote of the Budget debate in the House of Com…

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Cafe Brawl Soldiers Arrested

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—A fracas occurred at the Savoy Club last night between a number of soldiers and Greeks. The fight took place on the…

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Anzac Dance at Menindee

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 April 1940 · page 3

An Anzac dance and social was held at Menindee on Thursday night to assist the Fighting Forces Fund. Music was supplied by tho local…

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Anzac Service At Synagogue

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 April 1940 · page 6

An appeal to tho community to do their utmost for the democracies and to bend their efforts to thc defeat of Nazi Germany was made by the Rev…

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Financing the War Voluntary Effort Urged SIDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 April 1940 · page 6

Following an address by the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Spender) today a New South Wales War Loan, and War Savings Certificates Committee was…

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Problem Of Scandinavia (Daily War Commentary Issued by the Department of Information.) MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 April 1940 · page 6

WHILE a successful Gerninn.in vasion of Sweden cannot win the war for Germany, her defeat in Scandinavia may well in itself result in her complete overthrow. Defeat would deprive her of the protection of the neutral States behind whom she has…

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Coal Strike Is Almost "Civil War" Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 1

Declaring that the coal strike had developed into "practically a state of civil war" for a section of the community in Australia, the Postmaster…

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Exiled German's Documents Show Reichstag Fraud War on Roland London, April 28

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 3

DOCUMENTS are being made public by the exiled German millionaire, Herr Fritz Thyssen, showing that the sanction of the Reichstag for war on Polands was obtained fraudulently…

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Italy's Military Preparations I906 Class Called Up (Daily War Commentary supplied by the Department of information.) MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 3

THE calling up of the 1906 class for military service in Italy has drawn further attention to the intense militarisation…

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Battle for Important Railway Juction Bulgaria And Balkan Entente (Daily War Commonary Issued by the Department of Information) MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 3

The fierce fight for Dombas. an important railway junction on the main line Cram Oslo is still being waged. One branch runs north-west to Andalsnes and it is down this line that the Allies have advanced…

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Men, Munitions, Money Fine War Effort Of India LONDON, April 30

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 May 1940 · page 6

FORCES in Frunce, Malaya. Aden and Egypt; home defence units; Trowing air force; large-scale munitions production; and munificent…

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Italy's Hostile Tone to Allies Diversion Of Shipping A Precaution ([?] War Commentary Issued by the Department of Information.) MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 May 1940 · page 4

DIVERSION of British shipping from the Mediterranean route has been carried out in consequence of the studied hostility of the Italian press towards the Allies in the last few weeks…

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