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Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1940

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Italy's Empire Is Open To Colonial Possessions Dangerously Exposed the Men Who Plunged Country Into War

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 June 1940 · page 5

ITALY is, in some respects, one of the most vulnerable of European Empires. The French Fleet is about equal in fighting power to the Italian Fleet; in addition there is the British Mediterranean Fleet. Italy's Colonial…

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Letters To Soldiers

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 June 1940 · page 3

THE Deputy Director Posts and Telegraphs (Mr. F. W. Arnold) intimates that, notwith standing every effort on the…

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More Married Men Than Single Enlist Officer's Plea

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 June 1940 · page 7

IF this continual movement of married men Into the army continues, it is conclusive proof that the present generation is leting…

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Colin Long Enlists

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 June 1940 · page 8

COLIN Long, one of Australia's most promising young tennis players and ninth ranking player in the country, joined the A.I.F…

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Safeguards For Apprentices Who Are Carrying Out War Services

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 3

UNDER the National Security (Apprenticeship) Regulations recently gazetted and which have been drawn up by the Government in consultation with the A.C.T.U., provisions are introduced to safeguard the industrial careers of apprentices on war service…

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"Complete Capitulation Of France" French Fleet to Be Collected; War Against Britain (Special to "The Miner"). LONDON, June 23

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 1

THE terms of the armistice, which France has signed, are described as exacting complete capitulation of France. Briefly stated these terms compel France to hand over to Germany her armed forces, her stocks and material; and…

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French General Will Try to Rally France Cabinet Intrigue Suspected (Dally War Commentary iaaued by the Department of Information). MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 3

MANY obatrvera consider that General De Gaulla, formerly Under-Secretary for Defence, and military adviser to M. Raynaud, will auccetd in rallying France's great colonial Empire in a cont[?]ance of the struggte, together with hundreds of thousands of Frenchmen…

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Pellew and Moore's War Effort

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 1

A scheme to enable the staff of Pellew and Moore Pty. Ltd. to purchase war savings certificates by means of weekly payments has been…

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Labor's Meaning of War Council

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The leader of the Opposition (Mr. Curtin) today made it clear to Mr. Menzies what the Labor party meant by the…

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Speeding Up of War Effort

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Lovel Mayor (Aid. Crick) 'said today that by offering its. full resources to the Federal Government for any war…

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Non-stop Programme for War Effort

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The president of Associated Chambers of Manufactures (Mr. J. Hendry) believes that the Department of Labor and Industry…

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Move To Find Homes For War Refugees

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Minister, for the Interior (Senator Foll), replying to a deputation from the. British War Orphans Adoption Society, the…

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Contribution to War Effort What Shell Coy. Is Doing

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 4

A WAR Savings Group has been set up in the Head Office of the Shell Company, Melbourne, and in each branch "throughout " Australia. The…

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Australia's War Effort Mr. Austen Brown Gives Views at Civic Reception

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 3

CRITICISM of the lack of impetus given Australia's war effort was voiced by the vice-president of the Returned Soldiers' League (Mr. M.A.Brown) at the civic reception given the Lord Mayor, of Adelaide (Mr. A. G…

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War Effort Spending Only

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 June 1940 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Federated Taxpayers' Associations of Australia at a conference today urged the Federal Government to eliminate all…

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War Movement Launched By Sydney Women SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 June 1940 · page 4

AT the Sydney Town Hall last night Lady Wakehurst launched the Women's Australian National Services movement, which has been formed to…

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Nazis Could Land in Eire Warning By De Valera (Daily War Commentary Issued by Department of Information.) MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 June 1940 · page 4

A WARNING by the Prime Minister of Eire (Mr. De Valera') that the geographical position of Eire made it a tempting place for any belligerent is particularly timely in view of the belief that the "Battle of England" may shortly begin. From a military and…

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Britain Confident Of Her Ability To Resist Nazi Invaders (Daily War Commentary Issued by the Department of Information.) MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 June 1940 · page 3

FULL confidence is felt by Britain's leaders in the nation's ability to resist invasion, although it is recognised that the German attack will be launched with the same reckless disregard of losses as characterised Continental offensives…

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Mr. Stevens Speaks on War Effort

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 June 1940 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Speaking at Croydon, Mr. B. S. B. Stevens, a former Premier, said that recent events in the Pacific clearly foreshadowed…

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Courthouse Staff Members Enlist

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 June 1940 · page 1

The third member of the local Courthouse staff to leave Broken Hill in a week will be Mr. Roy.Woodhouse He has joined the R.A.A.F. but is on…

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