Jewellery for the War Effort
CANBERRA. Saturday—Family heirlooms in the form of jewellery and old (told are finding their way to the Commonwealth Treasury as…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1940
1,076 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 30 of 54
Alma School Knitting Circle In Fine War Effort
On Friday members of the Mothers' Club and the P. and C. Association paid a visit to the Alma School to see a display of knitting done by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flashes From War Zones (Special to "The Miner.') LONDON. July 5
THE French Foreign Minister (M. Baudouin) says that a campaign of hatred against England is inevitable in France. He…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rumania Wants Axis Support Swing to Dictators (Daily War Commentary Issued by the Deportment of Information) MELBOURNE
STRENUCUS efforts are being made by the Rumanian Government to secure the greatest possible degree of political unity, and at the same time to secure the support of the Axis Powers against Russia. Russia's reoccupation ot Hessarabia has apparently…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fibre Armour for Soldiers?
LONDON, July 6— Equipment of soldiers with shrapnel-proof armormade of compressed fibre, paper, and other light, plastic materials was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There'll Always Be An English Derby HATS off to the English sportsmen, who, with the war at their front door, carried on the glory and tradition of the English Derby. As in the last war, they kept the flag flying at Newmarket with the "New Derby."
Although it was not held at historic Epsom Downs, the race, nevertheless, goes down in the records as the important event of the year…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Today 's News In Brief Finnish Soldier Dies Of Injury
S Y D N E Y. Monday.—Konsta. Airikka (48). a Finn and a member of the Second A.I.F. died at Sydney Hospital from a fractured skull and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Barrier Miner Monday, July 8, 1940. Council And Enlistments
THE people of Broken Hill will undoubtedly welcome the insurance put forward at a meeting of aldermen held yesterday morning, that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council And Enlistment Aldermen Will Obey National Security Regulation
APRIVATE meeting of aldermen held yesterday discussed the resolution carried by the R.S.S.I.L.A. at a board meeting on Wednesday night concerning Council's decision regarding its employees who enlisted…
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SYDNEY, Monday—It was revealed today that New Zealand's war effort is now being supervised and directed by a council of 14,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Flashes (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, July 8
ADMIRAL Sir Barry Domville and, his wife have been arrested under the Defence Regulations. Sir Barry has been interned in Brixton prison…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prisoner Of War In Germany Daring Pilot Link with Local Family
ALTHOUGH he was at first reported missing and believed killed in action Pilot Officer F.D. Middleton, ton of the late Rev. F. C. and Mrs. Middleton, of Dauphin, Canada, is now reported to be a prisoner of war in Ger…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Germanisation of France Same Subtle Technique Will Be Used As In Other Countries Daily War Commentary issued by the Department of Information MELBOURNE
THE possibility of a constitution for France is now being widely canvassed, but political observera emphasise that any modifications of the existing system that the Germans allow in France wiil not bear'any direct relation to the will of the French people,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Won V.C. In Last War; Now Serves Again
BRISBANE, Wednesday— Determined to see war service again. Lieut. Joseph Maxwell. V.C., M.C., and Bar. Croix de Guerre, and D.C.M., came to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Britain's Huge War Expenditure (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, July 9
THE House of Commons today unanimously passed a credit of 1000 million pounds, the largest vote of this war or the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Enlisted His Sympathy SYDNEY
A MAN who went to Victoria Barracks yesterday to give a pair of field glasses to the A.I.F., also decided to present…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Many in Gaols Want to Enlist
SYDNEY, Wednesday— Many prisoners in State gaols have applied for release in order to enlist in the A.I.F., The Minister for Justice (Mr. Treatt)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →World's Eyes On Spain Will Franco Let Nazis Through to Gibraltar? Daily War Commentary Issued by the Department of Information MELBOURNE
REPORTS that German troops have crossed the Spanish frontier, although unconfirmed, have again drawn attention to the possibility of an attack on Gibraltar. Spain's attitude to Britain, though it has remained technically correct, has shown no…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Indian War Effort
SIMLA, July 10.—In a broadcast today a senior staff officer said that India's war production was now in excess of the peak reached after three…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →For the War Effort
YET anothor sporting body in Broken Hill has contributed to the national war effort by the purchase of war saving…
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