National War Effort in Broken Hill
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 3
FURTHER support for the national war effort from local sporting bodies waa forthcoming today, when the Broken Hill Baseball Association made an interest-free loan of £10 to the Government. £100 was also received from "H.M.," bringing the total to…
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Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 1
TWENTY-SEVEN pairs of BOX, six scarves, two Balaclava caps and one pair'of mittens conconstitute the work done since the…
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Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 2
"EXPERIENCE has proved that if workers are to maintain their efficiency for more than a very short period, some measure of relaxation is essential, and for that reason the Government has been anxious to avoid interfering unduly with facilities for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Activities In America Evasive Reply To President's Note (Daily War Commentary issued by the Department of Information) MELBOURNE
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 3
THE Pan-American Conference which meets at Havana this week is expected to take further steps to check any German encroachment on the American zone. These conferences, which are held from time to time, are at…
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Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 3
The dropping of soldiers fully equipped for Instant ground warfare, which played auch in Important part In the Nazi Invaelon of…
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Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 July 1940 · page 3
JOHANNESBURG, July 16.—John George Howard, who helped Mr. Churchill to escape from the Boers after he had been taken prisoner…
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Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 July 1940 · page 4
The W.I.U. has decided to take no action in regard to investing £2000 in the war loan until six months after the war because of the financial…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →What Will Japan's New Policy Be? (Daily War, Commentary Issued by the Department of Information) MELBOURNE
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 July 1940 · page 3
THE resignation of Admiral Yonai's Government owing to the withdrawal of the Japanese Army's support and at a time when it was hoped that negotiations over the Burma Road dispute were reaching a satisfactory conclusion, is most significant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Eire Rallies To Defence Call All Not Well with Petain Government Germany Keeps Up War Of Words (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, July 16
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 July 1940 · page 3
BRITAIN is untroubled by horrific threats coming from Germany about what will happen when the Nazi onslaught begins, and is carrying on calmly and steadily with defence preparations…
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Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 July 1940 · page 6
SYDNEY. Wednesday—The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Reid) has carried out a thorough survey of agricultural industry in N.S.W. in order…
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Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 July 1940 · page 6
POWER to create special war zone courts authorised to impose the death penalty for looting is sought by Second Emergency Powers Bill…
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Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 July 1940 · page 1
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Seven A.I.F. artillerymen rushed froni Ingleburn camp yesterday-to rescue a six months old baby from a burning cot. The…
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Barrier Miner · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 1
SYDNEY, Friday.—Tile Commonwealth War Historian (Dr. CE. W. Bean), in a broadcast last night, said that a neace offensive by Hitler would…
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Barrier Miner · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 2
SYDNEY, Friday.—Hundreds of anti-war leaflets floated down from two high buildings into Martin Place yesterday. The police have failed to…
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Barrier Miner · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 3
SELDOM have Broken Hill music lovers been treated to such a feast of music as in the Town Hall last night, when the Broken Hill Quartette Club, in conjunction with leading local artists, presented a concert in aid of the Fighting Forces…
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Barrier Miner · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 4
CHICAGO, July 17.—A. strong antiWar and pro-New Deal platform was adopted by the Democratic Parties' Convention tonight…
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Barrier Miner · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 1
A WARDED the Air Force Cross for gallantry against the enemy inflying operations during the last war. Captain J. R. Moore, who has been…
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Western Grazier · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 2
An appeal is being made for supplies of books, periodicals and, Magazines for the members of the fighting forces…
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Western Grazier · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 2
The fact that there are two Australian forces on active service, in widely separated fields has led to some confusion and a good deal of delay in the…
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Barrier Miner · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 1
To appoint an officer to command the local branch of the Returned Soldiers League Volunteer Defence Corps there will be an extraordinary…
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