"Barrier Daily Truth" and the War (To the Editor)
Sir.—Ever since the war commenced the editor has apologised for the capitalists who brought it about. Since the war workers have had the pleasure of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1941
1,911 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 96
Industrial Disquiet Serious Delays In War Activities May Result Seamen Reject Order To Return To Work
Throughout the State there is steep unrest among many Unionists engaged on war activities, and it is feared that if matters come to a head there will be serious delays in defence and shipbuilding activities…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier's Fall SYDNEY, December 31
Corporal Eric Watts (44) a militiaman, died early today after he is believed to have fallen down a staircase well at flats under construction…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Italian Stand at Tobruk Abandonment of Bardia (Official War Commentary Issued by the Dept of Information). MELBOURNE
BRITISH petrols are new reported to be operating 70 miles inside the Libyan border. This means that Graziani is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Night Raids, England's Main Problems; New Technique In Use (Daily War Commentary issued by the Deparment of Information)
GERMAN night raids on Britain still remain the principal problem for which a solution must be found. A recent Royal Air Force communique stated that British night fighters had put an end to Saturday night's raid on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War and the Workers (To the Editor)
Sir.—As a member of the W.I.U. of A., and one who has followed the attitude, taken by "Barrier Daily Truth" re the above, I fail to see how you could put…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sample War Vehicles Chevrolet Gun Tractors Tested
SEVERAL special 4-wheel drive Chevrolets, specially, built to War Specifica-tions have been imported from Canada by General Motors-Holden's Limited. These…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Review Of Air War Invasion Menace LONDON, January 1
REVIEWING the air war for 1940, a highly placed official told a representative of the Australian Associated Press today…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Going Full Blast G.M.H. Plants and War Effort
EVERY General Motors-Holden's Plant in Australia a making a valuable contribution to the Commonwealth War Effort, the production ringing from small…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Italian Leaders Face Problems Mew Line Will Not Stem Greek Advance (Daily War Commentary Issued by the Department of Information) MELBOURNE
THE construction of the new It[?] line from Va[?] to [?] in [?] Italians failed to hold easily defensible positions in the [?] The unsuccessful attempt to hold this line would certainly involve the Italians in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War and Communism
One man in the battalions of the Communist International is out of step, but with easy nonchalance arid stupendous ego he calmly maintains that it is the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →First Australian Wounded Casualty List Issued Melbourne, January 3
The name at the first member of the A.I.P. to be wounded in action is contained in a Victorian casually list issued in Melbourne. He is Trooper W. J. Tope,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S. Aircraft That Will Help Win War New Types for Britain
Two additional types of American aircraft, both excellent of thier kind, are now being delivered in quantity to the Royal Air Force. One is the Brewster Fleet Fighter, a single-seatcr machine of the dumpy appearance, which was developed in the United States for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Finds He Is "Missing"
Private Victor Plummer, or Gregory Crescent, Eltham, S.E., has learned that he is "missing." He was home on leave after returning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →B. Hill Soldier Reponed Wounded In Action
Private NX 3886 Jack Bird is the first Broken [?]Hill member of the Second A.I.F. to be reported wounded in action during the war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mail for War Prisoners
News has been received by the Australian Red Cross in the Christmas mail bag that letters from a belligerent country to a neutral…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fascists Double War Pensions
NEW YORK, January 6.—Doubling of the pensions of Italian war widows and orphans was decreed[?]by the Italian Council of Ministers yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yorkshire Mayor Runs Barefoot How He Keeps Fit For Extra War Work LONDON, October 26
The Mayor or Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Alderman Norman Crossley, has his own fitness campaign to offset the extra work the war has put on him. He goes out…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lessons of Bardia Great Part By British Navy (Daily War C[?]tary Issued by the Dept. of Information) MELBOURNE
BARDIA has fall[?] after a [?]ege of three weeks following the [?]ant assault by the men of the Australian Imperial Forces…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nationality Of Soldier's Wife
When a woman was accused at Leeds of a lighting offence. PoliceSergeant Whingatc said her husband was an R.A.S.C. Sergeant-Major, and…
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