Furious Air War Ahead Both Sides Strong LONDON, January 31
THE great events of last summer and autumn are likely to pale into insignificance beside the fury now foreshadowed, says the journal,…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1941
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Drew Gun on Soldiers
SYDNEY, Saturday.—George Phillip Dawson, proprietor of a mixed goods shop in Globe, drew a revolver against three A.I.F. men last night…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Nextof-kin of members of the A.I.F. who are killed in action or who die, of wounds or sickness while serving…
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WELLINGTON, January 28. Twenty Australian girls, who longed to find spiritual companions among the New Zealand troops in…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Henry Goodlad (69) died yesterday morning from the effects of war service shortly after he had heard that his son had…
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LONDON, February 2. IT has been officially announced in Tokio that an armistice has been signed between Thailand and French…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →C.W.A. War Work
The appeal for helpers at the C.W.A. meeting last Thursday to prepare clothing for air raid victims in London received a good response…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Holt's Plans For Post-War Reconstruction CANBERRA, February 2
Plans for post-war social reconstruction were laid before the Loan Council yesterday by the Minister for Labor, Mr. Holt. He said that post-war conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War in China Rival Claims To Successes (Special to "The Miner.")
CHUNGKING. February 2.—The Chinese authorities are not prepared to comment on the situation following the High Command's decision to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Air War on England Shells Crash In Dover Area A.A.P. LONDON, February 1
During daylight today there has been some enemy air activity over parti of But Anglia, and bombs were dropped by single enemy aircraft at several places…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japan Expected to Demand Naval Base Price For Mediation In Thai-Indo China War SAIGON, February 1
It is anticipated that Japan as a reward for the mediation in the Siamese" Indo-China affair, will demand naval bases in Southern Indo-China and Siam for the purpose of facilitating possible moves against Singapore or the…
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To the Editor, Sir.— Thank you, Mr. Editor, for being so prompt in asking for information re Major Gorman's statement. We…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hopes for Defence of Cyrenaica Banished, By Fall Of Derna General Wavell's Strategy (Daily War Commentary Issued by Dept. of Information) MELBOURNE, February 1
The capture of Derna by the British forces only eight days after the fall of Tobruk banishes Mussolini's hopes of defending Cyrenaica. Credit for the success of the campaign' goes largely, to the British Commander-in-Chief,…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—In an outspoken statement today the Queensland Premier (Mr. Forgan Smith), who is one of the most dominum…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Unions Rally to War Effort Mr. Fadden On Taxation
FOLLOWING assurances by the Government that anomalies in the weekly instalment tax plan would speedily be adjusted, major trade unions have decided not to participate in action which would have had the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Canada's Gigantic Effort in War Preparations A.A.P., OTTAWA, February 2
The Premier. Mr. MacKenzie King. In a broadcast predicted that Germany would make a tremendous effort to destroy the Empire within a very short…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Within the Danger Zone of War Queensland Premier On Australia's Position SYDNEY February 2
Australia, whether it likes it or not, was within the danger zone of war declared the Premier of Queensland Mr. Forgan Smith, today. Addressing the annual conference of the Australian Workers' Union, he said that to retain our…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Importance of Agordat Massawa Next (Daily War Commentary Issued by the Dept. of Information) MELBOURNE
The capture of Agordat brings the British advance to within 100 miles of Massawa, the most important base in Italian East Africa. The military…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Uneasiness About Japanese Moves Tension In East Asia Grows (Daily War Commentary Issued by the Department of Information.)MELBOURNE
JAPANESE rejection of the Dutch refuaal to take part in Japan's proposed "new order in East Asia" is symptomatic of the general tension in the Far East. Diplomatic circles still contend that although there is no outstanding problem in East Asia which could not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Taxation Of Soldiers' Pay Civil Earnings Liable Sydney, February 3
The state Treasurer. Mr. Richardson, referring yesterday to the taxation of soldiers pay said thai the difference between the pay or a man who enlisted in…
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