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The wars & local soldiers, 1941

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Weygand Visits Vichy May Review Policy (Daily War Commentary Issued by the Commonwealth Departament of Information) MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 5

THE reason for Gen. Weygand's first visit to Vichy since his appointment aa military Governor of North Africa last year is not clear. Some commentators suggest that the replacement of the Italian Armistice Commission in North Africa by Germans has caused…

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Arranging Fabric Displays Under War Conditions

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 4

A LETTER received from London graphically describes the difficulties of arranging fabric displays and fashion shows under war conditions. Herc are some of the mishaps which occurred while the…

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Significance of Aid Bill (Daily War Commentary Issued by the Department of Information) MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 3

NOW that the "Lease or Lend" Bill has patted the United States Senate, American aid for Britain will be made available on a larger scale. Varying estimate of the amount of stores likely to be made available to Britain at once are current in Washington, and…

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Appeal To Soldiers' Relatives

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Army authorities today appealed to relatives of soldiers abroad to curb their natural curiosity about the whereabouts of…

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Post-War Plan

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 2

Dr. Evatt is assisting the Minister for Labor and National Service in the preparation of plans for post-war reconstruction…

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News In Brief Curtin Reveals War Facts

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Labor members of Federal Parliament at a meeting yesterday were given a frank review of the war position by Mr…

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Police To Raise Money For War Officers Respond Liberally

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 2

At a meeting of members of the local police force held yesterday, and at which the inspector of Police for the district. Mr. Hormann, attended. it was decided to…

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Inequalities of Social System War May Result In Ironing Out, Says Mr. Hughes SYDNEY. March 10

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 1

The Minister for the Navy, Mr. Hushes, believed that one result of the war would be recognition of the need to iron out all inequalities of the…

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Mr. Fadden Appeals to the Nation 100 Per Cent. To The War Effort Wanted SYDNEY. March 10

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 1

The responsibility of every Australian citizen today was to give to the Commonwealth his wholehearted co-operation and resources, both physically and…

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Nazis Seek Pact in Balkans Yugoslavia In Balance (Daily War Commentary issued by the Commonwealth Department Of Information) MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 1

IF a Yugoslav-Soviet Pact ia signed Balkan experts do not expect it to have any great influence on events in Eastern Europe. On the other hand great importance is attached to a possible German-Yugoslav Pact because it…

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Australia's Overseas War Cost

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—A big claim by the British Government for Australia's overseas war cost is expected before the end of this…

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Lag in War Payments

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tuesday—Total defence and war expenditure by the Commonwealth for the first eight months of the financial year is shown…

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Last War Ace Now Directs

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 1

AIR MARSHAL W. A. BISHOP. V.C., Canadian last-war air ace officially credited with 70 German aircraft victims, meets Canadian pilots of this war during a recent visit to Britain. He is now a director of the Canadian Royal Air…

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Central Council Federation And War Effort

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 2

Messrs. W. Riddiford and A. Fritsch. delegates to the Central Council of the Miners' Federation, have returned to Broken Hill. They report that on the…

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Malaya and the War Voluntary Gifts And Service

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 6

Richest of all the British colonies and protectorates. Malaya has since the out-break of war. been making handsome contributions to the Imperial war chest…

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Fascist War On Shipping A.A.P., LONDON, March 11

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 1

Mercantile losses due to enemy action for the week ended at midnight on March 2 were 29 ships, totalling 148.038 tons, of which 20 were English and 8 Allied…

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Demands On Greece German Aims (Daily War Commentary Issued by the Dept. of Information) MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 3

GERMAN demands reported to have been presented to Greece are expected to include the cessation of the Graeco-Italian war…

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Soldier Offers To Pay Woman's Fine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 2

Arising out of an incident when her husband, a soldier, was involved in a struggle with other soldiers. Annie Patterson, aged 47, was at…

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Unionism and War

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 2

It is one thing to beat back the Fascist aggressors and another to maintain the trades union or Labor Movement within All unionist seem to agree that…

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Anzac Mail Muddle A.A.P., BATAVIA. March 11

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 6

Thorough inquiry into the recent Anzac mall muddle completely exonerates the Dutch pilot who flew the bays from Lydda to Batavia…

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