Soldiert Are Concerned With Facts Not Theories
The explanation of this is found in the practical service of the "Y-Emma," not alone for the bodies and minds of the men, and in this…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1941
1,911 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 21 of 96
British Goods and War (To the Editor)
Sir,—Owing to the fear of snipping losses or delays, there is a tendency on the part of some Australian traders to curtail orders for British goods even of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Factories Undamaged Mr. Menzies' Visit A.A.P. LONDON. March 19
Most extraordinary of all the revelltions In Mr. Menztes' tour or provincts war Industries in Britain is the fact that none of the vital war factories he visited…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Vivid Story Of Perils Of British Seamen Sea War Is Raging, But Ships Go Through London, March 20
IN a vivid story of the perils and hardships endured by Britain's seamen in the far-flung sea battle now fiercely raging on the stormy waters of the North Atlantic, a special correspondent of the "Daily Telesrraph" tells of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →White Cliffs Notes Soldiers Farewell
On Thursday March 13th, send off was given to "Soul" DeGoumoid and "Buff" Cater, [?] to their sailing overseas. Orginally it was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sale of Handicrafts for Soldiers
A sale of handicrafts made by men disabled in the 1914-18 war will be conducted by the Broken Hill Circle of the Australian Red Cross Society…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Raids On Cologne Nazi Submarine Base Smashed London Suffers From "Blitz" While London Last Night Took Its Greatest Battering in the War[?] the R.A.F. Smashed a Nazi Submarine Base at Lorient, and Gave Cologne One of the Most Concentrated Hammerings Yet Received by a German City. Cologne Raid Was Short, But Sharp LONDON, March 2[?]
THE raid on Lorient was carried out by Coastal Command units, which sent heavy bombs hurtling down to burst on the docks. One very large fire was started. All planes returned safely from these operations, and one Coastal Command craft did not report back…
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The present order of unionism serves a sound purpose. It is a defensive weapon in the worker's struggle, but it is not at that pitch which is necessary to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Preference to Victoria Mr. McKell On War Industries
THE question of distribution of war orders has once more come up; again the charge has been levelled— and supported by figures—that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →White Cliffs Notes Soldiers Farewelled
On Thursday, March 13. a send-off was given to "Spud" de Goumols and "Buff" Carter, prior to their sailing overseas. Originally it was intended to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War and Unionism (To the Editor)
Sir.—I stated in my letter to you on March 18th on the above subject, that the basic cause of the present conflict is the clashing of imperialistic Capitalist…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Casey Talks to America Our Part In War SYDNEY
"Australia and New Zealand have much the same ideas about life and about world affairs as you have," declared the Australian Minister to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War of the Greeks Italians Bomb Corfu A.A.P., LONDON. March 23
A Greek communique issued at Athens said that in patrol activity of varying strength the Greeks took prisoners. Italian raiders bombed Corfu, causing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Back From Nazi Camp; Soldier's Health Broken LONDON, March 23
HIS health broken from the lack of food in a German prison camp in occupied France. Private Thomas Dunkley, 53, of the Pioneer Corps, has been re[?] to England Dunkley said that it was a "hell…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Advance On Addis Ababa Capital Will Not Resist Many Weeks (Daily War Commentary Issued by the Commonwealth Department Of Information) MELBOURNE
THE capture by British troops of [?]lli, 250 miles south of Addis Ababa, is another example of the great speed with which the British advance is being carried out an all fronts. Attacks from west and north-west have reached Debra Markes, about 120 miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jealousy Over War Contracts
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Replying to the Acting Prime Minister's (Mr. Fadden) statement that there was no place for parochialism in the war in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War And Living Standard
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The opinion was expressed last night by Mr. J. B. Chifley, M.H.R., that the war would last five more years. He said there…
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PRIVATE G. C. THOMAS (of Broken Hill) photographed in Adelaide with Mrs. A. Weston, Mrs. A. Smith, and Margaret Smith. He has been invalided home. "Not even the frequent and intensive German air raids will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late War Cables Hong Kong, March 24
An announcement is expected very soon that China and Australia have decided to enter normal diplomatic relations with an exchange of Ministers. says the China…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Barrier Miner Tuesday, March 25, 1941. the Reality of War
FEW of us in Australia, it is to be hoped, will ever know the reality of war as the people of Britain know it. But in our isolation we cannot…
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