Special War Tax on Rubber
SINGAPORE January 21.—On a certificate of urgency the Legislative Council yesterday erected a Bill imposing a special war purposes tax of…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1941
1,911 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 96
War Is Part Of Nazi Life
LONDON, Monday.—War was inseparable from National Socialism, said Breslau (Germany) radio this week…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State's Part in War Effort Railway Co-operation In Forging Weapons
The Deputy Premier and Leader of the Country Party (Colonel Bruxner) said recently that the basis of the Government's policy was the fullest co-operation with the Commonwealth in securing Australia's greatest war effort…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Africa Faces Up To The War General Smuts at Helm
AS war wakes in the Sudan and in the north-east of Africa, the campaigning effort of Australia's sister Dominion in that continent becomes more and more important…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Turning Point of War in Next Six Months Axis Onslaught Preparation LONDON, January 22
THE turning point and testing time of the war are approaching. It is everywhere agreed that the next six months will provide the severest trial that Britons of any generation have ever faced. All that remains undisclosed is the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Malta in Front Line of War Defies Air Raids (From a Special Correspondent in Malta.)
THOSE all over the world who look on Great Britian as a bastion in the front line against the Axis Powers, and who admire the strength and courage with which that Island kingdom withstands the attack, will find the same qualities to admire in another Island, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Returned Soldiers' President Sydney, January 22
Lieut.-Colonel G. F. Murphy was today elected State president of the Returned Soldiers' League. He will succeed L. A. Rood, who resigned recently following…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers Throw 'Bomb' At Minister SYDNEY, January 22
A "bomb" containing a mixture of flour and chalk was flung by soldiers aboard a military truck into a car carrying the Minister for the Army, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Zealand Soldiers Stationed At Fiji Wellington (N.z.), January 22
An announcement was made today that a detachment of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force is now stationed at Fiji. The detachment left the Dominion…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Menindee Farewells Soldiers
A farewell social under the auspices of the auspices and District Empire League was tendered in the Menindee Hall on Monday night to five soldiers on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Enlistments in R A.A.F. More Men Wanted For Ground Staff MELBOURNE
The total of 679 men accepted as R.A.A.F. ground staff recruits last week was 125 per cent. greater than in the previous week, which was 360…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sample War Vehicles. Chevrolet Gun Tractors Tested
SEVERAL special 4-wheel drive Chevrolets, specially built to War Specifications have been imported from Canada by General Motors-Holden's Limited. These…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prisoners at Tobruk Australians Hoist Anzac Cap As Flag (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, January 23
IT is now estimated that 20,000 prisoners were taken in the capture of Tobruk, though only 14,000 have been officially counted. A cheering crowd of Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Finding Jobs After War Plans Are Ready MELBOURNE
PLANS to establish machinery for placing men discharged from the fighting services in civil employment are about ready, says the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Japan on War Footing Bill Being Drafted TOKIO, January 23
CABINET is drafting a bill by which it will be invested with powers to place the nation on a total war footing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Going Full Blast. G.M.H. Plants and War Effort
EVERY General Motors-Holden's Plant in Australia is making a valuable contribution to the Commonwealth War Effort, the production, ranging from small…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A War for Young Men General Sturdee's Comments SYDNEY, January 23
The Chief of the Australian General Staff, Lieut.-General Sturdee, who passed through Sydney today after a visit to the Middle East, expressed the opinion that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →HEROISM Soldiers Unload Under Fire To Give Comforts To Others SYDNEY, January 23
SO that their comrades would receive special Christmas comforts in the shape of hampers from Australia, a company of the A.I.F. worked under fire from enemy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Modern Tactics Were Used at Tobruk Penetration to Rear (Daily War Commentary Issued by the Commonwealth Department of Information) MELBOURNE
THE British forces attacking Tobruck again successfully used the tactics employed against Bardia, this time with even more astounding success. The methods used included joint attacks by air, land, and sea forces, preliminsry destruction of tank obstacles by sappers, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japan's War Measures
TOKIO, January 24.—According to the "Asahi Shimbun," the Japanese Cabinet has decided to shelve half the bills before the Diet te complete…
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