Ladies' Meeting War Effort In Wilcannia
The meeting which had been convened by the Mayoress (Mrs. E. C. Young) when the ladies of the town were requested to attend in order to arrange…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1942
1,473 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 74
Americans Send Cigarettes (From Kenneth Slessor, Official Australian War Correspondent.)
CAIRO, January 1.—More than 1,000,000 American cigarettes in packets labelled "Cooee" and "Kia Ora" were distributed among…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barrier Miner Friday, January 2, 1942. Demand for an Empire War Council
GROWING support for an Empire War Council is based on the belief that the problems of the conflict are so diverse and complex as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War on All Fronts Allies Hard Pressed In Pacific Axis Forces on Retreat
The general war situation is serious, but it would be going too far to say it was critical. The Pacific is the sphere in which the Allies are most seriously menaced and are on the defensive. On other fronts the Allied position is satisfactory…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australians At War Stations Our Darwin Troops
WITH every Japanese move, war comes closer to Australia. On Australia's northern coastline, Australian troops are at war stations. The Melbourne "Herald" special representative at Darwin…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Russia May Soon Be at War with Japan
CANBERRA, Saturday.—The terms under which Russia entered the Solidarity Pact with other nations against the Axis…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australia And Strategy Important Factor In The Pacific Enemy Reverses (Weekly War Commentary Issued by the Commonwealth Department of Information) MELBOURNE
IN a week of important political developments, worldwide in scope, one fact is clear—Australia as a nation is a factor in western Pacific strategy. The continued intensity of Japan's offensive has focussed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Radio in the War Great Progress
SINCE the start of the war Britain has made remarkable progress in applying radio to war purposes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Biggest Local CallUp of the War
In the biggest call-up of the war. 1800 married men will be medically examined at the Area Office dunner the next week…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →STAGGERING U.S. War Budget Momentous Session of Congress Washington, January 5
PRESIDENT Roosevelt last night prepared a grim message on the "state of the Union," including a staggering Budget for the second session of the 77th Congress, which is meeting today. It will probably be the most…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Barrier Miner Tuesday, January 6, 1942. Silence Plays Its Part in War
THE Japanese attacks on New Guinea on Sunday bring the war closer to Australia. Although the attacks were not of an intensive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dangerous Men For Dangerous War Duties
DESCRIBED as Britain's "secret and most deadly fighters," thc men known as commandos have been conspicuous in the news…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.E.I. Leader Here For War Talks
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Dr. H. J. van Mook, Lieutenant Governor-General of the N.E.I., arrived in Sydney last night for important talks on war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Australia Vast Factory For War Supplies"
NEW YORK, January 6.—Australia's conversion into "a war machine" is vividly described by Hallett Abend in "Nation." He amazes Americans…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Christmas Cables Delayed From Kenneth Slessor, Official War Correspondent
CAIRO, January 7.—Despite official hopes expressed at the outbreak of war in the Pacific, it appears that numbers of Christmas cable messages…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir Earle Page On Allied War Council LONDON, January 6
SIR Earle Page, Australian M.H.R., in a speech said that, although military action was very urgent, the formulation and application of a plan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council Asks Man Not to Enlist
PORT PIRIE, Thursday.—The inspector of Port Pirie Council (Mr. M. M. Bishop) wants to join the A.I.F., but the council has asked him…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Tax on Incomes
The war tax on incomes came into force this week but deductions will not M made from wages until after January 14…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Japanese Offensive Reverses for Hitler
The Japanese offensive continues. The most threatening development for the week is a series of attacks by air on the R.A.A.F. aerodrome at Rabaul,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Radio in the War (From a Research Worker)
Since the start of the war Britain has made remarkable progress in applying radio tow ar purposes. Radiolocation is of course, the…
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