Anzac War Relief Fund Merges with British Society
Cabled advice has been received by Mr. C. K. Gamble, Liaison Officer in Australia for the Anzac War Relief Fund, New York, that it has been…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
1,473 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 15 of 74
Good Friday Will Not Be Forgotten Soldiers Return; Some Go on to Sydney
GOOD FRIDAY will be a date not easily forgotten by some A.I.F. men who passed through Broken Hill today on their way home to Sydney after service abroad. They left Australia on Good Fridav last year, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Returned Soldier Injured
Colin McKinnon, a member of the A.I.F., who resides on the Imperial Lease, considers himself unlucky— and rightly, so. He spent 18 months…
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The compulsory insurance of stock and property and plant, the former being in ex[?] of £50 and the latter two in excess of £1,000 must be undertaken by all…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Damage Insurance Commission Explains Requirements
As many inquiries are being made regarding obligations of property-owners [?] regard to war damage insurance, the War Damage Commission has supplies…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stupid Act By Soldier
SYDNEY, Saturday.—A soldier who blocked the Hume Highway with stones to stop a carun order to obtain a lift imperilled the safety of a…
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PTE. L. W. GERTIG, with a fragment of a 500lb. bomb and a piece of metal from a Japanese plane which he brought back…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hymns "Hot" Favorites With A.I.F. Abroad Mr. Tom Brown Tells of War Experiences
HYMNS were "hot" favorites with the A.I.F. during the Sunday night Y.M.C.A. sing-songs in the Middle East, while "hot" swing songs were only second in popularity. This was stated last night by Mr. Tom Brown,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →City Council and War Insurance
Plans are being prepared for the issuing of compulsory War Damage Insurance policies in Broken Hill. They will be handled through, the…
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PERTH, Thursday.—First claims in this State under the War Damage Insurance Scheme have been reported to the Perth office of the War…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Darwin Bets On Bombing (From Allan Dawes, "The Miner" War Correspondent at Darwin.)
DARWIN. — The cold snap here during the past two nights has been nippy enough to make Melbourne troops homesick. It was probably…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Killed; Another Hurt
ADELAIDE, Thursday.—One soldier was killed and another injured when they were struck by a taxi cab near the City Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Australian Defence
A 'couple of months ago Australia was in gravest danger of an attack by Japanese forces—an attack that was by no means easy to visualise as a probable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Primary Producers and War Organisation
The main business of the com[?] meeting of representatives of Producers organisations, etc., held in Department of Agriculture Conference Room, Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Landmen's Part in the War
War conditions have imposed [?] disabilities on peace-time industry. The effects of the drastic changes are [?] everywhere. The rural and grazing in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoralists' Aid Wool for the War Effort
The contributions [?] wool made by Western District pastoralists have been and are being put to excellent advantage in Broken Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cut in Goods for Civilians Drastic U.S. War Measure WASHINGTON, April 9
THE War Production Supervisor (Mr. Donald Nelson) announced today that production of most durable, consumer Roods would be stopped by May 31. "History will record," he said, "whether we moved too fast or too slow in curtailing civilian industries and in converting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commandos Know No Fear in War Pte. M. Bell Back Home; Contempt For Italians
IMPELLED by a fiendish hatred of Germans, commandos know no fear and stop at nothing to get their enemies, said Pte. M. G. Bell, of 401 Chloride Street, who was in Tobruk…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tibooburra News Soldiers Welcomed Home
On Saturday night at Tibooburra [?] most enjoyable evening was spent at a dance social, the occasion being a welcome home gathering to local men…
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