Women Offer Hair to Help War Effort
SYDNEY, Saturday.—Several women called at the Sydney depot of the Comforts Fund yesterday and offered to have their long hair cut so that…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
1,473 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 74
War Damage In Malaya Move In London By Producers
LONDON, January 22.—A committee is being formed in London to watch the interests of Malayan tin and rubber producers. It will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australia's War Cost. Nearly As Much As Total Cost In 1914-18
CANBERRA, Saturday.— Because of extension of the war to the Pacific, Australia in this financial year will spend more than £250 millions for war purposes—only £36 millions less than was spent by the Commonwealth in the whole of World War I. and £217 millions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Ships for Defence and Trade Will Carry Our Products On All Seas After War MELBOURNE
When the war is over Australian-built ships, manned by Australian crews, will carry Australian produce to all the markets of the world, the Minister for the Navy. (Mr. Makin) believes. Basis of his belief is the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japs Threaten Australia Reinforcements Being Rushed Enemy's Strategic Plan (Weekly War Commentary issued by the Department of Information) MELBOURNE
THE long-expected threat our own Australian territory has now become a really. Based on the Caroline and Marshall Islands, formerly German colonies but handed to Japan as a mandate after the last war,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Expects War to End This Year
SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. J. Davidson, Hongkong Revenue Officer, now in Australia on leave, expects to be able to return to his job in nine…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thailand Declares War
LONDON, January 26.—The Berlin newsagency says that, according to a report from Bangkok, Thailand has declared war against Britain and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Enlistments in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — Nine doctors were called in to examine applicants for enlistment at the Town Hall recruiting office yesterday. It…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Cabinet Plans to Meet Invasion
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Having sat on five consecutive days, the War Cabinet yesterday completed authorisation of a programme…
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PERTH, Wednesday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) announced to-day that Sir Earle Page had been appointed Australia's first…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Union Opposes Jobs For War Prisoners SYDNEY
OPPOSITION, to any proposal to introduce war prisoners as laborers in the fruit industry was expressed in a resolution adopted on a unanimous vote at the A.W.U. convention yesterday. It was claimed in the resolution…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Frank Criticism of War Effort Second Day Of War Debate In Commons (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, January 28
[?]THE country has been misled and treated with childish inconsistency." Such frank speaking as this by members marked the second day of the war debate which was opened when the Lord Privy Seal (Mr. Attlee)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barrier Miner Thursday, January 29, 1942[?] Prisoner of War Labor
THE A.W.U. conference which passed a resolution yesterday opposing the use of prisoner-of-war labor in the fruit-picking industry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Color-like Vanishes From Singapore Asiatic Courage Under War Conditions
SINGAPORE.—Europeans here have given up talking about "white" and "colored" races—those Europeans are proud to be trying to help these Asiatics show the world that Singapore can take it…
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The world war situation remains serious, with the general tendency in the Allies' favor. The done that Impel's the most serious…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Risk Insurance
MELBOURNE, Friday. —The Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) has announced that the War Damage Commission is proceeding as rapidly as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Canada May Reject War Cabinet Plan
OTTAWA, January 28.—Mr. Mackenzie Kine, Prime Minister, told the House of Commons he was not yet in a position to make n statement on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australia To Have"'Voice" On War Cabinet
MELBOURNE, Friday.—It was reported here last night that Australia's demand for complete representation on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Charged with Damaging Piano
Eric Joseph William Longman (32), soldier, appeared before Mr. J. Austin, J.P., in the Police Court today, charged with having maliciously…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local Enlistments
Men who have been enlisted at the A.I.F. recruiting centre this week are: R. F. Bollen, R. L. Middleton, R. L. Grose, R. D. Turner, J. C. Abbott…
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