F. O. Malcom Watson Killed in Action
Word was received last night by Mr. C. D. Cherry, of the death of Flying Officer Malcolm Watson' (28). formerly with Eider Smith and Co…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
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Wounded Soldiers Want To Fight Japs
MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Although wounded, some seriously, in epic battles in Libya, Syria, Greece, and [?]rete, a party of Anzacs who have…
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WASHINGTON, February 6.— Germany has sent many frost-bitten, wounded veterans of the Russian campaign to private homes in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →From Defensive to Offensive Signs Of Change In Pacific War
(Weekly War Commentary Issued by the Dept. of Information) The Japanese are racing against time to secure a ring of bases before growing Allied power in the Western Pacific becomes too great. They are not concentrating on one objective at a time, but are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Position Of Sir S. Cripps Wanted To Be In War Cabinet LONDON, February 6
POLITICAL correspondents are disappointed that Sir Stafford Cripps is not included in the new Cabinet. The "Daily Mirror" says…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sentry Shoots and Wounds Airman, Soldier, And His Wife SYDNEY
Shots rang out on the beach front at 4 a.m. today, a Leadine Aircraftman, a soldier and his wife being wounded, the soldier critically…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Funds For Training Of Soldiers' Children
BY an indenture dated January 24, 1924, the Commonwealth Public Service Patriotic Fund (S.A.) for Soldiers' Children was vested in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Former Enemy Enlists in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Saturday.—A refugee German with the scars of severe gunshot wounds on his body, was medically examined at the town hall…
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London doctors are today prescribing embroidery for soldiers with nervous trouble. Knitting, explains Lady…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—Detectives are now trying to contact the writer of an anonymous letter to the C.I.B. believing that he would be able to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Civilian Attacked By Soldiers
SYDNEY, Monday.—Detectives are now seeking to trace three soldiers, who, it is alleged, attacked John Murphy, of Marrickville, at the…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—While neither the military authorities nor the police have yet issued official statements on the controversy that has developed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Campaign For New War Loan
SYDNEY, Monday.—The campaign to raise the £35,000,000 Liberty War Loan, announced by the Federal Treasurer at Canberra on Thursday,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pacific War Council Agrees WASHINGTON, February 8
President Roosevelt said at a Press conference yesterday that so far there had been no disagreement in the Pacific War Council, but if any…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War"s Crisis In The Spring LONDON, February 9
"The spring offensive, if it comes off, will be the most critical stage of the war, and we must see to it that there is no risk of a Russian defeat…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australia's War Effort "Not So Impressive" LONDON, February 9
ANALYSING Australia's war effort, an article in the "Economist" says that the figures "are very large for Australia, but are not so…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Unconscious On Railway Line
SYDNEY Tuesday. — Militiaman James Hector Hart (36), of Newcastle, was found unconscious on the railway line near Petersham this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Work For English Women
LONDON, February 10.—The "Daily Telegraph" says that nearly four million women are registered for war work, but it is unlikely that more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Java's Natives at War Batavia (Air Mail)
ALONG the glutinous brown Molenvliet Canal that links the old Batavia with the new life by daylight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dutch Views On War Planning WASHINGTON, February 10
The Dutch Foreign Minister (Dr. van Kleffens) and the Lieutenant Governor-General of the Netherlands East Indies (Dr. van Mook) said…
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