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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1939

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Children's Safety In War-Time

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 13 September 1939 · page 7

Public and private schools have now assembled for the first time since the outbreak of war and, as preliminary…

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Wool Purchases Under War Scheme

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 September 1939 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: The number of types provided for in the British Wool Purchase Scheme will be sufficiently…

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"Dad's Gone to the War"

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 13 September 1939 · page 7

To safety. Two children of a London reserve officer, who has been called up, enjoy a drink of milk at Waterloo station while awaiting the train that look them to the country. Typical scene during London's large-scale evacuation of…

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Britain's Food Plans For War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 13 September 1939 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday: A statement by the Ministry of Agriculture on its wartime plans says that another million and a half acres must be…

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War on the Profiteers State Also Acts Quickly

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 13 September 1939 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The meeting of the State Cabinet now sitting is considering measures to give effect to the…

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Australia and the War Criticism Of Our Tardiness

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 13 September 1939 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tuesday: It is expected that the Commonwealth Government will take action soon to ensure that all members of the militia forces should attend the 16 days' camp for which militiamen are now being called…

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Diggers and War the League's Attitude Spirit of Co-operation

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 September 1939 · page 1

Addressing members at the monthly meeting of the Crook- well Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League on Thursday…

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War Upsets Cruise Steamer's Race Against Time To Reach Port

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 13 September 1939 · page 7

How the outbreak of war affected passengers on a recent cuise ot Port Moresby (Papua) is graphically…

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War Council Is Held In France Mr. Chamberlain Present At Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 13 September 1939 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday: It was announced to-night by the Bureau of Information that a meeting of the War Council was held to-day "Somewhere in France." It was attended by the Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain,…

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U.S.A.'s Eye on the War Nation's Pro-british Sentiment

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 September 1939 · page 6

Americans are watching the European war with great acuteness. Without question, their reactions are distinctly…

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The War at Sea Warning To Neutrals

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 September 1939 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday: The Ministry of Information says that the Government has reason to believe that Germany may attempt to…

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Lightning War Aided by Planes Efficient When Opposition Is Not Effective

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 September 1939 · page 5

By Special Representative of the Associated Press of Great Britain "Somewhere in Poland" LONDON, Wednesday: The…

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Background for the War Survey Of The Main Forces In Europe

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 September 1939 · page 1

In this, the second of the series, the writer deals with Germany, Italy, the Balkan and Eastern Cordon, and Russia. The old German imperial Army was cook-of-the-walk,…

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Labour Party And War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday: The Federal Australian Labour party executive began a special meeting in Sydney to-day to decide a war policy. Any…

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Background for the War Survey Of The Main Forces In Europe

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 4

In this, the thir dand final, article of the series the writer deals with Britain, Neutrals and Brains. Like the United States, Britain puts her military trust…

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War Cabinet Formed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 18 September 1939 · page 4

CANBERRA: Australia's now War Cabinet, which was constituted on Friday by the Prime Minister, Mr. Monzios, will be in addition to Mr…

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No Alternative War in Europe Bishop’s Views

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 18 September 1939 · page 4

“We mutt either submit to the Nazi or be consumed by the Nazi. He gives us no alternative except resistance, and resistance…

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Vice War in London New Underworld Menace

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 September 1939 · page 8

For the first time in the history of London's underworld it has become a necessity for influential people and men and societies with…

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Anti-submarine War Plane Sinks German U-Boat

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 September 1939 · page 5

LONDON, Monday: A young South African Air Force pilot, who bombed and sank a German submarine, describes how he watched its destruction from the opening of…

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Labour and War Declaration By A.C.T.U.

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 September 1939 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: The Labour Party's declaration on war was endorsed, after a long discussion, by the interstate executive…

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