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

The wars & local soldiers, 1939

573 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 23 of 29

Producer Gas Fuel For Vehicles War-time Desirability

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 6 November 1939 · page 4

It is expected that action will shortly be taken by the Government to encourage the extensive use of producer gas for the propulsion of…

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War Effort By The Empire Five Disappointments For Germany

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 6 November 1939 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday: In view of the successful progress of the conversations proceeding in London between representatives of the Dominions and the Indian Governments and the United Kingdom Ministers with a view to the…

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Paris Fashions In War Time "Definitely a Stylish War"

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 November 1939 · page 3

PARIS: Fresh fashion houses have been among the war's first casualties. Only two of the great dressmakers who set modes for most of the world are open for business to-day—Lanvin and Creed…

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Lambeth Walk, As It Is In War Time

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 November 1939 · page 7

LONDON: If you go down Lambeth way, any evening, any day. . . just now, you'll find an attractive, and efficient body of 400 women in uniform, members of the Mechanised Transport Training Company, manning all…

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Britain's Financing of the War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 8 November 1939 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday: The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, announcing in the House of Commons that the exchange…

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Teachers' Loyalty : War Service Auxiliary Formed at Crookwell

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 8 November 1939 · page 7

Mr. W. Newton, B.A., Inspector of Schools, arranged for the organisation of patriotic efforts in the schools of the Crookwell…

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Convoy Value in Last War Tactics Fatal To Germany

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 8 November 1939 · page 1

In an office high up it a New York skyscraper there. sat, towards the end of 1917, an Admiralty official who was responsible for the American end of the convoy system which was to affect so fundamentally the safe…

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War In The Moselle Eye-witness's Account Western Front Life

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 8 November 1939 · page 4

Standing amid the near-ripe vines which make the famous Moselle wine, I have been watching fierce fighting in this three-cornered country where Germany, France and…

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Soldiers May Wear Poppies On Friday SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 8 November 1939 · page 7

Permission has been granted for all soldiers to wear poppies on Poppy Day (Friday). This annual appeal for returned…

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Patriotic and War Fund

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 November 1939 · page 2

To-night a public meeting will be held at the Memorial Lecture Room at 8 p.m. to form a branch of the Lord Mayor’s Patriotic and War…

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Submarine War Surveyed "Will Break Their Hearts In End"

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 November 1939 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday: Reviewing the naval operations, the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Churchill, said that one of the most valuable recent captures from the…

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When War Alarms Came Experiences Of Ald. Goodhew Equator Was Crossed Three Times On Return

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 November 1939 · page 4

Ald. A. Goodhew returned to Goulburn on Tuesday looking well after his long journey and satisfied that Goulburn is the best of them all. That was how the expressed it…

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Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary Institute Movie Ball Shows Profit of £44

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 November 1939 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary Council was held on Tuesday evening. Mr. J. Moore was in the chair and there…

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Nazis In S. Africa Plot Ready When War Came

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 10 November 1939 · page 5

CAPETOWN, Thursday: An authoritative statement broadcast to-day sets out that the South African Government holds incontrovertible…

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Returned Men's League Survey Of Work Now Being Done

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 3

Aims and objects of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' imperial League of Australia were outlined at the Armistice Day…

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Salvation Army Christmas "War Cry"

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 3

The Christmas number of the War Cry in its three-colour frontispiece gives a representation of the scone in the Stable at Bethlehem,…

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YASS & District Patriotic and War Fund Executive Appointed Co-ordinating Efforts

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 1

Convened by the Mayor, Aid. E.J. O’Connor, and the President of the Shire, Cr. S. H. Walker, a very representative meeting…

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Soldiers' Farms Advisory Council Advised

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 7

CROOKWELL: A letter from the Minister for Lands, asking that a public meeting be called to form a central organisation for…

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Shire Man Enlists

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 2

The engineer told Goodradigbee Shire councillors on Friday that one of their men, Mr. L. A. Demery, had enlisted in the Second A. I. F…

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