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

The wars & local soldiers, 1939

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Merchantmen At War Unending Epics Of The Trade Routes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 6 December 1939 · page 1

". . . their Lordships desire, on behalf of the Royal Navy, to express their admiration and thanks to the owners, masters, officers and crews of the British Mercantile Marine, and to those engaged in the fishing industry, for the…

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Vatican Hit Hard By The War Millions of Catholics Isolated

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 6 December 1939 · page 6

For both spiritual and material reasons the war's progress has struck the Vatican harder than the majority of the combatants, Pope Pius XII., whose reign at the Vatican has been made the more difficult by the isolation of millions of Catholics in oppressed…

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A Million Pots Of Jam English Housewives Help War Cause

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 6 December 1939 · page 6

The women of the villages of England are now busy filling more than 1,000,000 one and two lb. pots of jam in a lightning…

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Higher Pay for Soldiers Is Agreed to Announcement By Mr. Menzies Averts Crisis

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 6 December 1939 · page 7

CANBERRA, Wednesday: Substantial increases in pay for members of the Second A.I.F. and of the Militia were announced by the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, in the House of Representatives…

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Soldiers' Comforts a Canard Nailed by Red Cross Society

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 6 December 1939 · page 2

The Red Cross Society has never sold one-pennyworth of goods to any soldiers. The local branch of the Society…

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Will It Ever Be Built? Tunnel Under the English Channel May Have Averted The World War

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 7 December 1939 · page 2

IN 1918, Marshal Foch, Generalissimo of the Allied 4 armies, said: "If the Channel Tunnel had been in existence in 1914, it would have proved such a deterrent that there would have been no war."…

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Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary Institute Solicitor Resigns—Ticket Office—Lease Terminating

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 7 December 1939 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the council of the Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary Institute was held on Tuesday night. The president, Mr. W. T…

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Paying of Debts Premier And Returned Men

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday: The Premier, Mr. Mair, replying to the request of the Returned Soldiers League for a compulsory debt adjustment, said…

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Economic War Effects German Threat to Holland Should Stop Exports To Great Britain

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 5

BERLIN, Thursday: In a semi-official reply to the Dutch statement which was made following the German Warning to neutral countries, particularly Holland, to combat the British…

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Patriotic and War Fund

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 11 December 1939 · page 2

The Yass and District Patriotic and War Fund Committee is appealing for financial help to establish a fund to provide comforts for…

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War Service to Nation Permanence of Supplies

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 11 December 1939 · page 7

The appended article which appeared in the Country Show Bulletin has been submitted to every agricultural society…

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Banking Policy “Might Have to Change After the War”

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 11 December 1939 · page 3

Australia’s banking policy, which had been “just a little hide-bound,” might have to change after the war, said the president of the Rural Bank,…

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NEARLY 200 Boats Sunk Total Losses During The War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 11 December 1939 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday: The total losses of ships since the outbreak of war is now approaching the 200 mark, with the sinking of two further boats…

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Flying Soldiers of 2nd A.I.F.

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 11 December 1939 · page 4

Northern Territory men who flew from Darwin to Sydney for the completion of their training, chat with Western Australian troops as they settle in at Ingleburn…

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Jewish Enlistments

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 11 December 1939 · page 5

JERUSALEM, Sunday: Twelve hundred have enlisted in the auxiliary corps for service in France. By special arrangement Reuter's world…

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Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary Institute Combined Position of Secretary, Librarian and Caretaker

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 11 December 1939 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Council of the Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary Institute, Mr. W. A. Bouquet was appointed to the combined…

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Finance For War Understanding With France

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

LONDON, Tuesday: The Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir John Simon, announced in the House of Commons a comprehensive Anglo-French…

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Bicycyle Lights Law's Enforcement Council's Aid Enlisted

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 December 1939 · page 2

That unlighted cycles ridden at night constitute a grave danger and a menace to motor traffic appears to be slowly dawning upon…

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Not at War!

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 14 December 1939 · page 2

M. MOLOTOV, Soviet Foreign Minter, who advised the League of Nations that "the Soviet is not in a state of war with Finland and does…

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Germany Will Fail Chatfield On War Position

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

LONDON, Wednesday: The Minister for co-ordination of Defence. Lord Chatfield, in a speech to-day declared: "If ever there was a cause…

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