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

The wars & local soldiers, 1940

1,933 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 18 of 97

Fashions As Usual War-time Hats Are Novel

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 3

In London, Paris and New York, fashion is carrying on as usual in spite of the sudden demand for uniforms for women…

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Locusts by Parachute Britain Considers 300 War Inventions a Week

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 1

More than 300 new war inventions a week reach “S.R.D.,” the section of the Ministry of Supply which deals with secret devices, and something…

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£50 Donation to Soldiers’ Memorial by Mr. Fred Macintosh

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 1

Included in the financial receipts of the Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary Institute as shown at its meeting on Tuesday night,…

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Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary Institute Condition of Vestibule-P.P. Board Office

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 8

The regular meeting of the council of the Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary Institute was held on Tuesday night. The president, Mr. W…

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War Savings' Certificates

The Young Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 2

Before the Young aldermen at their fortnightly meeting lost night were several official letters in regard to the war savings' certificate campaign…

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Light Horse in War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 1

The Minister for tile Army, Brigadier Street, vigorously defends the use of horse troops—"infantry rendered mobile by horses"—as essential…

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Speeding-up Young's War Effort

The Young Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 2

The discussion at the well-attended monthly meeting of the Young sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League in regard to the Patriotic Fund committee formed here some months ago and the need for a body which would take an active interest in the welfare of those local young men…

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War Savings Sale Disappointing In Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 5

Inquiries this morning revealed that up to the present the inquiry in Goulburn for War Savings Certificates has been…

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Fashions As Usual War-time Hats Are Novel

The Young Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 5

In London, Paris and New York, fashion is carrying on as usual in spite of the sudden demand for uniforms for women…

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Must Wait Until After War Wool Carbonising Scheme

The Young Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 6

A letter from Mr. H. D. Dunstan secretary and executive member of the Development and Information Bureau, which was read at…

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Economic War Move Company To Trade With The Balkans

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday: The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, has announced the formation of a special trading company. "The…

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Price of Paper 91 Per Cent On Pre-War Price

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday: The British Paper Controller has ordered an increase of £4/10/ per ton in the price of newsprint as from April 1…

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Assassin in Uniform Goering's Bogus Geniality Is Controlling Germany's War Effort

The Young Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 4

He likes to be thought a good fellow, but he's just a uniformed assassin. War has made Hermann Goering the most powerful man in Germany. Hitler has named him as his successor. But when he gave…

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New Lease of Life for Communists "Not at War with Russia"

The Young Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 1

The Communist Party, which a week or so ago, came within an ace of being declared an illegal organisation, has been given a new…

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The Curse of the Blackmailer Reaps a Harvest in War-time Common Practices Of Criminals

The Young Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 5

One type of criminal is feared and despised by the underworld as much as by law-abiding folk. Look far enough below the surface and you may find excuses for thieves, financial swindlers,…

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Labour and the War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 4

The West Australian Timber Workers' Union is to be congratulated in passing, in the succinct form, of a motion, just exactly…

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From Everywhere Beer War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 4

One of the most interesting features of Bathurst Show was a beer war between rival liquor booth proprietors one selling a Sydney…

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America Doing Well Rise Of 33 Per Cent In Trade Export Figures For First Six Months Of War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Sunday: The Department of Commerce has revealed that the United States' exports for the first six months of the war 33 pre cent totalling 1948 million dollars, compared with 1460 million for September…

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Labour and the War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: "The Australian Labour Party and the whole Australian nation is not only against Germany, but…

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Militia Enlistments Confined to Compulsory Trainees SYDNEY

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 2

Only men liable to be called up for compulsory training or who have just completed their training will be accepted as new militia recruits after…

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