The Australian Way a War-time Lesson
Writes Weston Martyr in "Blackwood's Magazine": A parly of us were marching along an English lane, following our…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1940
1,933 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 3 of 97
Bowser War Echo "Uncalled For" Exception Taken to Solicitor's Letters
An echo of the Young bowser war occurred at last night's meeting of the local Municipal Council, when Aid. R. Garnscy took strong…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Help For Polish War Victims Welcome Donation From Young Resident
The Australian Committee of the Polish War Victims' Relief Fund, 76 Pitt Street, Sydney, acknowledges a donation of £5 from Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Materials From Spain General Franco Also Aids Finns In Fight Against Russia LONDON
It is reported from Madrid that General Franco has authorised the shipping to Finland of Italian tanks, rifles and artillery left in Spain after the civ [?]l war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From Bombs to Biscuits Relics Of Last War Home And Office Mementoes Made From Air Machines
Doing prosaic duty at Young as a biscuit barrel and an ash tray are portions of two air machines that were used as engines of destruction…
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The Australian Women’s Polish War Victims Relief Committee, 76 Pitt Street, Sydney, acknowledges receipts of gifts of clothing from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Carnival at Hume Park Patriotic and War Fund Big Attendance Anticipated
At a meeting of the committee of the Yass and District Patriotic and War Fund, Mr. C. Robertson’s proposal to hold a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Patriotic and War Funds Position Regarding Local Functions Information to Be Obtained From Authorities
At a meeting of the Yass and District Patriotic and War Fund Committee on Friday, it was decided to ascertain the official…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australia's War Effort £70,000,000 Expenditure This Financial Year MELBOURNE
Federal Cabinet met to-day behind locked sound-proof doors to discuss, among many things, the immediate future of the Government and the direction of Australia's war effort. New taxation will be discussed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Survey Of Air Forces Air War Not Yet Started Preparing Public For Casualty List
LONDON, Monday: "The air has not yet started. Therefore little more is known of the respective merits of the opposing forces than before the outbreak of war," declared…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letters To Soldiers Or Sailors How to Address Them
In order tod facilitate the delivery of postal articles to members of the Commonwealth Defence Forces, it is of the utmost importance that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War, Day by Day Wireless Trainees
Part of Australia's contribution to the Empire Air Scheme, a wireless training school will be opened at the Melbourne Technical College next…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Armies From Overseas Soon In Appointed Places Mr. Chamberlain's Survey Of War's Progress
LONDON, Tuesday: The Prime minister. Mr. Chamberian during a review of the war, which he gave in the House of Commons to-day, said that the week-end had brought renewed anxiety regarding German design on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Failure to Enrol Has Serious Penalty Military Enlistment Is Possible Until
SYDNEY, Wednesday: Men affected by the call-up who have failed to report for enrolment have until Friday to do so. Failure to report for enlistment and medical…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Defence Expert in War Cabinet
Admiral of the Fleet Lord Chatfield, who is Britain's Minister of Defence Co-ordination. The son of an admiral, he was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Polish War Victims Relief Fund
As reports are being received by the Department of Road Transport from all parts of the Stale, it is becoming more and more obvious that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Time Dodges Evading The Blockade
The search for contraband cargoes by the Allied blockading squadrons recalls the many ingenious plans thought out by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →When Churchill Was a Prisoner Boer War Anecdote
As war correspondents in the Boer War we used to take trips on an armored train which did daily reconnaissance work before…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Will Kill The Corset Curls Also Doomed
Lecturing on "Fashions and War", Mr. James Laver, assistant keeper of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, prophesied this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bullet-proof Tyre . British Army Secret War Lorries Do 50 M.P.H LONDON (by Air Mail)
Britain has produced, after 30 years of experiment, a bulletproof pneumatic tyre. All the Army's 15-cwt. lorries have now…
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