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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 30 of 97

Gunning Countrywomen New Secretary Appointed Work for Soldiers

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 22 May 1940 · page 4

In the absence of the President (Mrs. T. F. Dowling) Mrs. A. C. Morgan occupied the chair at the monthly meeting of the Gunning…

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Ram for War Fund

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: F. S. Faulkiner, Pty. Ltd., of Boonoke merino stud, have donated a special stud merino ram to the Lady Gowrie War…

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Important Changes in Australia’s War Plans

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 2

The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, in a tense atmosphere in the House of Representatives yesterday, announced important changes in…

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American Wool Position Consumers and the War

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. Report:— Considerably more variation in prices for future tops in New York has lately been noticeable than…

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Sacrifice Is Shared in France Great War Effort

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 4

In some ways France has gone much further than any other of the five Allied Democracies in mobilising her full economic strength for the…

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The War Prime Minister Speaks at Yass To-night

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 2

THE PRIME MINISTER, MR. MENZIES, WILL SPEAK AT THE MEMORIAL HALL TO-NIGHT, AT 8 P.M…

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Big Fight Next Saturday Proceeds to Patriotic and War Funds

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 2

Everything is ready for the big boxing contest which takes place next Saturday in the Memorial Hall, Yass…

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Voluntary Aid Work How It Began In The Great War

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 3

An extremely interesting address on the work of Voluntary Ald Detachments in the Great War of 1914-18 was recently…

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Gasworks and War Vital By-products Yielded Fuel, Explosives and Fertiliser

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 3

Two thousand products, many of them vital to the successful prosecution of the war, are taken by British chemists from coal, and gasworks…

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Mechanical Miners How Britain Has Mobilised Her Coal Industry for War

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 7

The full power of production in the British coalfields is now mobilised for the first time for a generation Within the past 20 years the…

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British Industries Women’s Bootees Are Helping Britain to Pay for the War

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 3

Despite the war, British craftsmen are upholding a tradition which runs back to the- days of King Alfred, who not only launched the British…

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B.H.P. Chief in Charge of Munitions Mr. Menzies Announces Great Changes In War Plans

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 7

CANBERRA, Thursday: The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, in a tense atmosphere in the House of Representatives yesterday, announced sweeping changes in Australia's war plans…

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Appeal To Enlist Men Wanted Now, Says Minister

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thursday: In ringing words, the Minister for the Army, Mr. Street, called on Australia's manhood to enlist in the…

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Meeting War Scare More Advertising

The Young Chronicle · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 3

(From our City Representative). Although the news from overseas continues to be serious, big business houses in Sydney are…

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Big Art Union for War Funds

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: Mr. W. A. Windeyer, referring to a proposal to hold largest Art Union in recent years in aid of the war fund, said he…

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Australian War Effort Protest From Manufacturers

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday: Mr. P. C. [?] secretary of the Victorian Chamber of Manufacturers, said to-day that hundreds of Victorian firms…

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City Letter. Business As Usual Serious War News Taken Calmly

The Young Chronicle · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 3

(From Our City Representative) Sydney, and, in fact, the whole of Australia, has taken the serious news from…

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Minutes "Could Not Have a Better Man" War Fund Secretary's Fine Record

The Young Chronicle · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 1

A high tribute was paid to Mr. Robert Rumble, Burrangong Shire clerk, at Wednesday night's War Fund meeting, When the Mayor…

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Put War Worries Behind Them Happy Night At Church of England Ball Last Year's Attendance Exceeded

The Young Chronicle · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 2

Forgetting for a few hours at least the worries induced by the war situation, between 160 and 170 people went along to the…

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Italian Press Continues Insults British Soldiers Accused of Deserting Allies LONDON

The Young Chronicle · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 2

The Italian Press grows more insulting each day towards the Allies and now depicts British troops as fleeing before the German advance, deserting, the French and Belgians, and sacking shops on their way. Signor…

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