Soldier Brothers Reunion In Melbourne
Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Chapman, son of the late Sir Austin Chapman, Minister for defence in 1995, reached…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1940
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Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia, Murrumburrah-Harden Sub-Branch, was held in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →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 →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 →War Will Kill The Corset Curls Also Doomed (From London, By Airmail)
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 20 years of experiment, a bulletproof pneumatic tyre. All the Army's 15-cwt. lorries have now…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Returned Soldiers Sub-Branch And 2nd A.I.F.
Days, not far distant, it was hoped, when members of the 2nd A.I.F. would be taking their places as members of Returned Soldiers'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers' Club Building Transfer To League Pending
Before present negotiations are completed for the transfer of the ownership of the Soldiers' Club premises to the Goulburn…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Comforts for Soldiers and Polish Refugees
The first consignment of comforts from Young branch of the Australian Red Cross Society was despatched to headquarters on Wednesday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nazi Ultimatum To War-Time Farmers
"No green fodder must be lost. Every blade of grass must be put to the best use." So runs an instruction which was given to German farmers recently. Conservation of fodder supplies is one of the main points in the Nazi…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Army Blankets From Royal Looms War Work of Coronation Carpet Makers
The Scottish firm which made the magnificent seamless gold carpet reaching from the choir stalls, past he Throne, and right up to altar in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Decisive Problem For Hitler To Solve Germans Show Signs of War's Effects Britain And France Still Approaching Power Peak
LONDON. Sunday: "Hitler is confronted even more urgently with the fateful question of whether to attack of not to attack. "The answer must be given soon, as it is generally…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary Institute Second Mortgage Confirmed—trustees’ Resignation Accepted—appreciation of Past Services
A special general meeting of subscribers to the Soldiers’. Memorial and Literary Institute was held on Thursday night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Eugowra Show May Not Be Held During War
A motion, of which notice has been given to abandon the Eugowra Show for the duration of the war, will be considered at the annual meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War May Mean More Whiskers Shortage of Safety Razor Blades Feared
For the time being, anyway, male residents of Young who remove their whiskers with safety razor blades won't have to decide between…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War and Commerce Inquiries In Australia
SYDNEY, Wednesday: As a result of the irregular shipping from Britain due to the war, many eastern countries are expected to approach…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Liedertafel Proposals for War-time Unanimously Adopted
Under a re-construction scheme adopted by members of the Goulburn Liedertafel on Monday night, the collection of subscriptions…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War, Day by Day Wheat Prices
The British Government has acceded to a request from the Australian Wheat Board that the price of the 1,500,000 tons of wheat sold to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →No Kilts for Scots When They Are In War Zone
LONDON, Tuesday: Kilts will not be issued to the Scottish regiments in the war zone except pipers and drummers, declared the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Polish War Victims
The Australian Women’s Polish War Victims Relief Committee, 76 Pitt Street, Sydney, acknowledges receipt of gifts of clothing from…
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