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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 42 of 97

Gunning News War Effort Support to War Loan Free of Interest

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 4

Gunning residents have started in a tangible way to show their sympathy with the war effort. Mr. R. O. Walker, of the Telegraph…

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War-Time Leaders In Britain

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 2

ADMIRAL SIR DUDLEY POUND. Britain's First Sea Lord. GENERAL LORD GORT. Commander-in-Chief of the British…

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Total Effort for Total War

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 3

FORMER PREMIER OF N.S.W., MR. B. S. B. STEVENS, who contends that Australia is leaving untapped vast resources that should he fully…

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War Savings Director's Visit To Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 4

A marked stimulus to the sale of War Savings Certificates in Goulburn is expected to follow the visit to this city on Monday…

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Yass District School War Savings Certificates

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 5

Quite a number of the pupils of the District School who bank have bought War Savings Certificates. Parents are reminded that all pupils…

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New Words And Phrases Due to the War

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 2

Recently mention was made of several innovations to the English language because of the war. Here are some more…

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Vital Issue of War Christianity Opposed By Paganism

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 1

For what are we fighting in this war of unparalleled bitterness and ferocity What justification can we…

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Annual Show Proposal to Abandon During War Rejected

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the P., A. & I. Society at Gunning, it was decided to go on with the annual Show next year. A…

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Labour's Support In The War Australia Must Make Full National Effort

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Two major decisions on war policy reached by the Federal conference of the Australian Labour Party yesterday reveal that the party is no longer posed to compulsory training and the despatch of Australian…

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Soldier Is Bound Over

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 1

Involved in an argument at the Maitland Cafe, George Dowds, 37, a militiaman in training at Rutherford camp,…

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Enlisted Men Farewelled at Dance

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 4

With a spirit of goodwill to the lads who have enlisted from the town and district Mr. A. H. Lyell on Friday night last extended an…

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War Auxiliary

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 3

The Frogmore Public School War Auxiliary have completed the following articles for the Red Cross and will be forwarding them to the…

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Late War News

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 5

It is reported that the French Socialist leader, M. Blum, has been put in a concentration camp. A report from Istanbul states that…

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Police's War Effort

The Young Chronicle · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 2

Following on the move made by the Police Commissioner for the raising of £100,000 by the police as a war gift to the Government, and after hearing an…

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War Effort By Kennel Club

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 4

At a meeting of the Goulburn Kennel Club committee, held last night, it was agreed that all profits from the club's dog…

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Total Effort for Total War

The Young Chronicle · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 5

FORMER PREMIER OF N.S.W., MR. B. S. B. STEVENS, who contends that Australia is leaving untapped vast resources that should be fully…

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Murringo Function for War Funds

The Young Chronicle · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 2

As a result of the ball held at Murringo on Wednesday night the local War Fund will benefit by approximately £25. The ball was declared open…

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War-Time Leaders In Britain

The Young Chronicle · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 4

ADMIRAL SIR DUDLEY POUND, Britain's First Sea Lord. GENERAL LORD GORT. Commander-in-Chief of the British…

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District Function for War Funds

The Young Chronicle · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 1

Permission to run a function at the school in aid of war funds was given to Mr. O. J. Davis, of the Garibaldi School, at Tuesday night's meeting of…

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Shire to Link with War Fund

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 4

At yesterday's meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council it was unanimously agreed that steps should be taken to form a branch…

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