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

The wars & local soldiers, 1941

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Tremendous Cost Of War

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday (B.O.W.): Britain has been spending at three times the rate of last year and tax payers are paying £7 where they…

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CROOKWELL Farewell To Soldier

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 1

CROOKWELL: Cpl. W. H. (Stan) Farrelly, of the A.I.F. camp at Goulburn, who was [?]ome on final leave, was the…

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Gunning Soldiers Farewell To Men Of A.I.F.

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 1

GUNNING: During Christmas week send-offs were given departing soldiers. At the Shire Hall was held a farewell…

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War Tax Impost What It Will Cost

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Commisioner for Taxation, Mr. McMahon, lated that all claims for exemption om taxation before 1941 have been…

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Address to Germans War Is Just Starting

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.)A: The Secretary for India. Mr. L. S. Amery, in a broadeast to the people of Germany, said that the year's…

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Year's War in the Air 3500 Hun Planes Destroyed

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 3

L O N D O N, Wednesday (A.A.P.): The Fighten Command of the R.A.F. in 1010 destroyed 3000 planes in the deferice of…

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Combined Carnival To Aid Soldiers' Canteens

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 5

The combined cycling and grey hound race meeting to be held at the sportsground on Saturday night, January 18, In aid of the canteens…

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Late. War News

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 5

Until quite recently the Italian bombers were to be allowed to john bombing Britain. In fact, Mussoini "asked to share" in the bombing…

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Swim in Park Pond Soldier Puts On An Act

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 6

Jumping over a small Iron fence, a fully-dressed soldier dived into the pond in Machattle Park, Bathurst, to "rescue" a small duck…

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Hoyts Ritz War Pictures

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 6

As was to be expected the picture of what happened at [?] Barrant held the full interest of the audience and there…

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Rail Men and War Difference In Pay

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. J. M. Tully, M.L.A., addressed the following question to the Minister for Transport, [?] Bruxner:…

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Iceland As a Base For American War Supplies

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 5

NEW YORK, Sunday (A.A.P.): Diplomatic sources at Washington disclose that the U.S. Government is considering a plan whereby…

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Gunning Public School Fine Response to War Efforts

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 4

In their “win-the-war” activities for 1940 the combined efforts of the scholars attending the Public School at Gunning have been crowned with…

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Mob Rule Soldiers Out Of Hand

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 6

Adopting mob rule [?]ties a big body of soldiers on Christmas Eve took charge temporarily of one of Cowra's leading…

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Farewell to Soldiers

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 2

The Mayor, Aid. J. R. Duddleston, made his “debut” as president of the Yass and District Patriotic and War Fund at the farewell given on Friday,…

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Soldiers Farewelled

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 4

The Gunning Patriotic Committee and friends entertained Privates Eric Croker. Thomas Ford and Stan Sheridan at a farewell function on…

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120 Australians Killed 330 Men Wounded

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: It is reported from General Headquarters at Cairo that the Australian forces lost 120 killed…

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Near to War Roosevelt's Speech

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.): The Balkan countries and Italy express the opinion that President Roosevelt's speech to…

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Export Lambs Australian Meat Board Report Reaction After War

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 1

"When a return to peace-time conditions of marketing meat overseas occurs, pins the inevitable imposition of quotas, there will be a very…

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Iron Guard Factions Said To Be At War

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.): According to news reaching the Bulgarian frontier, bitter fighting has broken out in Rumania between…

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