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

The wars & local soldiers, 1941

1,285 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 31 of 65

For War Funds Over £100 Profit On Trots

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 6

More than £100 will be shared by the Australian Comforts Fund and Red Cross Society as a result of the Southern District…

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Nazi Main Attack Turks Say Big Thrust Will Be Aimed At Ukraine to Be Aided by Sea Attack Hungary Throws In Her Lot With Germany And Declares War On Soviet

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.): While hundreds of R.AF. planes "blitzed"' German bases and industrial centres in the west, the Reichswehr in the east threw in all types of tanks and mechanised vehicles in a vigorous drive to reach the Russian main lines…

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Cabinet to Be Larger Consequence Of The War

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 June 1941 · page 7

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, announced some details of the new Cabinet system in a second…

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"Safe Again" Soldier's Letters

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 June 1941 · page 8

In letters to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Gifford, of Colomandel Street, Goulburn, Pte. Arthur Gifford, Army Medical…

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Wounded in Action

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 3

Sgt. C. A. Grunsell, of Nambucca Heads, who is reported as wounded in action, served as a corporal in the militia before going overseas with…

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Yass Soldier Wounded in Action; Lost Left Foot

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 2

Mrs. J. Yates, Meehan Street, received a letter this morning from her son, Terry, who was previously reported wounded in action, stating he…

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Thoughtful Action Letter to Wounded Soldier’s Sister

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 2

Miss Marie Gibson, late of Yass, now at Canberra, has received a letter from Sister Daphne Tomlins, who is with the A.I.F. abroad…

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Finland at War

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday (B.O.W): The Minister for Finland in London this morning Issued a Statement, in which it was set out that in view of…

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Heavy Air Raids Biggest Of The War

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 3

LONDON. Wednesday (A.A.P. and B.O.W.): Recent Air Ministry communiques describing the heavy raids which the R.A.F. has been…

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GUNDAROO Successful War Effort NEARLY £200 Profit Anticipated

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 6

The second Sports and Fair effort connection with the Gundaroo Patriotic and Welfare Fund (sub-branch) eventuated in the Gundaroo Park on…

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Keep War Away Men Wanted For A.I.F.

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 2

Issued by the Goulburn Recruiting Committee The war overseas is just as important to us as a war at…

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RECRUITING Disappointing Rally One Enlistment and Not a Yass Man

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 1

The A.I.F. mobile recruiting unit reached Yass on Tuesday afternoon and the “loud speaker” was kept busy “doing” the main street and North…

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The Tapestry of War

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 4

With so many tremendous things happening, with so many commentators and critics telling us about this detail and about…

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War Factories in Sydney

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday: The Minister for Mines, Mr. Baddley, commenting on the proposal to make aluminium ingoes in Sydney, said it was like…

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Battle of Tanks Furious War In The Air Paratroops on Both Sides Claims Of Success By Nazis And Russians

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday (A.A.P.): Thousands of tanks are now battling in the Russo-German war. The tanks are engaged in many…

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The War Wounded in Action

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 30 June 1941 · page 2

Mr. H. Rattenbury, Murrumbateman, has been advised by tfie Military Authorities that his son, Pte. D. H. Rattenbury, has been wounded in…

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War Savings Campaign Planned

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 30 June 1941 · page 2

Several proposals aimed at increasing the sales of war savings certificates were outlined by the Commonwealth War…

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War Casualties Clergy To Inform Relatives

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 30 June 1941 · page 1

Under a scheme devised this week, members of the Goulburn clergy will announce fatal war casualties to next-of-kin resident…

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Trotting Club Cheques Presented To War Funds

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 30 June 1941 · page 5

Two cheques, each of £52/7/2, representing the profits from the recent Patriotic meeting, were presented to the Australian…

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After the War Land Settlement Bishop’s Advocacy

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 30 June 1941 · page 3

Speaking at the Goulburn Town Hall, the Bishop of Goulburn, Most Rev. Dr. T. B. McGuire, declared that when Australia’s…

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