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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 54 of 65

C.W.A Younger Set Soldiers' Parcels Acknowledged Letters from Lieut. McDonald and Sapper Marks

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 29 October 1941 · page 1

The October meeting of the Crookwell C.W.A. Younger Set took place in the committee room at Mr. M. Gay's hall on Tuesday,…

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War-guilt Sentences

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 2

Daladier was charged before the Vichy Council for Political Justice with having allowed Prance to enter the war unprepared. It was alleged…

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War Office Muddle

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 3

Lord Gort's details of the hopelessly inadequate equipment and General Weygands inability to organise a southern offensive aimed at closing…

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KANGIARA School Picnic And War Effort

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 5

The annual school picnic was held in the school grounds on Saturday last, in fine warm weather and a good number of local people were…

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Woman Hits Out Australia's War Effort

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 1

"If we are content to sit back complacently, go to lavish beauty parlers, to the races, and pursue what we call fun,…

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After the War Britain Must Fit In

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 5

NEW YORK, Wednesday: "We are determined not only to win the war but to win the peace. The plans of a post-war Britain must be fitted…

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War Loan United Support Wanted to Limit of Capacity

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 3

The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) has made a further appeal to holders of Government stock maturing in November to convert their holdings…

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DALTON Presentations to Soldiers

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 6

There was large gathering of Dalton district residents at the presentations tendered to Privates William and Eric Pye. Cr. J. E. Stone, president…

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Gunning News Soldiers Honoured Neville O’Neil and Trevor McKenzie

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 4

At the Industrial Hall, Gunning, on Monday night. October 20, Privates Neville O’Neil and Trevor MeKenzie were made presentations…

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MURRUMBATEMAN Presentation to Soldier

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 4

A well attended function was held by the Murrumbateman sub-branch of the Yass and District Patriotic and War Fund, at the Murrumbateman…

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Devastating Attack On German War Port

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 31 October 1941 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday: The harbour and anchorages of the Norwegian port of Aalesund, one of the bases from which Hitler supplies his…

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MR. McKELL SILENT Work For War Prisoners

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 31 October 1941 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday: "Employment of war prisoners is a matter for the Federal authorities, and the Premier, Mr. McKell, in the Legislative…

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Cash for the War Chest Cows And Canaries

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 31 October 1941 · page 5

Bulls, cows, rams, owes, poultry pheasants and even canaries were among the livestock shipped overseas by Britain in the first six months…

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War Loan Yass Quota £18,000

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 3 November 1941 · page 2

The local War Loan Committee have fixed the town’s objective of cash subscriptions to the present War Loan at £18,000,…

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Red Cross Prisoners of War Day Local Effort

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 3 November 1941 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the Red Cross was held at the C.W.A. rooms on Thursday afternoon last. The president, Mrs. Noel…

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War Loan

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Common Wealth £100,000,000 conversion and war loan which closes on November 1555, needs £25,000,000 to be fully…

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Will Adopt War Prisoner Rogers' Social Club Raises £60

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 2

An Australian prisoner of war is to be adopted by Rogers' social Club. This has been made possible by…

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Junior Farmers £5 for War Ambulance Raised at Third Creek

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 5 November 1941 · page 1

Two very successful jumble tournaments were played on the Third Creek courts during the week-end…

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U.S.A. Not at War But U-Boats Are Attacked

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 5 November 1941 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Tuesday: Convincing evidence that the United States Navy has bombed and sunk a number of German submarines…

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Parachute Soldiers

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 5 November 1941 · page 3

British paratroops have been trained at a secret station of the Royal Air Force and are now probably the best equipped in the world, In this picture British parachute troops are seen having their harness carefully adjusted and tested before a…

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