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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 55 of 65

Returned Soldiers’ League Purchase of War Service Homes

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Yass sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers’ League was held in the lounge room of the Memorial Hall on Saturday…

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Australian War Museum

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 2

The Australian War Museum will be officially opened by His Excellency the Governor General, Lord Gowrie, at Canberra on Tuesday next,…

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“You, Me and This War”

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 2

Under the above title, Sydney “Daily Telegraph” has published a war book. It is compiled by a special research staff of the “Daily…

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War Loan £12,000 Cash Applications

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 2

The cash applications at Yass for the War Loan, which closes on November 15, to date amount to £12,000…

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Victoria Park Returned Soldiers’ League Will Plant Avenue of Trees in Memory of Local Men Enlisting

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 2

Yass sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers’ League have made a fine gesture in honour of the soldiers enlisting from…

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Remarriage of War Widows Conflicting Views In Japan

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 2

Although the remarriage of widows has always been frowned upon in Japan, as in most Asiatic countries, the substantial…

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One of This War's Big Problems Bomb-Blast Injuries

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 3

Blast from high explosive bombs had created one of the greatest medical problems of the war, according to Dr. R…

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"We Shall Win In 1943" War Prospects in Review

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 2

Here are my views of the war prospects:-- 1. There will be no military invasion of Britain though there will…

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The Answer Why Poetry Is Dead In This War

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 2

"Why has the present war produced nothing in the way of poetry to compare with what the last did in a much shorter time?"…

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Now Almost a Precious Metal Aluminium's Part in Peace and War

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 3

ALUMINIUM to-day is almost a precious metal. Industry the world over is at its wits' end to get enough of it. It used to be used in little pellets inside the noses of bullets in the early days of the war to balance them and make them travel straight, but because munitions…

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"Central Core of Allied Effort" U.S.A.'s Great War Role

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 2

The Federal principle developed by America and the Commonwealth principle developed by Britain are keys which may…

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Men and Money Spectacular Convoy at Yass on Saturday War Loan And Recruiting Campaign

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 1

Except in pictures, many of our readers have never seen a close-up of Bren gun carriers, armoured cars or anti-tank guns…

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Exhibition Mechanized War Equipment Army Mobile Convoy Will Arrive Next Monday Convoy for Cash and Recruits

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 1

Except in pictures, many of our readers have never seen a close-up of Bren Gun Carriers, Armoured Cars, or anti-tank…

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Yass Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary Institute

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Yass Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary Institute was held on Tuesday last. The president, Mr. W. T. Merriman, was…

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Soldier’s Letter a Tour in Palestine

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 4

Pte. J. H. Gibson, writing from overseas in letters to his says:— I went on the trip to Lake Liberias…

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War Rally Men : Money Wanted

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 4

Large crowds are expected to turn out this afternoon and again this evening for the Auburn Street rallies designed to give a…

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Finns and War Remarkable Report

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 5

LONDON, Friday: Finnish radio announced to-night that military operations are drawing to an end as far as Finland is…

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War and Water Survey Being Made

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 2

A complete reconnaissance is being made by Eastern Command of the whole of the drinking water resources and distribution in New…

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Roosevelt And War Hand Of Courage To Labour

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 5

President Roosevelt addressed the members of the international Labour Congress at a session which was held at White…

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Stalin Confident Nazis Doomed to Failure Hitler And War Of Destruction He Can Have It, Says Soviet Leader

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday: With the arrival of winter, Hitler's attempts to capture Leningrad and Moscow are doomed to failure," declared Stalin in his speech on the occasion of the anniversary of the Soviet Revolution…

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