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

The wars & local soldiers, 1942

1,299 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 13 of 65

Dogs of War Britain's Are Better

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 5

The first and only establishment of its kind in Great Britain, at an Army School near London is now training dogs lent by their owners for service…

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War-time Drinking Action Urged in N.S.W.

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Rev. D. P. Macdonald and Mr. E. L. Sanders, Ms.L.A., to-day urged the Federal and State Government to take action…

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War Policy

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday: The Daily Express, in its most outspoken leading article for many months, says: "Britain, which wants ultimate victory…

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Organizing Agriculture to Meet War Needs Problems Involved

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 3

FOR over two years Australia has been faced with the duty of organising her agricultural resources in order to make the most effective…

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War Damage Risk Clamour for Insurance Scheme in Brief

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 6

So great was the rush of clients seeking war damage insurance that they were waiting outside insurance companies' doors in Sydney on [?]…

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Gordon Bennett on Japs. Not Super-Soldiers

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: "The Japs are not super-soldiers," said Major General Gordon Bennett yesterday on his return to Sydney. "Even at…

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Insult for Soldier Handed White Feather

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 5

Private Ben Woods, who was recently invalided home after having served in Greece, Crete and Libya, had a gratuitous insult levelled at…

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Banks' Share In Nation's War Effort

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The general manager of the Bank of New South Wales, Sir Alfred Davidson. announced that 52 per cent of…

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We Can Only Think of It What Might Have Happened in This War

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 2

If Britain, in 1931, had joined with Secretary of State Stimson in his plan to check the beginnings of Japanese aggression in…

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Soldiers’ Memorial & Literary Institute

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary Institute Council was held last Tuesday evening. The president,…

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Presentation to Soldier Tribute From Colleague

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 1

Although the notice was short there was a fair attendance of wellwishers in the lounge of the Yass Memorial Hall last Monday night…

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War Damage Insurance Scheme Rates Compensation to Be Paid After War

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 3

As a general rule compensation payable under the Commonwealth War Damage Insurance Scheme will not be paid until after the war…

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War Comforts Fund Boorowa Branch

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 5

At a meeting of the above held on the 28th February, there were present: Mrs. J. S. Le Fevre (in the chair), Mesdames Hine, Bushby…

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Party, Politics in War Time

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 2

Realising the serious position of affairs, and the important pert required or the State Government in war and Defence matters, the…

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Wool War Insurance Shearing the Clip

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 6

WINCHCOMBE, CARSON LTD report on March 3rd:—Under the National Security Regulations, war damage insurance…

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Australia at War Only Sacrifice Can Win

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 1

Neither self-deception nor soporifics will defeat ferocious aggression. The Axis forces are fighting this war on a total basis. Any outmoded…

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Soldiers Safe Served In Malaya

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 1

News has been received by Mr. and Mrs. frank Bluett, formerly of Goulburn, that their son, Lin, who was on…

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Enemy Aliens Returned Soldiers Want Vigorous Action Anzac Day Service

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Yass branch of the R.S.S.A. & I. League was held in the Soldiers’ Club rooms last Saturday night…

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War Souvenir

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 2

An interesting war souveuir in the form of a piece of metal from the first Japanese plane shot down over Darwin has been received by Mrs…

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War Work at Taralga

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 1

Owing to the regulations governing the car lights, some difficulty will be experienced in arranging, meetings for the societies doing war work…

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