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The wars & local soldiers, 1940

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Soldier Killed Clarence Town Man

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 2

Corporal Aubrey K. Flannery, of the Field Engineers, was killed when a car in which he was travelling with other soldiers collided with an empty…

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Australian Soldiers on the Screen Enthusiastic Greeting in London. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 6

Cinema audiences enthusiastically greeted news reels of Anzacs and a long film of the march through Melbourne before embarkation…

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Egypt’s Co-operation with Britain Government Has Support Of All Sections Of People (Daily War Commentary [?] by the Department of Information)

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 7

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War Summary German Shelter in Neutral Waters Altmarck Incident (Daily War Commentary issued by the Department of [?]

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 7

The Altmarck [?] the purpose of [?] attention to the extent to which Germany has been making are of [?] territorial waters to secure immunity for ships from [?] attack of [?]…

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Labour View : Must Win The War (“Mercury” Service) LONDON, Feb [?]

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 2

“If [?] Hitler and M. Stalin won the war, it would mean the [?] of the people, the ruin of culture…

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Lansing Memoirs How America Went To War Secrets of 1917

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 6

The first volume of the secret papers of the late Mr. Robert [?], who was United States Secretary of State during the Great War, has been officially [?] says a Washington cable…

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WAR ESSENTlALS Huge Orders For Europe U.S.A. SUPPLIES

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 8

At this distance from the scene of wartime activities, it is difficult to visualise the huge orders to other parts of the world for…

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Canada Ready for War Post Blunders Avoided (“Mercury” Service) MONTREAL, February [?]

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 2

The Government of Canada was as well prepare for the war as any peaceful Government could have been expected to be, said the Canadian…

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“Make Nazis Fight” Expert Tells How. To Win, War. (“Mercury” Service) LONDON, Feb. 23

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 8

Major-General Sir Charles Gwynn, who was Director of Military Art at the Royal Military College, [?] from 1911 to 1914 replied in an…

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Soldier’s Death Inquest At Greta On

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 6

The Cessnock District Coroner (Mr. H. Johnston) will conduct an inquest at the Greta Courthouse at 10.30 on Monday morning into the [?] of…

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Soldiers Chest Completed By Red Cross E.M. CARNIVAL

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 6

Members of the [?] Maitland branch of the Red Cross Society during the week completed a large chest containing 100 pairs of…

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Farm Hand Wounded Temora

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 6

Suffering from a bullet wound in the chest John Cartwright, 17, farmhand employed on the property of Mr. Frank Cartwright, of Mimosa, was…

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The Rising Tempo of The War

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 4

THE men [?] feature of the Allied conduct of the war during recent days in the obvious tightening up of [?] The Almark incident, the reported naval patrol [?] the for [?]…

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Economic War Squeezing Germany ADELAIDE

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 6

The intense loyalty of the people of Australia and New Zealand and their big war efforts had greatly impressed him, said the Marquis of Willingdon,…

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War Estimates to Be Kept Secret British Government's Decision

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 2

The British Government has decided, as in February, 1915, not to publish details of the estimated expenses of the special war effort in…

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State Politics Talk of National Government War Emergency Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 1

It was stated to-day in political circles that the formation of a National Government in New South Wales, which would include the…

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Treated Well War Prisoner Writes Home.(“Mercury” Service) LONDON, February 25

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 2

Petty-Officer John Shaw, one of the survivors of the British submarine Undine, which, with the submarines Starfish and Seahorse, was lost…

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Finland Needs Help Terrific Odds Against Her (Daily War Commentary Issued by the Department of Information.)

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 5

In spite of a heavy [?] at the beginning of February, the [?] Yet it is doubt[?] whether [?] can held [?] despite the [?]…

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“Fighing To Restore Freedom” Mr. Chamberlain Restates Allies’ War Aims Pledges Will Be Kept (“Mercury” Service) LONDON, February 25

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 2

The Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain) told a meeting in the Birmingham Town Hall yesterday afternoon that the restoration of the independence of the Poles and the Czechs…

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Sydney Row Soldiers Arrested SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 6

Two hundred soldiers and civilians, who were using unseemly language in Goulburn-street, suddenly found inspector Sadler and eight…

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