Goering Wounded! By Snipers ( Mercury Service) LONDON, January 7
The diplomatic corespondent of “People’s Weekly” affirms the report that snipers wounded Field…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hunter Valley · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1940
4,041 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 203
Dismissal of British War Minister Public Feeling Rising
Popular feeling against the dismissal of the British War Minister (Mr L. Hore-Belisha) is rising like a wind throughout the country…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →•PENDING 1 Freely Anadian War Effort (mercury service )
The Minister for Transport, [?] How[?] in a broadcast, [?] the War Supply [?] had spent [?]000,000 dollars…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Changes Likely British War policy [?] LONDON jan
W[?] chang[?] and [?] carried out in the British Army, during his [?] of office by Mr. He[?] and the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Public Feeling Aroused dismissal of war minister [?] LONDON
Popular feeling [?] the dismissal if the War Minister (Mr. L. Hor[?]-Bel[?] is rising like a wind throughout the country. Even the most Loyal pro-Government newspapers do not [?] to give prominence to the [?]ment of the public…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cost of War to Australia Will Be Great As Conflict Progresses
The Prime Minister (Mr Menzies) indicatd at the week end that the cost to Australians as the war progressed would be great. For the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Death before Surrender Is Finlands War Cry Freezing Cold Hampers Soviet Troops Heavy Losses Reported
“We may be beaten, but we shall have to be annihilated’’ said to-day’s broadcast from Helsinki. Though intense cold in the Sala region prevents either side wearing steel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Christian Soldiers Bishop of Maitland’s Name For Men of The 2nd A.I.F. Catholic Farewell
“You are soldier with Christ’s name marked on your [?] the Bishop of Maitland (Most Rev. dr. E. F. G[?] C. SS. R) told members of the 2nd A. I. F., who were tendered a farewell social by the Roman Catholic societies of Maitland in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Plan for Soldiers' Hospital
If present plans materialise, Sydney may gain a valuable hospital unit after the war. A proposal is before the Federal Government for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Greater War Man's War Against Disease
Man's war against disease has been described as the "greater war"—greater than the present, and greater than the conflict of 1914-1918. This…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Spare Generals" and the War
IT'S MARVELLOUS the number of people who, although they have never bad any military experience, are offering the commanders of the Allied forces prolific advice on the question of how to win the war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War and Wool Possible Trade Changes
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—War-time conditions produce trading problems in all countries, but particularly for those nations engaged in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Veteran Passes Late George Shepherd
The death of Mr. George Shepherd in Newcastle Hospital, on Friday, removes one of the districts most distinguished soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Latest War News Australia — Mr. Casey Speaks
Mr. Casey is back after a lour of Britain and the Western Front. Speaking at the Wesley Church on sunday last, he said, "I believe there will be a tremendous onslaught on Britain by land, sea, and air. during the next few months. Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Correspondents Three Australians Selected MELBOURNE
Australian newspapermen were today selected by the Federal Government to act as war correspondents with all branches of Australia’s…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late War News Russian Losses in Finnish Invasion
he Helsinki correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says it can be conservatively stated that more than 50,000 Russians have been killed since…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War at Sea Naval Casualness (“Mercury” Service) LONDON, Jan 8
The latest Royal Navy [?] list showing cas[?] sport from those already announced up to December 16 has been published…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German People Must Pay Huge Cost of War Effort London, January 8
The increasing burden of taxation on the German people is discussed by the Danish newspaper "Politiken,"' which quotes reports from its Berlin…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Federal Politics in the New Year War Issues for Electors Country Party Willing to Play Part
The new years finds Australia at the cross-roads. After four months of comparative calm and apparent security, due to the absence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kurri Returned Soldiers
Owing to the holiday period the activities of the Kurri Kurri Sub-brench of the Returned Soldiers League have been in abeyance. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →