Red Cross Mails To Prisoners of War
News has beep received by the Australian Red Cross in the Christmas mail tag that letters tram a belligerent country to a neutral…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1941
4,000 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 200
War Effort Mr. Fadden’s Warning Revenue Needs
A warning that it might he necessary tor the Commonwealth to increase taxation again was given by the Federal Treasurer,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Plight of Italians in Albania Hard Pressed By Greeks (Daily War Commentary Issued by Commonwealth Depart information)
The construction of the new Italian line from Vaicne to Elbassn is unlikely to stem the Greek Advance, when the Italians…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aberdeen Local Soldiers Farewelled
Although many residents were away for the Xmas holidays last week there was a large and representative attendance at the Aberdeen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →GRESFORD Soldiers Farewelled Mcrowded Hall v (GRESFORD
The School of Arts at East Gresford was crowded on the occasion of a farewell to Signalman Dave Cooper and Privates…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr Spender in Palestine Message to Australian Troops. Ghaza, Thursday (A.A.P.) (From the official war correspondent, Mr Ian Fitchett.)
"I am here to assure you that you wil lget every possible support from every Australian, irrespective of rank or creed."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Spender Addresses Troops in Palestine Conveys Greetings From Home Tells Them That They Will Not Want (By Official War Correspondent, Ian Fitchett) GAZA
“I am here to assure you that you that you will get every possible support from Australia, Irrespective of rank or creed,” said the Minister for the Army (Mr. Spender), addressing thousands of Australian soldiers in Palestine camps to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Evidence of New Phase in the War Hitler’s Choice of Attacks(Daily War Commentary Issued by Commonwealth Dept of information)
Is the war entering a new Phase? Developments justifying this speculation are the German attacks on Eire, reports of German…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Italian Troops Believe War Lost (A. A. P. Service) LONDON. Jan. 3
“Italian prisoners admin that new troops arriving from Italy seem very discouraged, as they believe the war is lost to them in Albania,” declared a Greek Government spokesman in Athens yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lodge's Gift Soldier Members
The secretary of the ,West Maitland branch of the Protestant Alliance Friendly Society (Mr. C. H. Caiwell) this morning presented to Pte. H. T…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Figures R.A.A.F. Enlistments MELBOURNE
The Minister for Air, Mr. McEwen,: In a statement said that during 1940 36,168 [?] were accepted by the R.A.A.F. on an average nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greek War Fund
Donations for the Greek War Relief Fund, which are being received at the Greek Consulate. martin Place, now total £15,618…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War In Pictures
Impressive line-up when Britain recently accepted from Mr Wallace B. Phillips, Director-General of American Ambulances in Britain, a large part of the fleet of 260 first-aid posts, for use of the civil authorities in Britain…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →League of Nations Peer Wants Renewal After War
The League of Nations should be re-established after the war, said Lord Samuel (Liberal member of the Lords) on Saturday at Oxford…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Free Speech War-time Limitations Mr. Hughes’s Views
In a vigorous letter to the secretary of the Labour Council of New South Wales, Mr. R. A. King, the Federal Attorney-General, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War Savings Combined Support For Certificates Official’s Belief
An organisation official states chat there are several factors favoring continued popularity of war savings certificates as a means of supporting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.s. War Supplies for Britain Iceland As a Base
Diplomatic sources at Washington disclose that the U.S. Government is considering a plan whereby neutral Iceland would…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Italy Loses 530 Planes In War (A.A.P. Service) LONDON, Jan. 5
The Royal Air Force has definitely destroyed 228 Italian planes in the past month, says a special…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pacific Force to Continue France's War Rally of Free Frenchmen in Australia. Sydney
Free Frenchmen in Australia are rallying in support of the plan to form a Pacific force to continue France's war against the Axis…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIX M.P.’s Killed in War (A.a.p. Service) LONDON, January 5
Six seats are vacant in the House of Commons, and it is feared that two other constituencies have lost their members through war [?] Of the…
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