War Casualty
On Wednesday word was received at Raymond Terrace that W.O.T. Mooney, of the A.I.F,, had been killed in Malaya Mrs…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
3,819 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 191
War Savings
CANBERRA Friday.—Sales [?] war savings certificates now [?] total £28,863,922. State, totals[?] are New South Wales £11,145…
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Describing it as "one of the tragedies of the war," a few Zealander in the Middle Bast, in a letter to his relatives, referred to a recent enemy…
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The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Forde, said in Melbourne last night that be had received no request from New South…
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MELBOURNE Friday. — The Minister for the Army, Mr. Forde, announced to-day that arrangements had been…
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SYDNEY Friday.— The introduction by the Federal Government of a scheme for war risk insurance on property was to be…
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THIS WAS COLONEL LINDBERGH'S HOME IN ENGLAND.—Little children—lots of them—now play happily in the lovely grounds of this picturesque 15th century house in Kent. It was the home of Colonel Lindbergh who, until Japan's treacherous attack on his country, was…
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German and Italian prisoners of war in internment camps were building huts, cutting firewood, vegetable-growing, and doing…
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Cessnock has contributed £41,282 in War Savings Certificates, and £87,585 in loans and gifts, making a total of £78,817…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Letters to Prisoners of War
References to drought conditions in certain areas in Australia, and to inadequate water supply in certain cities, should be eliminated from…
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A public meeting to discuss the forthcoming now war loan was presided over by the Mayor, Ald. J. W. Scott, on Saturday evening. Mr. H…
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It is nearly 27 years since the German perpetrated one of the most dastardly crimes of the first World War. They torpedoed the Lusitania…
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MELBOURNE Friday.—It believed that negotiations concerning the representation of Dominions in the British…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Prisoners in Fruit Industry A.w.u. Objects
Claiming that employment of war prisoners would deprive, workers of employment, and would tend to break down wages and conditions, a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Glass Saves Steel Novel Use in War Factory Canteens
Britain is using glass to save steel. It is translucent, toughened glass which can now take the. place of steel as the top plate of hot…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Military Medal Award. Harder to Win in This War
When one reads of the exploits of the men winning the Military Medal in this war it is plain to see that the authorities are making this meal…
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At their own request several hundred blind workers will shortly be engaged in war production. A survey reveals that 1,000 blind, and partially…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australia Will Have Voice in Plans Churchill's Statement Pacific War Council
The British Prime Minister (Mr. Churchill) on Tuesday made his eagerly awaited speech in the House of Commons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Radio's Part in the War Varied and Numerous Uses (From a Research Worker)
Since the start of the war Britain has made remarkable progress in applying radio to war purposes. Radio-location is, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Churchill's Survey of War Fronts Tribute to the Russians More United States Troops Coming
In his general war review in the House of Commons this week the British Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, paid high tribute to the valor of the Russian armies. He said that three or four months ago no one could tell where…
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