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DUBLIN Feb. 4.— Unless there was something like miracle, Eire, in spite of her efforts, would be forced into the conflict, said the Prime Minister (Mr. Eamon de Valera) Eira, he added, was becoming…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A good deal of time at this Greek's meeting of the Tarro Shire was taken up with a discussion of the critical war situation, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CANBERRA Thursday.—The evacuation of war in dustries on a worthwhile acale is considered impracticable by the war Council, which has given the matter careful consideration It was decided that large-scale evacuation of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NEW YORK February 4,—“If we take our eyes from to-day’s events In the Philippines, East Indies, and Singapore, we can…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Defence Department has notified Mrs. Moody, of Raymond Terrace, that her husband, Warrant Officer T. Ingram-Moody, was killed in action in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wicks, of Merriwa, received the sad news on Wednesday that their son, Verdun, had been killed in action in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SINGLETON Friday.—News has been received by Mr. and Mrs. G. Weeke[?] of Argyle-st. Singleton. that their third son. Signalman…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →While dangers in the Pacific area have appreciably increased in the past week, political developments abroad have markedly clasified the situation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Battle for Singapore has begun. It will be a race against time. The Japanese want to take the coveted strategic point and base ere the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BRITISH FORCES ARE FIGHTINGFIT IN NORTHERN IRELAND.—British troops in Northern Ireland go through constant and rigorous training in order to be prepared for the day when they will be in action against the enemy. The infantrymen above with their Bren gun carrier make use of one of the peat stacks that are a feature of the Northern Irish countryside to screen themselves from the "enemy" during…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. and Mrs. J. Gosling, of the Hotel Muswellbrook, yesterday received official advice that their son, Pte. Douglas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CANBERRA Friday.—Probable yearly premium rates of war risk insurance under the scheme now being completed by the Federal Government are:— Properly and fixtures, including…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Speaking on Dominion representation in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister (Mr. Churchill) said that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Since the appearance in these columns of Friday last of the article, "The Dingo Pack," not a few of our big, clear-headed and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →By clever ruses and obstructionist tactics, Italians on the canefields, it is stated in Townsville, are flouting the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The capture of Singapore might well prolong the Pacific war for two years, says the London "Times" correspondent in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Only as a military necessity will evacuation of the civil population be undertaken in Australia. This was decided on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Speaking over station 2CK on Wednesday night Mr. S. E. Woodgate, on behalf of Cessnock War Finance Committee, said:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Even with the enemy at our gates, politicians cannot forget their old game of political propaganda. It is their…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War Cabinet yesterday adopted a recommendation of the Defence Committee that normal dispersion of the civil population in their own homes provides the best means for their protection in air raids…
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