These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.
Hunter Valley · The wars & local soldiers
3,819 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 191
CANBERRA Tuesday.—The Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, last night made reference to the establishment of the Pacific War Council in London. He stated that for the present, Sir Earle Page, who is now Australia’s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Discussions of supply for Australia are rapidly passing from the stage giving her a certain number of essentials for her war effort…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There is no reason whatever why India should not enjoy the same favours as other parts of the British Empire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The repatriation of returned soldiers was discussed at yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council, when a letter was read from the Deputy Commissioner of Repatriation, asking if the council thought the time was opportune for the formation of a local repatriation committee…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Since December 24th up to Tuesday last, Mr. D. H. J. Hill, the local recruiting officer, has enrolled the following local hoys in the A.I.F. Most…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →When Paymaster Frank McGrane, son of Mr. B. McGrane, was passing through a ward of the 11th Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Provision for payment of subscriptions by instalments is included in the terms of the £35,000,000 Liberty War…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE broad and comprehensive plan which has just been announced by the Prime Minister. Mr. Curtin…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON Feb. 10. — It was officially announced that the Pacific War Council met this afternoon at No. 10…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CANBERRA, Wed. — Figures just released show that Australia spent £146,671,00 defence in the first seven months of 1941-42…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Since die German oc[?] of Denmark in April 1940 [?] been tacitly assumed that woul[?] largely liquidated because [?] own…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nearly 4,000,000 women in Britain are now registered for war work, but it is unlikely that more thaw 1,000,000' have been or will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CANBERRA Wed—The Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) described rumour-mongering as [?] column activity” which the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A stepping-up plan to regiment the whole of the nation's industries behind a total war effort has been decided upon by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sweeping changes in the Australian economic system involving, in effect, control by. the Government of all prices, profits, investments, wages, manpower, and materials, decided upon by the War Cabinet, were announced last night by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SINGAPORE Feb. 9.—Pounded continuously from the air—the longest period the Japanese did not have planes over being 31 minutes—the Imperial troops on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The committee of the Morpeth District Soldiers’ Comforts Fund, met in Council Chambers on Monday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MUSWELLBROOK Wednesday. —That water conservation schemes should be established before the repatriation of returned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY Wednesday.—Arthur Frank Gates, 101, whose father is serving with the A.I.F., was drowned in the Nepean River at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →According to the latest casualty list. Pte. R. N. L. Alexander, of Lismore, has been killed in action…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →