Attitude of India to the War
NEW DELHI Feb. 11. —Pandit [?]awaharial Nehru and Marshal [?]Chiang Kai-shek met at the Vice[?] house for 90 minutes…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
3,819 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 191
America’s Part in War Future At Stake
NEW YORK Feb. 11.—“The future of an entire way of life now hangs largely—perhaps principally—upon the resources,…
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On Saturday night last, at Mr. Ted White's rooms, local boys gave an enthusiastic farewell to Ptes. Gordon Burgess and W. Thompson. The chair was…
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SYDNEY Thursday. — The [?]my authorities said to-day [?] many 18-year old youths are [?]aying their own travelling…
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Decisions of far-reaching importance in relation to the direction of industry and the control of profits, prices and wages during the war,…
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While sitting in the kitchen of her home, Mrs. E. Haynes, of Canobolas, on Tuesday felt a stinging pain in-the arm, and saw that the flesh had been…
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We shall send you men, shops, fighting equipment, supplies in fact, everything necessary for the successful conduct of this war, said Vice –Admiral H.F. Leary of the U.S. Navy when he arrived in Australia to take command of…
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SINGLETON Friday.—Col. M. F. Bruxner, leader of the Country Party in N.S.W., was the speaker the weekly Rotary dinner at…
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It is officially admitted in a message from New Delhi that the British Government has invited the Government of India to arrange for a…
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NEW DELHI Feb. 12.—It was officially announced that the British Government of invited the Government of lndia to arrange…
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Tokio official radio says that the Navy Minister (Admiral Shimada) told the Diet that the Japanese Navy has all the supplies needed for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unions Support the Manpower Plan Nationalisation of War Production
At a conference in Melbourne representatives of Federal industrial unions decided to support fully the Federal Government's manpower regulations, because they “believe that all sections of the Australian people should unite in an effort…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Impact of War. on Denmark's Dairy and Poultry Industries
Since the German occupation of Denmark in April, 1940, it has been tacitly assumed that the Danish livestock industries would…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prisoners of War at Work Policy of Government and Military Board
Among the prisoners of war held in Australia are large numbers of officers who by 'the rules of the International Convention…
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BRITISH GIRLS RELEASING R.A.F. GROUNDSMEN.—British women are now working flame-cutting machines, operating hydraulic plant and handling white-hot forgings. In a North-East England locomotive crane factory women drive all the cranes and operate electric rivet heaters,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bible Lesson Meant Army Victory Extraordinary Coincidence During World War No. 1
A Brigade Major with General Allenby's forces in Palestiie during the last war was reading his Bible one night by the light of a…
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A sapper-sergeant of the native forces now fighting in the defence of Singapore…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Denman News Soldier Safe. Gunner J. McCALLUM Rejoins. Unit
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McCallum, of "Woburn," Denman, have been advised that their son, Gunner John McCallum, who was reported…
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Hardly a week passes without expressions of sincere thanks being received by the ladies of the Auxiliary of the Patriotic Fund…
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DUNGOG Friday.— Invalided home from the present war Corporal Les Hallett, a veteran of the 1814-18 war, is now making…
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