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The wars & local soldiers, 1942

3,819 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 191

Wedding Rings War Gifts

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA Monday . The prime sister. Mr Curtin Stated last that two wedding rings had sent to him as cifts towrds…

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Prisoners of War Day

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 3

Goulburn branch of the Red Cross, one of the last of the Country centres to finalise their Prisoner of war Da[?], has sent…

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Parcels For Prisoners of War

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 6

From the British -Red Gross comes the information, that during the period from October :16 31 packing centres of the…

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Making Up War Leeway Liberty Loan

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 2

The man who gazed-round at his blackout precautious, has a peep at his air raid shelter, and says to himself “Well, there, I…

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Commonwealth £35,000,000 Liberty War Loan

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 3

To overcome some of the difficulties which the situation in the Pacific has created, intensive personal canvassing will be conducted in all States in…

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Winning the War “America’s Job Now”

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 4

WASHINGTON Feb. 21— Major-General Carl Spaatz, Commander of army air combat forces, declared that the United…

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New British Bomber Play Vital Part In The War

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 1

LONDON Feb. 21.—The Minister for Aircraft Production (Mr. Moore-Brabazon) announced the development of a four-engined…

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Further British Cabinet Changes Sir James Grigg As War Minister

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 2

Further British Cabinet changes were announced yesterday. Sir James Grigg, Permanet Secretary of the War Office, has been…

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State to Concentrate on War Work Points in Address by Mr. McKELL

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 4

Heads of all State Government departments and corporate bodies have been instructed by the Premier (Mr. McKell) to dispense…

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Three Soldiers Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 2

KURRI Monday.—Three soldiers were injured when a military truck overturned on the Gap road near Kurri Kurri, on…

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Soldier Found with Poultry

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 2

Cecil Woods, 41, a soldier Pleaded guilty at west Maitland Police Court today to a charge of having had in his possession…

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Good Conditions For Soldiers In the Middle East

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 3

Miss M. Thomas, of "Arnmore," Broke roadside, Vere, has rereived an interesting letter from Sig. G. Hart, who is serving with the A.I.F…

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Prisoners of War

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 1

LONDON Fit 23 —The international Red Cross Committee reports the all prisoners of War in Crete expect…

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War Casualty Ribbon

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 1

An increasing number of soldiers are to be seen wearing a narrow red ribbon on their shoulder straps. That is the mark of a war casualty who is…

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British Dogs of War

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 3

The first and only - establishment of its kind in Great Britain at an Army School near. London, is now training does, lent…

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Women War Welders in Britain

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 3

Manager’s of Britain's war factories are discovering that the women now coming Into their workers from shops, offices,…

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Post-war Problem Food and Feed

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 4

LONDON Feb 23—Man’s [?] needs when the [?] steps will be “food feed fibbers food and clothes…

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War Loan Rally Friday Nigh Next

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 2

A big war loan rally will be held in the James Theatre on Friday night next, when an appeal will be made for contributions towards the Liberty…

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State's War Effort All Other Work Subordinated

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 2

The Premier, Mr. McKell, has instructed the heads of all State Government departments and corporate bodies to dispense with all…

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Kurri Pensioners to Invest in War Loan

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 2

Kurri Kurri Pensioners' Branch, at its meeting, decided to cancel further picnics proposed to be held. Members said that owing to the serious war…

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