Effect of War on Sale of Motor Cars
The Commonwealth sales of new automobiles for the six months ended December 31 show the tragic effect of the war on one…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
3,819 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 191
Peace Time Standards Go Overboard War On Home Front
“We must turn the battle for Australia into the battle for Japan We and our Allies must thrust the enemy back to its own…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →National Insurance Scheme Cover for War Damage in Australia
SYDNEY Tuesday.—Tie National Security Act Australia’s greatest insurance scheme covering all war into force to-day. -The regulations Were gazetted last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cross Society New South Wales Division Prisoners of War Day
Goulburn branch, one of the last of the country centres to finalise their Prisoner of War Days, has sent in the largest contribution yet to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Inquiry Follows Darwin Raids. Report for War Cabinet. CANBERRA
Revealing to-day that senior Army and Air Force officers were rushed to Darwin immediately the raids were reported, the Army Minister, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Cabinet Further Changes Sir James Crigg As War Minister
Further British Cabinet changes were announced yesterday. Sir James Grigg, Permanent Secretary of the War Office, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Nazi War Effort People Working 16 Hours a Day
In the last few weeks, Germany has begun the greatest productive effort ever known, information reaching the Ministry of Economic…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Laws Affecting Men on the Land Question of Suspension Fob Duration of War
A prosecution in a country district recently against a landowner for failing to destroy rabbits on his holding, emphasises a comment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Orange Juice for Soldiers
Five tons of oranges, donated by growers in the Gosford district and treated at the Jusfrute factory at West Gosford to extract the juice…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lied Soldiers Still Crete
LONDON Feb. 213.—Since - the [?] Crete. the Germans made every effort to shroud island in secrecy but,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Late News Tokio Claims Occupation of Timor and Bali. Also Communication Between Sumatra and Java Severed. "Loss of N.E.I. Funeral Bell for Australia." U.S.A. Bombers Claim Nine Enemy Vessels Sunk and 24 Damaged. "We, and Not the Enemy, Will Win Final Battles and Make Final Peace" President Roosevelt. "War Will Not End Soon Difficult Paths Ahead" Batavia
There is no news of the fighting in Timor beyond the official announcement that Jap. troops have attacked Koepang and strong resistance is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Wounded at Singapore
“NEW YORK Feb. 24.—Tokio Radio, quoting the Dome! news agency, says that 4600 wounded British soldiers, are in the Cathay…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Damage Isurance
Several inquries have already been made at the office of the West Maitland Municipal Council in regard to insurance against…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Damage Insurance
SYDNEY Wed.—War damage insurance Will give cover to the private chattels of an individual up to £10,000. Beyond, that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Helping War Effort
[?]—The [?] has [?] War [?] has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Speeding Up War Production
SYDNEY Wednesday.—Indicative of the Commonwealth Government’s determination to ellminate red tape in order to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Everything for the War Effort State Co-operation
(By the Hon. W. J. [?] Premier of New South Wales) I am con[?] that tie decision of the State Government to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Americans Fighting in Dutch Indies President Reviews War Tasks
IN his world broadcast President Roosevelt revealed that thousands of American troops and airmen are fighting the Japanese in the South-west Pacific, and that bombers and fighters, manned by American pilots, are playing a big part in the defence of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Damage to Property How Insurance Sheme Will Operate
SYDNEY Wednesday —Hundreds of householders, business people, and property owners, anxious to participate in the Commonwealth Government's war damage insurance scheme, thronged the insurance offices in-the city and suburbs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£35,000,000 Liberty War Loan Many Large Towns Adopt Objectives
Many, of the larger towns in the various States have adopted objectives, based on population and resources, for the £35,000,000…
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