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Hunter Valley · The wars & local soldiers
3,819 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 191
LONDON Feb. 24.—In the debate in House of Commons on the war situation, James Griffiths (Labour) welcomed the Cabinet. “Recent events have caused…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Our troops on the Leningrad front are in great danger," said the Berlin radio, which begged the Germans to hold out at all costs till the spring. The radio added: "The Russians have launched the biggest counter-offensive of the war. Hundreds of thousands of newly arrived and well equipped troops from Siberia are attacking the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The 23rd annual report of the West Maitland sub branch. Returned Sailors, , Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Imperial League of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The W.V.S. has every reason to feel proud of the splendid work which the organisation is rendering for men of the fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WASHINGTON Feb. 20.—The Secretary for the Navy, Colonel Knox, announced that the United States Navy had sunk three…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CANBERRA Thurs.— Giving evidence before the Federal Parliamentary Committee oil Profits to-day the Commonwealth Prices…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LONDON Feb. 25.—The extension of the war to the Far East is chiefly responsible for the serious increase in British…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CANBERRA Thursday.—A spirited attack on die unsatisfactory manner in which the war has been conducted up to date and a plea for the abolition of the present policy of “realism” were the outstanding features of a statement made…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A social and presentation to our local lads, who have enlisted was given by the Patriotic Committee and citizens on Thursday night, in the Oddfollows' Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON Feb. 25.—“Every member of the Cabinet would attend the funeral of the person i hope i can now describe as the late but unlamented Colonel Blimp,” declared the Lord Privy Seal, Sir Stafford Cripps, replying to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The first A.I.F. nurse to be killed in action is Sister Margaret de Mestre, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. de Mestre, of Bellingen, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY Friday—Leading Aircraftsman Herbert John Lister 33 an air Gunner was seriously wounded at richmond A[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →I am confident that the decision of the State Government to subordinate everything to the war effort will meet with the unanimous…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →What is probably the stur[?] car ever made is now being preo[?] in the United States…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Recently a very interesting letter was received from a soldier overseas, thanking the Carrow Brook school children for a parcel that had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Regulations validating the war damage insurance scheme for property and personal possessions were gazetted this week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In peace time about 90 per cent. of the Australian clip was exported (write Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd.). Last season exports were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"We dare not fail," said the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) in a stirring message to every Australian to support the £35,000,000 Liberty War…
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