War Insurance. Councils to Act for Government
Municipal and Shire Councils will act for the Government in collecting premiums under the War Damages' Insurance Scheme…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
3,819 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 191
War Effort Jeopardised. Charcoal Shortage. SYDNEY
Experts and representatives of leading transport organisations to-day denounced the state af chaos in commercial transport and general motoring…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Debate in the Commons Dover Disaster
LONDON Feb 25—Continuing the debate in the House od Commons Read Admiral Beamish (Con said that divided air…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →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 of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners and War Effort Attitude Defended By President
SYDNEY Friday—While ass[?] that “appropri[?] action” would be taken against those [?] mi[?] who refused to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Work of the Y.w.c.a
SYDNEY Friday.—The Young Women’s Christian Association in Sydney launched a campaign for [?] to enable it to carry on with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dungog and the War Loan £5400 to Date
Figures supplied by the local banks on Wednesday afternoon indicated that Dungog is rising to the occasion. Applications have been received for a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cards Received From Prisoner of War—letter From Port Moresby
Two aunts of Pte. Ray Andrews, in the persons of Mrs R. W. Watson and Mrs J. W. Ayton, have received cards from Pte. Andrews, who is a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The World at War —Blocks by courtesy of the Department of Information
BRITISH TANK TESTS ITS SPEE D IN DESERT COUNTRY.—One of the many types of fast tanks of Britain's mechanised forces in the Mid die East, raises the dust as it travels at speed across the desert country on the Liyba, North Africa, front. BRITISH PILOT'S LUCKY EMBLEM.—This cheerful young British…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Man on the Land Adapting Australian Agriculture to the War. the Problems Involved
For over two years Australia has been faced with the duty of organising her agricultural resources in order to make the most effective contribution…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Washing Up in War Time Mr and Mrs Britain Have to Be Careful in Their Scullery
British housewives are economising by buying as good pottery as their war-time incomes will allow. The war is teaching them to be more careful…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fought Gallantly to the Last. Tribute to Australian Soldiers. Major-general Gordon Bennett's Disclosures. Batavia
It was revealed to-day that the Commander of the Australian Forces in Malaya, Major-General Gordon Bennett, who escaped from Singapore after the fall of the city, crossed to Sumatra in a native sampan with, several staff officers. The party suffered greatly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rotary-c.w.a. Service for Soldiers
The annual meeting of the workers in connection with the Rotary-C.W.A. Service for Soldiers was held In the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rotary Holds Soldiers’ Evening
SINGLETON Friday—Last night the Rotary Club conducted a military meeting Each member had to bring either a solder or [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War And Industry
THE new list of reserved occupations to be issued next week by the Federal Department for Labour and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Churchill’s New War Cabinet
MR ANTHONY EDEN, FOREIGN [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soccer to Help War Funds
. CESSNOCK Saturday. —The South Maitland Soccer Association had one of the best seasons last year, [?] and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Vital War Talks in Melbourne Discussion on Strategy in Pacific
MELBOURNE Saturday.—The most important series of war talks ever held in this country, and which are likely to have far-reaching effects upon the future course of our history, are now taking place between the War Council Service…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day’s Leaders: War and Industry Blackouts Ahead Red Cross Aid for Prisoners at Singapore
SYDNEY Sat.—To feed and clothe the 17,000 men taken prisoner at Singapore would cost the society more than £900,000 a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hitler’s Spring Drive Already Broken? Far-Reaching Effect of Russian Offensive (Dept. of information’s Weekly War Commentary)
President Roosevelt’s speech recalled the fact that the against the Axis is a single task. Surveying the war as whole, the President made it clear that America’s weight was thrown into conflict in all theatres…
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