War Damage Insurance No Newcastle Rush
There has been no rush in Newcastle to insure personal belongings against war damage. Since the voluntary scheme came into effect on Tuesday…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
3,819 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 191
Australia at War. Only Sacrifice Can Win
Neither self-deception nor soporifics will defeat ferocious aggression. The Axis forces are fighting this war on a total basis. Any outmoded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War—And Necessity It Happened in Scone
A very old, and no doubt true, saying is that "necessity makes strange bedfellows." To this may be added the reflection that red-handed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Labour Call-up Is Likely “Total War Plans”
MELBOURNE Tuesday.—Substantial progress was made by the War Cabinet yesterday afternoon with the plans for total mobilisation provided for in the National Security Regulations issued recently. An announcement will be made…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Allied Strategy in Pacific Big Decisions by War Council
Allied strategy in the conduct of the Pacific war will be vitally affected by far-reaching decisions made at yesterday's meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AGRICULTURAL Adapting Australian Agriculture To The War. the Problems Involved
For over two years Australia hay been faced with the duty of organising her agricultural resources in order to make the most effective contribution…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Time to Carry War to Enemy. U.S. Staff Chief's Significant Statement. WASHINGTON
"The time has arrived when we must proceed with the business of carrying the war to the enemy and not permitting the greater portion of our armed forces and material to be immobolised within continental United States," declared the Chief of Staff,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Carry War To The Enemy” U.S. Chief of Staff’s Appeal (Australian Associated Press)
WASHINGTON March 2.—“The time has now come when we must proceed with the business of carrying the war to the enemy, and not permitting a greater portion of our home forces and material to be immobilised within…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To-day’s Leaders : Motor Registration Fees Total War Plans German Planes Used In Philippines By Japs
WASHINGTON March 2.— There were practically [?] ground operations in the Philippines in the past 24 hours. Enemy air…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Java Should Be Held At All Costs. Allies Greatest Opportunity Of War. Heavy Enemy Air Losses in Burma
As we did in the Straits of Macassar, so we did in the attack on Java by the apanese. We missed the opportunity of dealing two knock-out blows to Japan through not having sufficient aircraft and naval…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Denman News Returned Soldiers' Women's Auxiliary
At a meeting of soldiers wives held in the Soldiers' Clubroom on Thursday it was decided to fall in with the request from the returned soldiers'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →APPEAL Soldiers' Memorial School of Arts ESTABLISHED 1862, and Now Nearly "On the Rocks"
We call for help. It is wanted immediately and needs to be continuous and not spasmodic. For 80 years this Institution has done splendid…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers' Memorial School of Arts Urgent Appeal for Aid
At the regular monthly meeting of the committee of the Scone Soldiers' Memorial School of Arts, held on Friday last, the financial…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Did Not Appear
CESSNOCK Tuesday.— David Harold Hart, a soldier from Greta Camp, did not appear to answer a charge of indecent behaviour at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late News Burma Road : Japs. Temporarily Succeed in Cutting. Russians Pounding at Encircled Nazi Army in North. Enemy's Difficulty in Securing Supplies. German Press Admit Attack with Undiminished Fury. New Jap. Invasion Fleet Off North Java. Position in Some Parts Said to Be Critical. Domei Claims to Have Shattered Allied Air Force. "Must Proceed with the Business of Carrying the War to Enemy," Says U.s: Chief of Staff. Malaya : Tokio Radio Admits Loss of 3282 KILLED, 6100 Wounded. Also Claims 9700 PRISONERS, 15,000 Abandoned Dead, 551 Aircraft Shot Down. London
British light naval forces patrolling the Channel last night located two medium sized tankers in a convoy strongy protected by small craft…
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The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) said: “Only two things now stand between us and the over throw of everything that we…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Subscribers to War Loan
SYDNEY Wed.—Organisers of the Liberty Loan hope that subscribers will exceed 200,000. For more than a week the daily…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scone Helps War Loan
SCONE Wednesday —£14,990 has been subscribed by Scone to the Liberty War Loan, the quota of which was £10,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Women’s War Service In N.Z.
AUCKLAND Wednesday—The Minister for National Services Mr. Semple says that the Women’s War Service Auxiliary Is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →“The War Can Be Lost” Journal Criticises Campaign
LONDON March 3.—The “Nineteenth Century,” in a leader, strongly criticises the Government and demands that General Sir Archibald Wavell be placed in the War Cabinet. For the first time there is awareness, or rather a kind…
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