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The wars & local soldiers, 1942

3,819 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 191

Plans for Total Mobilisation War Cabinet Makes Progress

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 3

The War Cabinet made substantial progress on Monday afternoon with the plans for total mobilisation provided for…

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Importance of Charcoal Vital in Scheme of War Production

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 4

The assistant-secretary of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. Richards) on Monday expressed the opinion that neither the official nor the public mind…

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Banks’ Part in the War Sir Alfred Davidson’s Defence

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 5

Sydney Wednesday, — while the banks were anxious in co-operate with the Government in every possible way in regard to its…

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United States Mission To India Realisation of India's Importance in War Effort

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 1

The United Stages will send an important supply mission to India soon for the purpose of helping in the defence of India…

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Japanese Not Super Soldiers General, Bennett’s Views

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY Wednesday.—The disclosures that despite the seemingly endless of defeats sustained the Australian soldier still considered he was the equal of any 10 Japanese when it came to real fighting, was made yesterday…

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Milk for Soldiers Supplies Taken Over

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday.— National Security Regulations have been invoked by the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) to…

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War Fashions in England

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 4

LONDON March 4.—Sir Thomas Barlow, Director-General of olvillan Clothing has announced that buttons are to disappear from…

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Speeding Up War Effort

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA Thursday. —The Minister for war organisation Mr Dedman said to-day that men and women affected by the…

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War-time Broadcasts Rural Problems

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 2

The Rural Bank announces that, in keeping with conditions now prevailing, a new series of broadcasts has been prepared in…

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Liberty War Loan Appeal By Mayor

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 3

The quota set for Maitland in the Liberty War Loan has been exceeded by a considerable amount but the Mayor of West…

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Gamelin Silent at War Guilt Trial

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 3

LONDON March 4— General Camelio former commander in Chief of the French Army declined in give evidence when called before…

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R.A.F. Pounds Paris War Factories Working For Germany (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 4

LONDON March 4.—Buildings at the vast Renault motor works at Biltencourt collapsed like packs of cards they were bombed last night by planes of the Royal Air Force, which made their first raid on the Paris region…

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War Certificates

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY Friday — Sales of war saving certificates alow total £[?] [?] State total are New South Wales £11.763,716 [?]…

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War Production Non-essentials

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 1

Many complex problems have had to be overcome in organising Australia to meet the demands of war, now more pressing than ever with the…

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War-time Broadcasts. Rural Problems Discussed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 5

The Rural Bank announces that, in keeping with conditions now prevailing, a new series of broadcasts has been prepared in connection with…

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War-time Broadcasts Rural Problems Discussed

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 3

The Rural Bank announces that, in keeping with conditions now prevailing, a new series of broadcasts has been prepared in connection with…

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War Guilt Trial Air Failure Explained

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 1

LONDON March 5.— French had 2500 war aircraft which had never been used against the Germans, when the armistice was…

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Good Figures for War Loan Contributions

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 2

At the close of business to-day in connection with the Liberty Loan it was announced that the amount in hand in Singleton was…

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Review of Developments in War Zones (Weekly War Commentary by the Department of Information)

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 3

The Japanese are now plunged Into the fourth major campaign of the Pacific war. In Malaya their success has been complete;…

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War Loan Will Close on Tuesday Next

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 2

Tuesday next, March 10, is the closing date of subscriptions to the Liberty Loan, and intending subscribers should make immediate…

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