Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← The wars & local soldiers, all years

Hunter Valley · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1942

3,819 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 191

A Year of Service "Diggers" Solidly Behind War Effort. Tributes to Patriotic Committees. MR. H. M. Smith Re-elected President; Mr. J. Mitchell Appointed Hon. Secretary

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 January 1942 · page 1

The reports and financial statements read at the annual meeting of the Muswellbrook sub-branch of the R.S.S. and Airmen's League of Australia on Saturday last disclosed that the "Diggers" were playing a notable part in the town's war effort. The clubroom was occupied…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Helping War Effort

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 3

[?] WELL BOOK. Wednesday — Members [?] the Mail-Well [?] Patriotic Youngest Set have [?] his to the Work burble…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

War Risk Insurance

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — The War Cabinet adhered to a previous decision that compulsory war risk property insurance…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Lochinvar War Fund

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 3

Subscriptions resolved, by the Lochinvar- petrolic, Communities for the [?] Sydney- fund total bunt £80. It is expected…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

War Affects Water Schemes

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY-" Wednesday — The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Dunne. said to-day that owing to militia call-ups and enlistments,…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Prisoner of War in Germany

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 2

Private Garvan Maher, who has been a prisoner of war in Germany for some months, in a letter just received by his parents, Mr and Mrs…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Conduct of Pacific War Lanning Committee

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE. Wednesday, — e Constitution by the War joined of an administrative plan [?] committee “to deal, in co-operation…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Housing of War Workers East Maitland Plan

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 2

East Maitland aldermen, at their meeting last night decided to co-operate .with Messrs. Coolie and Forrest, of the Housing Department,…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Victory in Modern War Air Superiority Essential

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 1

"The future course of the war will depend more and more upon air power," says Hanson Baldwin, New York "Times" military…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Premier Tells of War Work Meeting a- Possible Invasion

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 2

At the specially-summoned meeting of the State Parliament yesterday afternoon, the Premier. Mr. Mckell, outlined the work of the Government to prepare the State to meet possible invasion. A broad plan of "stepped evacuation”…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Snow Falls in Jerusalem (By Kenneth Slessor. Official War Correspondent)

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 4

CAIRO Jan. 13.—Australian soldiers and small boys are snowballing each other in the streets of Jerusalem at present…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Welcome Home

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 3

On Friday night last the Patriotic Committee arranged a public welcome home to Pte. Tape who has been invalided home, on account of having lost the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Cashing War Certificates

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 2

MELBOURNE Friday. — The Federal Government is concerned at the sharp , rise in the rate at [?] ar[?] savings certificates…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

At War with Bulgaria

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 2

By a proclamation signed in Canberra, Australia formally declared war on Bulgaria, The Bulgarian Parliament declared war on Britain…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Letters to War Prisoners

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE Friday.— The Minister for the Army, Mr. Forde, to-day stated that references to drought in certain areas of Australia…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Post-war Air Policy

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 1

LONDON Jan 15 —Capt Balfour a member of the House of commons in a speech declared that the biggest job in post-war…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Letters to Prisoners of War

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 6

The Minister for the A[?] (Mr. Forde) pointed out that all letters sent through the Red Cross to prisoners of war in enemy countries had…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

The Weak Spot of the War

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 5

Singapore is the weak spot of the war. So says Mr. G. Ward Price. "Although we have pooled responsibility for it with our Allies," he…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Rescue Men of Air War Over Channel

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 6

Margaret Gilruth the London correspondent of the Melbourne Herald writes the following interesting article of resue work, in the English…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Insurance to Cover War Damage Treasurer Explains

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 2

An announcement was made last night by the Federal Treasurer, Mr. Chidey that the introspective operation of the war…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →