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…
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Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 3
[?] WELL BOOK. Wednesday — Members [?] the Mail-Well [?] Patriotic Youngest Set have [?] his to the Work burble…
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Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 2
MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — The War Cabinet adhered to a previous decision that compulsory war risk property insurance…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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