Egypt and the War
Cairo.—The Egyptian Senate has ratified by 68 votes to 50 the Royal decree giving the Government full powers, which was issued on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Illawarra · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1940
305 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 16
Polish War Victims Relief Fund
The chairman of the Executive Committee writes: Finland's heroic fight for freedom against overwhelming odds will…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Diamonds in War Time London Sells £1,000,000 Worth in Two Days London (By Air Mail)
Diamonds which will never sparkle in a jeweller's showcase are playing a quiet but vital part in Britain's war efforts…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kiama Carnival. for Patriotic and War Funds
Preparations are going ahead for the big carnival to lie held at Kiama on Monday, 29th January (Anniversary Day) under the auspices of the local…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Returned Soldiers League
A conference of the sub-branches of the South Coast and Tablelands of the Returned Soldiers' League will be held at Port Kembla on Saturday, January…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reminders of War
Every train traveller on the Southern Railway in England receives with his ticket one of the many grim reminders of war which fortunately do…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Street Fight Soldier Taken to Hospital
At the Wollongong Police Court on Monday, before Mr. Balmain, S.M., Richard Howland and Roy Thomas were charged with riotous behaviour…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers' Farwelled At Warrawong
At an official send-off to the members of the 2nd Australian Infantry Forces at Warrawong on Saturday night, Councillor Maynes expressed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Soldiers Farewelled
On Saturday evening, 6th January, the Central Illawarra Civic Patriotic committee, in connection with the ladies of Unanderra and Mount…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Transport and the War
There has been widespread interest in a series of articles on Producer Gas as a fuel, by Professor Burstall of the University of Melbourne, published all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Patriotic War Fund. Gerringong Effort
As a means of augmenting the Gerringong Patriotic and War Fund, it was decided to hold a sale of stock. Excellent donations were received and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Help for Polish War Victims
The Australian Polish War Victims Relief Committee, 76 Pitt Street, Sydney, acknowledges donation of £1/1/- from Mr. Bede Devery, Gerringong…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Ruins Hamburg
There could be no more striking commentary on rule in Germany than the spectacle presented in the country's principal ports, including the greatest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wet Canteens and War Service Returned Men in Conference
Motions advocating wet canteens in the 2nd A.I.F. and requesting the Federal Government to increase the age limit so that members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Raiders Nightmare Britain's Many War Uses for Steel Rope London (By Air Mail)
When the King visited balloon barrage! units recently, he was told of Britain's secret weapon of defence. A new method of maklng the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Anzac Day. at Kiama
At the meeting of the Kiama branch of the Returned Soldiers League on Thursday night, preliminary arrangements were made for the celebration…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Returned Soldiers' League. Annual Meeting
Kiama Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League held its annual meeting in the Council Chambers on Thursday night. Mr. P. J. Davies presided…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Annual Meeting. Jamberoo Returned Soldiers' League
The annual meeting of tile Jamberoo Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was held on Wednesday night in the School of Arts, with a fair at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War, Day by Day Mobile Recruiting
Mobile recruiting units-for the country districts, expanded recruiting facilities for the cities, and an intense publicity campaign, are to be…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Britain's War Spiders Spin Their Way Into Industry's Great Effort London (By Air Mail)
Even British spiders are mobilised as industrial war workers. Instrument factories keep groups of these eight-legged "carftsmen" because…
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