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The wars & local soldiers, 1941

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Special War Pictures Arrives by Airmail

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 9

The greatest enterprise in the filmworld has been achieved by For Movietone airmail picture of the A.I.F. capture of Tobruk…

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North Illawarra Patriotic and War Fund

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 11

At a meeting of the Committee of above organisation held at the Council Chambers on February 6, the major problem discussed was…

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Effect of Taxation On War Saving Certificates

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 11

That the new Federal taxation would probably have a steadying effect on the purchase of War Saving Certificates was mentioned at the…

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Red Cross Society Message from Prisoner of War

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 4

The Red Cross Society in Sydney has just received a unique communication from a German Prison Camp. They believe it is the first of its kind…

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Overseas News Women of Britain Give Up Silk Stockings to War Industry

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 7

The women of Britain are going without new silk stockings this winter to supply the increasing demand from overseas for British furnishing…

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Shepherd's Crooks and Walking Sticks Old English Craft at Work in War Time

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 7

Over a remote fifteen miles stretch of the Surrey-Sussex, border they are now cutting the "small wood" for the world's best walking sticks…

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Returned Soldiers' League. Gerringong Branch

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Gerringong branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was held in the Council Chambers on Saturday night, the…

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War News

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 8

The total number of Italian prisoners in the Greek campaign equals 7½ per cent. of the highest estimated total of effectives in Albania at the…

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Old War Worker

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 4

Probably the oldest war worker in the Commonwealth is Mrs. M. J. Liston, 95-years-old resident of Westbourne Park, Adelaide. A year ago…

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Livestock From the War Zone England Still Shipping Pedigree Cattle Round The World

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 6

Britain still continues in the midst of war to send pedigree livestock across the seas to several remote corners of the world to the value of…

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School Children's Effort. Purchase of War Savings Certificates

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 3

Mr. Holman, First Assistant of the Kiama Public School, who is acting Headmaster during the absence of Mr. Bloomfield, reported to the…

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Kiama Patriotic and War Fund. Monthly Meeting

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 4

The meeting of the committee of the Kiama Patriotic and War Fund as held in the Council Chambers on Monday night. The chairman…

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Letters for Prisoners of War

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 12

The Red Cross Bureau has prepared a number of leaflets, giving detailed instructions about the procedure to be followed when writing to…

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First March of Kind Women's War Auxiliaries

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 6

On the 14th March the public will witness a Grand March and Parade by the various Women's War Service Organisations and Hospital nurses…

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Wollongong Returned Soldiers' Club Annual Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 9

At the annual meeting on Thursday night of last week the following, officers were elected: Patron, Mr. C. Church; president, Mr. W. J…

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Women's War Auxiliaries

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 1

On the 14th March public will by the various Women's War Service organisations and Hospital Nurses. The march will take place…

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Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund. Gerringong Branch

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 3

The second annual appeal of the Geirringong branch of the Lord Mayor’s Patriotic and War Fund, N.S.W., will be launched on the 1st…

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Soldiers' Letters

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 3

The many district friends of Pte. Alec (“Swampy”) Macdonald, of Shellharbour, who is in North Africa with the A.I.F., will be interested…

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Returned Soldiers' League. Monthly Meeting

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the Kiama branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday night, the…

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Wollongong Patriotic and War Fund

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 5

At the last meeting of the above fund, the Mayor (Ald. J. W. Lee) presided…

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