Aussie Airmen to Help Defending Britain's Coasts Soldiers on Maginot Line
The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 5
The Australian airmen wh oarrived in England recently commenced their training with the Coastal Command... They will form the new squadron to fly huge Sunderland flying boats... Their duties will include anti-submarine patrols, and general sea reconnaissance…
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The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 1
A Norwegian ship, making the 55th lost, by that country, has been torpedoed by a German U-boat, which stood by for half-an-hour and watched the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Excitement in City Angry Soldiers Demonstrate SYDNEY
The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 4
Amazing scenes were witnessed in George Street near Central Railway to-night when a mob of angry soldiers and sailors gathered outside the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coming Home Soldiers Returning During April Break-up of Camps
The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 1
More than 14,000 militiamen will move out of eight camps in this State during the week ending April 22. All will have completed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blood Transfusions Lessons From Last War
Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 5
At the end of the last [?]ar the value of blood transfusion in cases of severe wounds was recognised and attempts were made to give men the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Marketing Our Products. How Australia Helps Britain. Magnificent War Effort
The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 5
The mobilisation of primary Industry, the second great development of the Australian war effort, is being carried out swiftly and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Marketing Our Produce. How Australia Helps Britain Magnificent War Effort
Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 3
The mobilisation of primary industry, the second great development of the Australian war effort, is being carried out swiftly and smoothly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Will Be Prolonged Prime Minister's Statement. "Need All Our Resources"
Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 6
The necessity to save dollar exchange--one of the serious aspects of Australia's war effort-- has resulted in further prohibitions and restrictions…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Latest War News London, Thurs
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 1
The Paris radio has announced that the British forces have recaptured Bergen and Trondheim, on the west coast of Norway, which were occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Race Meeting For Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund Noms. Close
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 1
The benefit race meeting to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 30 and May 1, in aid of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Anzacs and Anzac Day
Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 4
In the radio history session for schools on April 18, Mr. J. Nagle, of the public school at Mosman, .Sydney, is giving a talk, entitled "Some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Planes War on Insect Pests
The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 4
America is carrying on an aerial war aerial was less speetacular than Europe's but vitally important. Government planes have netted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aims and Objects Of War Victims' Relief Day
Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 2
At an enthusiastic meeting held in the Town Hall, Sydney, the Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor, Stanley S. Crick, launched an anneal on behalf of War…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Audacious Feat. British Navy Lay Another Mine Field. London
The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 2
A new mine field laid by the British Navy, was completed in the early hours of the morning, and is regarded as a singularly audacious feat. In bottles up the entire Baltic Coast of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anzac Day Local Observance
The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 2
Anzac Day. Thursday 25th April, re ooseived as a public holiday throughout the State. The West Wyalong Relumed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Beer War at Bathurst
The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 1
One of the most interesting features of the Bathurst Show was a beer war between rival liquor booth proprietors, one selling a Sydney bee[?] and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German Losses 1,600 Dead and Wounded Narvik in British Hands (By Wire) Sydney
The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 1
Listeners in at Amsterdam report hearing an unidentified radio announcing that Narvik is entirely in British hands…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Benefit Race Meeting For Patriotic and War Purposes Committee Meeting
The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 6
Despite the inclemency of the weather there was a large attendance on Saturday afternoon at the meeting of the combined…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →FOR A.I.F. District Men Enlist
The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 2
A number of West Wyalong and district men—some of them being in their early twenties—have made apl plication for enlistment as members…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anzac Day
The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 1
Anzac Day, Thursday 25th April, will be observed as a public holiday throughout the State. The West Wyalong Returned…
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