War Savings Certificates Formation Of Groups Public Meeting at Forbes
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 1
THE public meeting held in the Mayor's Room, Town Hall, on Monday night, for the purpose of forming groups in connection with the purchase of war savings certificates, was well attended considering the short notice given…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Arras Retaken Britons Hail War Measure "The Will of the People" LONDON
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 1
The Emergency Powers Defence Act, which was passed through both Houses of Parliament in 2 hours and 20 minutes, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Younger Set Active Working for Forbes Soldiers Weekly Knitting Bee
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 2
At the usual monthly meeting of the C.W.A. Younger Set held last Monday night it was decided to hold knitting bees in the rest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trotting Club to Help War Funds
The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 May 1940 · page 5
Junee Trotting Club has decided to continue operations. Profits will be devoted to war funds. The first meeting will be held on June 29, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Former Grenfell Resident Killed. Another a Prisoner of War
The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 27 May 1940 · page 2
Bert Creece, who was employed in 1932 by Messrs. Tresilian and Dun, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Help War Effort Many Bodies Formed (By Wire) Sydney
The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 May 1940 · page 1
Many bodies have been formed to further the Commonwealth's war effort, and there is a growing demand for National Governments both in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Empire Day Celebrations in Shadow of War Significance of Empire Stressed
The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 May 1940 · page 2
Empire Day Celebrations had a special significance this year. It was the first observance since the outbreak of war, and all the children aking part had not previously been so engaged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Italian Move Enter War in June Fight Against Allies (By Wire) Sydney
The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 May 1940 · page 1
A message from London on Sunday states; Rome observers expect Italy to enter the war against the Allies by June, states…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. Allies Firmly Hold Calais, Dunkirk and the Citadel of Boulogne. London
The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 27 May 1940 · page 2
There has been no serious attack on the British Front," says a British G.H.Q. communique. "The Germans launched a strong offensive against the Belgium forces on our left, and British…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Enlistments. Seventeen Papers Forwarded by the Mayor To-day
The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 27 May 1940 · page 3
Special reference was made in the Sydney newspapers of the enlistment of the four Blair brothers, of Grenfell, two of whom are twins…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr H.D. Black Visits W. Wyalong Two Delightful Lectures By Noted Educationist and Commentator "The International Situation" "Australia's Part in the War"
The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 May 1940 · page 2
Mr. H. D. Black, M.Ec., Lecturer in Economics at the University of Sydney, financial adviser to the State Government and popular radio commentator, paid a visit to West Wyatong last week. On Thursday and Friday nights, he gave two very interesting and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Call to Holy War
The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 1
Preachers in mosques throughout Egypt after midday prayers on Friday told Moslems to prepare for a holy war to aid the Allies…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Indian Soldiers in Training
The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 1
These splendid soldiers, some of many thousands now fully trained, are ready to carry on the tradition of the Indian Army. Department of Information photo…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →World's Wool Consumption. War Reduces Mills
Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 6
Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:-- Recent developments in Europe had quick effect on confidence in wool values in the United States. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Notes and News Nazi Finance
The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 2
Since the Nazis established the Third Reich in 1933, they have more than trebled the German public debt and more than quadrupled German…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Wool Position Consumers and the War
The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 3
Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report[?] Considerably more variation in p[?] for futures tops in New York has lately been noticeable than for a numbe[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. British Air Fleet Effective. lONDON
The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 2
It is officially announced by the Air Ministry that Hurricanes and Defiant fighters to-night shot down at least twenty—two German planes in a battle over Dunkirk…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bright and Successful Annual Hospital Ball Despite War Position Over 270 Attend Function
The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 4
Despite the gravity of the position overseas, which has had its effect on the people of West Wyalong and district, coupled…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Sixth Column." Formed in Wagga by Returned Soldiers
The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 1
A "Sixth Column" has now been formed in Wagga. This body of men, said Mr. John Grahaim, President. of the Wagga…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Recruits Leave West Wyalong A.I.F. Enlistments
The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 1
Messrs Keith Emmett, Paul McCa[?] Jack T[?]omerson, William Mack[?]an, (West Wyalong), and Jack Goodwin (Tallimba) left West Wyalong…
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