Shire Council's Windfall £800 for Obsolete Plant £500 Contributed to War Loan
Owing to the modern trend in road-making principles of allowing new roads to consolidate by traffic rather than by use of heavy…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1941
944 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 18 of 48
"Must Drop Apathy And Complacency" Declare Messrs Gay And Watts City Business Men Address Forbes Meeting War Loan Appeal
THE meeting room of the Town Hall was well filled last Friday morning by representative citizens of the town when Messrs. Spencer Watts (President of the Associated Chambers of Commerce) and A. F. Gay (Director of Messrs. Sargood,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local Lad Wounded GUNNER J. S. DONNELLY
The latest casualty list includes the name of one N.S.W. man-killed in action and twenty wounded. Wounded in action is Gunner J. S…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hairdressers War Effort
Mr. G. H. Blyth, Federal President of the Master Hairdressers Council, has appealed to hairdressers of Australia to raise £2,000 for the purchase…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Capitalise Patriotism Support War Loan
While our gallant Australian troops are writing pages of imperishable history on the battlefields the clear duty of those remaining at home is to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crackers or War Funds? (To the Editor "Advocate")
Sir,—On Emipre Day many people who have not contributed anything to war loang nor spent one sixpenny bit on war savings stamps will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News HESS: and his Important Message LONDON
It is revealed that in lauding in Scotland by parachute Hess attempted to get in touch with the Duke of Hamilton. He thought…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Publican Granted Leave of Absence By Licensing Magistrate
Accepting an assurance from Serpiant R. Russell (Licensing Inspector) that the (Queensland Hotel, Wyalong, was being capanly carried on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late War News London
There is much speculation concerning the reasons which caused Herr Rudolph Hess. Deputy-Fuehrer of Germany, to land in Scotland early…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Indian Soldiers in the Sudan
Troops of an Indian Infantry Brigade stationed in one of Britain's outposts on the Eritrean border. They have been in several recent successful actions against the Italian forces. In this picture they are crossing the River Atbara…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Smokes For The Wounded
Smoking materials rank high in popularity among the men of our fighting forces. Local Red Cross authorities report that no less than…
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The Mayor, Hon. H. C. Moulder, presided at a war loan rally held in Bathurst street last Saturday afternoon. After briefly speaking in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prisoners of War
The Australian Red Cross Society is now maintaining Bureaux for Inquiries for wounded, missing and prisoners of war in all States of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Junee Council to Lend £500 to War Loan
The electricity works trading fund of the Jnnee Counell is one which usually has a credit balance to show. A surplus of £179[?] was reported by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rail Revenue Record £250,000 Surplus Likely Effect of War
The year 1940-41 is expected to be a record for the New South Wales Railways in revenue and in passenger and, goods triffic…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Use of Cosmetics In War Time Clerygman Astounded. (Bv Wire) Svdney
In an address at the Lvceum Hall, Sydney, the Rev. Lionel Fletcher, said he had been astonished, on his return from England, to find that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War Italian Commander Seeks Surrender Terms Surrounded In Their Last Stronghold London (A.A.P.)
British forces have surrounded the Italians in their last stronghold in Abyssinia-Amba Alagi. The Italian commander in chief (Duke of Aosta) sent emissaries to seek terms of surrender…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Japans Resources Almost Exhausted Can't Risk Another War Chinese Diplomat's Statement (By Wire) Sydney
Doctor Wellinaton Koo. a Chinese diplomat, who was the Ambassador to France, and who arrived at Auckland yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fights at Rally Soldiers at Dubbo Want to Go Abroad Recruiting Meeting Interruped (By Wire) Svdney
The proceedings of the Mobile Recruiting Unit's meeting at Dubbo on Saturday night were interrupted by a series of fights,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pjiiyate Max Pettit Youngest District Soldier
Max Pettit, well known west Wyalong Junior footballer and cricketer, who is 17 years and three months old, is stated to be the youngest A.I.F…
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