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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1941

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Spain's Attitude Supports War Against Russia German Arranged Demonstration LONDON, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 5

In a parade at Madrid yesterday, 1000 Falangists carried banners bearing the slogans, "Down with Russia," and offering themselves to fight against…

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Red Cross Appeal For Funds for Prisoners of War Another £5 Donation

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 8

In our issue of last Friday we announced that Mr. Chas. Wilson had agreed to give £5 to the Red Cross Prisoner of War Fund if 19…

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Latest War News Fins Protest Against Russian Bombing Sweden Allows Nazis Right of Way . LONDON

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 1

The Finnish Minister in London has announced that as the result of Russian bombing of towns in Finland his Government will be compelled to take…

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Russo-german War Position Is Still Obscure Main Red Army Not Not Yet Engaged Germans Admit Resistance Greater Than Expected

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 1

ALTHOUGH both sides are claiming important successes in the fighting along the Russian-German frontier, there is as yet no definite information that any large-scale…

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Britain's Sudanese Soldiers

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 4

The Sudanese Defence Force, formed of fearless Sudanese with British and native officers, is an intrepid fighting force which has been in recent successful actions against the Italians…

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Killed in Action Private 'Gofr' Thompson

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 30 June 1941 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Thomspon, of Marsden Road. Wyalong, received the sad news to-day from the Minister for Army that their son, Private…

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War--and After

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 30 June 1941 · page 1

Recognition of the riches and the commercial possibilities of Australia is growing apace in Great Britain. Capital from the motherland and from…

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War Savings Certificates

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 30 June 1941 · page 3

Die to a determined effort being made in Victoria to bring its sales of war savings certificates by June 30 closer to the State quota of…

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War News in Brief

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 30 June 1941 · page 4

Britain's War Bill--Between September 3, 1939, to April 26, 1941, according to British Treasury Statisms £5,073,000,000 were spent on the war…

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The War London (A.a.p.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 30 June 1941 · page 2

A German communique, which claims rapid advances on all fronts, says that between Sunday and Friday the Germans took 40,000, prisoners, 600 guns either captured or destroyed, 2233 tanks…

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Timber and War The Hon. W. J. McKELL

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 30 June 1941 · page 1

War has cut off half of our timber supply--the half that was Imported from overseas to meet our domestic building needs…

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Government and the People Should Co-operate Bitterness Between City and Country Must Be Eliminated. Full War Effort to Be Prosecuted by the Government. Country Interests to Be Given the Fullest Consideration. "The Days of laissez faire in Government Departments," Says Mr. Martin, "Is Ended."

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 30 June 1941 · page 2

The Attorney-Genera, Hon. C. E. Martin, M.L.A., was applauded on Saturday, when at a welcome tendered him at the Council Chambers he stated that the present Government…

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Other War Items London

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1941 · page 1

The R.A.F. last week destroyed over Europe and the Middle East 183 enemy aeroplanes the largest number in any week for many months. The British…

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Still Undecided Japanese Attitude to War Situation

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1941 · page 1

There Is still little indication of the final attitude to be adopted by Japan towards the Russo German struggle…

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Western Men Located by the Vatican Prisoners of War in Italy

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1941 · page 2

A casualty list issued at the week end by the Apostolic Delegate (Archbishop Panico) contains the names of Australian prisoners of…

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Killed in Action Private "Goff" Thompson

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1941 · page 1

Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Thompson, of Marsden road, Wyalong, received advice from the Minister for the Army on Monday last that their sop,…

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Prisoner of War Service

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 3 July 1941 · page 3

The Australian Red Cross Society spent approximately £500,000 on Prisoner of War Service in the 1914-18 War but figures from the Greece and…

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The War London (A.a.p.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 3 July 1941 · page 2

It is learned that the R.A.F. destroyed seventeen enemy planes during an attack on an aerodrome at Lille. The R.A.F. lost two bombers and seven…

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Soldier Settlers

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 3 July 1941 · page 2

Mr. Tully is a man of action. He [?], on his return to Sydney, already started on a survey of the soldier settlements. A sketch plan…

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Wounded Evacuated By-air

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 7

An extremely interesting development in the handling of Australian casualties in the North African campaign was the rapid evacuation of wounded by air,…

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