Court Upholds War Effects on Lights
A claim by Consolidated Neon (Philips System) Pty. Ltd. against Toohey's Ltd under a number of separate contracts to recover moneys claimed to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1942
926 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 15 of 47
Card Party For Prisoners of War Fund
Despite the unsettled weather on Thursday last, a successful card evening was held at the Metropolitan Hotel, in aid of the cake stall on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War By Wire: To-day, 2.15 p.m. American Bombers Attack on Rangoon Brightens Up the Gloomy War News
A New Delhi correspondent of the "Times" says the latest attack on Rangoon by American bombers brightens the gloomier news of other everts in Burma, and indicates India based aircraft intend to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Workers in S.A. Cabin Cottages Condemned (By Wire) Sydney
A message from Adelaide states: (The Federal Government's plan to build 600 "cabin cottages" for war workers, at a cost of £180,000 was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Our London Letter War Output Up 2000 Percent. How British Munitions Factory Makes 20 Times More Shell Fuse Cases
Output of shell fuse cases in a British munitions factory has been increased twenty fold after industrial psychologists had suggested…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jap. Bombings Ungarie Soldier's Experience
In a letter to the "Advocate", Sergeant W. Saunders, formerly of Ungarie, describes some thrilling experiences during Japanese raids. He…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Middle East Soldiers Welcome by Town and District Residents
F[?] who enlisted from West Wyalong and district were given a welcome at the Returned Soldiers' Club rooms on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Home on Furlough Soldiers From Middle East Reception Friday Night
Troopers Allan Gagie, Stan. Moncrieff, Reg. Buttenshaw, of West Wyalong, and Keith Clemson, of Barmedman, arrived home on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Are You in a War Savings Group
Every citizen should be saving for the future,By saving now you are serving five important purposes. You help materially to financing the war; help…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aust. Prisoners of War Definite Information Lacking Only Two Short Jap. Lists
So for the Japanese, despite requests to them, to supply war prisoner lists, have given only two short lists with the names of 12…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Forbes Pays Enthusiastic Tribute To Mel from the Middle East 16 Soldiers Home on Leave
THE second of the "Welcome Home" socials to men from various batllefronts who have returned home on leave, took place in the Forbes Town Hall last Thursday night, and was largely attended…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Welcome Home
Pte. H. Rymer, the first Tallimba soldier to arrive home from the Middle Last, was entertained at a Welcome Home organised by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Contributions to Peioners of War Fund
Captain Rose Chairman f Australian Army Pay Corps Welfare Fund, writes to Red Cross Appeal to say that the Corps has successfully, instituted a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australia at War Fateful Months
The recent comparative full in Japanese activity north of Australia [?] and the rapid progress of her [?] Burma are featrures of th[?] Pacific…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers' War Task of Vital Importance
Primary producers are playing an increasingly important role in the Australian war effort. The need to leed large groups of men of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To-day Britain's Pen Makers Are on War Work
More than 20,000,000 postage stamps a day are being turned out, Sundays excepted, by Britain's printers, or a total of 6,500,000,000 throughout the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Home on Furlough Soldiers From Middle East. Reception Friday Night
After speeding sixteen mouths abroad with the AIF, Sergeant Raleigh Hawkins returned with units of the AIF, and is at present on leave in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Patriotic Committee Receptions to Soldiers Fountain Pens Discussed
Mr. J. W. Parker (Vice-president presided over the monthly meeting of the West Wyalong Patriotic Committee, which was held at the Literary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Welcome Home Two Returned Soldiers Honored
A very large crowd gathered at the School of Arts last Saturday night to welcome home two of our local lads, Privates G. Aldridge and W…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Women Workers in War Industries
The Deputy Director of Manpower (Mr. C. J. Bellemore) said on Wednesday that by the end of the year more than 50,000 women would be required…
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