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The wars & local soldiers, 1939

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Meeting of Ministers' Association War and Liquor Business Discussed

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 13 September 1939 · page 3

Members of the Twee Ministers' Association met on Monday last at the Free Prosbyt[?]ian Manse. An apology was received for the' absence of Rev…

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Latest War News. Vast French Army. PARIS, Sept. 5

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 September 1939 · page 2

With a vast army in the field the French General Staff is organising its forces on the Western Front. France it confident of victory…

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A.m.p. Society Life Assurances and War Risk Existing Policy-holders Covered

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 13 September 1939 · page 2

Policy-holders and the public generally, will be interested to learn that the A.M.P. Society has decided that in regard to existing policies on the…

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Returned Men and Reserve Forge

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 4

Colonel Lennox has promised to address returned soldiers on the reserve force which is being organised in the Memorial Hall at an early date…

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The War

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 2

Poland is being devastated by war. The German forces are now beseiging the capital, Warsaw, and it is stated that they now dominate a…

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The War. In Poland

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 4

London, Thursday: The Polish Official Newsagency states that Polish troops, after a fierce attack, recaptured Lodz, from which city the…

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War News in Brief

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 2

The Poles announce that the Polish armies retreating from the north western provinces of Poznan and Pomorze (the Corridor) 'have…

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Late War News. Fighting in Poland

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 2

The German High Command, in a communique yesterday, claimed that the "ring" round Warsaw had been closed in the east and that 60,000…

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'Not Doing Part in War' Ex-Minister Outspoken

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 1

Attacking the Commonwealth wartime defence policy, the former Minister for Customs, Mr. White (U.A.P. Vic), said in the House of…

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The War —Day by Day— British Troops in France—

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 4

The British troops in France, whose arrival is now officially acknowledged by a British Ministry of Information communique, received a…

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The Motorists' Corner Official R.a.c.a. Notes by "Carbon." War and the Motorist

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 8

That the war will ultimately affect the Australian motorist cannot be gainsaid, but from exhaustive inquiries made in official circles, I can…

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The Motorists' Corner War and the Motorist

The Northern Champion · Saturday 16 September 1939 · page 7

That the war will ultimately affect the Australian motorist cannot be gainsaid, but from exhaustive enquiries made in official circles, I can assure you that…

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Latest War News Warsaw Holds Out London

The Northern Champion · Saturday 16 September 1939 · page 4

The Germans to-day officially announced their intention of bombing and shelling open town and villages in Poland. The excuse for this decision given in…

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Censorship of War News. Transmission Delays. Protest to Ministry. London, Sept. 12

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 September 1939 · page 5

The "Manchester Guardian" Bays that the censorship of cable messages to oversea newspapers is causing dissatisfaction among Dominion…

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Latest War News. British Task in the West. Troops Welcomed in France. French Drive in Saar. London. Sept. 12

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 September 1939 · page 5

The British troops in Prance, whose arrival is now acknowledged in a communique issued by the British Ministry of Information, received a…

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Imperial Resources and War. Italy and Japan

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 September 1939 · page 2

In a previous article it was pointed out that mineral resources are as much the sinews of war as are men and machines, and that any country…

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Late War News. Aircraft Carrier Sunk. Western Front

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1939 · page 2

The aircraft-carrier H.M.S. Courageous (22,500 tons) has been sunk by a German submarine. The Admiralty announcement…

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A London Letter. On the Verge of War

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1939 · page 3

Dear Mr. Editor,—We have now drifted back into another crises period very much similar to September, 1933. Although there is still the…

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The War Day by Day Russians Invade Poland

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1939 · page 1

Russian troops invaded Poland on Sunday morning. The invasion, it was stated, was along the entire 500 miles of the Polish-Russian frontier…

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East Kempsey P. and C. Association. Arrangements to Protect Children in War Time

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 September 1939 · page 8

There was a representative attendance at the monthly meeting of the East Kempsey Parents and Citizens' Association held at the School…

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