War News. London
A Berlin German newsagency states—"There was fierce hand-to-hand fighting in the woods. Our infantry, which is especially well-trained for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mid North Coast · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1940
1,795 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 13 of 90
France's Vast War Effort. Cheerful Acceptance
While the British Navy rules the waves, the French Army, entrenched in its millions behind the Maginot Line, makes the Allies' position…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War, Day by Day. Allied Air Activity
There are many indications of the continuous activity displayed by the Allied Air Forces. One of the biggest jobs was the protection of troop…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Latest News by Wire Message on Arrow
London: Clad in a green sports jacket, shirt and trousers, a man walked casually into Downing street carrying a large sized bow and arrow, paused…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War News Comments Hotel Fast, Jerusalem Allenby's Big Bluff
Men of the A.I.F. Light Horse, when they read that an hotel in Jerusalem will be converted into a club to accommodate leave parties of 50 men from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War News in Brief
The Soviet Government claims the capture of the railway station at Viipuri (Viborg), the centre of Finland's south-eastern defences…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News. Brussels, 4340
The Belgian Foreign Office has announced that Germany has undertaken to pay an indemnity demanded for the shooting down by a German…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gloucestor War Chest Fund. Ladies' Auxiliary Formed
A meeting of ladles was held in the School of Arts on Friday night last when a Ladies' Auxiliary was formed to assist in the work of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Loan Half Filled. £9,000,000 for First Day
The first war lean, of £18,000,000 was more than half subscribed when the first day's business closed, on Friday night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War, Day by Day SECOND A.I.F. in Middle East
SECOND A.I.F. TROOPS DISEMBARKING ON THEIR ARRIVAL AT SUEZ. THE TROOPS WERE WELCOMED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE DOMINIONS, MR. ANTHONY EDEN. HERE HE IS SEEN IN FRIENDLY CONVERSATION WITH AN AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swedish Iron Lured Hitler From His Essential Supplies for Nazi War Machine
Swedish iron was the bait which lured Hitler away from his Anti-Comintern allies and brought him to terms with Red Russia. Because his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Talk
London news Thursday last said the great importance of agriculture in the national war effort was stressed by both the Prime Minister (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Loan
Last Friday night at Canberra Mr. Spender, the acting Treasurer, announced that on that day the first day's business of the first war loan of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War News. London
A Brussels message states that the Belgium Foreign Office-has announced that Germany has undertaken to pay the indemnity demanded for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News Comments Propaganda in Balkans
Many of the reports of troop movements by Russia and Turkey in the Caucasus have been traced to German propaganda, which is active in South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Finns Resist Stubbornly London
Fierce hand-to-hand fighting raged throughout the week-end in the northern, eastern and southern suburbs of Wiipuri (Viborg). The Finns…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Germany Reviews War. Six Months Operations Berlin
The German High Command, in a review of the first six months of the war, declares that the army manned the Siegfried line according to plan, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers
Some few weeks ago, the R.A.C.A. drew attention to the number of accidents in which soldiers have been concerned. Colonel Bruxner, the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Returned Soldiers' League. Macleay Sub-branch
About thirty members of the Macleay R.S. & S.I. League Sub-Branch met in the Memorial Hall on Saturday flight, with President S. B. Lacey in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ploughshares of War
Ploughing and harvesting by night is no new feature in the life of Australian farmers when there is much work to be done and little time to…
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