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The wars & local soldiers, 1940

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Latest War News. London, 15140

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 5

The dramatic news of the suspension of all army leave shook the British public out of the attitude of spectators into which it appears they…

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Car Radio in War Time

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 4

The value of car radio was demonstrated to a marked degree in Great Britain during the early days of the present war, and will continue to do…

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The War Day by Day. New Air Chief

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 2

Air Chief Marshal, Sir Charles Burnett, who is coming to Australia as Chief of Staff of the Royal Australian Air Force, has the equivalent…

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The War Day by Day Finland Gains Ground

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 1

Three significant reports of the Russo-Finnish situation have reached Australia almost concurrently. The first is that the Finns, a…

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"The Little Soldier."

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 6

Once upon a time--yes, it is a real fairy story--once upon a time there was a soldier marching home from war, and the road he was following…

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Rumination--review--reminiscence. War Censorship in Relation to Press Publication--no Prohibition on Criticism of Government Justified by Fact or Warranted by Circumstance --"The Liberty of the Press Is Everybody's Liberty"--a Controlled Press an Instrument of Administrative Tyranny--criticism That Effected a Valuable Purpose

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 3

By many good people it is believed, though erroneously, that press censorship, invariably put into operation in time of war, prevents candid criticism…

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War Talk

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 4

The German Navy seems to have adopted the style of the murdering motor driver in this country: Hit and run…

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War News. Where War May be Decided. Finland and Balkans Assume New Importance. London, January 12

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 2

The pledge given by King Gustav of Sweden at the opening of the Swedish Parliament yesterday to give the Finns all possible Swedish help is…

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War Ruins Hamburg

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 6

There could be no more striking commentary on rule in Germany than the spectacle presented in the country's principal ports, including…

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War News in Brief

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 3

The former Secretary for War, Mr. Hore-Belisha, told the House of Commons that he was reluctant to say more about his retirement…

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Latest War News. London, 18140

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 5

Five were killed and a number injured, the majority slightly, by terrific explosions in the Royal gunpowder factory at Waltham Abbey…

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The War. Explosion in Gunpowder Factory

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 3

London: Five people were called and a number injured—the majority slightly—by a terrific explosion in the Royal Gunpowder Factory at Waltham Abbey…

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The War Day by Day. Modern T.b. Detecting

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 7

The nation will save a large amount of money in payment of pensions for tuberculosis because of the careful examination which the army medical…

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The War Day by Day Modern T.B. DETECTING

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 1

The nation will save a large amount of money in payment of pensions for tuberculosis because of the careful examination which the…

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Siegfried Secrets. War Office Grateful. What a Lad Found Out

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 1

Information of incalculable value, it has just transpired, was recently passed on to the British Intelligence Service by a Yorkshire…

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Diamonds in War Time. £1,000,00 Worth in Two Days

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 4

Diamonds which will never sparkle in a jeweller's showcase are playing a quiet but vital part in Britain's war effort…

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St. George for Zeebrugge Most Daring Naval Exploit of the Great War

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 6

"Volunteers are wanted for an undertaking of real danger." ... These mysterious words went quietly round the British…

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Rumination-review-reminiscence. the Week and the War--threatened Invasion of Belgium and Holland a Phase of the War on Nerves--finns' Wine of Victory Turned to Vinegar--grave Warnings by National Leaders of Need for United Effort to Defeat the Aggressors

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 3

The past week has not been without its international sensation, even though such was founded on supposition rather than acceptable evidence…

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The War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1940 · page 4

By calling up two more military classes, Belgium has brought herself to the verge of a general mobilisation. Belgium's new call mobilises…

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Transport and the War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1940 · page 1

There has been widespread interest in a series of articles on producer gas as a fuel, by Professor Burstall, of the University of Melbourne,…

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