Gloucester Patriotic and War Chest Fund. Committee's Appeal
At a public meeting held in the Majestic Theatre, a committee was appointed for the purpose of raising a local fund to provide comforts for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mid North Coast · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1940
1,795 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 8 of 90
Drowning Fatality. Body of Returned Soldier Found in Cedar Party Creek
A returned soldier named Stephen Hopkins was found drowned in the Cedar Party Creek at Wingham on Monday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers Freezing
"Through lack of knitting wool and warm stockings the soldiers on the Western Front are freezing this winter. The other day there was a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rumination - Review - Reminiscence. War Situation Surveyed -- Why There Has Been no Attack on the Westwall -- Finland in Parlous State Despite Repeated Claims of Overwhelming Victories -- The Balkan Entente and Disconcerting Reports as to Rumania's Concession to German Threat -- Chamberlain is Not the Right Leader in Time of War
During the past fortnight there has been little movement in the war situation of immediate importance or which is likely to have any direct…
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GREAT TEST MUST COME MR. FAIRBAIRN SUMS UP. "My summing up of the strategic position at present is that Herr Hitler cannot hope to force the British and French to yield by either naval or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Talk
Last Wednesday Mr. R. G. Casey, Australia's first Ambassador to Washington, who will leave shortly to take up duty there, was given a luncheon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News Comments Germany's Oil Problem
Even if Nazi Germany succeeded in transporting the whole of Rumania's oil output into her domestic reservoirs, it would be only a small portion of her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Raiders From Germany London
The R. A. F. inflicted swift punishment to German bombers which raided various points of the east and north-east coast of England to-day, shooting down…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War, Day by Day. Germany's Oil Problem
Even if Nazi Germany succeeded in transporting the whole of Rumania's oil output into her domestic reservoirs, it would be only a small…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tired of War. Changes in Japan. London
Important changes in the Japanese outlook as a result of war weariness are likely to result in the appointment of a political Premier…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mounting War Expenditure What Is Being Done with the Money
Time alone will enable an estimate of the monetary cost of war to Australia to be made. That it will be high is certain…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War News. New Tank Strategy in Finland. Unavailing Against Defenders. London
Despite new tank strategy, the Russians gained no ground in a fresh attack against the Mannerheim Line. After a six-hour artillery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Possible Embargo Pressure on Japan. Would Ban All War Exports. Senators Worrying Roosevelt. China As Issue. Washington
Slowly, but surely, the United States and Japan are coming to a showdown over China, which may profoundly affect peace in the Pacific…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Civil Warrants May Be Served. on Soldiers in Camp
Military officers in Victoria have been officially informed that police officers should not be obstructed when desirous of executing warrants…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War News in Brief
A parade in Cairo of Britain's "Army of the Deserts," the second largest force in the Empire took place yesterday. General Weygand,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News. London, 8240
Messages from Stockholm declare that the Russians claim to have dented the Mannerheim Line opposite Summa, bringing them within 20…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Day by Day. Curt Communiques
Many ask the meaning of "patrol activity." "raids," and "artillery fire" so often mentioned in communiques, as having occurred on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Power of War Desire for Oil Grips the World
Oil; which wells up at man's behest in ever-increasing quantity from the bosom of the earth, is the new power that has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →REINFORCING A.I.F. First Enlistment in March
Reinforcements for the Second A.I.F. will be enlisted from the beginning of March at the rate of about 2,400 a month. They will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Prophecies
All London is talking about a book by the Rev. Rees Howells, Director of the Bible College in Wales, containing some extraordinary…
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