Free Speech in War Time
George Farwell, who is the author of the play to be presented on the National programme next Sunday night will talk on the alternative programme…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mid North Coast · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1940
1,795 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 9 of 90
War News Comments 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 6 →The War, Day by Day. Sergeant Major General
Although a major in the army is two grades higher than a lieutenant, why is a lieutenant general senior to a major general. In the days of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Huge War Canoe Sails Bay. Spectacle by Maoris. Wellington (N.z.)
Maori warriors, in war paint, semi-naked, and highly excited, joined to-day with Maori troops in khaki in celebrating the hundredth anniversary…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War News. "Army of the Deserts" on Parade. Forces of Empire in Cairo. Allied Strength in Middle East. London, February 7
Britain's "Army of the Deserts," the second largest force in the Empire, will be on parade in Cairo to-day. General Weygand, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War News in Brief
An announcement by President Rossevelt that he proposed to send the Assistant Secretary of State, Mr. Sumner Welles, to Europe to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Latest War Aims
Tu quoque, or "you're another," has usually been thought a form of argument hardly worthy of adults and totally unsuited to persons engaged in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →American Planes and the War
Amendment of the American Neutrality Act provided United States aircraft manufacturers with immediate access to orders totalling many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News. Suez, 12240
The Dominions Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, who had flown from London, greeted the Australian and New Zealand troops on their arrival…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"OIL" The Word That May Decide the War
Petrol is the magic which con-verts a solid 50-ton tank from a spectacle of futile immobility to a roaring, fire-spitting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Day by Day. What Is a Digger?
Without waiting to speculate on the origin of the term, men of the Second A.I.F. address one another as "Digger," and the Australian nation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War and the Kilt. Scotland Ready for Tartan Drive Overseas
Scotsmen and Scotswomen all over the world will feel a twinge of disappointment when they hear that this workaday war has caused the War…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Soldiers Reach Their Destination Safely. Welcomed On Arrival At Suez
Suez. Monday: The Dominions Secretary (Mr. Anthony Eden), who had flown from London, greeted the Australian and New Zealand troops on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cheap Cablegrams for Soldiers
Arrangements have been concluded which make it possible for soldiers from the Dominions and Colonies on active service to send cablegrams at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Talk
People here who are restive that little news has been coming from Britain, and seemingly little being done against the enemy, may…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Talk
London reported Tuesday morning that the Russians claim they have destroyed 32 Finnish defence posts in the Mannerheim line including four…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War in China. Sydney
Shanghai: The Japanese military has announced that the Chinese arm of 50,000, supporting the puppet Premier., Wang Kingwei, landed on the coast of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News Comments What Is a Digger? Historian's Version
Without waiting to speculate on the origin of the term, men of the Second A.I.F. address one another as 'Digger,' and the Australian nation has adopted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War News. A.i.f. Lads in Middle East
The Prime Minister (Mr. Mension) announced on Monday afternoon that the Australian Imperial Force and the New Zealand Expeditionary Force…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War President Roosevelt Starts Peace Move. Talks with Neutrals. Washington
The President of the United States, Mr. Roosevelt, to-day launched a dramatic move for peace. Conversation with neutrals have…
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