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The wars & local soldiers, 1942

1,830 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 5 of 92

Imperial War Cabinet Sir Earle Page Appointed

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 2

When the Fadden Government was displaced by the Curtin (Labor) Government, Sir Earle Page had commenced his journey overseas as…

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Sir Earle Page in Imperial War Cabinet

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 4

The announcement was made in Perth by the Prime Minister on Wednesday that Sir Earle Page has been appointed as…

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War News in Brief. Delaying Invaders in Malaya

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 2

Fighting doggedly against superior numbers and delaying the progress of the enemy every inch of the way across Johore State, the…

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Sir Earle Page Appointed to Imperial War Cabinet

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 5

A Perth: Appointment of Sir Earle f Page as Australia's representative on the Imperial War Cabinet was announced on Wednesday by the Prime…

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The Convoy Rout Greatest Sea Disaster in the War Several Days' Battle

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 7

The Japanese armada, which was trapped and cut to piecees in Macassar Strait, between Borneo and Celebes Islands, consisted of more…

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Help yourself to Security War time reduces Society's staff--so, help yourself!

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 4

IN normal times every citizen can expect a frequent call from an A.M.P. representative to remind him of the boon and blessing of. Life Assurance. Hundreds of thousands of men and women have benefited…

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Returned Soldiers and Ex-Militia Trainees Urgently Required for the 8th Garrison Battalion

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 4
Also in The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer

Returned Soldiers and ex-Militia Trainees have responded splendidly. Over 200 men have enlisted in the 8th Garrison Battalion in the last…

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Soldier's Travels in the Middle East

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 3

Writing to the Macksville and District Victory Effort Committee, in acknowledgment of the Xmas gift forwarded by the Committee, Driver…

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The War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1942 · page 6

Hemmed in for four days, two Australian battalions (1800 men) in Malaya nave fought their way back to the A.I.F. lines. They inflicted…

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Japan and Prisoners of War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1942 · page 6

The Minister for the Army, Mr. Forde, said this week, that the Commonwealth Government had been advised officially that the Japanese…

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The War Delaying Invaders in Malaya

The Northern Champion · Saturday 31 January 1942 · page 2

Fighting doggedly against superior members and delaving the progress of the enemy every inch of the way across Johore State, the imperial forves in…

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Regimenting Industry Workers for War Production

The Northern Champion · Saturday 31 January 1942 · page 3

The Commonwealth Government intends to act immediately to close all non-essential industries throughout Australia, and to transfer the labour thus…

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The Japanese Entry Into the War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1942 · page 4

The entry of Japan into the war merely underlines what has been frequently emphasised, that "he who is not for us is against us." For half…

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Sir Earle Page to Represent Australia on War Cabinet

The Northern Champion · Saturday 31 January 1942 · page 1

Sir Earle Page (Member for Cowper) has been appointed as Australia's first representative in the Imperial War Cabinet in London…

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Mr. Churchill's Speech Dominions to Be Represented on War Council Will Do Everything to Help Australia

The Northern Champion · Saturday 31 January 1942 · page 1

In his speech in the House of Commons on Tuesday, the Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, announced that in order to wage the war effectively against…

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Returned Soldiers and Ex-militia Trainees. Urgently Required for 8th Garrison Battalion

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1942 · page 1

Returned Soldiers and ex-Militia trainees have responded splendidly over 200 men have enlisted in the 8th Garrison Battalion in the last…

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Soldiers' Letters

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1942 · page 4

Following are some of the letters of thanks received by the secretary of the Women's Comforts Fund, Miss M. Murphy, for Xmas gifts from that…

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Australian Soldier in the British Isles. Staff-Serg, Geoff Hayward

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1942 · page 8

Staff-Sergeant Geoff Hayward, recently forwarded the appended very interesting record of his arrival and say in the British Isles to his…

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French Soldiers Escape to England

The Northern Champion · Saturday 31 January 1942 · page 6

Nearly 200 officers and men of the French Army, captured in France by the Germans during the battle of France, recently escaped from prison camps in Germany and arrived in England via Russia. They have joined General de Gaulle's forces and here are some of them, in their…

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