Kevin Parer Killed in Action
Kevin Parer has been killed in action in the Japanese attack on Salamaua. He conducted an air service in New Guinea and is a brother…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mid North Coast · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1942
1,830 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 6 of 92
War Saving Certificates
The following letter has been addressed to Group Secretaries. Our inquiries into the position of War Savings Groups appear to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War News in Brief. Malaya Evacuated
Imperial troops in Malaya have withdrawn to the island fortress of Singapore and are preparing to withstand a siege. For the second…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Japs Define Their Aims
New York: The Japanese Domel newsagency quotes military observers as saying that the capture of Amboina, in the Banda Sea, gives the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Of Our Soldiers
The Vatican Radio has notified that Private W. Sharpe, of Taree, is a prisoner of war. Private R. C. Godbolt, Infantry, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Adoption Scheme. Looking After The Soldiers. Wingham Women's Auxiliary Project
An "adoption" scheme, with the object of securing the co-operation of a number of people willing to subscribe 10/- a month towards the upkeep of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Talk
Just as we went to press last week Mr. Churchill, in the House of Commons, gave all the disgruntled, who have been barking for months about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Withdrawal From Malaya
London, Feb. 1. The withdrawal of the Imperial troops from the Malayan mainland to the island of Singapore on Friday night was carried out so…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Army Authorities Advise Enlistment in V.d.c
Army authorities are strongly opposed to the formation of a People's Army in Australia. The Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) is consulting the Chief of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →V.D.C. Now Part of Army Members Must Enlist Sydney
MElboune: To ensure they have full status as soldiers in the event of them going into action, all members of the Volunteer Defence Corps have been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Darwin. "Not So Bad," Says Soldier
Pte. Ralph Brown, for some time a popular member of Kempsey Forestry Office Staff, after twice being refused admittance to the A.I.F., volunteered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kevin Parer Killed in Action
A Brisbane message says that Kevin Parer has been killed in action in the Japanese air attack on Salamaua. He conducted an air Service in New…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The "Anzac Area."
While dangers in the Pacific area have appreciably increased lately political developments abroad have markedly clarified the situation from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Sourabaya Bombed Again
Batavia: It is officially announced that the Japanese repeated their air raid on Sourabaya at dawn on Thursday, starting some fires and causing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wherrol Flat War and Patriotic Association. Monthly Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Wherrol Plat War and Patriotic Association was held at the Wherrol Flat Hall on Saturday, 17th January, 1942, at 3…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News Of Our Soldiers
Lieutenant G B. Hammond, and Corporal Ted Hall and Private Tom Milton, of the 8th Garrison Battalion, Newcastle, were home in Wingham on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier's Letters
Mr. T. A. Irvine, of West End. Taree, Is in receipt of letters from his sou NX17916, Pte. R. T. Irvine, A.I.F., Abroad…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Welcome Home
A year ago folk from Heron's Creek and surrounding districts gathered to bid farewell to a group of A.I.P. lads about to leave for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War
Allied troops have been withdrawn from the Malayan mainland to Singapore Island. The withdrawal took place without incident…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War New Moves by Japan Envisaged Isolating Australia
WASHINGTON, February 4 (A.A.P.)—Not only the investment of the Netherlands East Indies but also severance of United States. Australian supply…
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