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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1940

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The War, Day By Day Our Airmen in England

Delegate Argus · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 4

Two events in the last two weeks have demonstrated to the world that assertions made by ingenious radio announcers in…

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Reminders of War

Delegate Argus · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 4

Every train traveller on the Southern Railway in England receives with his ticket one of the many grim reminders of war…

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The War, Day By Day Finland Gains Ground

Delegate Argus · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 4

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

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War Ruins Hamburg

Delegate Argus · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 4

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

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Germany and the Finnish War

Delegate Argus · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 4

In the opening stages of the Russo-Finnish War, the alignment of the countries engaged in the major war, was not clear…

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The War, Day By Day New Air Chief

Delegate Argus · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 4

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

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The War, Day By Day Supers Battle-ships

Delegate Argus · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 4

The evolution of the modern capital ship affords an excellent example of scientific progress. Capital ships until recent years…

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Soldiers' Records

Delegate Argus · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 4

The military authorities will keep two personnel files for every member of the 2nd A.I.F. One will be compiled by a special…

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The War, Day By Day British Fighter Types

Delegate Argus · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 4

Royal Air Force fighter defence consists of Supermarine Spitfires, Hawker Hurricanes and Gloster Gladiators…

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War Ace

Delegate Argus · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 4

General Vuillemin, Commander-in-Chief of the French Air Force was a French ace in the last war. His squadron was involved in 101…

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The War, Day By Day Wheat Yield

Delegate Argus · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 4

The Australian Wheat Crop for 1939/40 season is expected to approximate 204,000,000 bushels. In 1932/33 the crop reached the…

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American Planes and the War

Delegate Argus · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 4

Amendment of the American Neutrality Act provided United States aircraft manufacturers with immediate access to orders…

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The War, Day By Day What Is a Digger? Historian's Version

Delegate Argus · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 4

Without waiting to speculate on the origin of the term, men of the Second A.I.F. address one another as "Digger," and the…

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The War, Day By Day Anzacs in Palestine Again

Delegate Argus · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 4

Events have moved with almost incredible swiftness since the embarkation of the first Australian and New Zealand contingent for…

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Wool In War Time Canadian-American Position

Delegate Argus · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 3

Winchcombe Carton Ltd. report:—The wool world has seen some quick changes since the war started. In January Canada…

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The War, Day By Day What Russia Demanded

Delegate Argus · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 4

While the would admires the resistance the Finns have offered to overwhelming Russian numbers, it is well that the extent of…

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The War in the Air

Delegate Argus · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 4

Following upon their spectacular flight to Vienna and Prague, the Royal Air Force has carried out further reconnaissances over…

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The War, Day By Day Propaganda in Balkans

Delegate Argus · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 4

Many of the reports of troop movements by Russia and Turkey in the Caucasus have been traced to German propaganda, which is…

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Ploughshares of War

Delegate Argus · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 4

Ploughing and harvesting by night is no new feature in the life of Australian farmers when there is much work to be done and little…

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The War, Day By Day Death of General Squires

Delegate Argus · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 4

Every Australian under arms will feel a sense of loss at the death of the Chief of the General Staff (Lieutenant-General E. Ker…

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