Examination of Soldiers
In case any man who has enlisted with the 2nd A.I.F. for service abroad may be suffering from tuberculosis the chests of all men will be examined…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1940
3,171 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 159
Compulsory Training 8000 Youths May Be Enlisted As New South Wales Contingent
Under the compulsory military training scheme which came into operation on Wednesday it is expected that 5000 to 8000 youths will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To the Editor Farewelling of Soldiers
Sir.—May I congratulate you on your leader of 2/1/40. 1 and many others are wondering when Albury will “wake up.” To my mind it was a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Comfortable Uniform for New Zealand Soldiers Wellington (N.z.)
British Army’s new policy of comfortable uniforms for troops was reflected in a parade of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ENLIST! Or Fight Lone fond at Home Mr. Savage Advises New Zealand’s Young Men Wellington (N.z.)
The Prime Minister (Mr. Savage), urging New Zealanders to voluntarily enlist for service in the army, said it was essential that men be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Record of Military Enlistments Information Required By Patriotic Committee
[?]at a complete record of all enlistments in the A.I.F., Navy and Air Force may be complied, the secretary of the Deniliquin Patriotic Fund (Mr. A. J. Chant) has issued an appeal to all relatives of men who have already enlisted or who may in future…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →8 JAN 1940 Bitter Blow to Nazis on New South Weest Dominions Support of Britain Hitler Sole Gause of War London-- Jan 4
The Australian High Commissioner, Mr. S.M. Bruce, broadcasting to the "Empire, emphasised the vastness of the Dominions' war effort…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War, Day by Day. Still More Planes
Australia's defence demands have turned what was a sandy waste at Port Melbourne, two years or a little more ago, into one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Germany Still Thinks She Can Win the War ROTTERDAM, January 5
Dr. Funk, the German Minister for Economics, in the course of a speech at Salzburg, announced that a special savings system was being…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →First War Loan Likely to be £20 Million Savings Certificates Soon Canberra
The Loan Council will meet in Melbourne on January 19 to arrange the flotation of Australia’s first war loan…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Finland Now an Ally Part in the General War Help From the Allies Melbourne
The relationship between the Russo-Finnish war and the general war continues to grow closer. There is an increasing identity of interest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →200 TO 300 Soldiers Have T.B. SYDNEY
Radiologists at Ingleburn camp have found that between 200 and 300 of the 6000 soldiers at the camp are suspected of T.B. Further X-rays will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Divorce Judge’s Sympathy with Soldier Sydney
The Chief Judge (Mr. Justice Boyce) showed sympathy to a member of the Second A.I.F. in the Divorce Court today and premised to expedite the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“In This War Up to the Hilt” Australian Labor’s Pledge Will Support Conscription for Overseas Service, if Necessity Arises? LONDON, January 5
The radio statement of Mr. J. Curtin, Australian Labor leader, concerning the war is interpreted in British Labor circles as meaning that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Finns Wage Leaflet War As Sideline! Planes Drop Good News Will the Russians Heed? Sweden’s “No” to Germany Soviet Defeats Mounting Rapidly LONDON, January 5
A squadron of Finnish planes dropped three million leaflets over Leningrad and enemy troops on the Karelian Isthmus to-day. These were rather in the nature of pamphlets with illustrations which gave the true facts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Where Does Germany Stand with Russia? More Conflicting Stories Hitler May Decide This Week-end M. Molotov to Visit Berlin Nazis Preparing to Wage a Long War LONDON, January 5
Conflicting reports continue to trickle through from neutral sources concerning Germany’s relations with Russia, especially with regard to the war in Finland. In Berlin to-day it was reported that Hitler was conducting an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →National War Savings Certificates Sydney
The terms governing national savings certificates which are to be issued so that investors may make some contribution to Australia’s war effort are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Minister Ill London, January 5
The new Minister for War (Mr. Oliver Stanley) is confined to his bed with influenza…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →First Nazi Prisoners of War in Britain
[?] military hospital, these three men were members of the [?] German bomber which was shot down over Scotland in a raid on the Firth of Forth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War-time Profits Australian Margin Commented on London, January 6
Australia’s close watch on profit from the production of war material for both military and other purpose has been the subject of comment, and…
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