Latest War News France Facing Hunger LONDON--Jan. 2
It is stated that Marshal Petain is moving the French Navy unit by unit, to African ports in preparation for any sudden…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murray · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1941
3,664 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 184
Hunting Raiders War Council Concerned Are There Traitors Within Australia?canberra
Steps being token to remove the enemy raider menace from Australian waters will be revived by the Advi[?]ry War Counil when it meets…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Three Men who are Determined to Win the War for Britain Ernest Bevin Is Determined To Be Prime Minister
"THIS is a Saturday evening late in October. Darkness has set in and was celebrated as usual by the arrival of German…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Henty Returned Soldiers Meet
HENTY.—Cr. A. L. Rutherford resided over a good attendance at the monthly meeting of the Henty sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L.A. held…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Storm Gave Soldiers Plenty of Work
When the heavy rain storm broke over Albury early yesterday it deluge[?] parts of the military camp at the show ground, and moto[?] traffic over the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Smuts Expects Hitler to Strike This Year "Cannot Wait Any Longer" Surrounded with Wall of Hate America's Entry Into the War Anticipated LONDON, January 2
"When the invasion of Britain is attempted it will be Armageddon, from which will issue either a new birth of human liberation or an eclipse of the human spirit and a fall back to another dark age," said the South African…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AIRMAN V. C. Killed in Action London. January 3
The second R. A. F. pilot to Le awarded the V. C. In the war, Sergeant T. Gray, has been killed in action. Sergeant Gray, with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War at Home and Abroad Australian Troops in Action
"Twelve months of intensive training with modern equipment has welded the A.I.F. overseas into a formidable fighting force. I am confident that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Germany Takes the War to Ireland : Bombs Kill Several Dublin Raided Twice Houses Wrecked in Eire's Capital People Buried in the Debris Indignation Rises to Fever Heat Severe Attack on South Wales Town LONDON, January 3
Eire, which has been living in a world apart from realities since the war started, received a dramatic awakening when German bombers carried out three fairly widespread raids…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Leakage Throughrussia War Materials for Germany London, January 4
Emphasising the effectiveness of the British blockade, the Minister for Economic Warfare (Dr. Hugh Dalton), in a special…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Post-war European Structure Basis for New Order London, January 4
Referring to the post-war European structure in a speech at Oxford, Lord Samuel said that any new order based on oppression must be rejected, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Turkey on a War Footing Extra Training for Conscripts Istanbul, January 4
A bill which was introduced into the Assembly at Ankara on Friday, and which is expected to pass on Monday, provides that all conscripts at present…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiers Entitled to Demand The Best—Mr. Spender CAIRO, January 5
Said Mr. Percy Spender, Australian Army Minister, in the course of an interview after visiting the Australian troops in the Middle East: “I was happy to convey to the men from the people of Australia the assurance that they were completely behind the Force…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →These Eight Men Are the Spearhead of Australia’s Great War Effort in the Air, on the Sea, and on the Land
Heads Australia’s War Cabinet— The Prime Minister (MR. R. G. MENZIES). LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR THOMAS…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bardia Stormed by the Australians Tribute To Our Men By Mr. Spender “No Troops Better in the World” Says Italy Out of War In a Few Months a Terrific Bombardment by Land, Sea and Air London, January 4
The Australians have stormed Bardia, the Italian stronghold in Libya. Casualties were light. It was a particularly fierce attack, the Diggers using hand grenades, rifles and bayonets with deadly effect. The Italians fled at the sight of cold steel. Eight thousand prisoners have been taken. The commander of the Sixth Division…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →After the War
In the construction of the £3,000,000 naval graving dock yards in Sydney Harbour, Australian materials will be used by Australian workmen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Progress of the War
Over the week-end Bardia, the Italian Forstess in East Libya, fell to an onslaught of British troops. In this action Australians took a prominent part. The British Forces have now commenced the advance on Tobruk, the Italian naval…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Money for the War Chest Sydney
Five [?]ee gifts totalling £66 were received to-day by the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Fadden). This brings the total number of gifts to assist the war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Britain's War Expenditure £12 Million a Day London
The Statist" says that Britain is now spending at the rate of £4,4000,000,000 a year--more than £12,500,000 a day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Air War Fire Spotters Successful Work LONDON
Fire-spotters, comprising men, women, and boys, extinguished hundreds of incendiary bombs dropped by three waves of enemy bombers over…
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