A.I.F. ENLISTMENT Younger Men Will Be Drafted First
With the quota required from the Southern Command larger than was at first anticipated, an intensified drive for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Murray · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1941
3,664 stories in Murray's papers · page 20 of 184
"Empire Has Front Line Of Civilians, Not Soldiers"
JUNEE.—"The British Empire not a front line of soldiers in this war. It has a front line of civilians," declared Mr. R…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Money Men from Comrade’s Letters Soldier Before Wodonga Court Particularly Mean Type of Theft, Says P.M.
“A particularly mean type of theft” commented the PAL (Mr. I. W. Williams) in the Wodonga Court of Petty Sessions yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →“Did Not Evade Service” Young Man Sentenced in Sydney Failed to Enlist For Compulsory Training SYDNEY
[?] George, aged 25, of Campsie, [?] to one month’s imprison. [?] hard labor at the Campsi[?] [?] He had failed to attend…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Deniliquin Soldier Writes of Bardia Battle
Writing on 8th January to Miss Joyce Helsby, Deniliquin, Gunner Raggett (son of Mr. and Mrs. W, Raggett, Deniliquin, gives an account of the fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers’ Meeting Gymkhana at Easter
The monthly meeting of Deniliquin sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. was held on Monday night, when the president (Mr. T. S. Austin) was in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wounded in Libya
PTE. K. M. HALL, whose father. Mr. H. Hall, of Thurgoona st., Albury [?]x received word that he has been seriously wounded in action in Libya…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Savings Certificates Sydney
Sales of war savings certificates now total [?] 17704.028. State totals are: N.S.W £0,381.043. Victoria £4.777,551. Queensland £2.848.289, South Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A War Romance London
“The richest soldier in the army,” Earl In[?]hape, is marrying the widow of an R.A.F. officer killed on active service. Farl Inchape. who is 23…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War on Two Fronts in Africa
Italy now has a war on two fronts in Africa, against troops whose supplies and communications are assured and who are well equipped for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War at Home and Abroad Britain's Allies in Britain
The Polish Eagle, the Czech Lion, the Orange abs of the Netherlands, the Crimson Cross of Lorraine standing for Free France—in fact all the emblems…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Open Correspondence Wakool Shire Branch Greek War Relief Fund To the Editor
Sir.— At the request of the Honorary Organiser of the Greek War Relief Fund the President of this Shire has promised…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Labor Dilution For Maximum War Effort Navy Minister’s Warning SYDNEY
There must be a dilation of labor and overtime if Australia was to cope with the dangers surrounding her and put forward her maximum war…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →For Bravery Albury Soldier May be DecoratedI
According to information received by his mother, Pic. Dallyn Birrell, of Aibury, is [?]ly to be decorated for bravery in action at Bardia…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chiltern Soldier’s Good Luck
In a letter to his mother. P[?]e. Edwin A. Plastow, 2/24th Battalion, A Coy., [?] A.I.F. abroad, and a native of Chiltern, writes: Talk about a bit of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wounded at Bardia
I'TE. H. S. KENNEDY, Albury, who was wounded during the storming of Birdie. In a letter to his family at [?]48 Stanley street, he praised the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Items of News Corowa War Service Committee
Over 20 members of the Women's Auxiliary or the Corowa War Service Social Committee met at a special meeting. It was decided to tender a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Damaging War Effort Mr. Fadden Voices Complaint ADELAIDE
Uninformed and deliberately misleading statements were being made about the Commonwealth Government's actions. and were damaging the war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Japanese War Councillor Killed in Plane Crash TOKYO, Feb. 8
Admiral Min[?] osumi, war councillor and ex-Navy Minister, has apparently been killed in an aeroplane crash South China on Wednesday morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Maximum War Effort Mr. Curtin on Labor's Aims CANBERRA
Reports that the Opposition had given the Federal Government a month's notice to resign were categorically denied lo-night by the…
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