Italy Replies to Mr. Spender Thinks She Can Win the War Rome, January 7
The Stefani newsagency, commenting on the broadcast by the Australian Minister for the Army (Mr. Spender) recently says: "The British people…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Murray · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1941
3,664 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 184
Record of Enlistments
Red Cliffs Soldiers' Settlement, near Mildure, has issued an honor roll containing names of 400 men who have joined the A.I.F. In. addition 250 men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prisoners Capture Ship Nine British Soldiers Beat Italians London. January 7
When an Australian destroyer fired on the Italian motor schooner Zingarelli in the Mediterranean, nine British soldiers, who had been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War of Movement
The Caterpillar—Wheeled Mechanical Vehicles used by Britain are an essential factor in modern warfare of fast movement. (Department of Information Photo)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Little Nations and the War
The Bishop of Goulburn (Dr. Burgmann), who in a recent address said the smaller nations of Europe—Poland, Sweden,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Material Exports Washington, January 7
Exports of United States war [?] to Britain during November totalled 18.000.000 dollars, of which 8,000,000 dollars represented aircraft, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Half at War; Half at Peace Divided Village
The border line between Northern Ireland and Eire cuts in two the village of Pettigo, which finds itself half at war with Hitler and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Civil War Fighting In Rumania LONDON, January 8
A despatch from Sofia states that according to news reaching the Bulgarian frontier, bitter fighting has broken out between the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →[?]Oners of War How They Are Traced Organisation's Work
The Prisoners of War, Wounded and Missing Organisation has the Most encouraging system that war has ever known. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Will Build Tanks War Cabinet’s Decisions Millions of Pounds Involved Armored Corps To Be Formed, Too MELBOURNE
Formation of an Australian Armored Corps and the manufacture in Australia of tanks were two important defence measures decided upon by the War Cabinet to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Our Mannish Women" Taking to Soldiering But Not To Nursing!
"There is an outcry in England over the shortage of nurses . . . What's wrong with young women? ... It is time they took…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →After the War
In the construction of the £3,000,000 naval graving dock in Sydney Harbor, Australian materials will be used by Australian workmen. Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Progress of the War Progress
The British forces have pushed westward in Libya and have captured Gazala, 30 miles west of Tobruk, while the latter town is surrounded. The Abyssinians have also…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Day by Day a Digest of the Week's War News
A Ca[?] communique announced that just after dawn Australian forces, supported by tanks, penetrated a sector of the defences of Bardia…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →A New War London, January 9
The Berne radio has announced that Thailand has proclaimed a state war on the French Indo-China frontier…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Latest War News ALL U.S. Warships Manned at War-time Strength Washington, January 9
President Roosevelt has ordered all warships to be manned at war-time strength. The Naval High Command has been author…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Air War Quiet in London LONDON
Although London had a quiet night last night, and there was little enemy activity over Britain during the day, Royal Air Force bombers at night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Redlands War Effort League Successful Appeal for Wheat
The monthly meeting of the above was held on Saturday night, January 4. In the absence of the president the chair was occupied by Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →HUGE U.S. War Expenditure WASHINGTON--Jan. 9
President Roosevelt, in his budget message to Congress, declared that world conditions would force the United States to build defences "able to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Savings Certificates Appeal by Treasurer Sydney
A special appeal to employers to make bulk purchases of war savings certificates was made to-day by the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Fadden). Purchases…
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