Vast War Programme Washington, Dec. 31
Mr. Roosevelt, at a Press conference, declared that the new war programme would be so vast that it will embrace and multiply all previous plans.—…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
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Councils to Do War Work. Sydney
A substantial diversion of the-or[?]in[?] [?]ary activities of municipal councils to work of war and defence character is being considered by the Sable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Total War Plans Civilian Consumers Will Suffer Melbourne
Early promulgation of regula[?] restrict the manufacture and sale of more commodities in common use is expected to fellow…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Wages War Tax From To-day Sydney ,Wednesday
The Federal Government’s new war-time tax of a flat rate of 1/- in the £ on money contained in pay envelopes after the usual taxes have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Progress of the War
The Battle of Manila is being waged with increasing fury, and the defenders are being pressed back. The Japanese claim that the fall of the city is imminent. An air attack on Singapore has been carried out by the Japanese and there…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Risk Insurance Melbourne
The compulsory wartime private property insurance scheme would operate retrospectively as from to-day, the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Chifley)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“War Position Better” Sydney
Pointing to the Allied successes in Russia and Libya, the deputy Leader of the Federal Opposition (Mr. W. M. Hughes) said to-night that viewing the war in [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →“Crush Japanese War Lords.” Washington. Dec. 31
Speaking in Die Japanese language Senator Thomas in a broadcast to Japan said: "The little temporary advances that you have made will be swept away. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S. War Labor Board Washington, January 1
After conferring with the Government officials concerned, the Secretary for Labor (Miss Perkins) announced to-night that President Roosevelt…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War Position in Australia Our National Emergency Services War Insurance on Property Men to be Called Up MELBOURNE
An early decision to grant deterred pay and pensions benefits to the militia and universal trainees may be made by the Federal Government…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Long or Short War ? Japanese Leaders Divided New York, Jan. 1
The official Toki[?] radio stated to-day that the Prime Minister (General To Jo) and Admiral Shimada, in New Year messages, both…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australia and War Effort Questions to Be Asked in Commons. London
Mr. Granville, a member of the House Commons, has given notice that he will Mr. Churchill the following questions: If he is aware that there is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Confident, But on the Alert N.[?].i. and the Fa[?] War Melbourne
The Minister for Information (Senator Ashley) to-day received the following report from the Director of Information, Netherlands East Indles:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bonegilla Soldier Injured Melbourne
Suffering from head injuries, Malcolm Alexander, aged 35, a. soldier, of Bonegilla camp, was found in a lane off Gertrude st, Fitzroy, to-night. He…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wounded in Action
PTE, LES JONES, of Mac[?]lay st., Albury, who has been wounded in station…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Risk Insurance Washington, January 2
The Government bas provided a 40 million dollar fund for the insurance of war risk .ships on reasonable terms and conditions, “wherever such…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Vichy Budget for War London. Jan. 2
A Berlin news agency has distributed a report from Vichy stating that the Government’s budget for 19[?]2 provides for mill[?]tary expenditure equivalent to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Vital War Plans Holdup in Release of Washington Decisions Canberra
The important announcement on the war, plans of the democracies in the Pacific which was expected yesterday has not yet been released…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Young Soldier Killed. Cobden
Leslie Viv[?]an John Bath aged 22. married a soldier was killed instantly when [?] was swept [?]T the running-board of a car between Pirro[?] Yallock and…
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