Russians Confident of Victory Hope to End War Next Winter LONDON, January 25
Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 1
The Russians hope to end the war against Germany next winter, declared Sir Stafford Cripps, recently returned home as British Ambassador to Moscow, in a statement to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →American Overtures for Eire Bases Believed Country Getting Closer to War New York, Jan. 24
Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 4
Despite assurances from the Premier (Mr. de Valera), the belief is growing in Eire that the country is getting closer to war, and the public is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier Fatally Injured Melbourne
Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 4
When he slipped and fell between the platform and a moving train at the Canterbury station this evening. Pie. John Tate, aged 21, a member of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Mair and Returned Soldiers Refreshments Arrangements at Albury
Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 3
The [?] of the Opposition (Mr. A. Mair) yesterday referred to the question of “differential treatment of our own returned soldiers and prisoners of war at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cusa And Our Soldiers
Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 4
Cuss, which all over Australia is doing splendid work for our soldiers, has a particularly active branch in Albury, and there are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Petrol Thefts: Soldiers Charges. Melbourne
Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 4
After a lengthy [?] disappearance of petrol stocks. Detectives Trim find Harrison on Saturday arrested two soldiers stationed at Broadmeadows…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Looks After Wounded
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 2
A Japanese Red Cross nurse…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Loan Meeting
The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 1
A meeting is to be held at the Council Chambers to-morrow evening, at 8.30, to confer with Mr. E Leeson, a representative of the War Loans…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Progress of the War
The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 2
The news over the week-end contains some heartening features, particularly news of a successful attack on a Japanese convoy in the Macassar Straits, in which American aircraft took part—but the general situation is no better. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News in Brief
The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 2
An official report says: "Out of 67 Japanese planes over Rangoon on Saturday, the defenders shot down 15 fighters. Two of our pilots are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pacific War Through Chinese Eyes
The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 2
In attributing most of Japan's successes in the first six weeks of Pacific war to Japanese fanaticism, Mr. W. Y. Tsao. Consul for China in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Christmas Puddings To War Prisoners
The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 3
As early as August, 72,000 Christmas boxes began their, trek from the Bed Cross packing centre in London to Britain’s 70,000 men in the prison…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japan And Prisoners Of War
The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 4
The Minister for the Army, Mr. Forde, said last week that the commonwealth Government had been advised officially that the Japanese…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Earlier War News Melbourne
The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 2
Australian land forces have been in action against the Japanese invaders of New Guinea. Late on Friday a fierce baffle between the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letters to Prisoners of War
The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 4
References to drought conditions in certain areas in Australia, and to inadequate water supply-in certain cities should be eliminated from letters to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Industries Function on Holiday Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 4
In response to the holiday ban in essential industries, war production in factories was corned on as usual today. but many employes complained…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Already Cost As Much As Last
The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 2
Because of extension of the war to the Pacific, Australia in ibis financial year will spend more than £250,000,000 for war purposes—nearly as much as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Thailand Has Declared War” New York, January 25
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 1
The Tokio official radio states that Thailand has declared war against the United States and Britain and immediately ordered…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Zealand's War Requirements Auckland (N.z.)
The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 2
The New Zealand Dominion's requirements of war equipment, both for her own shores and for her other Pacific responsibilities will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →R.a.a.f. Takes War to Enemy
The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 4
R.A.A.F. activities in the Pacific since the outbreak of war in that zone have included reconnaissance bumbling and machine-gun attacks on enemy…
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