Queen Mary and a Soldier QUEBEC, Jen. 31
The wife of Gunner Archie McOwen, now serving in England with the Royal Canadian Artillery, has received a letter from her husband relating an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murray · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1942
2,843 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 143
War Loan
Mr. E. Leeson, ot the commonwealth Treasury, visited Corowa on Friday last in connection with the £35.060.000 War Loan, and conferred…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Earlier War News
Communiques issued in Melbourne and Batavia at the week-end announced a large scale Japanese attack on the island of Amboina, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Kills Papers
Within recent weeks quite a. number of long established useful country newspapers have' gone out of existence owing to war conditions. Among…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Casualties in Malaya District Men Wounded and Missing
Over the week-end news reached next of kin in this district that several local members of the A.I.F. who were known to have been in Malaya,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News in Brief
It was announced that tho Japanese Last at least 58,91 dead and Prisoners in the Changsha battle, The Central Newsaganey says this was the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Progress of the War
Since our last issue the mainland of Malaya has been evacuated of Imperial troops who crossed to the Island of Singapore and have prepared to defend that fortress against invasion, blowing up after them the Johore causeway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Causes Increase In Drinking-Smoking
Australians are smoking and drinking much more heavily, partly because of the increase in spending power, partly because of the demand for stimulants…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motherhood in Germany "A War. Duty"
Chief of the Gorman secret police, Herr Himmler, is reported to have said recently "Pure-blooded Gorman girls have a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →V.D.C. Members Will Be Enquired to Enlist To Give Them Status as Soldiers, MELBOURNE
[?] regulation [?] all [?] [?] of the pa[?] will be [?]red to [?] said the [?]er for the Army (Mr. Forde) to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Release of War Prisoners for Fruit Harvesting
Armed guarde will form daily escorts for 15 Italian war prisoners who are to be released in Victoria for fruit harvesting operations. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New War Cabinet Important Move in Britain
The North American Newspaper Alliance correspondent learns from sources close to the War Council that a fundamental reorganisation of the British Cabinet is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Air Force’s 18-Fold Growth During War
The RAAF. IS 18 times larger than it was when the war began. This was revealed in an official statement marking the second anniversary…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest War News in Rangoon Raids New York
A high Burmese official, who has reached Chungking, declared that Rangoon now ranks with Chungking and London as one, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian War Effort Publicity in United States New York, February 1
Under the heading. “Australia New Theatre of War,” the New York “Times” devotes the entire front page of its Sunday rotogravure section to pictures…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Marketing Post-war "Difficulties Scheme Formulated by Mr. H. K. NOCK
At the special request of the Australian Wool Growers' Council, Mr. H. K. Nock, a member of the Australian Wool Board, has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Pacific War Plan. Allies Ready For Fall of Singapore MELBOURNE
A new plan of Pacific strategy which could be put into operation In the event Allied forces being unable to hold Singapore bas been prepared in consultation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Premiers and War Cabinet Secret Information on War Progress CANBERRA
For the first time State Premiers will attend a meeting of the War Cal[?]nct. To-morrow the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) and the Service Ministers will reveal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Time Saving Washington, Feb. 2
Mr. Roosevelt hat requested that when clocks are advanced throughout the country by two hours, on February [?]ry 9, time shall be styled "war time”…
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