Soldier Treated Leniently
An 18 year old soldier, Ivor Gray, was released under a bond by the magistrate (Mr. I. Beavers, P.M.), in Albury police court yesterday. Gray…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
2,843 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 143
Letters From Soldiers
The Editor for the “Pastoral Times” will be pleased to publish extracts from soldiers letters received by local relatives and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Minor Milk “War” Deliveries Harassed in Melbourne MELBOURNE
Dairymen who attempted to break the milk cart[?] resolve not to deliver milk on Sunday morning were harassed to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Footing in New Zealand Home Defence Forces of 15,000 AUCKLAND
With more than 15,000 men and women enrolled for home defence services alone, New Zealand is now on a complete war footing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Invalided Soldier Robbed Brutally Assaulted by Youths SYDNEY
Norman Edward Dinham, aged 34 years, a returned soldier invalided home from Libya, was brutally assaulted and robbed in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →American Wounded And Evacuees May Come to Wahcunyah
Almost every family in Wahgunyah was represented at n meeting in the School of Arts when the matter of looking after evacuees was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Progress of the War
Since last issue the British troops have captured Bardia with a final bayonet charge, and possibly, Sollum. In the Phillipines the Japanese have occupied Manila, but the American forces are still resisting strongly. Japanese…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Homes Insured for War Risks -
From January l a compulsory wartime property insurance scheme is in operation. This is in spite of the fact that a Commission has not been appointed, or…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Damage Commission Appointed Canberra
The Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) announced to-day that Mr. A. W. Coles, an Independent member of the House of Representatives, had been appointed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Placing of Military Forces on War Footing Canberra
It is expected that the Australian military forces may soon be placed on a war footing similar to that of the A.I.F. on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War at Sea. British Cruiser Lost in Mediterranean
The Admiralty announces from London the loss of the cruiser Neptune, (7175 tons) and the destroyer Kandahar (1609 tens) as a result of striking…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Rubber Position What War in the East Means
One of the most serious aspects of the war in the Far East, and one to which probably not many people have yet given a thought, says the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Activities in Australia a Base for the U.S. Fleet CANBERRA
The Government's policy to recall young experienced officers from the theatres of war for instructional purposes in Australia will embrace…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →latest War News Further Withdrawals in Malia First A.I.F. Casualty Singapore --
To night's Communique reveals that further withdrawal of troops has been made on the Perak front. It says that our troops wore withdrawn…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Albury Soldiers Farewelled
In the past few weeks, in spite of his pre-occupation on important details of war organisation, the Mayor of Albury (Aid. D. G. Padman) has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wounded in Desert Fighting
Australian, New Zealand and British troops wounded in the severe fighting of the early stages of the Empire’s successful Western Desert drive were evacuated by the navy. Same had been in Tobrak hospital only a few days before being sent to larger hospitals in Egypt. German…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aluminium Vital to Winning the War
The subject of aluminium and its shortage age owing to war demands is now a very vital one to the Allies. The tremendous increase in the use of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Egypt’s War Decisions London, January 6
The Egyptian Cabinet has decided break off relations with Vichy. Bulgaria and Finland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Money for the War Effort Sydney
Sales of War Savings Certificates now total £28,027,549. State totals are: N.S.W., £10.816,347; Victoria. £8,514,949; Queensland, £4.493.519:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →GIGANTIC U.S. War Production Washington, Jan. 6
The [?].P.M. production director (Mr. Harrison) to-day specified the gigantic war production plans for the automobile industry in 1942. He disclosed…
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