Brocklesby Pick-a-back Pilot Killed in Action
The battle of the Atlantic has claimed a foundation member of the "Roo[?] Club," one of four R.A.A.F. men who made aviation history in a…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
2,843 stories in Murray's papers · page 20 of 143
War Loans Committee
A meeting of Deniliquin War Loans Committee was held on Friday last. There were present: -Mr.- J. Hogan (chairman), and Messrs Small, Walters,…
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The position at Singapore the all-important war arena appears to be growing steadily worse, and the situation is now critical indeed, as the Japanese reinforcements are pouring in and the British forces are being driven, back by sheer…
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German and Italian prisoners of war in internment camps in Australia were not kept in idleness, said the Deputy. Prime Minister, and Minister for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Naval Commander in Anzac Area Vice-Admiral Leary in Sydney SYDNEY
Vice-Admiral H. F. ,Leary, Commander of the Allied Naval Forces in the Anzac waters, is in Australia. The vice-admiral, who is of the United…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Redlands War Effort League Monthly Meeting
The monthly meeting of the above was held on Saturday night last, when an increase in the attendance was noticeable…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →10 War Mistakes Listed by British
Out of the blood, sweat, privation, and suffering of their two years' war experience the common people of Britain hope the American people will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prisoners of War Not Idle in Australia
German and Italian prisoners of war in internment camps in Australia were not Kept in idleness, said the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War-time Legislation Drastic Measures Adopted CANBERRA
Under a plan decided by War Cabinet to-day to marshal national resources behind the war effort practically the whole economic, wages,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dogs of War Britain’s Are Better Than Germany’s
The first and only establishment of its kind in Great Britain, at an army school near London, is now training dogs lent by their owners tor service…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Latest War News Further Jap. Landing in Celebes BATAVIA--Thursday
There are further official reports of Japanese landings on the south-west arm of the Celebes. Destructions ordered earlier have been carried out…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bringing Implements of War Mr. Forde Speaks of "Vast Stream" Sydney
A vast stream of shipping would reach Australia in 1912 and 1943, Mr. Forde, Army Minister, said at the launching of a new Tribal class…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Late Cable News War Needs Britain’s Big Problems London, Feb 12
In his first address to the House of Lords since his appointment as Minister for War Fred[?]tion, Lard Beaverbrook to-day revealed that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wahgunyah Soldiers' Farewell Fund
The committee of the Wahgunyah Soldiers' Farewell Fund have decided in view of present conditions, and the inability of the boys to obtain leave…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Crashes Through Window
About midnight on Wednesday, L/Col. James Fitzpetrick, of the M.U.R., crashed through a window of a vacant shop in Dean st. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →French Soldiers Escape to England
Nearly 200 officers and men of the French army, captured in France by the Germans during the battle of France, recently escaped from prison camps in Germany and arrived in England via Russia. They have joined General de Gaulle's forces and here are some of them in their new uniforms…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Death Chamber for Wounded Germans London, February 14
Death chambers have been established in German hospitals to remove seriously dec[?] soldiers, declares the Moscow radio [?] German officers who have fled from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Textile Workers Maximum War Effort MELBOURNE
The Textile Workers’ Union has sent to all textile mills in Australia a plan for the co-operation of all employers and employers so as to attain a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Husky Soldiers in Leisure Moments
The terrific heat of last week did not hinder the training of these Bonegilla soldiers on bivouack. However, the “smoko” (top) was a welcome break, while below the nearby Kiewa river was ever popular during leisure moments…
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The war news of the past four days has been black indeed for the Democracies. Following on the escape of the two German battleships and a cruiser, which had been bombed many times in Brest Harbour, and the heavy losses inflicted…
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