In War-torn Singapore
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 1
These pictures were taken a few days before the Japanese landed on the island of Singapore. They show the damage then done by Japanese bombing. Left: Searching for personal belongings. Right: A timber yard ablaze…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →National Prayer Prayer for War Time
The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 2
The Bishop of Wagga, Dr. F. A. Henschke, has suggested to his people that they should pray regularly in these stressful days. He commends…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tennis Match. Postponed Until After War
The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 4
When the war has ceased, the enemy put to flight, and victory eventually won a tennis match which was commenced last Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collecting Aluminium for the War Effort
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 6
Busy scenes at the aluminium matinee, staged by the Regent Theatre on Saturday morning. Left: These aspirants for the handsome prizes brought sacks full of the now precious metal. Right: Appraising and weighing the proceeds…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Loans and Certificates SYDNEY
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 2
Sales of war savings certificates now total £30,421,698 State totals are:— N.S.W. £11,335,165; Victoria. £[?]224; Queensland. £4,659.089; South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Women War Welders Helped By New Process
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 6
Managers of Britain's war factories are discovering that the women now coming Into their works from shops, offices, the professions…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australia at War Australia Next!—Preparedness Now!
The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 3
Wishful thinking has probably done as much harm to the Allied cause in this war as any other form of unprepared ness. In Australia's case, it has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest War News Further Japanese Advance London
The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 3
The Berlin Radio, quoting Axis sources, states that Japanese troops, strongly supported by warships, have landed in Java, and in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Reverses War Machine Must be Overhauled LONDON. February 16
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 3
Admiral of the Fleet (Sir Roger Keyes), opening the Gosport warship week, declared: "I understand that an inquiry is to be held into the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Swallowed the Tourists [?] of Man Women Have Taken To Glove Making
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 6
When boarding house proprietors and employes In Man. the self-governing British Island in the Irish Sea, which has lost Its lucrative peace-time…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiers' Estates Should Be Free From Death Duties SYDNEY
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 3
Urging that all soldiers estates should be [?] of death duty imposts, the N.S.W. Taxpayers' Association to-day declared that the estates of men who died on active…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →V.D.C. ENLISTMENT Does Not Entail Full Time Service SYDNEY
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 5
The Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) to-night made it clear that enlistment in the Volunteer Defence Corps did not entail liability for full-time service…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hope Field War Auxiliary
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 2
The monthly meeting of the Hope field War Auxiliary was attended by on enthusiastic and representative group of citizens. Since last meeting!…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Total War Footing Cabinet's Far-reaching Decisions SYDNEY
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 2
At Its initial meeting in Sydney today, the Federal Cabinet, faced with the realities of a fresh menace to Australia as a direct result of new…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Long War Predicted Empire Gathering Its Strength OTTAWA, Feb, 17
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 1
The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Gardiner) to-day declared that the services of ever available man of military age in the British Empire would be required in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Japanese War Aims Tojo Outlines Five Points New York. Feb. 17
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 1
The Tokio official radio states that In his speech to Parliament the Prime Minister (General Tojo) outlined Japan's five war alms as follows:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stern Warning Mr. Curtin Outlines Our Danger 'Speech at Opening of War Loan SYDNEY
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 1
"No longer ma Australia rest upon the baste of the ordinary way of living, of conducting business In the way we did, or of working in the way…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Risk Insurance SYDNEY
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 2
Regulations covering war risk insurance of property will probably be gazetted on Tuesday and become immediately operative after the gazettal. Mr Coles, M.H.R.,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This Is an Urgent War Need
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 2
Owners of utility trucks in the Albury district owe it as an obligation to the war effort immediately to register their trucks at the Albury…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two More Years of War Adelaide
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 1
Britain felt confident that victory would come before very long, said Sir Keith Murdoch, addressing the Rotary Club to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →