Latest War News Lull in Libya Big Battle Expected Soon LONDON, February 13
The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 3
The lull in operations in the Libyan desert does not mean that either side has returned to the static type of warfare, as was the case before the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To-day's Latest New British War Cabinet Sir Stafford Cripps Included LONDON
The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 2
Mr. Churchill has formed a new seven-man War Cabinet, including Sir Stafford Cripps, while the Minister for Product ion (Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Returned Soldiers' League Annual Meeting Lapses
The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 8
The annual meeting of the local branch of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A., which was to have taken place on Tuesday night, had to be deferred…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hardships of Soldiers Ten Days Tramp Through Jungle MELBOURNE
Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 2
Soldiers of two Australian battalions who. escaped after they had been surrounded by Japanese in Malaya tramped through the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.S. Record Enlistments Washington, Feb. 19
Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 3
Mr. Stimpson. Under-Secretary for War, revealed to-day that the voluntary enlistments in the United States for January totalled 90,241. This was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Writes home Not Much Time for Writing
The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 1
PBIVATE F. PEERIN, A.[?]abroad, writes to his mother in Denilqiuln: “I suppose you have wondered what has happened as I am late-in writing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →V.D.C. Training Plans Full Enlistment Optional
The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 4
Iiability to full-time service was not entailed in enlistment in the Volunteer Defence Corps, the Minister for the Army, Mr. Force, said this week…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War—and After
Riverina Recorder · Saturday 21 February 1942 · page 3
Greater demands, consequent upon the situation in the East, will now be made upon our secondary industries. Increased output of existing factories and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Effort Must Come First Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 February 1942 · page 6
The heads of all State Government departments and corporate bodies have been instructed by the Premier (Mr. McKell) to dispense ruthlessly with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Total War Services and Property Involved Canberra
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 February 1942 · page 1
Full mobilisation of services and property is provided for in regulations issued by the Government to-day under the National Secretary Act…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In War Cabinet Sif Stafford Cripps LONDON. Feb. 30
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 February 1942 · page 1
The inclusion of Sir Stafford Cripps, K.C., former Ambassador to Moscow, in the War Cabinet, is the most outstanding change made In the reshuffle of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Paddy Finucane Wounded London, February 21
Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 4
Although wounded in a dog-flight over the English Channel Squadron Leader Peddy Finance. the Trish leader of the first Australian fighter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Will Avenge Darwin "War to Be Carried to Tokio" Canberra
Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 1
Australia was grimly determined to hold the continent, not only as a home for her people, but to assist her Allies to beat back the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Damage Insurance
The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 2
Regulations governing she insurance of property against war damage are expected to be gazetted and in operation this week A-first instalment of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Progress of the War
The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 2
Main interest in the progress of the war during the past few days has been centred in the reported Japanese occupation of Timor and Ball islands. In respect to Timor the news is not clear as to what the actual position is. The Japanese claim…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War-time Insurance Sydney
The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 2
Regulations were, gazetted yesterday to bring into force Australia's greatest insurance scheme, covering all property in Australian territories…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News British Cabinet Re-shuffle War Minister Appointed LONDON, February 23
The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 3
Further changes in the British Cabinet were announced yesterday. Sir James Grigg, permanent secretary to the War Office, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Damage Insurance Federal Government's Scheme
The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 4
Under regulations to be issued this week, five kinds of cover will be provided by the Commonwealth scheme of war damage insurance…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War and Education Albury Rotarians Hear Teacher
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 6
The guest speaker at the Rotary Club luncheon at the .Carlton Hotel yesterday was the deputy-headmaster of the Albury High School (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Banks Run Out of War Loan Buttons
The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 1
Mr. W, J. Salter sent a wire Sydney yesterday as follows: "Banks stumped for Liberty Loan buttons. Please expedite further…
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