War Conditions Make This Compulsory
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Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murray · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1942
2,843 stories in Murray's papers · page 28 of 143
Private Harry Blake Prisoner Of War
PRIVATE HARRY BLAKE, A.I.F., of Deniliquin, who was reported missing last May, is now reported to be a prisoner, of war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Importance of Charcoal in War Effort Sydney
The assistant secretary of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. Richards) to-day expressed the opinion that neither the official nor the public mind possessed a full…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Corowa's War Loan Subscriptions £13,910 in Hand
Before the opening of the Liberty Loan. Corowa was set a quota of £20,000. Enquiries yesterday showed that already the sum of £13,010…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War-time Measures Important Conference in Melbourne MELBOURNE
The most widely representative gathering of Pacific powers yet held in Australia took place in Melbourne to-day, when the meeting of the War…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Some Banks to Close Staffs for War Work MELBOURNE
A conference of general managers of the Commonwealth Bank and trading banks held in Melbourne to-day accepted [?] Government's proposals for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News German Troops Being Raked In LONDON. March 2
United Press correspondent on the French frontier, reports that nearly all the German troops have been withdrawn from France for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fateful Next Few Months War to Enter Decisive Stage LONDON, March 2
Authoritative quarters in London, Moscow Washington and enemy capitals hold to the belief that events of the coming European…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Struck Dead by Lightning Melbourne
Struck by the lightning during a heavy thunderstorm on February 13 Gunner Norman Goodman was killed Instantly. At the inquest to-day. Gunner Daryl Wilson…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Was in Darwin Raid Hay Soldier's Letter
In a letter to his wife, Cpl. Peter Carter, of Hay, gives an account of his experiences in the air raids on Darwin. He writes:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →V.d;c. Chief Urges Enlistment
The Commandant of the Volunteer Defence Corps for Victoria and Riverina (Brigadier-General G. H. Foot) said last week that he had not yet…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Extra Food for War Prisoners
Picture shows the contents of parcels, which have been carefully compiled to provide a balanced diet and to nullify any lack of essentials in prison camp meals. These parcels are being sent regularly to all British prisoners of war in Europe. They go into a pool in Geneva from which the International Red Cross distributes them to prison camps. Australia’s contribution to the pool is 6000 parcels a week…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Prisoners Will Welcome Them
Thousands of Red Cross food parcels ready for allocation to British prisoners in prison camps all over Europe, stacked to the roof in an International Red Cross Depot in Geneva…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Vital War Precautions Minister Stresses Blackout Value
“A blackout! needs the whole-hearted co-operation of every section of the people, because one person failing in his responsibility endangers not only his own…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Insurance for Enemy Aliens Melbourne
The Government has instructed the War Insurance Commission to prepare report on the advisability of extending the war insurance scheme to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →“Carry War to Enemy” Washington, March 3
General Marshall, Chief of the Army Staff, said to-day: “The time has now come when we must proceed with the business of carrying the war to the enemy and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HUGE U.S. War Bill Washington, March 3
The Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Morgenthau) told Congre[?]s that it was cheaper to win the war than to lose it. He introduced a Victory tax…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“War of Missed Chances” New York, March 2
In an exclusive interview with George Weller, of the New York “Post.” Dr. van Mook, Deputy-Governor of the N.E.L. said that the only…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Small Wheat Grower Needs Protection in War Time
“I am convinced more than ever that the small wheat-grower must have adequate protection during restriction of production under…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Liquor and War “Abuses Must be Stopped” (“Mail” Special)
Having made such a realistic effort to put the nation on a total war footing it would be a pity if the Federal Government fell into the error of…
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