“Radio Helped to Cause This War” SYDNEY
Giving evidence to-day, before the Parliamentary Committee on Broad-[?]asting Mr. R. J. Boye[?] a [?] of the A.B.C., said that [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Murray · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1942
2,843 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 143
War Commentary Pacific Dangers Allied Strength Should Soon Increase
The Australian Government has insisted that the fullest prosecution of the war against Japan is vital. The situation in Malaya is very difficult…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Increase in Manpower Control Many Civil Industries for War Work
In preparation for the transference of many industries from civil to war production, the Minister for War Organisation and industry (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Activities in Australia Latest A.R.P. Preparations MELBOURNE
The reason why the Australian home command had been divided into sections was to allow the G.O.C. home forces (Lieut-General Sir Ivan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£123 Million on War Our Expenditure for Six Months Canberra
Evidence of the acceleration of Australia’s war programme is provided by Treasury figures released to-day showing an increase in loan…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Too Many War Industries in Cities Statement by Munitions Minister LISMORE--Sunday
Speaking at Lismore yesterday, the Minister for Munitions (Mr. Norman Makin) said that war industries had been concentrated too much in city…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News Russian Advance Continues Grave Threat to Enemy in Crimea LONDON--Monday
The Russians continue to advance through Mosalat and Serp[?]yak, and their guns are already within range of the Moscow…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German Soldiers Shot Riots in Naziland London, January 12
A correspondent of British United Press, who is on the Trench frontier, says that 62 German soldiers, all of whom had served on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers Write Home
GUNNER J. E. DALY, A.I.F., in a letter to his father, Mr. Anthony Daly, North Bundy, writes: “I am back with the unit after being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wounded Return to Duty Washington, January 12
The commanding general of the Hawaiian Department advises that 55 of the 397 soldiers wounded in the Japanese attack on December 7 have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prisoners of War in Germany Letters From Albury Soldier
Letters and post cards from Australian prisoners of war in Germany, who were captured in Gre[?]ce and Crete, are now commencing to arrive. They…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Cabinet Decisions Melbourne
To relieve congestion on the Melbourne waterfront, the War Cabinet has ordered the mobilisation of certain vehicles to remove Roods from the wharves…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Patriotic & War Fund Weekly Collections 1941-42
£ s d Previously acknowledged 116 1 9 Weekly contributions... ... 1 18 9 £118 0 6…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To the Editor Prisoners of War and Work
Sir,—[?]n your paper two interesting paragraphs hive appeared, the first on Tuesday, January [?], in column 3 on page [?], under the heading Prisoner…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →16 Legs Among 10 Men But They Are Doing War Job. London, Jan. 13
Ten men are working together in a Royal ordnance factory in Wales who have only 16 legs between them—and five of these arc damaged. One of the 20 has lost an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Slippers for Soldier Patients
When soldiers are convalescing in hospital they must have slippers, and the North Albury sub-branch of the Red Cross is doing a great job seeing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bodies of Soldiers Not to Be Brought Home Melbourne
War Cabinet to-day decided against bringing back to Australia the remains of members of the forces who are killed accidentally or die abroad of sickness. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Huns Bomb Hospital Chiltern Soldier’s Experiences
The following are extracts from a letter received by Miss Dell Vyner, of Chiltern, from her brother. Driver P. Vyner, who is with the A.I.F…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldier Suffering in Song
The “Manchester Guardian” recently offered prizes for a new soldiers marching song. Songs from the ranks seemed to be the desire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woman Allegedly Wounded an Italian Charged. Sydney
At the Parramatta Police Court to-day Frank Ragsnesi, aged 40, was charged with having done grievous bodily harm to Rita Agnes Shaw, wife of Patrick Shaw, a…
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