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The wars & local soldiers, 1940

2,452 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 123

SOLDIERS'COMFORTS Armidale Parcels Ready Sox, Cigarettes,. Handkerchiefs

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 4

Armidale Women's Voluntary Service has 60 pairs of socks ready to send the Lord Mayor's fund for district men In the…

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WON V.C., Then Studied War Tales of Lord Gort When He Was a "Red Guard" -By Air Mail.) LONDON, January 13

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 4

When Lord Gort, Mayfair man with a private Income of £20,000 a year, came back from the last war with a triple D.S.O., and the…

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The War Day by Day Mobile Recruiting

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 8

Mo[?]ile recruiting units for the country districts, expanded recruiting facilities for the cities, and an intense publicity…

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War Vessels For British Navy to Be Built in Australia Melbourne

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 1

Australia may shortly build a number of vessels for Britain for use during the war, it was learned in Federal Government…

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War Ace

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 2

General Vuillemin, Commander-inChief of the French Air Force, was a French ace in the last war. His squaderon was involved in 101 air…

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The War Yesterday's News

The Inverell Times · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 7

"We are fighting not only for our ideals or ideas, but for our lives." declared the Secretary for War (Sir Oliver Stanley) at Newcastle in his…

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French Navai. Chief Fought on Land Last War

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 3

Admiral Barian Commander-inChief of tin- French Navy, fought on land for the greater part, of the last war. He was in command of a…

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Building Homes Great Demand Despite the War SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 8

The Co-operative Building Societies' Association has hopes shortly to convene a conference of the Federal and Slate Governments, building societies,…

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French War Chief in Near East Visits Cairo on Wednesday CAIRO

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 1

Great interest has been aroused by the announcement that the commander of the French forces in the Near East, General Weygand, will arrive…

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Federal Politics Australia s War Extort Does Not Justify Shelving of Domestic Problems

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 3

H. E. Holland ("Rampsbeck") Writes to the Editor:—"Recently there.appeared in the Express" an article contributed by…

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Balkan Entente Must Redouble Efforts to Avoid War Definite Unity Among Four Powers

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 3

The Foreign Ministers of the Balkan Entente countries rhet in Belgrade Oil Saturday night, in camera. Although…

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Soldiers in Fracas Civilian Killed Soldier Arrested HOBART

The Inverell Times · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 1

After an altercation in the city followed by an alleged assault by two soldiers, William John Rennie, 59, was admitted to hospital, where…

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Alleged Assault Soldier Arrested HOBART

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 1

After an altercation in the city, followed by an alleged assault by two soldiers, William John Rennie (59) was admitted to a hospital where he…

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The War Day by Day Germany's Oil Problem

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 8

Even if Nazi Germany succeeded in transporting the whole or Rumania's oil output into her domestic reservoirs, it would be only…

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Diary of a Soldier

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 7

FIRST DAY : The march through the city is still the greatest thing that has happened to us since we enlisted. And now that it has been all…

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The War Yesterday's News

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 2

Thousands of Poles have been executed by the Nazis, says a Danish newspaper, and heaps of corpses were left all day in a square in Bromberg…

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Life Assurance War Time in England

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 7

Developments have taken place in life assurance in the new conditions created by the war. In Australia those developments are not so…

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War Brings Higher Marriage Rate Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 1

The State Government Statistician said last night that while the number of marriages in the metropolitan…

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Marriages Increase Result of War Activity SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 1

The State Government Statistician said last night that while the number of marriages in the metropolitan area had declined in the six months from…

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Women's War Work Helping 35th Battalion Active Enthusiasts

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 3

The first meeting for 1940 of the Women's Voluntary Services was held yesterday in the Memorial Hall, by courtesy of the Town…

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