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The wars & local soldiers, 1940

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Bulletin of War News. At Home and Abroad. Inflation in Nazi Dominated Counties

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 15 August 1940 · page 6

By debasing the currencies of the countries which they have overrun, the Nazis have brought economic devastation, misery and…

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Soldier Farewelled Many Tributes

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 15 August 1940 · page 2

Many tributes were paid to Pte. K. K. McKenzie. a son of Mrs. E. McKenzie. of Heber Street, at a farewell tendered him by about 40 friends in the Parish…

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Anxious To Enlist

The North Western Courier · Thursday 15 August 1940 · page 3

Boundary riding and mustering in the lonely country north-west of Charlotte Waters in the Northern Territory, John Blandon, 27, was not…

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Many Tributes Soldier Farewelled. Pte. K. K. McKenzie

North West Champion · Thursday 15 August 1940 · page 2

Many tributes were paid to Pte. K. K. McKenzie, a son of Mrs. E. McKenzie, of Heber Street, at a farewell tendered him by about 40…

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Soldier Settlers' Protection Committee

The North Western Courier · Monday 19 August 1940 · page 2

With the object of protecting the interests of settlers who enlist for active service, Namoi Shire Council has appointed a strong committee to…

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War Pictures German Bomber Brought Down

Manilla Express · Tuesday 20 August 1940 · page 4

All that remained of a German bomber brought down at a British East Coast town. It had exploded on striking the ground…

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More Reading Matter For Soldiers

Manilla Express · Tuesday 20 August 1940 · page 2

The Manilla and District Patriotic and War Fund is accepting books, magazines and other reading matter for men in camp both…

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War Savings Stamps Effective War Effort

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 22 August 1940 · page 4

The purchase of War Savings Stamps might not seem a great contribution to the Commonwealth Government's war effort, but is is an effective contribution…

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Bulletin of War News. At Home and Abroad. Militia Enlistments in R.A.A.F.

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 22 August 1940 · page 4

Army headquarters have announced that 1.585 members of the Militia Forces have enlisted with the Royal Australian Air Force. In addition 87…

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The War Tests the Civilian

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 22 August 1940 · page 2

The safest place in the next war will be the front-line trenches. was the facetious prophecy made a few years ago by a famous military critic after…

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Hospital Service Should Not be Forgotten In Time of War

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 August 1940 · page 2

A letter from the Commission, received at the monthly meeting of the Narrabri Hospital Board said that the public should not be…

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"March of Time" Film Of Australia War Effort

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 August 1940 · page 2

A "March of Time" film will be made about Australia's war effort shortly, and shown throughout the world…

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Soldiers Farewelled By Returned Soldiers League

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 August 1940 · page 2

At the Returned Soldiers' Club Rooms on Friday evening last, Ptes. Torry Bannon and Evans Jones were farewelled and…

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War Pictures a Soldier's First Steps

Manilla Express · Tuesday 27 August 1940 · page 4

British troops undergo strenuous training fitting them for service…

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Women and War

Manilla Express · Tuesday 27 August 1940 · page 4

In Wartime, women have a heavy burden to bear. While men have something definite to do, women have the hard task of…

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Costliest War Metal

The North Western Courier · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 2

Sixty years ago platinum could be bought for 12/6 an ounce. Today its price is in the neighbourhood of £10 an ounce, but in 1913 it reached the…

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The Human Element in the War

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 2

The mechanics of the war grow more striking every day—in a conflict which becomes increasingly one of machines rather than of men…

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The War Day by Day Travelling School Of Mechanisation

The North Western Courier · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 5

THE A.I.F. is to have a new unit—the 1st Australian Mobile School of Mechanisation—which is believed to be the first of its kind in…

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Bulletin of War News. At Home and Abroad. Travelling School of Mechanisation for Troops

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 2

The A.I.F. is have a new unit—the 1st Australian Mobile School of Mechanisation—which is believed to be the first of its [?] in the Empire…

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War in the Air London and Berlin Bombed Alarms Sounded in Many Towns R.A.F. Causes Destruction Raids over Germany LONDON, Wednes

The North Western Courier · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 1

It is estimated in official circles that about forty per cent of the 2,500,000 tons of synthetic all which Germany…

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