War Pictures
Every day more and more German airmen are shot down over Britain and are sent to internment camps for the duration of the war. Here are two German airmen at a London station on their way to be interned…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1941
489 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 13 of 25
Prisoner of War
Mr. A. E. Bell has been officially informed by the Defence Department that his son, Pte. Arthur George Bell, who was…
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Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Mace, of Magoon, Goondiwindi, to the effect that their son, Cpl. Claude Mace, has been reported…
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The Apostolic Delegate (Archbishop Panico) on Saturday released a list of Australian prisoners in italy, among whom were Gunners R. R…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cost of 1914-18 War
The total amount expended by the Commonwealth to June, 1040, in respect of the war of 1014-18 was £875,000,000, excluding sinking fund…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War—and After. (To the Editor)
Sir,—Recognition of the riches and the commercial possibilities of Australia is growing apace in Great Britain. Capital from the motherland…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Narrabri Soldiers Graphic Stories From the Middle East Sea,Land and Desert Fights
Gunner S. W. ("Snow") Gray writing to Clyde Kay, of the 'Courier' Office, tells of some thrilling incidents in the Middle East:…
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The local Recruiting Officer (Mr. E. W. Daniel) informs us that the following have enlisted during the past fortnight:—A. R. Powers…
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British Bren gun carriers and despatch riders out on a trial run. SMASHING GERMANY'S WAR MACHINE:— Night after night, British bombers fly over Germany and deal SOUTH AFRICA BUILDS ARMAMENTS:— Under General Smuts the South African Forces have become fully mechanised and equipped with the most modern of arms, made for the most part in South Africa. Here armoured cars, built in South Africa, are seen on the road between Pretoria and Cape Town. THE DEFENDERS OF BRITISH HOMELAND:— A swift reply will meet any attempt at the invasion of Britain, ARAB SOLDIER OF BRITAIN: An Araba, but he has chosen to fight on Britains' side. He belongs to the Arab Legion…
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An extremely interesting development in the handling of Australian casualties in the North African Campaign was the rapid evacuation of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bank Deposits Withdrawals For War Loan
Withdrawals of deposits in savings banks for investment in the Commonwealth £35,000,000 loan raised in May are believed to account for a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Overseas a British Shoal of "Tin Fish"
Torpedoes (known in the British services as "tin fish") are seen on trolleys on their way to be loaded on British Air Force Coastal Command aircraft. It was by torpedo-carrying aircraft Britain crippled the Italian fleet at Taranto. (Department of Information picture)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prisoner of War Service May Cost More Than £500,000 a Year
The Australian Red Cross Society spent approximately £500,000 In Prisoner of War Service in the 1914-18 War but figures from the Greece…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Further Letters From Narrabri Soldiers Strange Desert Meeting
Sign. S. K. Hayne wrote to his parents, relating the meeting of a cousin for the first time, in the Middle East…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Additional Enlistments
The local Recruiting Officer (Mr. E. W. Daniel) informs us that the following have enlisted during the past week:—B. F. Ison (Breeza), H. Lewis…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Hitler Will Never Win The War"—Comm. Lozovs[?]. German Claims Refuted By Moscow Successful Large-Scale Raid By R.A.F. LONDON
A Russian communique issued to-night says that there is fierce fighting in the Murmansk, Kakisalmi, Dvinsk, Borisov Slutsk, Bobriusk and Luck sectors and elsewhere…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Timber and War
War has cut off half of our timber supply - that half that was imported from overseas to meet our domestic building…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Killed in Action Narrabri's Third Death
Narrabri was shocked on Friday last when it became known that Mr. and Mr. Harbld Hardman, of Deanison Street, had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Agriculture and the War
Last week the Australian Agricultural Council met in Canberra, They were discussing and of the most important of…
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BRITAIN'S FLEET SWEEPS THE MEDITERRANEAN :- Behind the formidable twin-gunturret of a British destroyer is seen the silhouette of Britain's famous aircraft-carrier "Ark ROYAL." NIGHT FIGHTER RETURNS FOR REFUELLING:—…
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