Cost of War to Australia £99,012,000 Spent In Nine Months
From July 1, 1940, to March 31, 1941, the cost of the war to Australia was f99,012,000—less than 60 per cent, of the estimate of…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1941
489 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 7 of 25
Anzac Day Celebrations at Narrabri
Anzac Day will be celebrated as usual at Narrabri on Friday next, April 25. A Dawn Service will be held at…
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On Friday afternoon (Anzac Day) a trophy competition will be held. The total nett proceeds of the day will go to V.A.D. and Patriotic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Japanese Warned of War Before June Evacuation of Greece Predicted TOKIO
It is no longer a crazy dream to expect a great war with Japan, Germany, Italy and the Soviet on one side and the United…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anzac Day Observance
At 10 a.m. on Friday, Anzac Day, members of the local branch of the Returned Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen, Boy Scouts, Junior…
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Amid the summer beauty of Britain these French boys have found peace and security -- things, despite a dictator's promise, they would not have found in their own country. With ages ranging from 14 to 17, they are refugees from a France under the German heel. General Sikorski inspecting Polish troops in Britain. He also presented medals to members of the…
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The message received from Africa to the Anzacs were the words: "As the chain grows shorter the link grow longer."…
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The usual Anzac Day comemerstion services will be held in the morning, commencing at 11 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool and War Britain the World's Merchant
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The wool industry in Australia is favourably situated, though a prohibition now prevails…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stabilise the Live Stock Industry. a War-Time Essential
If we were asked to give a lead or plan to primary producers, said the Chief of the Division of Animal Industry, of the Department of…
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In delivering his policy speech at the Albury Town Hall on Tuesday night, the Premier (Mr. Mair) stated that he placed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Allies Toll—275,000 German Casualties In Greece 75,000 Killed And 200,000 Wounded British Consolidating New Defence Positions Armed Merchantman Torpedoed. London
The official announcement in Cairo that the forces of the British Empire are consolidating their new defence positions in Greece has caused satisfaction in London…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Management of Soldiers' Farms. Threatened Labour Shortage
Mr. A. W. Yeo, M.L.A., Minister for Lands, who is Chairman of the Soldiers' Farms Protection Committee, states that the…
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BRITISH V.C.:-- Lance-Corporal Harry Nicholls, V.C., of the Grenadier Guards was awarded the Empire's highest decoration for gallantry displayed during the evacuation of Dunkirk. Wounded four times, he put…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Effort First Premier Mair Emphasises Essentials a Realistic Policy
OUTSTANDING in the Policy Speech of the Premier (Mr. Alex. Mair, M.L.A.) is the declaration that the Government's first care is to aid the national war effort. "No matter what other objectives we may strive for, that is our…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local A.I.F. Casualties Killed in Action
Word has been received that Lieut. G. R. Keirath, of "Ulendah," Garah, has been killed in action. Lieut. Keirath was a member of the…
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The celebration of Anzac Day this year took on quite a new significance, Inasmuch as it was being commemorated in Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bowls Anzac Afternoon Competition Patriotic Funds Benefit
Favoured with excellent weather the Bowling green was well attended last Friday afternoon by Bowers and other members of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anzac Day in Moree Solemn Celebration Twenty-sixth Anniversary
Moree celebrated on Friday morning last the 26th anniversary of the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops on the Gallipoli Peninsular with a solemnity probably unparalleled in the local history of Anzac Day…
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One of a batch of prisoners of war passing through London on route for internment, a captured German airman views the city he had come to…
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