Voluntary Enlistments For Beach Defence
If you are an ex-digger, ex-militin man, sailor airman or if you have had any previous training at all, you have possibly, said to yourself—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North West (Tamworth to Moree) · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1942
329 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 1 of 17
War Pictures
INCREASING TIDE OF U.S.A. AID TO BRITAIN. Every week the flow of supplies from America to Britain increases as the vast industrial machine of the U.S.A. becomes geared to war production. Aircraft, tanks, guns, food, oil are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Les. Flett a Prisoner of War
Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Flett of Arthur street, received the joyful news at Xmas that their son, Lance–Sergeant Les. Flett,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fisherman's War Facing New Perils of the Sea
Recently the British housewife opened her morning paper and received a shock when she read that thousands of fish had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Voluntary Enlistment For Beach Defence
From the 8th Garrison Battalion, Newcastle, comes an appeal for men. If you are an Ex–Digger. ex–Militia man, sailor,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Red Cross Workers Take War Risks
RED Cross workers in the Middle East frequently take the same war risks as the men in the front lines. Quite recently two Red Cross…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strong As Cast Iron Britain's Discovery for War Industries
After two years' continuous research, Great Britain is to-day able to introduce pottery into many new fields of British industry to take the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Manilla Soldiers Appreciate Comfort's Parcels
At the last meeting of the Manilla Patriotic and War Fund several letters expressing appreciation for parcels of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Huge War Effort U.S.A. Move Into Action
That America is now engaged in an all-out war for an all out victory is evident from the announcement that the nation's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Timber What the War has Proved
Cut off from usual supplies, Victoria has had to rely more extensively on local timbers for a variety of purposes for which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LOCAL & GENERAL War Saving Certificates
Sales of war saving certificates in Narrabri for the week ending last Saturday, totalled £37. Aluminium Drive…
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THE KING AND MR. WENDELL WILLKIE. His Majesty the King photographed with Mr. Wendell Wilkie, Republican rival to Roosevelt in the U.S.A. Presidential election, at Buckingham Palace. Mr. Willkie flew to Britain to see for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Pictures British Airmen in Russia
Valuable support to the Russan Army and Air Force has been given by the fighters and bombbers of Britain's Royal Air Force. Here British air personnel are seen dsembarking at a Russian port. FREE FRENCH AIRMEN INSPECTED BY GENERAL…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Kills Papers
Within recent weeks quite a number of long-establish, useful country papers have gone out of existence owing to war conditions. Among…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blondes and Red Hair Needed For War Work
Because genuine blonde and red hair are valuable for the manufacture of precision instruments, the Australian Comforts Fund, in Melbourne, is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tried to Enlist at 87
"They told me I was too old," mournfully remarked George Carter, of Northbridge, whose application for enlistment in the A.I.F. has been rejected. Reason is that Mr. Carter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Pictures Devastating Damage
When a German bomb wrecked a hospital in England, the building was practically destroyed. The debrs shows the extent of the damage caused. THE NAVY RESPONDS…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Employing Prisoners of War:—
The labour Party has departed from one of its standard principles. It has decided to employ prisoners of war on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Applicants Lose Posts
Mr. Hawkins, S.M. decided at the Burwood Court on Monday, that two returned soldiers were not entitled to preference in their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drivers' Licenses War Causes Decrease
One effect of the war is that there are in Australia to-day fewer people licensed to drive motor vehicles than there were…
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