Casualty in War
Miss Franchi Lasma the talented Lismore singer, and youngest daughter of the late Mr. J. H. Armstrong, of Dunoon, and Mrs. J. Smith, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Northern Rivers · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1940
3,476 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 174
The War, Day By Day the Finnish War
In the opening stages of the Russo- Finnish War, the alignment of the countries engaged in the major war, was not clear…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shipbuilding for Commerce During War
CANBERRA, Thursday:—The possibility of direct Commonwealth action to build ships for Australia's war-time commerce…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Russian Army Corps Annihilated
The British United Press correspondent with the Finnish north-eastern army, now credits the Finns with the defeat and practical annihilation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Offer From N.Z.
The New Zealand Government has placed an anti-tank battery at the disposal of Britain, on condition that it is released later to join the New…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Savings Start Next Month
War savings certificates in denominations of £1, £5, and £10 will be on sale at banks and post offices about the end of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Savings Certificates On Sale Shorty
SYDNEY, Thursday:—War savings certificates in denominations of £1, £5, and £10 will be on sale at banks and post offices…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cost of Pensions From Last War
LONDON, Wednesday: Twenty-[?] after the end of the Great War the Pensions Ministry was still spending £38,000,000 each…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big Increase in War Savings Necessary
LONDON, Wednesday:—Sir Robert Kindersley, President of the National Savings Committee. broadcasting, disclosed that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War to Save Germany For Western Civilisation
The following striking article, expressing an American view of the situation in Europe, is quoted from the "New York Herald Tribune." It was written by Miss Dorothy Thompson, who regularly contributes on world affairs. Her…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Our Mail Bag "Financing the War" To The Editor
Sir,--We have been told that the war expenditure for the current year is estimated at £62,000,000, and that the vote for the year 1940-41 may…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Materials for Finland Germany And Italy In Dispute
A dispute has arisen between Germany and Italy over the passage through Germany of war material for Finland…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War West Front Is Stirring Italy Aiding Finns
LONDON: With the snow disappearing, the western front is showing activity. It has been the period of calm before the storm,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Germany's Mineral Supplies Vital to Her Pursuit Of War
MELBOURNE, Thursday:—A matter of vital importance to Germany is the maintenance of adequate stocks of minerals to fulfil the requirements of her war industries. The accumulation of stocks of 'materials likely to be unprocurable or…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Dairy Men Must Be Organised" Mr. Anthony On War Situation
"The experience of the last war shows that at this juncture, it is more necessary than ever that the primary producer be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Planes Bomb German Naval and Air Bases War's Biggest Battle In Air Answer to Latest Enemy Move
LONDON, Wednesday:—British airmen to-day delivered an emphatic answer to Germany's new air terrorism in the North Sea. What was apparently the biggest air engagement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fully Equipped Soldier Will Carry 64lb On His Back
SYDNEY: Eqipment to be carried by men of the Second A.I.F. when they go on active service will be 20lb lighter than that of the Diggers of 1914-18. The complete soldier will have 64lb…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →31 Soldiers Have Tuberculosis
SYDNEY: Thirty-one men of the 16th Brigade, Second A.I.F., were shown by re-exammation by X-ray, to be suffering from tuberculosis…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Treatment for War Wounded Claimed by Soviet
LONDON, Thursday:—The Moscow Press says the Soviet surgeons have found new methods of treating wounds in the Russo-Finnish…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Wounded Reach "Blighty" London
The first British wounded have arrived in England, mostly suffering from bullets and hand grenades, and splinters received while patrolling the…
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