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The wars & local soldiers, 1941

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War Work in All U.k. Prisons

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 4

Prisoners in all British gaols are working overtime making vital war materials. ' More than 2,000,000 articles…

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Transfer of British Industries Only If Long War

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday:--A vast plan to transfer British industries to Australia will be put into operation only if the…

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Rationing of Petrol More Savings Needed for War Council

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY: The Advisory War Council will be consulted before Federal Cabinet decides on the extent to which it will revice the…

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Nazis Lost War Last June Lord Halifax in U. S.

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 2

WASHINGTON: "Hitler lost the war last June when he failed to take advantage of France's collapse." declared the new…

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Extend War Service Home Plan to 1941 A.i.f., Is Planned

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday.—Extension of the existing war service home scheme to cover members of Australia's…

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Freeze May Be As Deadly As Direct Hit Air War Against Ice

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 6

The worst enemy the Royal Air Force has to face--next to the Luftwaffe--is ice. All the year round, that foe is lurking…

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Soon Be Allowed To Join Pre-enlistment Classes For Air Force at 17

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday:--Intending applicants for service with the R.A.A.F. as air crew members will soon be permitted to join…

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Yarn with Policeman and Soldier

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Monday:--Mr. Wendell Willkie lost no time in contacting the road from his hotel in Park Lane after an early breakfast and chatted…

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Soldiers Will Go Back to School

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY: A committee which will consider a .scheme to embrace all aspects of education for soldiers has been formed in Sydney, the Premier…

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Merle Oberon's Gift To Anzac Fund

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 5

LOS ANGELES (AAP), Monday.—The film star Merle Oberon has contributed 1000 dollars to the Pacific Coast branch of the Anzac War…

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Albanian War: ' Heaviest Italian Losses '

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 1

LONDON (AAP). Tuesday.—The intensity of local struggles on the Albanian front is reflected in a statement by a Greek…

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Japan Will Do Her Best to Avoid War

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 2

LONDON, Monday:—Japan does not want war, and will do her best to avoid 'it unless some precipitate action by armed forces in Indo-China or elsewhere in the Far East creates a situation from which…

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Spending in War-time Need to Adjust Private Budgets

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 8

The effectiveness of a nation's war effort depends just as much upon the skill of its financial and economic letters and those who…

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3172 A.I.F. Enlistments In Year

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 4

Since recruiting for the A.I.F. was taken over early last year by military area 41, which embraces the district from Grafton to the…

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New Race of Returned Men Old Diggers Guard Their Interests

Northern Star · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 8

CASINO, Wednesday.— At the annual meeting of the Casino Returned Soldiers' League the newly elected president, Mr. H. Hollingsworth, said…

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Tintenbar Shire War Service Fund

Northern Star · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 8

A[?]STONVILLE, Wednesday. An application for authority to be granted to the McLean's Ridges Hall Committee to make appeals for the…

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Australia Must Become War Conscious—Fadden

Northern Star · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—If people in Australia were to continue to enjoy the feeling of security which was enjoyed to-day, they must unite in making the nation war conscious. This was said to-day…

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Air War Against Ice Science Seeks to Solve a New Problem

Northern Star · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 10

The worst enemy the Royal Air Force has to face—next to the Luftwaffe—is ice. All the year round, that foe is…

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British Lack Funds For New Order to U.S. for War Planes

Tweed Daily · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Tuesday:—The Secretary of the Treasury (Mr. Henry Morgenthau) told the…

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Parcels for Byron Bay Soldiers

Tweed Daily · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 6

A further series of parcels was packed this month by members of Byron Bay Patriotic Committee and dispatched to the local men serving…

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