R.A.A.F. ENLISTMENTS Nearly 100 Men Daily Canberra
During 1940, 35,163 recruits were accepted by the R.A.A.F., an average of nearly 100 men daily, said the Minister for the Air (Mr. MEwen)…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1941
2,980 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 149
New Phase Of War?
Is the war entering on a new phase? Developments justifying this speculation are German attacks on Eire, reports of German…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mails to Prisoners of War
News has been received by the Australian Red Cross in the Christmas mail bag that letters from a belligerent country to a neutral country…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrific Bremen Raid War's Worst
LONDON, Sunday:--It is reported that R.A.F. bombers conducted the greatest and most…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commons Loses Members Through War
LONDON, Saturday:--Six seats are vacant in the House of Commons, and it is feared that two other constituencies have lost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Canada's Vast Strides to War Efficiency
A concise view of the strides that Canada has made in placing herself on a war-time footing, was recently given by Mr. Angus…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Red Cross Work for War Prisoners
LONDON, Saturday:--Field Marshal Sir Philip Chetwode, Chairman of the Executive Commitee of the British Red Cross…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War-time Pig Production Great Britain's Needs
Fig production in Australia has increased rapidly during the last few years. With home consumption practically constant, the increased production has to be exported. About 90 per cent of the pig meats exported from Australia go to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Facing Up to War Finance Voluntary Effort
The scale of war expenditure to which the Commonwealth is committed for the current financial year is without parallel in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gifts and Loans for War Effort Sydney
Gifts received on Saturday by the Commonwealth Government towards Australia's war effort included £4767 from the Commissioner of Police. This…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Japan's Huge War Losses in China Chungking (Aap)
The Chinese High Command has released figures of the total Japanese casualties in the war with China. The Japanese recently claimed that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Australia's Pride In Outstanding Achievement Expressed by War Minister
CAIRO, Sunday:--"We are proud that our men have won an outstanding victory and proud that they are carrying the torch passed to them by their fathers," said the Minister for the Army (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Italian Air General Killed in Action
LONDON, Monday:—It is reported that another Italian general has been killed. He is a general of the Air Force and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commons Member Reported Killed in Action
LONDON, Sunday:—A member of the House of Commons, Major Cartland, previously reported missing, is now stated to have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Ghastliest Incident in Sea War"
The attack on the passenger ship Rangitane by two raiders stands out from the survivors' stories as one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Turks Mobilised on "War Footing"
ISTANBUL. A Bill which was introduced into the Turkish Assembly on Friday provides that all conscripts at present serving their normal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Forestry and the War Effort
The Division of Forest Products is one of the Divisions of the Council for Scientific and Idusttrial Research which is actively…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australia Pays For The War
WITH the first week in January almost gone practically every taxpayer in the Commonwealth has already felt the effects of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Victims Fund Totals £269,729
SYDNEY: The New South Wales Great Britain's Civilian War Victims' Relief Fund now totals £269,729, of which £260,000 has been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Unity of War Forces in Britain
The beginning of the second year of war found the British people more firmly united than at any time since 1918, writes R. H. S. Grossman. A…
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