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The wars & local soldiers, 1941

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Thai Predicts "Full Dress War" in Week

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 4

NEW YORK, Monday:—A Bangkok message says: A new outbreak on the frontier with Indo-China has caused…

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War Helps Progress in Pig Rearing British Needs Answered Successful Year

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 3

"Pig raising has made wonderful progress in the year just closed. Just how many pigs there are in New South Wales at…

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"War of Material Resources" Australian Lag in Dairy Production Fodder Conservation

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 2

In his presidential address at the annual meeting of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science, Professor R. D. Watt, Professor of Agriculture at the Sydney University, said that possibly the war might resolve itself into a…

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M'bah Soldier Removed From Seriously Ill List

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday:—Six New South Wales men serving in Australia, and one South Australian are mentioned in an A.I.F. casualty list…

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Rodhesia's Pari in Economic War

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 10

"Rhodesia's total copper output, for the duration, goes to Britain." That item from the list of the Empire's material contributions to the war effort is impoitant. Rhodesia…

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The Farmer and the War Effort

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 4

"My talks before Christmas on the subject, "The Farmer and the War Effort," aroused a good deal of criticism, and it is my intention…

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What Will Post-War Car Be Like?

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 6

There are many who believe that a new order of things will eventuate as the aftermath of the present War. Certain it is that…

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European Reactions "Close to Declaring War"--roumania

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 2

LONDON, Monday:--A report from Bucharest (Roumania) states that diplomatic circles there consider that President Roosevelt's…

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Seeks Evacuation of Egypt by British After War

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 7

CAIRO, Monday:--Nahas Pasha, former Egyptian Prime Minister, has petitioned King Farouk to ask the British for a unilateral…

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Luxury Liners in War Heroic Service of Armed Merchantmen

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 9

Speaking more than six months ago, the First Lord of the Admiralty mentioned the fact that among the many other ships…

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Six Months' Gaol: Refusing to Take Enlistment Oath Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 7

The maximum sentence of six months' imprisonment was imposed on Arthur Johnson (23) in Burwood Court to-day, for refusing to take the…

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War Council Discusses Overtime Tax

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday:--Whether munition workers should pay income tax on overtime earnings will be discussed…

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U.s. War Material for Britain

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Tuesday:—Exports of United States war material to Britain in November totalled 18,000,000 dollars, of…

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Italy's Huge Budget Excludes War Spending

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday:—The Italian Council of Ministers has drafted appropriations for the fiscal year 1911-42 totalling £500,000,000…

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Reports of Civil War Roumanian Turmoil

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday:—The situation in Roumania is almost akin to civil war, according to…

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War Has Not Stopped Flow of Migrants

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday:—Expectations that the war would check migration from Britain, which was on the point of…

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War Prisoners' Parcels Go on Special Ships

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 8

LONDON, Tuesday:—The British Red Cross has advised that a special ship carrying 20,000 parcels for prisoners of war in Germany…

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Roosevelt Gives Congress Figures Of War Effort Washington (Aap)

Northern Star · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 5

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, in his budget message to Congress, declared that world conditions would force the United Slates to build defences, "able to meet and master any contingency."…

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Petain May War With Germany

Northern Star · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 5

If Marshal Petain finds German pressure irresistible his last resort to save the remainder of France might be to renew…

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Expansion of Indian War Efofrt

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday:—"The Times" correspondent in India, reviewing India's war effort, says: There are nearly 6000 external defence troops overseas,…

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