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The wars & local soldiers, 1941

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Stimson Talks of Crisis:"in 60 TO 90 DAYS" Evidence To House Committee Immediate Future of War

Northern Star · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 5

WASHINGTON (AAP), Saturday.—"I cannot too greatly emphasise my feeling as to possibility of a crisis within the next 60 to 90 day," declared the Secretary of the Army (Mr. Stimson) giving evidence before the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, which is taking evidence on…

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Farewell to Tweed Soldiers

Tweed Daily · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 2

At Murwillumbah Council Chambers to-night at 7.45 o'clock, several Tweed members of the A.I.F. will be farewelled by Tweed District Defence…

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Fitting Soldiers For Post-War Life

Northern Star · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday—The establishment at an early date of a new department of army charged with education and reeducation of soldiers to fit them for post-war life was announced by the-Minister for Army (Mr. Spender) to-night…

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Nobby's Creek War Service Auxiliary

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 5

At the annual meeting of Nobby's Creek War Service Auxiliary held in the school on Wednesday night, there was a fair attendance of members…

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War Stimulates State-wide Minerals Search

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY: Mar has stimulated prospecting in this State not so much for gold, the search for which goes on unendingly, but for rich deposits of other much- needed minerals. Production in many mines bas been increased considerably to meet war needs,…

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Founded on 5- Perfumers Double War Exports

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 3

LONDON: Since the war began, one famous London firm of perfumers has not only increased its exports, but, in the flow of…

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Spotlight Shifts to Kassala War In Africa (Australian Associated Press.)

Northern Star · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.—The British offensive in [?]e African theatre of war moved to another sector [?]hen British troops re-occupied kassala, on the [?]dan-Ahyssinia frontier…

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Public Farewell to Soldiers

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 2

Satisfaction was expressed by officials of Tweed District Defence Forces Welfare Association at the response to their invitation to the…

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"Aggressive Action" British Soldiers Trained

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 6

LONDON, Monday:-- The British Army is being taught to deliver "the right-handed punch which one day is coming to the…

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Informing Soldiers' Relatives

Northern Star · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The Minister for the Army (Mr. Spender) after conferring with departmental…

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Local and General Wounded in Action

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hennessey, of Limpinwood, received a telegram on Saturday last stating that their son, Private W. Hennessey, had been…

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Britain Will Win This War

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 6

Hitler's military victories achieved, for a time, a double psychological result. The German people were filled with…

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Munitions Annexes Utilise for Post-war Industry

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 4

The president (Mr, R. Granger) stated at a meeting: last night of Lismore Chamber of Commerce that he had been told by a…

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Censor Holds Up New American Film of War Duties

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Commonwealth Film Censor (Mr. Creswell O'Reilly) held up the American film, "The Long Voyage Home," made by…

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Enlistments in Lismore

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 4

LISMORE, Tuesday:—When recruiting was resumed in Lismore yesterday 29 men had enlisted in the A.I.F. A number of other men…

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Refused to Take Enlistment Oath Five Men Gaoled

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday—Five young men were each sentenced to six months' Imprisonment to-day with hard labour, for refusing to take the oath of…

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North Coast Men Killed In Action

Northern Star · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—In a casualty list issued to-day are names of another 60 men killed, eight of whom have died of…

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Tweed River Man Wounded in Action

Northern Star · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Casualty lists issued to-day in Melbourne contain the names of 28 soldiers killed in action—24 Victorian and 4 New South…

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British War Aims

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday:—A further request for a statement on war aims was made to the Prime Minister (Mr. Winston Churchill) when…

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Late War News

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday: Speaking in the House of Commons to-day, the Prime Minister (Mr. Churchill) said that, counting the…

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