Wage Increase for War Strain
SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Granting an increase of 6s a week to rope and cordage workers in New South Wales and Victoria, with…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
3,391 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 170
Vast War Programme In America
WASHINGTON, Tuesday (AAP). —President Roosevelt told a press conference to-day that the new war programme would be so vast…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Proposed U.s. War Labor Board
WASHINGTON, Tuesday: -- The Secretary of Labor (Miss Frances Perkins), the president of the Congress of Industrial Organisations (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pacific War As Important As European
NEW YORK, Tuesday (AAP).— According to the Washington correspondent of the New York "Times," reliable diplomatic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Details of New Soviet War Tax
LONDON, Tuesday:-- The Kuibyshev raido states that the Soviet has imposed a special war tax ranging from 62-3 per cent, to 11¼ per cent. of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Personal News Only in Letters to War Prisoners
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.— Emphasising that the writers of letters to prisoners of war should limit themselves to entirely…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Indian Congress Clears Way for War Co-operation
LONDON, Tuesday.--The Working [?] of the Indian Con[?] to have adopted [?] absolving Gandhi from…
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Returned soldiers and sailors under the age of 55 years, and exmilitia men over the age of 35 years (class 2) are being sought…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Damage Insurance
MELBOURNE, Thursday.— The Federal Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) to-day announced that a Commonwealth-wide organisation to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prisoner of War
Mrs. J. Hadwell, of Byron Bay, has been officially advised by the Minister for the Army that her son, Driver J. H. M. Hadwell, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Air Photography In War
Aerial photography plays a vital part in wartime operations. Not only does it enable bombing machines to get a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Industries to Be Doubled
MELBOURNE, Thursday. — The Minister for Munitions (Mr. Makin) said to-day that important consultations to be held in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bowls For War Savings Certificate
A war savings certificate wan the prize for a competition conducted at the Kyogle Bowling Green yesterday (New Year's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Radio Plays Big Part in War
Since the start of the war Br[?]ain has made remarkable, progress in applying radio to war purposes. Radio-location is of course, the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Byron Bay Man Prisoner of War
Mr. J. Hadwell, of Byron Bay, has been officially advised by the Minister for the Army that her son, Driver J. H. M. Hadwell, of the A.I.F., who Was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Long War: Warning by Jap. Leaders
NEW YORK, Wednesday (AAP).—The Japanese Premier (General Tojo) and Admiral Shimada, in New Year messages,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Goods For Base In Siberia?
WASHINGTON, Wednesday (AAP).—President Roosevelt, at a press conference yesterday, said that finished war products…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Cancellation of British War Debts
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A Government spokesman said to-day that Australia had no intention of following the lead of the Canadian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Evacuees Arrive From Pacific War Zone
NEW YORK, Wednesday:--A San Francisco message says: A large group of evacuees from the Pacific war zone arrived safely to-day. The number of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Support for Stronger Voice in War Councils
LONDON, Wednesday: Mr. William Turner, formerly joint general manager of Reuters, in a letter to "The Times" supports…
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