Called von Luckner "A Spy"—Men Enlist
MELBOURNE, Friday. — Kenneth Miller, 25 years, and Malcolm Good, 25 years, who were fined £2…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
3,391 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 170
Voluntary Enlistment in U.s
WASHINGTON, Thursday (AAP).—The Secretary for War (Mr. Stimson) announced that the War Department had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →For A.i.p. 12 More Enlisted Yesterday
Twelve more Lismore district men enlisted in the A.I.F. at the Lismore recruiting committee's depot…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prisoner of War
Having been reported missing seven months ago, Pte. W. A. W. ("Bill") Wilson, third son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wilson, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Greatest Common War Effort
WASHINGTON, Saturday: The Secretary of State (Mr. Cordell Hull) commenting on the solidarity pact said that it signifies the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Radio in the War
Since the start of the war Britain has made remarkable progress in applying radio to war purposes. Radio-location is, of course, the…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday: -- The Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) said the militia was being put on a war basis to be ready for action…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Council Camouflage of Key Plants
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Plans for camouflaging vital key industries and plants throughout Australia will be before the War…
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AUCKLAND, Sunday (AAP). —With more than 150,000 men and women enrolled for home defence services alone. New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Reported Missing for Seven Months Now War Prisoner
Having been reported missing exactly seven months ago to the very day, Pte. W. A. W. (Bill) Wilson, third son of Mr. and Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →United Allied Command in Pacific War Wavell For Supreme Post
CANBERRA, Sunday. — General Sir Archibald Wavell has been appointed Supreme Commander of the Sea, Land and Air Forces in the south west Pacific…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brisbane Enlistments
BRISBANE, Sunday: -- Seventeen men volunteered for the A.I.F. to-day and 10 were accepted. There were 20 acceptances for air crew and 25 for…
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BALLINA, Saturday.—At a public welcome home to Pte. V H Weir in the Diggers' Hall last night," organised by the Returned Soldiers'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Damages Commission
CANBERRA.--The War Damage Commission to administer the schemes of insurance against loss or damage to properly caused by enemy…
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LONDON, Monday: Fresh enemy landings on the west coast of Malaya have been reported. It is stated that the Japanese landed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Radio Is an Important War Weapon
Since the start of the war Britain has made remarkable progress in applying radio to war purposes. Radio-location is, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Chrysler Works to Expand War Output
NEW YORK, Sunday : The Chrysler Automobile Corporation has announced officially that following the discontinuance of civilian, production, it will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Local and War Savings Campaign
Sales of war savings certificates at Murwillumbah up to the end of last week totalled £40,516, an increase of £169 on the total at the end of the…
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NEW YORK, Sunday:-- A full page advertisement in a New York daily newspaper, headed "An open letter to the Office of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Post-War Security Talks With Soviet
LONDON, Monday (AAP). — Describing his Russian journey in a broadcast to-night the Foreign Secretary (Mr. Anthony Eder) declared that the Moscow talks went further than any political…
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