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The wars & local soldiers, 1942

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Trade Unionists Pledge Speed-up in War Production

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 6

LONDON, Sunday: Three members of the Soviet Trades Union Delegation, including Mme. Nikolayeda, attended the conference of…

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Widest Command Given War Leader Gen. Wavell's Appointment

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 1

General Sir Archibald Wavell's appointment as supreme commander of Allied land. see and air forces m the south west…

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Appeal to Churchill To Ensure India's War Co-operation

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 5

NEW DELHI, Sunday:-- A group of distinguished Indian leaders, headed by the President of the Indian Liberal…

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Hand-made Lace Helping to Pay for the War

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 5

Beautiful hand-made lace from the cottages of England's country villages is the latest fashion among American women…

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25 Per Cent. War Discount On I.R.M.A. Insurance

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—The N.R.M.A. Insurance Ltd. to-day announced a special war discount of 25 per cent. on all insurance policies taken out…

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Eden Creek Soldier Entertained

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 6

Pte. Neville Lee, of the A.I.F., was entertained by residents of Eden Creek, recently. He was accompanied by Pte. Standfield, Tprs. T. Paige, K…

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For A.i.f. 78 Enlisted in Lismore Last Week

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 4

Seventy-eight men enlisted in the A.I.F. at the Lismore recruiting committee's depot in Club Lane…

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Pacific War Front

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 1

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Post-war European Policy Anglo-soviet Responsibility

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).— The London "Times," in a leader, says that the British, after the war, cannot return to the…

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Converting U.s. Automobile Industry to War Footing

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Monday: --The Office of Production Management announced the creation of a Labor Management Committee to draft plans for…

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No Bar to Friendly Aliens Enlisting

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday: There is no bar to the enlistment of friendly aliens either in the Australian militia or the A.I.F., said the Minister for the…

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Prominent Queensland Sportsmen Enlist

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 4

BRISBANE, Tuesday: --Two prominent Queensland sportsmen linked up with the Air Force to-day. They were Geoff Cook, representative cricketer,…

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Young Man's War

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 2

His opinion that this is essentially a young man's war will doubtless influence Mr. Forde, the Minister for the Army, in making the…

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Gigantic U.s. War Production Plans

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Tuesday:-- The Production Director (Mr. George Harrison), in specifying gigantic war production plans in the motor…

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New Stamp Designs War Postage Rates

Northern Star · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 3

The Postmaster-General's Department will place on issue new stamps of the denominations of 2½d. 3½d and 5½d to meet the…

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President Roosevelt Outlines U.s. War Plans

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 3

"As the United States goes into its full stride we must always be on guard against misconceptions which will arise naturally or which will be planted…

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U.S. War Budget Call For 53 Billion Dollars

Northern Star · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Wednesday (AAP).—"Last year's fiscal policy was used to shift economy into a high gear. To-day…

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To Seek Pan-american Joint War Declaration Against Japan

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 5

CIUDAD TRUJILLO (Dominican Republic), Tuesday:-- The Chief Commander of the Dominican armed forces (General Trujillo)…

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Cable Delays to Middle East (From the official war correspondent, Kenneth Slessor.)

Northern Star · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 4

CAIRO, Wednesday. — Despite official hopes expressed, at the out-break of the war in the Pacific it appears that numbers of Christmas…

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Enlistment of Aliens

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday:-- Army headquarters announced to-day that aliens who may now enlist in the A.I.F. or the militia must be subjects of a…

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