Worried Over War
A married woman, Mrs. Kay, of Sydney, who had been staying in Wellington for the past month, was admitted to the District Hospital in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1942
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War Insurance. Sydney
March 23 has been fixed by the War Damage Commission as the closing date for applications for insurance cover on plant and stock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dubbo’s War Savings Certificates
Progress sales, of War, Savings Certificates in Dubbo for the week ending Monday; 23rd February, totalled £868/16/-;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Daily Summary of the War
A report has been received in Australia that Major Genera! Gordon Bennett (Australian Commander-in-Chief in Malaya) has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Gesture by Greyhound Club
The Moss Vale Greyhound Club has decided to suspend racing until after the war. The club is arranging to dismantle its 25 h.p. electric motor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War and Wool English Exports
In peace time about 90 per cent of tho Australian clip was exported. Last season, exports were equal to approximately 50…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Women War Welders Are Helped by New Process in British War Factory (By Air Mail from London)
Managers of Britain’s war factories are discovering that the women now coming into their works shops, offices, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late War News in Libya Sandstorms and Mist London
Reports fro in Cairo state that Libyan operations are out of the question, due to severe sandstorms and a ground mist…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers Letters
In addition to our request of Parents and Relatives to let us have anything interesting in the letters they receive from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gifts for Soldiers
It is probable that all men enlisting or being called up for military service will be given farewell gifts by the committee in charge of same after…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldier’s Death By Drowning Accidental Says Dubbo Coroner
A verdict of accidental death by drowning for which no blame was attachable to anyone, was recorded by the Deputy-Coroner…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alleged Stealing Soldier Before Court Yesterday
Francis Joseph Hill, a soldier attached to the Dubbo Military Camp, appeared before Mr. W. A. Hicks at the Dubbo Police Court…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Enlistments at Dunedoo
Due to enlistments and the departure of dozens of families, the population of Dunedoo decreased last year by approximately 14-0, according to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Help for Returned Men Marks Diggers' Year
In his annual report, to last night's meeting of the Dubbo sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers, Sailors and Airman's League of Australia, the president (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australia As Base for War Melbourne
The most widely representative gathering of Pacific powers yet Held in Australia took place in Melbourne today when a meeting of the War…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fierce Air War High Above Rangoon Flames London
American volunteer airmen in Burma known as "The Flying Tigers" shot down a total of 34 Japanese planes, in attacks on Wednesday and yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers on Remand on Serious Charge
Two A.I.F. privates, James O'Sullivan (22) and Baden John Allen (33) were charged with a very serious offence when they appeared before Mr. W. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier Fined
David Charles Clarke Graham (32), A.I.P. private, was fined 10/- when he appeared before Mr. W. A. Hicks, CM., at the police court yesterday and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dubbo Soldier Tells: Red Cross Looks After Prisoners of War
The interest taken by the Red Cross Society in Hie welfare of Australian prisoners of war is explained by Brian P. Stevens, Dubbo soldier…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Total Sacrifice Needed to Win War
Neither self-deception nor soporifics will defeat ferocious aggression. The Axis forces are fighting this war on a total basis. Any outmoded procedure likely to hamper success is discarded and other methods more effective are employed…
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