Local And General Dubbo’s War Savings Certificates
Sales of War Savings Certificates in Dubbo for the week ended 2nd March amounted to £953 VISITING OPTICIAN…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
1,154 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 13 of 58
Daily Summary of the War Highlights of the Week
The invasion of Java by Japan commenced last week - end , when landings took place at three points…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Black Wool Wanted Appeal by Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund
Mr. A. J. Wedlock, Secretary of the Bourke sub - branch of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. has received an urgent appeal for black wool from…
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 →District Police Earn Thanks for War Effort
The Dubbo superintendent of police (Mr. W. J. Small) has received a letter from the Federal Treasurer's Department…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Adds to Problems Of Far West Scheme
Effect of the war on the operations of the Far West Children's Health Scheme is indicated clearly in the monthly report of the organisation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →If You've Aluminium, Give It For The War
Commonwealth authorities' repeated calls to the people of Australia to give to the war effort all available scrap aluminium they can place…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Value of Hygiene Disease in Battle Has Killed More Than War Wounds
Remarkable achievements of science in its introduction to save life in the midst of war, that most violent of all destroying agents, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Special Duty Rate on Dead Soldiers Estates Canberra
The Federal Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) told Parliament today that legislation was to be brought down to grant special rates of duty on the estates of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Opinions of the People Hands Off the Soldiers
Sir.—With disgust I have read about the outburst by several aldermen on soldiers playing two-up in and near Victoria Park…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Post-war Reconstruction
Post-war reconstruction problems were discussed by Talbragar Shire Council on Friday afternoon, when a circular was read asking that body to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Cabinet Meets CANBERRA
The Federal War Cabinet was called together at 10 a.m. today by the Prime Minister (Mr. J. Curtin) for an emergency session, to debate the course of action to be taken to meet any advantage the Japanese may gain from its first occupation at any…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →High Explosives As Used in War
It has been the custom of many writers on war to regard the discovery of gunpowder as one of the greatest misfortunes of mankind…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prisoners of War Huge Cost of Upkeep Great Work by Red Cross
The chairman of the New South Wales Division of the Australian Red Cross Society (Mr. W[?]fred F. Johnson), declares that to feed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Department Services Adapted to War Needs
"The Department of Agriculture has consistently provided a lead to primary producers in respect, of those crops and commodities concerning which precise…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alleged Assault Jury Discharges Young Soldier Without Hearing Defence Evidence
Absence of evidence to show that an assault had taken place or that the occurrence was anything outside an ordinary light, insulted in Private…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Soldiers Evacuate Rangoon Mighty Demolition Precedes Move: Fight Not at End Burma in Danger London
The evacuation of British troops from Rangoon is announced in a communique issued in New Delhi. Reports from Burma indicate that on March 7 it was decided to withdraw troops from Rangoon after…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers Again Remanded And Third Charged
James O'Sullivan (22) and Baden John Allen (33), two soldiers who have been charged with a serious offence, appeared before the Dubbo police court yesterday, and were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Opinions of the People Soldiers in Park
Sir,—I, among other mothers, was highly amused at the attitude taken up by some aldermen over our soldier sons playing two-up in Victoria Park…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War-time Motoring
In the House of Commons recently the question was asked whether the Government thought the time had come when private…
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