Licensee Given Leave For War Service: P.M. Commends Action
"We have got to help these men now, seeing that they are being called up for military duty, and if there is any advice this woman might need…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1942
1,154 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 4 of 58
Bruce Pincham Tells of His Experience Warrumbungle Boy Wounded in Syria
Corporal Bruce Pincham, son of Mr. A. Pincham, of "Strathmore." Warrumbungle, returned home some weeks ago with several wounds in his right leg as a result of contact with an enemy plane in Syria…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Loan Organiser Plans New Appeal
The State organiser or the Commonwealth war loans appeal (Mr. C. M. Wilson) visited Dubbo on Tuesday, and addressed a meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Award Hours War Strongly Denied Sydney
At Victoria Barracks today, published reports charging the military authorities with "waging war on a 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. basis" were strongly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Open Forum Post War PROBLEMS(To the Editor, “Watchman”)
Sir,—Your contributor rightly directs attention to the part primary production must play in postwar reconstruction. The world…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Late Dick Digges "Boy in a Hudson" Tribute By War Correspondent
Do you remember the story the American war correspondent, H. Quentin Reynolds, wrote about a British boy in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mayor Claims: War Lighting Law Ignored in Dubbo: Night-bright Town
"Dubbo is the only town in New South Wales that has not complied with the law relating to street lighting under the National Emergency Regulations, and it is not complying with it yet. There is more light in Dubbo than in Bathurst,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man in the Street Annoyed About Plane Shortage in Malayan War
The outbreak of hostilities in the Pacific and Australasian zone has made Dubbo people more war-minded and even the casual observer must notice…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Enlistments
Mr. J. B. Sword, local Recruiting Officer, adyises the following enlistments for the week: For the A.I.F.: Kenneth Beach Baker,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Under-age Soldier Held On Two Charges
A youth, aged 10 years, who was taken from the Dubbo A.I.F. camp after it had been discovered that he had put his age on to enlist, recently…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo’s War Savings Certificates
Progress sales of War Savings Certificates in Dubbo for the week ending Monday, 19th January, amounted to £493…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New War Loan. Sydney
Canberra.— It is expected that i a £35 million war loan will be launched on February 17th…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Daily Summary of the War Japanese Air Attacks on Rabaul—military Attack Likely
Monday.— During the week-end came welcome news of the unconditional surrender of enemy forces at Hal[?] Pass. 5000 prisoners…
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 →Three Soldiers Killed in Collision. Sydney
Perth.— Three soldiers were killed and sixteen other people injured, one seriously, when a motor car and bus collided seven miles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial Evacuation Big State War Problem
"Since the adjournment of Parliament on November 19, 1941, events in the Pacific arena have moved with startling rapidity. Japan, ever a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Militia War Footing Will Cost Millions Canberra
It is estimated that to place the militia on the same footing as the A.I.F. would entail a cost of about £10,000,000 a year…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →12 More Dubbo Men Enlist in Fortnight
Since January 6 12 Dubbo men have enlisted for service with A.I.F.; another was rejected medically unfit and several have joined Home Defence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Helping the War Effort at Newtown
In addition to granting the Newtown Soldiers’ Sailors and Airmen’s Entertainment Club the free use of the supper room at Newtown Hall for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wounded Lieutenant Now Improved
The latest casualty list includes the name of Lieutenant W. K. Boughton, of Dubbo, who has been removed from the dangerously ill list…
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