Young Soldier Fined for Theft of Cycle
Erie Edward Shannon (22), A.I.F. private, was fined £2/10/.-, in default five days gaol, when he appeared before Mr. S. A. Thornton,…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
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Three Months Prison And Fine for Soldier
Francis Joseph Reedy (54), an A.I.F. private, was sentenced to three, months gaol, at the Dubbo police court yesterday, by Mr. S. A…
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Gunner Norman William McLeod, who has been charged with four counts arising from incidents at Narellan camp last month, today told a district…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian Soldiers Use Australian Boats
Among its multifarious activities, Dunlop is engaging in the business of boat building too. The main illustration here shows…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiers' Efforts Benefit War Fund Auxiliary
The president reported to a meeting of the Dubbo Patriotic and War Fund women's auxiliary this week that a military band concert and swimming…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War Loan
A meeting of the Gilgandra War Loan and War Savings Committee was held in the Memorial Institute on Tuesday night, when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →EDITORIAL Road to Total War
FAR-REACHING decisions, involving FAR-REACHING Decisions, involving control of profits, prices and wages, and direction of manpower,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Real Tank Engines Modern War Need
The war already has placed a tremendous burden on the engineers responsible for the making of war equipment, but so far little appears to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Returned Soldiers and Ex-militia Trainees Urgently Required For The 8th Garrison Battalion
Returned Soldiers and ex-Militia Trainees have responded splendidly.... Over 200 men have enlisted in th 8th Garrison Battalion in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Enlistments
The Recruiting Officer, Mr. J. B. Sword, reports the following enlietments for the week: For A.I.F.: Vincent Mac Falconer,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →V.d.c. Must Enlist
Under regulations issued last week, all members of the Volunteer Defence Corps are required to enlist This is to ensure that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Repatriation Plan for Exchange of Wounded War-prisoners Fails Through Action or German Government
These wounded German prisoners in England hopefully mounted the gangway of one of the two British hospital ships that were to take them to a French port where they were to be exchanged for wounded British prisoners from Germany. But the British "mercy ships" did not sail. After four days of negotiation and dramatic radio messages between the British and German authorities, the British…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Loan Objective
A meeting of the Nyngan War Loan Committee will be held as soon as the new Loan is announced following upon a meeting last week…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Local And General Dubbo’s War Savings Certificates
The progress sales of War Savings Certificates at Dubbo for the week ending Monday, 9th February, totalled £209…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Daily Summary of the War Highlights of the Week
Japanese landings have taken place at several points on Singapore Island. The great naval base at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dubbo Patriotic And War Fund Annual Meeting Discloses Successful Year Two Years’ Collections Total £5093
A year of continuous service and heavy work was revealed at the second annual meeting of the Dubbo and District Patriotic and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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 →Local Girls Enlisting
Miss Betty Webster, of Bourke, has successfully passed for a transport driver and takes up her duties this week. Miss Enid…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier Discharged Before Court This Morning
In the Dubbo Police Court this morning, before Mr. W. A. Hicks, Ray Vincent Yates (22), a soldier, who was. previously a resident…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →High School Auxiliary to Do War Work
Members of the Dubbo High School auxiliary, at their meeting on Thursday afternoon, decided to aid the war effort by devoting an afternoon…
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