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The wars & local soldiers, 1939

226 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 10 of 12

The Salvation Army Christmas Annual of the "War Cry" and Supplemental 1940 Almanac

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 November 1939 · page 3

What is regarded as one of the most attractive Christmas War Crys yet published has been reviewed, and we have pleasure in supplying the…

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War Christmas Cheer

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1939 · page 5

The chiefs of the defence services, Vice-Admiral Sir Ragnar Colvin, Lt. General E. Mer Squires, and Air Vice Marshal S. J. Goble, packed the…

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The War Black Shirts Occupy Prague

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1939 · page 7

ZURICH.—Black Shirts completely occupied Prague and placed machine guns and light artillery opposite the University. Reinforcements from…

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The War Day by Day Hitler Gives Us a Laugh

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1939 · page 5

Listeners the world over are becoming used to the Nazi radio proraganda technique. Any Australian listener with a short-wave set can…

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Germany's War Aims

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 November 1939 · page 2

PARIS.—The newspaper "Paris Soil" publishes what is claimed to be the first official statement of Germany's war alms contained in a…

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The War Day by Day War Events Move on

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 November 1939 · page 1

In the last few days there has been little activity on the Western Front, but the forces of diplomacy in Europe have not been idle. With…

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Still Growing Despite War

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 November 1939 · page 4

Despite the war and the many conditions unsettling the motor industry, the N.R.M.A. continues to expand. While the rate of expansion…

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Australia at War Economic Background

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 November 1939 · page 2

Economic conditions in Australia during the past year have a special interest to-day, as they give an indication of the possibilities of our…

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Queanbeyan and Yarrowlumla Shire War Fund

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 November 1939 · page 1

The committee of the above met on Wednesday night. A letter from the Lord Mayor of Sydney regarding Button Day on…

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The War German 'Plane Over Thames

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 November 1939 · page 2

LONDON.—A German aeroplane flew over the mouth of the Thames, passing over a town aud a number of villages. Anti-aircraft batteries…

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Germany’s War Tactics

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 November 1939 · page 2

Germany aims at ringing Britain with mines sown by aeroplanes and submarines, and then subjecting all the great coastal towns to a terrific…

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The War German's U-boat Campaign

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1939 · page 7

LONDON.—One of the blackest chapters In Germany's piratical campaign on the high seas was completed to-day when survivors from the…

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The War Day by Day Merchant Ships Join R.a.n

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1939 · page 5

Australians ashore have little conception of the immensity of the task undertaken by the Royal Australian Navy in the conversion of merchant…

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Soldiers’ Allowances

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 November 1939 · page 2

The Federal Cabinet has decided upon the conditions on which separation allowances will be paid to dependants of members of the Second A.I.F., the…

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The War Day by Day Contraband of War

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 1

Contraband of War is described in the Concise Oxford Dictionary, as "anything forbidden to be supplied by neutrals to belligerent." In the first…

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War Effort of a Nation

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 4

Self supporting in food production: Equipped to supply to Britain, food and essential commodities such as wool, to a total value of £100,000,000 a…

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The War-Day by Day Costly Information

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 2

Official British announcements state that 19 German planes and 50 men were forced down by. Allied machines last week. All of the German planes…

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The War [Our Special Cable Service] Big Battle at Sea

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 2

OSLO.—The Admiralty reports that the coastguard at Sladtland Island to-day saw a battle between warships and bombers just outside…

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Hollywood News Hollywood Answers the War No Curtailment Is Decision at Paramount

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 4

With all kinds of rumours and assertion persisting relative to the film business, it must have an effect on theatregoers who look on the motion…

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War Budget

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 December 1939 · page 4

To give people of small means an opportunity to play their part in financing Australia’s war effort savings certificates will be issued, the Acting…

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