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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1940

603 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 19 of 31

Winning the War Keeping Our Morale Ii

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 6

Morale Is such faith in our cause as breeds courage and self-relience. The art of human living depends on faith, which might roughly be called…

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The War [Our Special Cable Service] German Claims

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 7

LONDON.—The German High Command claims that its 'planes sank a 7,000-ton auxiliary cruiser, two destroyers, a 500-ton merchantman and…

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Production During and After the War Agricultural Shows As Driving Force

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 5

Distant and sheltered as Australia is from the horrors of the conflict in Europe, the war, and its economic repercussions, has cast new…

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War News at Home and Abroad New Ordnance to Be Made

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 5

Australia is about to embark upon the building and assembly of 25-pounder guns. This type of ordnance, which is standard artillery equipment…

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A.I.F, Despatches Australians “Popular in Palestine Now Part of Scene (From Ian G. Fitchett, Acting Official War Correspondent in Palestine)PALESTINE

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 3

Australian troops in Palestine well deserve the congratulations of Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Blamey on the excellent reputation they have…

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U.s.a. and War

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 2

The United States may send a naval expedition to the Caribbean Sea early in. September to impose a Pan-American can “trustee-ship” on French and…

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The War German Raider Damaged

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 2

LONDON.—It is officially announced that a German raider in the South Atlantic was damaged in an engagement with the armed merchant…

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£800,000,000 Estimated War Damage in France LONDON

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 1

According to the French. Radio the Minister for Finance, M. Boutillier, estimated the war damage in France at £800,000,000…

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War News at Home and Abroad British Unimpressed by 'Peace Offensive'

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 1

The British public was unimpressed by Hitler's 'peace offensive,' which it regarded as nothing but propaganda. So confident is the public of ultimate…

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N.S.W. Council of Agricultural Associations. “War Defence Effort;” at Agricultural Shows

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 2

We have received from the executive of the above Council a copy of circular icrwarded to all Agricultural Associations in which it further stresses the…

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Dutchman’s Novel War Effort

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 2

A Singapore Dutchman has a novel idea to help the local war fund which has now raised over 3,000,000 Straits dollars for the Royal Air Force. His…

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The War Italian Aerodromes Bombed

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 7

CAIRO.—It is officially announced that 'planes of the fleet air arm heavily attacked an aerodrome at Cagliari, destroying four 'planes en the…

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Sutton Patriotic Dance for War Funds

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 1

A dance in aid of the above was held in the Sutton Hall on Friday night, July 26. The hon. secretary, Mr. B. Reardon, with the vice-presidents and…

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Winning the War Seven Steps to Freedom

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 7

Christianity has three central truths: (1) God is our Father; (2) All' men are brothers; (3) God values each man as His son. A truly Christian democracy will, therefore,…

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Australia[?]s War Effort Statement by Minister for the Army

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 3

The Minister for the Army, Mr. Street, said, in speech at Avoca on Saturday, that German propagandists had made capital out of the suspension…

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War News at Home and Abroad Comprehensive Home Defence Scheme

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 5

Details of the most comprehensive plan for home defence ever formulated in' Australia were announced in Sydney during tHe week-end. The…

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Enlisted Men's Farms Carrying Them on Many Committees Formed

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 1

Since the Minister for Lands sought the co-operation of shire presidents in setting up soldiers farms committees throughout the country, at least…

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Gifts for Soldiers Canteen Orders

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 4

The system of Canteen Orders, devised by the Australian Defence Canteens Service, operated in conjunction with the Postal Department and…

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School Children's War Effort

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 2

The children from Benmore school (in the Harden district) gave valuable help with the Red Cross effort on Saturday. Not only did they add £9/5/9…

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The War [Our Special Cable Service] Britain Stands Prepared

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 3

LONDON.—"The position has been revolutionised in the last six weeks in every field of preparation for the defeat of invasion," declared the First…

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