Holding Wool Market Post-war Problems Dr. Ross's Ideas
"The future for wool as an article of clothing is not as black as it might appear, provided that we increase efficiency in production, reduce costs,…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1940
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War News British Official Wireless and A.A.P.
R.A.F. fighters had another successful day on Saturday, shooting down seven Italian and four German day raiders without loss. One Spitfire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War News at Home and Abroad Australia's Machine Tool Industry
Within 12 months [?] developed from a scanty nucleus to a machine tool industry that has recently made or has on order…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers Farewelled
Arranged by the Women’s Voluntary service a social evening was tendered last night in the Parish Hall to a number of local volunteers for service…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Win the War Effort
The Queanbeyan War Savings Group, Registered No. 1732, has now a membership of 73, each subscribing 2/- per week upwards…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →After the War Bishops Opinion
The Bishop of Goulburn (the Rt. Rev. E. R. Burgmann, M.A., Th. Soc.) was asked by Rotarian H. T. Harrison at the meeting of the Albury…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Towards a War Economy Reorganizing Production
In a war economy the use made of manpower and materials is most important. Unemployed labour and resources can be drawn upon in the initial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War R.a.f. Still Battering Germany
LONDON (A.A.P.)—The main strength of the British bomber attack last night was on armament factories and other targets in Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News London, Thursday (A.A.P.)
Five raiders were shot down over England to-day. Six British fighters were lost. Two hundred raiders operated over…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Annual Meeting Queanbeyan and Yarrowlumla Shire Patriotic and War Fund
On Tuesday night the first annual general meeting of the above was held. There was a fair attendance, the President, Aid. H. C. Taylor, occupying the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War News at Home and Abroad Colonial Empire Provides Money for Planes
Each day the funds collected throughout the Colonial Empire to provide planes for the Royal Air Force increase in size as the citizens put…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reply to Despicable Attack Returned Soldier Member Hits Out
Despicable allegations by Mr. Carlton (Lab., Glebe) concerning the war service of the Deputy-Premier and Leader of the Country Party, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Braidwood Soldier Relates His Experiences in the War Zone
Private Jim Gowen, who was one of the first in the Braidwood district to enlist for service abroad, writes an interesting letter to Mr. and Mrs. Bert…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War Mass Suicide
LONDON (A.A.P.),—Thirty of the Iron Guards responsible for the mass murders last week committed suicide after the funeral of Cordeaanu,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →South Africa's War Aims
"We are a peace-loving people, but we refuse to contemplate anything but a peace through victory." A peace must have four essentials; an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →India’s Contribution to War Effort
India is making a fine contribution to the Empire’s war effort. In the last war she put 1,500,000 men into the field, and could do so again if she…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest War News London, Monday (A.A.P.)
The casualties in Saturday’s and Sunday’s raids on Southampton are given by the Air Ministry as 370 killed and seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War News British Official Wireless and A.A.P.
It is reported that Russia Has warned Rumania that she may be unable to remain indifferent to the turn of the events in Rumania…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News at Home and [?] What It Costs to Equip Fighting Forces
Every shopper likes to know what his money will buy; so does every contributor to patriotic funds or buyers of war savings certificates. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Young Soldier Killed
Private Douglas Lyle Street, aged 23, of the 2/2nd Machine Gun Battalion. A.I.F., was killed instantly in a motor accident at the Cross Roads, six miles…
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