The War Day by Day Germany's Oil Problem
Even if Nazi Germany succeeded in transporting the whole of Rumania's oil output into her domestic reservoirs, it would be only a small…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1940
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The War Disastrous Tornado
ALBANY (Georgia. U.S.A.).—A tornado killed 50, injured 500, and caused property damage to the extent of five million dollars…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Empire Short of Flax War Time Necessity
Flax fibre is invaluable in war-time when tarpaulins, canvas, cordage and ropes are at a premium. The British Empire, however, produces less than 1…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Day by Day What 18 a Digger? Historian's Version
Without waiting to speculate on the origin of the term, men of the Second A.I.F. address one another as "Digger," and the Australian nation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldier Killed
Quartermaster-Sergeant George Eyre Arthur, of the 21st Light Horse, encamped at Wallgrove, who was foremely an orchardist at the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →American 'Planes and the War
Amendment of the American Neutrality Act provided United States aircraft manufacturers with immediate access to orders totalling many…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Two More U-boats Sunk
LONDON, Thursday.—It was officially announced to-day that two more U-boats were Bunk in addition to those destroyed last Friday. One…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Day by Day the "Rising Sun"
Australian fauna has given great opportunities to Australian war units in the designing of unit badges. The kangaroo, the emu, the koala,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War and the Kilt Scotland Ready for Tartan Drive Overseas
Scotsmen and Scotswomen all over the world will feel a twinge of disappointment when they hear that this workaday war has caused the War…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Furs for Guns Britain’s Rising Exports Help to Pay for War
British Empire fur skins will play a specially prominent part this season in maintaining the dominant position of London’s fur market, which has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Snakes Come Up the Thames War Brings Business to London’s Unique Tannery
A cargo, of snake skins, giant anacondas from Uruguay, glides down the River Plate, steams up through the South and North Atlantic, the English…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Burgendore Local War [?]
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Latest War Aims
Tu quoque, or "you're another," has usually been thought a form of argument hardly worthy of adults and totally unsuited to persons…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War Heavy Russian Losses
LONDON.—The Finnish forces in Middle Finland claim that after severe fighting on the icy battlefield they have broken up the Russian…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War Day by Day Curt Communiques
Many ask the meaning of "patrol activity," "raids" and "artillery fire," so often mentioned in communiques as having occurred on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The war-Day by Day Anzacs in Palestine Again
Events have moved with almost incredible swiftness since the embarkation of the first Australian and New Zealand contingent for active service…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Patriotic and War Fund
The following subscriptions have been received towards the Queanbeyan and Yarrowlumla Shire Patriotic and War Fund:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War More U-boat Victims
LONDON.—U-boats are reported to have sunk the Dutch steamer Tara near Finisterre, and the Spanish freighter Banderas off Cape…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Day by Day Bully Beef
Australian troops abroad will soon discover that not only is bully beef a good food, but an unofficial currency which will procure from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War
LONDON,—Turkey and Russia have withdrawn troops from the immediate vicinity of the Caucasus bor der to avoid friction. Turkey is…
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