War-time Profits Tax
In December Mr. Spender announced that special taxes on wartime profits will be introduced when the House of Representatives meets in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1940
603 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 31
France’s Vast War Effort Cheerful Acceptance
While the British Navy rules the waves, the French army, entrenched in its millions behind the Maginot Line, makes the Allies’ position…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool in War Time Canadian-American Position
The wool world has seen some quick changes since the war started, writes Winchocombe, Carson Ltd. In January, Canada suspended for months her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Day by Day Nailing the Lie
In Australia Federal Ministers have consistently advised our people "always to accept the British state ment as true," for the reason that it…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Against Neutrals
Reports of merciless German attacks upon neutral shipping, with bombing and machine-gunning of crews, continue to come in. How the neutrals…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Germany Feeling the Pinch
AMSTERDAM.—A shortage of raw materials, due to the blockade, is compelling Germany to begin a systematic dosing of all factories the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool in War-time Canadian-american Position
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:—The wool world has seen some quick changes since the war started. In January Canada suspended for four…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War- Day by Day Rapid Fire
The 7,000 ton 6-inch gun cruiser is a highly successful type in many ways. Its gunnery, with eight 6-inch guns mounted in four twin turrets, is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Day by Day Hotel Fast, Jerusalem Allenby's Big Bluff
Men of the A.I.F. Light Horse, when they read that an hotel in Jerusalem will be converted into a club to accommodate leave parties…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Economic War
Appointment of Goering as supreme dictator of the Reich in economic affairs provides a further indication that it is intended to raise Germany’s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Desperate Battle
LONDON.—Fierce hand-to-hand fighting raged during the week-end in Wilpuri's north-eastern and southern suburbs as the defenders contested…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Serving the Air Force Aces of Last War
Pilots with distinguished records in the last war who have flown the earliest types of military aircraft— Farmans, Spads, Camels, Sopwith Pups…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War-Day by Day Finland, the Pivot of Europe
Heroic resistance to Russia by Finland may exercise a vital influence upon the future course of the general European struggle. Finland’s refusal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War German Claim Discounted
PARIS.—The attack on a British most on the Maginot Line, in which it was stated that British soldiers were taken prisoners, amounted to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →France's Vast War Effort Cheerful Acceptance
While the British Navy rules the waves, the French Army, entrenched in its millions behind the Maginot Line, makes the Allies' position…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War Day by Day Finland, the Pivot of Europe
Heroic resistance to Russia by Finland may exercise a vital influence upon the future course of the general European struggle. Finland's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australia’s Part in War Magazine Will Publish Historical Record
Among the many war magazines being published is one that will record in word and picture the story of the new Anzacs. “War History and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Twenty New War Factories Are Being Built in Britain To-day
Like a rolling snowball rapid[?]y [?] as it [?] gathers momentum, Britain’s industrial war output [?] already reached figures hardly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War-Day by Day THE R.A.N. at Work
The Royal Australian Navy has earned its share of the congratulations of the First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. Winston Churchill), who said…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We Are Buying More British Cars Australia Sets Up Record in First Three Months of War
Australia bought more British motor cars during the first three months of the war than in any corresponding period in the history of the British…
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