Turkey Will Not Enter War Against Russia
ISTANBUL.— The official sppokesman to-day declared that after a conference between the Premier and the British Ambassador the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1940
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Patriotic and War Fund Meeting of Committee Art Union Proposed
The Mayor (Aid. H. C. Taylor) presided at the monthly meeting of the Queanbeyan and Yarrowlumla Shire Patriotic, and War. Fund, held on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →H.M.A.S. Perth Comes Out of Silence 52,000 Mile War Cruise Gala Welcome to Sydney (By a Special Representative of the Commonwealth Department of Information)
To a Harbor setting that the crew must have dreamed about during their long war service, H.M.A.S Perth arrived; at Sydney on Sunday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anzac Day
A reminder is given to all Scouts and Cubs in Queanbeyan to attend the Anzac Day ceremony, which is being organised by the Legacy Club. All…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Economic War
The appointment of Goering as supreme dictator of the Reich in economic affairs provides a further indication that it is the intention to raise…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War in the Air
LONDON,—Fierce air combats over land and sea took place during the week-end, when the Allies shot down at least six German fighters…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Norwegian Ship Sunk by U-boat
LONDON,—A U-boat torpedoed without warning the steamer Nawarra in northern Scottish waters, 30 miles from land, early yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Marketing Our Products How Australia Helps Britain Magnificent War Effort
The mobilisation of primary industry, the second great development of the Australian war effort, is being carried out swiftly and smoothly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegraphic News Sydney, 2 p.m. Soldiers and Communists Clash
Ugly scenes, which threatened to develop into a riot, were narrowly averted in Sydney yesterday when members of three branches of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War German Cruisers Sunk
LONDON.— Official quarters in London confirm that four German cruisers have been sunk and two seriously damaged in engagements…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Victims’ Relief Day Aims and Objects
At an enthusiastic meeting held in the Town Hall, Sydney, the Lord Mayor, Alderman Stanley S. Crick, launched an appeal on behalf of War…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Government House Garden Fair Lady Gowrie Appeal for War Funds
Canberra will be the focal point of interest for every city, town and hamlet in the southern districts on Saturday. April 20, when the Government House…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Boom in Fens and Ink Iceland Buys With Dried Cod
The millions more of private letters written each week since war has dispersed so many families have led to big increases in the demand for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War New Minefield Laid
LONDON.—A new minefield laid by the British was completed in the early hours of the morning, and is regarded as a singularly audacious…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two More Soldiers Die West Maitland
Gunner Lamb, 24 and Gunner Rutledge, 23 died in Maitland Hospital today. Gunner Pacey, 42 is still in a very serious condition…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lorry Overturns One Soldier Killed; 23 Hurt
One soldier was killed and 23 others, two of whom ate not expected to live, were injured, when a military truck carrying 25 men from Greta camp to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anzac Day
Sir,—The arrangements for commemorating those who sacrificed their lives in the Great War, though quite worthy of fullest support, have one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australia’s War Effort
The Prime Minister Mr. Menzies, announced that Australia’s present output of all forms of war materials, already spectacular, would soon be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War German Set-back
PARIS.— Crumbling before machine-gun fire, two German companies left many dead and wounded when they attempted to raid British…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers' Pay Taxation Question
The Slate Treasurer, Mr. Richardson, said on Tuesday night that he would give further consideration to the question of exempting from the…
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