Sport in War-time Restrictions Proposed
Federal Ministers and the leaders of important sporting bodies agreed at the week-end that sport in Australia would have to be restricted if it could…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1941
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War News London, Sunday (A.A.P.)
The arrival of British forces in Iraq, of which the announcement at the week-end surprised the Germans, is hailed in London as a dramatic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The "Spud" War Potato Crop Produces 17 Tons Per Acre
Mr. R. Boxsell, of Broughton Vale, has been reading about the splendid samples of potatoes grown at Braidwood this year, weighing up to .15…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anzac Day Message
On the 26th Anniversary of the Landing at Gallipoli, our thoughts and prayers go out to our soldiers who are doing their part so magnificently in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anzac Day at Braidwood Public School
On account of schools being closed on Anzac Day the pupils of Braidwood Public School held their commemoration service on Thursday, 24th April…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool and War Britain the World's Merchant
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., write:—The wool industry in Australia, is favourably situated, though a prohibition now prevails on the slaughtering…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Patriotic and War Fund Monthly Committee Meeting
On Tuesday night the monthly meeting of Queanbeyan and Yarrowalumla Shire Patriotic and War Fund Committee was held in the Municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War British on the Offensive at Tobruk
CAIRO (A.A.P.).—British military authorities have expressed satisfaction at the latest Australian sortie from Tobruk. Although it was only…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Germans Claim That War in Greece Is Ended
The Germans (to-day declared that the war in Greece can be considered to be Virtually ended by the capitulation of the Greek armies in Spirus…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News London, Thursday (A.A.P.)
The temporary easing of the German pressure in Greece has enabled the Empire troops to consolidate their positions, but the respite is not expected to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Many Thousands of Application Forms Have Been Sent to Our Men in the War Areas
Already 4,000 have been received back in Australia from the troops in Palestine, Egypt, Malaya and Darwin, and 1,500 of these have been carried out and the snapshots from home sent to our men overseas. THE NEED FOR MORE RECRUITS IS PRESSING…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anzac Day Local Celebrations
Anzac Day celebrations which were arranged by the Legacy Club commenced in Queanbeyan with a Dawn Service, at which about forty including…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War British Troops Leave Athens
LONDON (A.A.P.).— The last: independent messages from Athens say that most of the British troops got away from Athens, and district on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War News Mr. Churchill’s Survey
The Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, in a broadcast address warned the people of the Empire of fresh an d grave dangers which might come upon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anzac Day Braidwood Commemoration
The celebration of Anzac Day in Braidwood on Friday last again took the form of a combined service in the Institute. There was not nearly as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War the Evacuation of Greece
LONDON (A.A.P.).—At least 45,000 Imperial troops have been evacuated from Greece, where the Imperial expeditionary forces totalled 60,000. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News London, Wednesday (A.A.P.)
At least 45,000 Imperial troops have been evacuated from Greece. The expeditionary forces totalled 60,000. Those evacuated are believed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Allied Losses in Balkans
BERLIN (A.A.P.).—Hitler, in a speech, said that by taking troops from North Africa after the defeat of the Italians Mr. Churchill had made…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Capitalise Your Patriotism By Supporting War Loan
While our gallant Australian troops are writing pages of imperishable history on the battlefields of Greece the clear duty of those remaining at home…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News London, Monday (A.a P.)
It is announced that the commander the New Zealand Forces, Major General Freyberg, has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Allied…
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