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The wars & local soldiers, 1941

573 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 20 of 29

Benefits for Returned Soldiers

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 1

Returned members of the 2nd A.I.F. will receive many benefits from the extensive scheme announced by the Minister for the Army (Mr. Spender)…

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Braidwood Soldiers Write From Tobruk

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 3

Fred Stoyles and Charlie McGrath, two Braidwood boys who are worthily upholding the honour of Australia in the great fight for freedom in Libya,…

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Bigamy Charge Soldier Sent for Trial

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 3

After hearing lengthy evidence at the Goulburn Police Court yesterday, the P M., Mr. M. J. Ryan, ordered Karl Otto Buschmann, a soldier, to stand…

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Our War Effort

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 4

Disclosure of trade figures is forbidden under the National Security Act, and publication in the Commonwealth year Book of details for 1939-40—…

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Will Japan Go to War?

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 2

Dr. V. Purcell, Director of General Information and Publicity for the Malayan Government, said on arrival at "Darwin by plane last night that…

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The War Air Raid Casualties

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 2

LONDON (A.A.P.).—It is officially announced that air raid civilian casualties in the United Kingdom for only were 501 killed and 447 injured…

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Latest War News London, Thursday (A.A.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 1

While the official Russian newspaper, “Pravda,” explaining the modesty of Soviet communiques, says that there are no important changes in the…

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Red Cross Society Prisoners of War Receive Red Cross Parcels

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 1

Letters recently received from prisoners of war give the Red Cross news of the arrival of their parcels in various prison camps, and tell of…

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Sky Buck with Bombers Soldier's Thrilling Experiences

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 2

The following letter has been received by Mrs. S. Blundell, of Araluen, from her son-in-law, G. W. Bell, who is abroad with the A.I.F., and…

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Missing Soldiers’ Allotments Periods Extended

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 3

The War Cabinet has decided to extend from three to, six months the period for which the allotments and dependants’ allowances of missing…

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War Finance

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1941 · page 3
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The campaign for the sale of War Savings Certificates and for advance subscriptions to future war loans is being intensified, and both…

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Treatment of War Neurosis

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 August 1941 · page 2

The Minister for the Army, Mr. Spender, said on Wednesday that the incidence of war neurosis was expected to be less in this war than in…

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The War Britain and United States

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1941 · page 7

NEW YORK (A.A.P.).— President Roosevelt, on his return from his ocean conference with Mr. Churchill, declared that complete…

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War News New York, Sunday (A.A.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 August 1941 · page 2

When President Roosevelt returned to the United States on Saturday from his momentous ocean meeting with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill,…

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United Appeal War Comforts and Charities Meeting of Committee

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 August 1941 · page 1

A meeting of the committee of the Queanbeyan and District War Comforts and Charities United Appeal was held last night at Woodgers & Calthorpe’s…

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Increased Enlistments For A.I.F.

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 August 1941 · page 3

The Minister for the Army, Mr. Spender, said that enlistments had increased during the last fortnight, and more than 1,500 men were joining the…

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Japan and the War

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 2

NEW YORK (A.A.P.)—Well knowing that the next few weeks may decide the question of war or peace, the special correspondent of the New…

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The War Russia and Germany

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 2

Officials in Berlin admit that the German left army in the Ukraine is still baulked by the Russians. Heavy fighting is stated to be proceeding in…

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War News London, Wednesday (A.A.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 2

Moscow Radio claims that 1,500,000 Germans have been killed, wounded, or taken prisoner, and that more than 6,000 tanks and 8,000 guns have been…

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