Local Paper for Soldiers Overseas
This matter again came before the Shire Council at last meeting, the President reporting that the cost would be roughly £50 per annum. Cr…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1941
573 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 28 of 29
Soldiers’ Appreciation
Since last meeting further letters from members of the A.I.F. overseas acknowledge the work of the Patriotic Comittee:…
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CANBERRA.—It was announced last night that a special meeting of the War Cabinet had been called for Tuesday. It was originally intended…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War News Besistance in Netherlands
Hitler is finding the Netherlands one of the most difficult of his conquests to [?]cerce into cooperation with the Nazi "new order." There is not…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The War German Defeat Looming in Western Desert
LONDON.—German forces have failed in their attempts to escape from the net spread by the British Army in the Western Desert. The official…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers Receive a Royal Visit
With cheers and smiles soldiers say good-bye to Queen Mary. Britain’s Queen Mother had just paid them a visit at a military convalescent home in Gloucestershire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clothing the Australian Soldier
From his great coat to his Rising Sun badge, the Australian soldier is equipped in Australia. His Cap or hat, his battle dress and his socks, are made…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War the Fight for Moscow
LONDON.—Fierce fighting has broken out again on the central front, he Germans, on the 16th day of their second offensive against Moscow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Red Cross Prisoners of War Day Queanbeyan Effort
The Prisoners of War Day, organised by the Queanbeyan Branch of the Red Cross Society and held on Saturday, 29th November, proved most successful,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News U.S.A. Gift to Red Cross
Mr. C.K. Gamble, Liaison Officer in Australia for the Anzac Relief Fund, New York, has received advice from Mr. A. McD. McLean, president of this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Damascus Damsels Braidwood Soldier Tells of Beautiful Girls
After a long silence word again comes of the Braidwood soldier, Jim Gowen, who was one of the first to enlist from here and who has seen…
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A series of vital decisions were made swiftly by the Federal Cabinet yesterday to meet the grave new menace which has come to Australia as a result…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Christmas and War
It seems strange that Christmas should come again in such a world. What place is there for the spirit of Christmas in the world to-day? The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Japan Declares War Honolulo Bombed Monday, 9 am
Washington (Official):—Japan has attacked American naval bases at Honolulu and Manilla. The United States is mobilised…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mail for Prisoners of War
The Australian Red Cross is seriously concerned with the number of Christmas cards being included by friends and relatives in prisoner of war mail…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Declared on Japan WASHINGTON, Monday A.AP
Britain and America to-day declared war on Japan…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War Another Russian Victory
LONDON.—A special Russian communique to-night announces the recapture of Yeleta, which was lost at the beginning of the month. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War in the Pacific New York, Thursday (A.A.P.)
It is admitted by the Japanese Navy Department that the Japanese battleship, Haruna, 29,330 tons, has been, sunk off Hawaii, while covering the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Transport and the War
War with Japan has placed Australia in greater danger than ever before in her history. But it has done much else—already it has keyed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Prisoners-of-War Day
Prisoners-of-War Day on November 28th realised approximately £15,000 in Sydney and suburbs, and this total will be greatly increased by country…
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