Primary Production and the War Effort
“No one realises better than those engaged in primary industries the absolute necessity that the demands for men for…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
483 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 16 of 25
The War Lull in Fighting in Egypt
LONDON (A.A.P.).—Since the fierce fighting on the northern sector in Egypt has died down the only desert activity along the front has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Salvage Rubber Scrap a Weapon of War Against Fascism
I earnestly urge all those good folk in the Braidwood district who, through the courtesy of the "Dispatch," do me the honour of reading my…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War News From All Sources Chinese Railway Workers' Message
The Australian Legation at Chungking has received the following message for Australian industrialists from the railway workers of Chekiang and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Red Cross Society Queanbeyan Branch Prisoners of War Fund
The street yesterday, at Post Office corner, was in charge of Mesdames Mayne and J. O'Rourke. Competitions and results are as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Primary Production and the War Effort
"No one realises better than those engaged in primary industries the absolute necessity that the demands for men for military forces must be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Women in War Jobs New Policy of Ministry
All labour, male and female, with a few exceptions, must in future be recruited through National Service Offices…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War Great Armies Locked in Titanic Struggle
LONDON (A.A.P.).—Except to the south and south-east of Rostov, where the Germans are still progressing, the Russian front has not appreciably…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Russia's Serious Position
LONDON (A.A.P.).—The position of the Soviet Army has further worsened in the last 36 hours in all sectors of the southern front, excepting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pay for- Dependents of Dead Soldiers
Regulations gazetted yesterday provide for payments to dependents of deceased soldiers, pending the decision of pension claims by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prisoner War Home Writes
Prom Stalag [?]Private Bob Hogan, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hogan of Wagga writes home as follows:— “The men in the camp are receiving…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Germans Still Advancing on Caucasus
LONDON (A.A.P.).—Russian reports, as well as enemy claims, indicate that enemy forces are steadily penetrating the foothills in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Economy
Up to the present many users of producer gas units have thrown away the sisal filters as soon as the material becomes dirty. Because of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Aircraft Carrier Sunk
LONDON (A.A.P.).— The Admiralty has announced that a U-boat sank the British aircraft carrier "Eagle," of 22,600 tons, in the Mediterranean…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest War News
According to the New York Radio, United States occupation forces are strengthening and improving their position in the Solomons, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War the Solomons Battle
WASHINGTON (A.A.P.).—The U.S. Navy Department issued no communique yesterday on the Solomons battle, but Washington Naval quarters…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Measuring the War Effort The Supreme Objective
We start with the simple proposition that the cost of the war effort is to be measured by what we give up to achieve it. We can easily be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Meat on Fridays War Dispensation to Roman Catholics
From Friday, August 21, until at least the end of the war, Roman Catholics in the Archdiocese of Sydney will be able to eat meat on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Meat Allowed on Fridays War Dispensation to Roman Catholics
From Friday, August 21, until at least the end of the war, Roman Catholics in the Archdiocese or Sydney will be able to eat meat on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers Complain Over Tobacco Prices
Because of the refusal of the Federal Government to forego the excise duty payable on tobacco in Australia the men of our fighting forces are…
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