British Soldiers Aid Farmers in Harvest Fields
This picture shows soldiers at work picking and stacking crops on a farm in England…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1942
483 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 25
Australian Comforts Fund N.S.W. Division The Lord Mayor’s Patriotic and War Fund of N.S.W. V.A.D.’s Receive Comforts
With the departure of the first batch of Australian girls to work in Voluntary Aid Detachments overseas, another responsibility was added to those already…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War News Speeding Up National Defence
The Minister for Aircraft Production (Senator Cameron) has stated j that as the result of proposals made to him for the establishment of a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War Land and Air Reinforcements for Far East
RANGOON.— It is officially announced that land aid air reinforcements, have arrived in Burma. Anti-aircrait batteries have also been reinforced…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers' Papers
Three or four months ago the Shire Council decided to forward copies of the Braidwood papers to local soldiers serving overseas. Nothing,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Another Jap Landing
LONDON.—It was claimed by the Berlin radio to-day that the Japanese had landed on the small Amboina island, 350 miles north-east of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Returned Soldier's Praise
Sapper N. M. Crichton recently returned 'invalided from Tobruk, and is full of praise for the services he received from the Red Cross in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sick Soldiers Embroider Their Way Back to Health
London doctors are today prescribing embroidery for soldiers with nervous trouble. Knitting, explains Lady Smith…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War More Enemy Propaganda
WASHINGTON.— The Secretary of State (Mr. Cordell Hull) said to-day that be had not heard anything indicating that the Chinese, Dutch and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News Canada is Concerned with Pacific
The new Canadian High Commissioner in Australia (Major-General Odium) has reminded Australians that although Canada has a large…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rising War Costs State Loans May Be Cut
Heavier indirect taxation, new loans, and economy in spending by State Governments will probably contribute towards the extra expenditure…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aliens To Be Enlisted
The Federal Government will conscript all male citizens in Australia expect those who are citizens of neutral countries or interned, the Army…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japan and Prisoners of War
The Minister for the Army, Forde, said that the Commonwealth Government had been advised officially that the Japanese Government has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Russians Continue to Advance
LONDON.—Fierce battles have been raging for several days for the important town of Rjev, in the vicinity of which the Russians are…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War Russians Smashing on
LONDON.— According to a Moscow report the Russians, in the past two days have captured 79 more towns and are smashing on to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Place and Responsibilities Australia at War
The Australian Government representative in London (Sir Earle Page), in an address to the Royal Empire Society urging the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War News From All Sources Pacific Alliance
Unified strategy and active co-operation are already proving that the Pacific Alliance is no mere abstract political concept or empty statement…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →For Exhibition At Queanbeyan on March 1 Captured Messerschmitt- Plane And War Pictures
Arrangements are being made by the Queanbeyan and Yarrowlumla Shire Patriotic and War Fund Committee for the visit to Queanbeyan on March 1…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Xmas Hampers From Patriotic Fund Committee Soldiers Abroad Send Thanks
Queanbeyan and Yarrowlumla Shire Patriotic Fund Committee contributed £50 to the “Daily Telegraph” appeal for funds for Christmas hampers to be sent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Xmas Orders for Soldiers’ Children Mothers’ Letters of Thanks To Patriotic Fund Committee
The committee of the Queanbeyan and Yarrowlumla Shire Patriotic and War Fund last month sent an Xmas order for 5/- to the children of local…
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