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The wars & local soldiers, 1940

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War Progress Reviewed by Lord Halifax Sidelights on Munich Hitler Preferred to Fight Czechs

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 2

The British Foreign Minister (Lord Halifax) revealed in a speech at Leeds on Saturday that the Mun­ich Agreement gave Germany all…

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The War in Australia Mechanising the Army Huge Government Orders For Motor Cycles, Trucks and Lorries SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 2

The motor industry in Australia has received a tremendous filip as the result of orders by the Federal Government. The Acting Minister for…

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Leaves "Paradise" Home Londoner Returns to Enlist

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 2

A young couple who left England after being married for two days, and went to live as natives of Tahiti and Hawaii, have…

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Blood for Wounded Toronto

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 1

The Canadian Red Cross is appealing for 1200 men, each to donate a cup of Wood every fortnight for wounded on the Western Front…

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Selling Out Below Pre-war Prices

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 2

The whole of the summer stock of G. A. Bruderlin, draper, in Parker street, is being offered to the people of Cootamundra at prices which…

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Former Kaiser Ill Worried by the War London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 2

The ex-Kaiser, Wilhelm H., is ill in bed at Doorn, with influenza. He is reported to be worried by the war and this, combined with his age—…

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Dominions and War U.s. Professor's View the German Colonies

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 3

Professor Herbert Heaton, who is Professor of History at Princeton University (U.S.A.), declares that a long war would be dangerous to the…

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War Commentary Threat to Rumania Oil, Steel and Iron at Stake

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 6

Reports of the entry of German troops into the province of Galicia, in Russian-occupied Poland, near the Rumanian border, have aroused fresh Is…

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Far East War Invasion of Chekiang "Prelude to Smashing Blow" New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 4

The Shanghai correspondent of the "New York Times" says that an Army spokesman declared that the Japanese invasion of the Chekiang province was…

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War in the Air Public Fully Informed London Reply to Sydney Statement LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 1

An official spokesman, referring to a statement in a Sydney newspaper that young men should not be criticised for not enlisting while official…

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Neutrals and War Germany Expects Peace Move From U.S.A. to Keep Small Countries Out of Conflict London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 1

The German press gives prominence to predictions that President Roosevelt may mediate in the war at any moment in order to prevent small neutrals becoming involved. It is stated that Presidential circles are debating…

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Soldiers in Hospitals Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 1

The Minister for Health (Mr. Fitz-Simons) said today that 150 soldiers were receiving treatment in one civilian hospital alone in the…

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The Latest (Second Edition) Was it State Rights? Trouble at Ingleburn Several Soldiers Wounded Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 4

A private attached to the Second A.I.F. at Ingleburn camp was admitted to hospital late last night suffering from wounds believed to have been…

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Gundagai and District Patriotic and War Fund

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 2

The treasurer of the above fund reports having received the following amounts up to publication time. Further donations will be…

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War Commentary Blockade Tightens Germany's Million Workless

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 3

Germany is suffering increasingly from the effects of the Allied blockade. Reprisals against German exports for ruthless sinking of merchant ships…

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War Brevities World Cable Reports London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 1

By Order-in-Council, the export of Canadian wheat and other goods to countries adjacent to Germany, without license, is forbidden. It is…

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Like "Mein Kampf" Hertzog's Speech in South Africa Strong Reply by General Smuts War Decision Upheld CAPETOWN

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 1

General Hertzog, leader of the Opposition, when speaking in Parliament to his motion—"If Britain had not declared war against…

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What Constitutes a Returned Soldier?

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 4

A man who enlists for active service abroad, is accepted and sworn-in, enters camp, trains, and is issued with a uniform and equipment, but is later…

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Sick Soldiers Demand on Hospital Accommodation Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 2

The Minister for Health (Mr. FitzSimons) said to-day that 150 soldiers were receiving treatn [?] t at one hospital in the metropolitan area, and 40…

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Verses for Australian Soldiers Poet Laureates Tribute

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 2

The Poet Laureate, Mr. John Masefield, has written verse to honor of the Australians, who will fight in the war. The Prime Minister (Mr…

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