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The wars & local soldiers, 1940

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Allies Sought War, Says Hitler "Will Get All They Want" Chamberlain Attacked "Like Devil With a Prayer Book" German Unity Stressed Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 1

"Britain and France started the war, and I can only say to them that they will get all the war they want!"…

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War of Words

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 2

The Week has been rich with utterances by renowned speakers from the National Broadcasting Stations, commencing on Sunday with…

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The War Aerial Strategy

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 3

The curloue condition of partially suspended animation in the air is still obtaining on the Rhineland front and signs are not as yet…

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The War In Perspective Wheat Yield

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 4

THE AUSTRALIAN wheat crop for 1939-40 season is expected to approximate 204,000,000 bushels. In 1932-33 the crop reached the record…

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War Brevities World Cable Reports London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 1

The British Ministry for Pood has fixed maximum prices for liquid milk at 7d per quart and 8d per quart for tuberculine-tested milk in cities with…

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War Commentary Jugoslavia's Dilemma Policy of Caution

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 3

In spite of the continued heavy fighting in Finland and the intensification of German aerial attacks on, British shipping in the…

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Education in War Time Neglect a Crime

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 7

Neglect of education was an even greater crime in time of war than in time of peace, declared Mr. H. E. Loader in his presidential address at…

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War News Summary Assistance to Finland London

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 2

The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, in the House of Commons, said the following nations had specifically informed…

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Tasks After the War Planning Ahead Mr. Lawson's Views

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 7

Australians must give serious consideration to post-war problems, said' the Minister for Customs (Mr. Lawson) in an address to the Millions…

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"Raiders' Nightmare" Britan's Many War Uses For Steel Rope

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 6

When the King visited balloon barrage units recently, he was told of Britain's secret weapon of defence; "A new method of making the…

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Women's War Activities in England and on the Continent

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 4

Out of the 30,000 women who have volunteered for service on the land in England, 24,000 are now enrolled in the women's land army. In the…

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Pre-war Wheat Contracts Committee of Review Old Scrip for New

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 1

A committee has been appointed by the Australian Wheat Board to review pre-war contracts made between growers and millers and merchants…

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Pre-War Wheat Contracts Committee of Review.old Scrip for New

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 2

A committee has been appointed by the Australian Wheat Board to review pre-war contracts made between growers and millers and merchants…

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The War Extracts from the K-H News-Letter LONDON, 22nd December, 1939. ITALY’S POSITlON

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 1

Italy is doing very well out of the war and gaining much needed economic to strength. Everything we bear indicates that Signor Mussolini is will…

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Soldiers and Civil Law Camp Not a Sanctuary Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 1

High military officers in Victoria have been officially informed that police officers should not be obstructed when desirous of executing warrants…

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Soldiers' Buffet St. Mary's Cathedral Move

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 3

A recreation hut and buffet for the use of members of the Second A.I.F. is being built by the authorities of St. Mary's Cathedral on portion of the…

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Bogus Telegrams Warning to Soldiers' Relatives

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 2

Relatives of lads in the war services are warned that the old trick of Bending bogus telegrams for money is already being practised, as…

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The War--from Day to Day Eyes on Near East Allies Preparing for Emergency Nazi-red Threat Grows German Anger Against Turkey's Stang

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 3

A semioffieial statement confirms that Britain and France are building up powerful armies In the Near East for the purpose of…

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War Extension in Europe

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 6

No matter how we look at the war position there is no honest escape front the fact that it is deteriorating and becoming more and more a menace to world order and civilisation. Every day it becomes more apparent that the desperate efforts to avoid having the whole of Europe…

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War Commentary Pressure on Jugoslavia Trade with Germany

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 6

Simultaneously with the stationing of German troops on the Jugoslav frontier with the object of applying political pressure to the countries of…

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