Eire President's Remarks "War Only Beginning" Dublin, Saturday (A.A.P.)
President De Valera, speaking in the Dally today, said that the people of Eire will be affected by the war as much as those actually engaged. The…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1941
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The War in Australia Lady Blamey May Have Reached Cairo Sydney
Qantas officials said last night that Lady Blamey, wife of Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Blamey, G.O.C. of the Australian forces in the Middle East, probably…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Commentary What Are Germany's Plans? Thorough Preparations Reported For Invasion of England MELBOURNE
Germany probably hopes to end the war before the weight of U.S.A. assistance begins to turn the scales in Britain's favor. Germany is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prize Essays War Savings Certificates Competitions
Commonwealth awards in the War Savings Week essay competition conducted in the public and private schools of Australia, have been announced by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Whitton Man First District Casualty Pte. "Ray" McGrath One of Four Soldier Brothers Enlisted Month After Declaration
FIRST authentic notification of any district casualty in action has been the wired intimation received by Mr. C. A. McGrath,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War—from Day to Day Friday. Tobruk's Defences
Commanders on the spot, as more information arrives from patrols and from aerial defences, continue to regard the defences…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wagga War Effort Sunday's Salvage Drive Result Reported for Wagga
The result of last Sunday's drive was most disappointing, very little salvage being collected. The committee thinks that this may be partly due to the date of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War News Summary Dictators Meet; Roosevelt's Inauguration Darwin Overtime Demonstration; Comforts to Bardia in Half-hour London, Monday, AAP
Announced that air raid casualties in the United Kingdom for December were the lowest for any month since the '"blitz" began. They were 3793…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Over 400 Residents Farewell 25 Soldiers
There was a "capacity house" at the Criterion Hall on Friday, when over 400 resident of the town attended to entertain 25 local soldiers who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Comforts Fund Soldiers' Appreciations Letters to Wagga
In letters to the Wagga Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund appreciation is expressed of gifts of Christmas hampers and to the Australian Comforts…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Valedictory at The Rock Soldiers Farewelled
A large crowd of friends gathered at The Rock Methodist Church on Friday evening to bid cheerio and the best of good fortune to three of the local boys…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Enlistments for Defence Services
TO keep the local list up-to-date, will people enlisting for any of the Defence Forces, please forward immediately…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lord Mayor's War Fund
The latest contributions to the Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund include the following: Wagga Mayor's Patriotic Fund (11th contribution,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Season and the War
After a record year for low rainfall in this district, 1911 opened up remarkably well with rains of a following-up nature, filling the dams and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga War Effort Troops on Leave Return From Wagga to Bathurst
One of the most touching scenes ever witnessed at the Wagga railway station occurred last night when about 80 members of the 2/19 Battalion, in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War in Australia Information Leakage Steps Taken for Prevention Statement by Mr. Hughes Canberra
"The public would be reassured if it knew the steps that were taken to prevent the leakage to the enemy of movement of ships," said the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Griffith Soldiers Civic Send-off Griffith
A civic farewell was tendered 38 members of the A.I.F. yesterday by Councillor W. D. Bull, shire president, the council chambers being draped…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"When My Soldier Dad Comes Home"
There's some broken-hearted. From loved ones they're parted. For those over there heart will yearn. A sad kiss good-bye…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Six Months' Gaol Refusal to Take Oath of Enlistment Sydney
Five young men were each sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labor to-day for refusing to take the oath of enlistment when called up for military…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farewells to Soldiers at Mangoplah
On Saturday night one of the biggest crowds ever seen at Mangoplah assembled at the Mangoplah Hall to bid farewell to three young men of the district who have…
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