First Albury Soldier to Be Killed
Word has been received by his relatives that Private Alfred George Kendrick, of Albury, has been killed in action in the western desert. Pte…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1941
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Air Ambulances to Be Provide for Middle East To Convey Badly Wounded Soldiers to Hospital MELBOURNE
The War Cabinet decided to-day to provide an R.A.A.F. Air Ambulance Unit for duty in the Middle East, to bring badly wounded soldiers from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War in Australia Financing the War Government's Supply Sources SYDNEY
Of the £64,79[?],000 spent on the war during the six months ended December 31, £8,852,000 came from revenue and £54,946,000 from loans. Between July 1,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FRANCE "May Re-enter War on Britain's Side"
LONDON, Tuesday (AAP): Marshal Petain told Herr Hitler that the French Fleet and French colonies would re-enter, the war on Britain's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Cabinet Decisions No Women's Auxiliary for Middle East Melbourne
The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Fadden) announced at the conclusion of to-night's War Cabinet session that, on the ground that it was not a wise…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Czech War of Nerves Sabotage Continues Montreal, Monday (A.A.P.)
Mr. Frantisek Pavlasek, Czechoslovak Consul General, in a broadcast to the Polish-Czechoslovak Confederation on the post-war aims of the two exiled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local & General Cootamundra Soldiers Write Home
Pte. Bill Little, writing home by air mail to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Little, Cowcumbla street, Cootamundra, said he had come through his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →First Albury Soldier to Be Killed
Word has been received by his relatives that Private Alfred George Kendrick of Albury has been killed in action in the western desert. Pte:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Returned Soldiers' Meeting
Mr. Stephen H. Stack, who is managing the film. "We of the A.I.F.," will address a meeting of returned soldiers convened by the Wagga sub-branch of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Willimbong Patriotic Committee Arrangements for Carnibal Delay of Soldiers' Letters Leeton
A meeting of the Willimbong Shire Patriotic and War Committee was held at the council chambers last night, the chair being occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Demands on France Rejected by Petain? "May Re-enter War on Britain's Side" Sensational Report From Lisbon Hitler's Eyes on Mediterranean London
Marshal Petain told Herr Hitler that the French Fleet and French colonies would reenter the war on Britain's side if the Germans took over unoccupied France, according to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gundagai Returned Men Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Gundagai sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L,A, was held on Friday the 31st ult, the following being elected office-bearers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Absorbing Returned Men Melbourne
The problem of absorbing returned soldiers will be considered by members of the special Federal Cabinet sub-committee on repatriation, which will hold its first…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Man Shot Dead Another Wounded Brisbane
Following an altercation at Cooparoo to-night concerning a horse which had been given as security for a loan, a man was shot dead and another…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cootamundra Man Pte. Jim Sullivan Wounded in Action
Mr. Gus Sullivan, of 16 Gundagai road, received an official wire on Saturday evening that his brother, Jim, was wounded. It said : ‘I…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wagga War Effort W.V.S Meeting Greek Day Arrangements Soldiers' Names Wanted
The Mayoress (Mrs. H. E. Gissing) presided over a well attended meeting of the W.V.S. on Tuesday night at the Town Hall. Arrangements were made for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian War Records Collection to Be Extended
The enlargement of the national war records collection, housed in the Australian War Memorial at Canbe ra to include records and relics of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Workers Drift to Victoria Canberra
Population figures for various States now being prepraed for the Federal Government indicate a drift to Victoria because of the concentration of war industries in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Red Cross Raises £800,000 Result of War Appeal Sydney
During the first 16 months of the war Australia raised almost £800,000 under the Australian Red Cross Appeal. This was announced by the chairman…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War in Australia Skilled Workers for Defence Minister Calls for Report MELBOURNE
The Minister for Labor (Mr. Holt) has called for a report on technical training for the defence industries to ascertain whether further expansion is needed in…
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