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Riverina · The wars & local soldiers
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"It would be folly for anybody to believe that we were not merely at the commencement of the task facing us in winning the war," said Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A parcel of papers for district soldiers overseas is despatched from Wagga every Monday by the Women's Voluntary Services and Comforts Fund…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Kilpatrick (U.C.P. Wagga) asked the Premier (Mr Mair) in the Legislative Assembly to-day to make provisions for widows of soldiers when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following are extracts from a letter received by Mrs. W. Gain, of Yerong Creek, from her son, Lance-Cpl. Charlie Gain, who is with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lectures on handicrafts and hobbles are now being given in air raid shelters, it is reported from London. Wherever possible the lectures are illustrated with films…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →COLIN Richardson, Sonla Bech and Derek Bech, three children saved from a British liner torpedoed in the Atlantic. In all 83 children, bound for the safety of Canada, and 211 other people perished in this German U-boat outrage. Derek twice saved his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The [?] cost of the war to Australia will be [?] said Mr. [?] M.H.R. or Tuesday. He [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CANBERRA. Friday: National Security Act Regulations were gazetted yesterday to provide for war risk insurance rates for all Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The fact tthat Australia is not only catering for her own war-time requirements but is actually exporting muni tions and other tilings to various parts…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The war has affected the social and Industrial life of Australia so slightly that we might be tempted to forget that we are engaged in a life and death…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Acting Federal Prime Minister has informed State Ministers that air raid precautions stand low in the priority list of urgent war measures…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →National Security Act regulations were gazetted to-day to provide for war risk insurance rates for all Australian ships trading between ports in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CARRIER AND COVER, British Bren carriers, besides being used for hurrying troops to the front line, can be aIso be used to protect them when they get thereâas a picture of fighting practice in Britain clearly demonstrates…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir Bertram Stevens, who has been appointed Australiaâs representative on the Eastern Group Supply Council, with headquarters at Delhi, India, said…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →[?] reports Vichy state that the French [?] of Minister has rejected at dapause proposal for a settle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Thursday morning Lieut.-Col. Matheson, V.D., Batt. Q.M., performed the final act in connection with the A.I.F. camp at the Wagga showground…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A British General Headquarters communique announces that advanced elements of British mechanised units encountered and drove back an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Japan is talking peace and preparing for war, and while her diplomats are busy giving assurances that they desire peace…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Well-informed Balkan diplomatic circles according to the special correspondent of the "London Times" on the Jugoslav frontier,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fine of £1400, which was imposed on the Abbco Bread Company for having supplied short weight bread to a military camp,…
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