Soldier’s Letter From Ppe. W. J. CRAMP
Pte. W. J. Crams writing to his mother from the Middle East under date December 216th last, states. By this time Christmas back home…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
4,342 stories in Riverina's papers · page 18 of 218
Killed in Action Pte. L. F. Bunt
Mrs. S. Carpenter, of Peter-street, Wagga, received advice from the Minister for the Army that her youngest son, Pte. Leslie Finley Bunt, had been…
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Mrs. S. Bredin, of 19 Peter-street, has received word that her son, W. W. (Billy) Bredin, has been reported missing, and is believed to be wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Widows Seek Revenge
LONG BEACH (Cal.), Thursday.—Sixty widows of the victims of the Pearl Harbor attack by the Japanese on December 7 have jointly applied for positions in a California…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Workers' Lodgings Protection Against Ejection
Regulations designed .to protect munitions workers against loss of lodging accommodation in certain areas to be prescribed were gazetted this week…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In Australia Representation on War Council Early Announcement Expected Washington As Venue
MELBOURNE, Friday. — An announcement that finality has been reached in the negotiations for Australian representation in London and…
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NEW YORK, Thursday (A.A.P). A leading artical in the New York "Times" says that the American Expeditionary force is not only in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wagga War Effort Aluminium Drives This Afternoon and To-morrow Scouts and Cubs to Assist
This afternoon Scouts will visit all Wagga garages and collect donations of scrap aluminium. It is anticipated…
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Advice was received in Coolamon on Saturday of the death in action in Malaya of Private Maurice Nimmo, youngest son of Mr. W. T. Nimmo and the late Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wounded Pte. "Ric" Weymouth
Mr. "Dick" Weymouth the Cootamundra chemist, has been informed that his son. Pte. Richard ("Ric") Weymouth, has been wounded in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Casualties in Malaya Gundagai District Soldiers FIVE missing — One Wounded
LAST week the relatives of six Gundagai A.I.F men, who were serving in Malaya, received word from the Army Department, that they had been involved in action against the Japanese. Five men are reported missing, and one wounded…
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Mr. and Mrs. J. Taylor, of The Rock, have been advised that their son, Pte E. H. (Massey) Taylor, has been wounded in Malaya. Pte Taylor was well-known in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Brevities
Benghazi again fell. Most valuables had been destroyed. Withdrawal to Singapore. British withdrawals in Burma are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Risk Insurance
NEW YORK, Saturday (A.A.P.).—The marine underwriters have decided to reduce the war risk insurance rates on shipments from the United…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War's Death Toll Smaller Than in Great War
NEW YORK, Sunday: Military losses in the present war are much less than those in the corresponding period of the Great War, according to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Missing, Believed Seriously Wounded Snignalman G. H. M'nabb
News was received in Coolamon on Saturday that Signalman G. H. M'Nabb, well-known throughout Riverina as district cub-master, is missing, and believed seriously…
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NEW YORK, Saturday (A.A.P.) — Military losses in the present war are much less than those in the corresponding period of the Great…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Brevities World Cable Reports
LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.).—It is announced in Tokyo that the Emperor Hirohito has conferred the Meru order, with the Grand Cross of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Cabinet Important Decisions Made
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The War Cabinet met this afternoon and sat until after 7 p.m. when members proceeded to Spencer-street Station to meet the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Casualties Missing Corporal Reg. Herring
Mr. and Mrs. T. Herring of Cootamundra, have received word that their son, Corporal Reg. Herring, is missing in Malaya…
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