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The wars & local soldiers, 1942

4,342 stories in Riverina's papers · page 2 of 218

War Commentary Australia and the Pacific Co-ordination of Effort

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 2

In a week of Important political develop­ments, world-wide in scope, one fact is clear-Australia as a nation is a factor in Western. Pacific strategy. The continued…

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Wagga War Effort Salvage Drive To-day to Wagga Business Houses

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 6

The usual drive to main street shops at Wagga will take place this morn­ing, and boys wishing to help should be at the council chambers at 9…

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Wagga Red Gross Monthly Meeting £900 to Prisoners of War Fund

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Wagga branch of the Red Cross Society was held in the Town Hall. Wagga, yesterday after­noon, the president (Aid. H. E. Glsslng)…

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Australia's Part Militia Forces May Be on Same Basis As A.I.F. Complete War Footing

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday.—As Australia's defence conditions undergo chances owing to the state of war In the Paci[?]c, it 15 almost certain that the A.I.F…

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Wounded A.i.f. Thank Dutch

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 4

So deeply grateful were wounded member of the A.L.F. invalided home on the hospital ship Oranje, for the kindly treatment they received from the Dutch medical…

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War Loan Flag Competition

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 2

In the towns with a population of 10,000 or over Orange topped the list by subscribing £2/17/2 per head of population to the last war loan. In…

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War Brevities World Cable Messages

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.).—The All Ministry announces that bombers at­tacked the enemy naval bases at Brest and St Nazaire last night Mines were…

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The War Thailand Heavily Raided Japanese Planes Driven Off SINGAPORE

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 3

The Japanese base of Thailand has been raided by British aircraft, and dromes and military objectives pounded…

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Huge Hoard of War Materials Held in U.s.a. by Foreign Owners

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 2

WASHINGTON. Saturday (A.A.p.). The Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Morganthau) announced to-day that the Treasury had sent to the…

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Militia Forces May Be on Same Basis As A.I.F. Complete War Footing

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 3

As Australia’s defence conditions undergo changes owing to the state of war in the Pacific it is almost certain that the A.I.F. and…

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Papers Fob Soldiers

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 2

A parcel of papers for the district soldiers overseas is despatched from Wagga every Monday by the Women's Auxiliary Services and the Comforts…

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Brutal Assault on Returned Soldier From Libya

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Waylaid in the Observatory Park at Miller's Point by four youths, one of whom pointed a revolver at him, Norman Edward…

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Bowls South Wagga Club Assists Returned Soldiers

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 6

The South Wagga Bowling Club has been conducting competitions for some time the net proceeds going to the Wagga sub-branch of the RSSALLA…

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Enemy Aliens Returned Soldiers Point to Danger

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 2
Also in The Gundagai Independent

BRISBANE, Sunday.—A largely attended public meeting at Texas, convened by the Returned Soldiers' League on Saturday, decided to draw…

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War Brevities

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 1
Also in The Tumut and Adelong Times

NEW YORK. Sunday (A.A.P.).— The Office of Production Management officially imposed from to-day wool restrictions specifying the total amount available for…

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A.i.f. Wounded Thank Dutch Friends

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 4

SO grateful were wounded members of the A.I.F. invalided home on the hospital ship "Oranje," "for the kindly treatment they…

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War of Movement Soldiers Ill-equopped London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 1

Hitler always liked a war of movement, and be is getting it now." added Mr Eden. "On the way to Moscow after visiting the front I talked with some…

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Britain's Discovery for War Industries

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 2

Afer two years' continuous research. Great Britain is to-day able to introduce pottery into many new fields or British industry to take the…

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