Japanese Boast "Can Wage Long War"
NEW YORK. Wednesday (A.A.P.)—The Japanese Finance Minister (Mr. Kaca) speaking before the Diet Committee dismissed as entirely…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
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Japan Can Fight Long War Minister's Statement
According to Tokyo Radio, the Japanese Finance Minister, Mr. Kaya, speaking before a Diet committee, dismissed as "entirely groundless"…
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Admiral Nimitz in a broadcast to be United States on Tuesday, said: "Every ship and every man in the U.S. Pacific Fleet, afloat or ashore,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →C.W.A. Importance for War Evacuation
The Premier (Mr. McKell), considers the work of the Country Women's Association of such national importance in war work that he has given…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Cabinet Changes Announced Lord Beaverbrook: War Production
LONDON. Thursday (A.A.P.). The announcement of changes in the composition of the Government the most important of which is the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Financing The War Effort Council Seeks Re-imbursement
AT the committee meeting of the Willimbong Shire Council on Wednesday night, Cr. J. Washington said that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Drive for War Planes New Australian Bomber
The Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, announced that the War Cabinet had made several important decisions on aircraft production in Australia. They…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Liberty War Loan Drive for 200 £10 SUBSCRIPTIONS
At the meeting of the Patriotic Committee on Tuesday night a letter was read from the organising secretary of the [?] War Loan of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Damage Payments Local Governing Bodies to Be in Charge
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Details of war damage payments scheme were announced to-day. On behalf of the Federal Government, local-governing…
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The Prime Minister Mr. Curtin has announced that the War Cabinet had made several important decisions on aircraft production in Australia. They…
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CANBERRA. Thursday.—The war cabinet to-day adopted the recomm[?]tion of the Defence Committee that the normal dispersion of the civil…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News Summary Air Attacks On Singapore Hurricanes Intercept Bombers Singapore, Friday, AAP
JAPANESE are reported to be making high and low level dive bombing attacks on the fortress of Singapore and also on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Latest Second Edition Australia and Imperial War Policy Mr. Churchill Answers Questions
LONDON, Thursday .—In the House of Commons to-day the Prime Minister (Mr. Churchill) stated that, as far as he could gather, the request of the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Total War Dead in 1941 Estimated at 1,600,000 New York
The Metropolitan Life Assurance statisticians, basing calculations on international private sources of information, estimate that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War From Day to Day Monday. Enemy Bases Attacked in Marshall and Gilbert Islands Vital Importance to Australia
United States warships and 'planes carried out a surprise attack on Japanese naval and air bases on Marshall and Gilbert Islands, inflicting great…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Status for V.D.C. Members Must Enlist
Under regulations issued on Monday, all members of the Volunteer Defence Corps are required to enlist. This is to ensure that they will have…
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Male aliens between 18 and 60 years are given 14 days from Tuesday to either enlist or volunteer for the Militia, under regulations gazetted on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers' Letters
NX36044 Pte, Ric. Weymouth B. Coy. 2/19th Bn., A.I.F., wrote home to Cootamundra from Malaya on 26th January: Dear Family: I expect you…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Car Repossessed From Soldier Woman Fined at Wagga
At the Wagga Police Court yesterday, before Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.M.. Alexander Leslie Baker, of Wagga, proceeded against Clara Booth. Narandera Road, Wagga…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Parcels for Soldiers Market Day To-morrow
Since the Women's Auxillcy of the Wagga sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League has undertaken the work of Packings and dispatching parcels of comforts to…
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