Soldiers Estates Freedom From Death Duty Urged
SYDNEY. Monday.— Urging that all soldiers' estates should be free of death duty imposts, the New South Wales Taxpayers' Association to-day…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
4,342 stories in Riverina's papers · page 30 of 218
Papers for Soldiers
A parcel of papers for the district soldiers overseas is despatched from Wagga every Monday by the Women's Voluntary services and the Comforts…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Grateful Soldier Recalls Rowing Regatta
400 of the Christmas hampers sent out by the Australian Comforts Funds included cards that they were sponsored by the Willimbong Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DIVED and Swam to Safety Thrilling Exploits of Yanco Soldier
A letter received by Mrs. A. E. Day, Yanco, from her son Harold, told of the exploits of Pte. John Dickenson in Malaya. Pte. Dickenson was the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Brevities
Japanese attacked Allied shipping in the Timor Sea on Monday night. Japan declared its intention of abiding by the Geneva Convention in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Loan Challenges
Many of the larger towns In tho various States have adopted objectives, based on population and resources, for the £35,000,000 Liberty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →URGENT Soft Materials Wanted. Necessary for Assisting The Wounded
The Bomb Victims committee in Junee is making an urgent appeal for the donation of old soft material which is suitable for the making of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cootamundra's War Saving Certificates
Cootamundra people bought £1074 worth of war saving certificates last month. This compares with £1090 for December, and makes a total of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Minerals Australia to Concentrate on Production
CANBERRA, Tuesday— As Australia must now become the suplier of many minerals to replace those from Malay, and other Japanese occupied territories, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Nearer Allied Shipping Attacked in Timor Sea
SYDNEY. Tuesday.—Yesterday's attack on Allied shipping in the Timor Sea by Japanese aircraft lasted for an hour, said a war communique…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga War Effort North Wagga N.e.s
A Urge and enthusiastic N.E.S. meeting was held in the North Wagga Hall last Sunday during; which definite progress was made in making the necessary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Loan Commended (To the Editor "The Daily Advertiser," Wagga.)
Sir,—With the happenings of the past few days, and after listening to the stirring speeches and exhortations of Mr. Curtin and the other speakers at to-day's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War in Australia Liberty Loan Prime Minister Launches Appeal Everyone in Government Service
SYDNEY, Tuetday.—"No longer can Australia rest upon the bull of the ordinary way of life, of conducting business in the way we did, or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Leaflets Dropped by Japs a Cootamundra, Soldier Sends One
Lance-Corporal V. D. Heggaton's last, letter home to his wife was written on 31st January, from Singapore. He was with the transports, and had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers Make Model Planes
Hundreds of scale models of the eight types of Japanese aircraft which the R.A.A.F. considers most likely to be seen over Australia, have been made by parties…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fighting Japanese From the Hills. Junee Nurse and Soldier In Brave Band
It is presumed that men of the garrison at Rabaul, accompanied by six nurses, have made their way into the hills to continue guerilla aciion…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hospital Workers and War
SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Exemption from military service of all male employees at hospitals will be sought by the president of the Hospitals'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Port Moresby Din of War Already Common
BRISBANE. Wednesday.—Port Moresby— [?] of the vital Torres Straits supply [?]— is dead as a civilian town, but under [?] law it pulses with life as men stand…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Only One Aim And That Is War
The Prime Minister, Mr Curtin in opening the new £35,000,000 liberty loan in Martin Place on Tuesday afternoon, urged all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Crisis of the War Expected This Spring U.S. PREPARATION Enemy Planning Supreme Offensive
WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—President Roosevelt summoned the Army and Navy service chiefs to a conference on war strategy to-day. White House preferred not to say whether some re-alignment of Pacific strategy…
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