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The wars & local soldiers, 1942

4,342 stories in Riverina's papers · page 31 of 218

Wagga War Effort Week-End Salvage Drives Many Householders Not Co-operating Increased Number of Helpers

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 6

Good collections of salvage were made in Wagga at the week-end, both on Saturday and Sunday, but it is noticeable that, drive after drive, the…

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Darwin Bombed War Strikes Australia This Morning’s Japanese Raid Prime Minister Makes Announcement SYDNEY

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 3

DARWIN WAS BOMBED BY JAPANESE PLANES THIS MORNING A NUMBER OF BOMBS WERE DROPPED, BUT THE EXTENT OF THE RAID AND THE RESULTS OF THE ATTACK ARE NOT…

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Tee War in Australia Immediate Changes in Way of Life Cabinet Decisions Secret Session of Federal Parliament

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Australia's way of life, already greatly affected by the fluctuations of the war, will undergo further and immediate changes…

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Boxer Arrested Following Death of Returned Soldier

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 4

BRISBANE. Wednesday.—Edward Charles Landsay. aged 23 years, laborer, who was billed to take part in a supporting boxing bout at the Brisbane Stadium next Friday…

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Soldier's Vivid Letters

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—A letter written by an Australian soldier to his father, and released to-day by the Department of Information, gives a…

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Killed in Action

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 2

Advice has been received that GunnerW. Jolly was Hilled in action in Malaya on January 20. Although he had had property at Griffith and…

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Japs Claim General Wavell Wounded

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday: It was announced by Tokio Radio that General Wavell, commander in the South-West pacific was wounded, and is…

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War Brevities

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 3

Sharp fighting in Burma. An Italian warship was sunk in the Mediterranean. Eleven Japanese planes were shot…

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District News Darlington Point Wounded in Action

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 2

Another Darlington point soldier, Private Bill Devlin, has been reported wounded in action la Malaya. Bill enlisted with several mates, all…

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U.S. War Production

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 2

The U.S.A. Department of Commerce has estimated that 62 per cent. of the United States industrial capacity in 1942 will be devoted to the…

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Clerical War Workers' Association

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 1

AT a well attended meeting held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening last, another organisation was formed to help the…

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Stony Point Women War Workers

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 5

The Stony Point Women War Workers will hold their next meeting at the School on Wednesday afternoon, February 25, more members…

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Din of War in Port Moresby

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 5

Port Moresby—guardian of the vital Torres Straits supply line—is dead as a civilian town, but under martial law it pulses with life as men…

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Federal Scheme for War Damage Insurance

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday.— Under regulations to be issued next week, five kinds of cover will be provided by the Commonwealth scheme of war damage…

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Patriotic and War Fund Meeting of Narandera Committee

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Narandera branch of the Patriotic and War Fund was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday…

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Federal Parliament Opening To-day To Hear War Disclosures

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The emergency cession of the Federal Parliament called by the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) to review Pacific war…

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Wagga War Effort Volunteer Defence Corps F.T. SECTION

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 6

Mr. John Graham, who has been in charge of the Wagga Company. V.D.C., announces that he has now handed over the leadership to Mr…

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Far Reaching Regulations Approval Given Distributing War-Time Sacrifice

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Regulations were approved to-day to give effect to the far-reaching economic proposals of the Government, announced last…

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Glass Saves Steel Novel Use in War Factory Canteens

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 1

Britain is using glass to save steel. It is [?] toughened glass which can now take the place of steel as the top plate of hot cabinets in cafes and…

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Compulsory Service in War Industries Urged by Senator M'leay

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Compulsory service in war industries of all available men between 18 and 65 yews, was to-day advocated by Senator M'Leay…

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