Beach Tragedy Soldier Shot Dead by Sentry
SYDNEY, Friday. - Evidence of incidents leading to the fatal Shooting by a sentry member of the A.I.F., and the wounding of his wife and a…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
4,342 stories in Riverina's papers · page 38 of 218
Returned Soldiers' Meeting
Mr. C. E. Partridge was re-elected president at the annual meeting of the Wagga sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League held last night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Battle of the Seven Seas Fortunes of War in the Pacific Navy Fights Day and Night Admiral Keyes Alleges Slackness in Shipyards
LONDON, Friday.—Only a very rash man would venture to prophesy the fortunes of war fn the Far Eastern Pacific, but as the Allied strength recovers from Japan's initial blows, the power of the Japanese navy should…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cootamundra Soldier Wounded at Darwin
Word has been received that Pte. Albert Tickner (A.I.F.). of Cootamundra, has been wounded at Darwin, and is reported to be dangerously ill…
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LONDON, Sunday.—It is reported from Vichy that the Marseilles Military Court sentenced to penal servitude for life two students for "Communist…
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MELBOURNE, Monday: At its meeting in Melbourne today the War Cabinet is considering the grim possibility that the large-scale attack on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pacific Strategy War Council Decision Important Conference in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Allied strategy in the conduct of the Pacific war will be vitally affected by the far-reaching decisions made at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Harefield Woman Sets an Example. Children No Drawback to War Work
There are some people who say they have not the time to help with honorary war work, that they have too much family responsibility…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Vital War Cabinet Meeting. Decisions for Large Attack On Australia. MELBOURNE
At its meeting in Melbourne to-day the War Cabinet is considering the grim possibility that the large-scale attack on Java might be a prelude…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australia As Base for Offensive Vital War Cabinet Meeting American Views Expressed
The most widely representative gathering of Pacific Powers yet held in Australia took pla[?]e in Melbourne on Friday, when the mee[?]ing of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Swallowed the Tourists So Isle of Man Women Have Taken to Glove Making
Women boarding house proprietors and employees in Man, the self-governing British island in the Irish Sea, which has lost its lucrative peace…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grim War News Java a Grim Battle Ground Japanese Advance 40 Miles BATAVIA
JAVA is resisting the invasion, which is raging like an inferno. The Japanese have advanced 40 miles in the centre, occupying the town of So[?]bang, and are now only 40 miles north of Bandoeng the Dutch Army Headquarters…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wagga War Effort Protection of School Children Action Taken at South Wagga Volunteers to Dig Trenches
The protection of children at the various schools in Wagga in the event of an enemy air raid being carried out on the town during school hours has been occasioning the chief warden (Ald. W. H. Stillmen)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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 2 →Wagga Returned Soldiers Annual Meeting Mr. C. E. Partridge Re-elected President Review of Strenuous Year's Work
At the annual meeting of the Wagga sub-branch of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. held in the Soldiers' Hall on Friday night, Mr C. E. Partridge was re-elected…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australians Fiddle While Jews Wail District Soldiers' Experiences Overseas
Very few people in Junee and the district have heard from their soldier relatives in the Middle East since Christmas. Letters are starting to:…
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SYDNEY. Monday.— The assistant secretary of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. Richards) to-day expressed the opinion that neither official nor public minds…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Damage Insurance New Zealand System
AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Monday.— War damage insurance will be universally attached to all fire insurance covers new and renewal. from March 1. The obligation is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Schools' War Effort Teachers' Auxiliary Meets
The Wagga Teachers' War Auxiliary held a meeting at e Gurwood-street school on Saturday. The principal business was to [?]ange for the holding…
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