Dogs of War Britain's Better Than Germany's
The first and only establishment of its kind in Great Britain, at an Army School near London, is now trainings dogs lent by their owners for…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
4,342 stories in Riverina's papers · page 39 of 218
Tragic Effect of War on Motor Industry
The Commonwealth sales of new automobiles for the six months ended 31st December, 1941, show the tragic effect of the war on one of Australia's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aid For War Prisoners Big Outlay by Red Cross
Mr. W. E. Johnson, chairman of the New South Wales division of the Australian Red Cross Society, s[?]id at the annual meeting held in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pacific Strategy War Council Decision Importance Conference In Melbourne
Allied strategy in the conduct of the Pacific war will be vitally affected by the far-reaching decisions made at Saturday's meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →V.r.c. Distribution £53,000 Invested in War Loans
MELBOURNE, Monday. —The Victoria Racing Club committee on Saturday decided to give £5000 to the Australian Red Cross and to Invest £5000 In the Liberty…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wagga War Effort Volunteer Defence Corps Week-end Activities Openings for Recruits
The urgency of the war position and the enthusiasm of Volunteer Defence Corps members resulted in an Influx of recruits to the Wagga Company on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War News Japanese Invasion Fleet Off Java Fierce Fighting on Land Bandoeng
It is officially announced that the Allied counter-attack is strongly developing satisfactorily, but the situation in some parts of Java is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipping 142 Locomotives and 1,000 War Supply Waggons From Britain to Russia
Shipments of vital war supplies to Russia are being speeded up by railway and road transport equipment sent to Iran from Britain. Since the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On the Home Front Major-general Gordon Bennett Meets War Cabinet Announcement By Prime Minister
MELBOURNE, Monday.—Following a conference to-day between members of the War Cabinet, Chiefs of Staffs, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Papers for Soldiers
A parcel of p[?]rs 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 →Enlistments for Defence Services
TO keep the local list up-to-date, will people enlisting for any of the Defence Forces, please forward immediately…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yanco Soldier Safe in Java
MRS. M. J. Lucas, of Farm 593, Yanco, received a cable on Friday last from her son PTE. GEORGE LUCAS, informing her…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War From Day to Day Saturday. Allied Forces at Grips with Japs Dutch Commander's Advice "Don't Depend; Attack Everywhere"
"The Japs won't get Java," declared General ter Poorten, Dutch Commander-in-Chief, in an invasion-eve broadcast to the Dutch, Indonesian and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Brevities
Reuters say the situation is well in hand on all fronts in Java. The Dutch found the tanks of great help in resisting the invasion tactics…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pacific War Casualties Japanese Claims
LONDON, Tuesday. — Berlin radio, quoting a report from Tokyo, says: "Japanese casualties on all fronts since the outbreak of war to February 21…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greeks and the War Registration Compulsory
SYDNEY, Tuesday. — The ConsulGeneral for Greece (Dr. E. C. Vrisakis) said today that unnaturalised Greeks were already required by National…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Goods to Russia Iran System Grows
LONDON, Monday. — The organisation in Iran for handling war materials for Russia is steadily developing, the "Dally Telegraph" Teheran…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Headlamp Masks Proposed Preference for War Work
SYDNEY, Tuesday. — The suggestion that headlamp masks on private pleasure cars be handed over to owners of vehicles required for important war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broome and Wyndham Raided by Enemy "War Brought Nearer to Australians" MELBOURNE
Broome and Wyndham (on the north coast of Western Australia) were almost simultaneously…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wagga War Effort 100 Parcels Packed by R.s.s.a.i.l.a. Auxiliary
One hundred parcels were packed to be forwarded to members of the fighting forces in the Middle East by the ladies of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. Auxiliary…
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