Financing the War
Sir,—Passing through the town of Glen Innes recently, we were confronted by schoolboys collecting pennies in the streets to win the war…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →South Coast · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1940
316 stories in South Coast's papers · page 11 of 16
Bulletin of War News at Home and Abroad. Militia Enlistments in A.I.F.
Army headquarters have announced that 1586 members of the militia forces have enlisted with the Royal Australian Air Force. In addition 87…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Teh War Tuesday’s News
One hundred German bombers flew up the Thames Estuary in the German mass raids yesterday evening evidently in an attempt to pierce…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lord Mayor’s Patriotic and War Fun[?] Bega District
Previously acknowledged, £1437 2s; Mrs S. Dunn 5s; ;Nail in his Coffin 15s 3d; Bega Co-op. staff £1 9s 6d Bega butter, factory staff 17s;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Buttons For Soldiers
The Busy Bee Sewing Club, Bega, recently made an appeal for buttons, which are enclosed in small bags and forwarded to the comforts fund for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers’ mishap
Private Trevor Cochrane, of Toothdale, and his brother and Jack Randall, who were returning to camp after leave, met with an accident at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mounting War Costs
The Minister for External Territories, Mr Nock, warned the people of Australia of taxation burdens to come. “As the war goes on” he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Latest This Morning (By Telegraph from the Australian United Press Association, Sydney)
The Air Ministry told the A.A.P. that since the outbreak of the war the Germans had lost 3263 planes to midnight of August 23-24; the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gifts for Soldiers Canteen Orders a Practical, Easy, and Safe Method
The system of canteen orders, devised by the Australian Defence Canteens Service, operated in conjunction with the Postal Department and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Yesterday’s News
Britain last night experienced the most extensive night raids of the war Enemy planes crossed 600 miles of coastline and raided areas…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bulletin of War News at Home and Abroad. a Decisive Event in the History of the World
For the last three weeks we have been witnessing one of the decisive events in the history of the world. The temper of the onlookers has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Labor Attacks Stronghold Mr. Herb Turner on the War Path A Vigorous Speech
Mr. H. E. Turner, Endorsed Labor candidate for Eden-Monaro continued his campaign on Monday night in the local…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Fridays News
The air wart is growing in intensity. British bombers, speeding out in many directions from their island bases, continue to strike deadly and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Children’s Great War Effort
Mr. C. E. Harrold, District Inspector, supplies the following information regarding the war efforts of public schools in his district:—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Four Essentials for Comfortable Socks for Soldiers
1. Cast on with needles two sizes coarser than those used to knit the socks. 2. Join wool by splicing, not…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →More Soldiers Farewelled
Another happy and convivial evening was spent in the Comforts Fund rooms on Saturday night, when four more soldiers—Corp. Harris,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The War
[?] war in the air is now at its most intense pitch since the battle for Britain began, but the peak has yet to come, and German pressure…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Public Schools Help War Funds Berry Among Them
The [?] return shows total funds and goods from outbreak of war until July 31, contributed by schools in in the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sitting Member on the War Path Mr. J. A. Perkins M. P. At Cobargo
At noon on Friday Mr. J. A. Perkins, member for Eden-Monaro addressed the electors at Cobargo, Mr. F. B. Benny…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Will Science Abolish War?
Science was brought war to the second siege age. In the middle ages warfare consisted an everybody besieging everybody else’s castles all…
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