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The wars & local soldiers, 1940

316 stories in South Coast's papers · page 5 of 16

The War Friday’s News

The Bega District News · Monday 20 May 1940 · page 2

The French War Office on Thursday said the Germans continued to push forward from the Meuse between Sedan and Nambur. Their…

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Road Safety. Is War Effort. (By the Road Safety Council.)

The Bega District News · Monday 20 May 1940 · page 1

Development of the war to its present gigantic stage has coincided with a noticeable increase in the number of road accidents due to…

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Patriotic and War Fund

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 22 May 1940 · page 9

The house to house canvass of the town for donations of articles for the Patriotic and War Fund auction sale, to be held in the School of Arts on…

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Patriotic and War Fund Big Auction Sale on Tuesday Next

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 22 May 1940 · page 3

A meeting of representatives of the Shoalhaven District Patriotic and War Fund was held at the School of Arts on Thursday last, when…

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The War

The Bega District News · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 2

A German High Command communique on Tuesday states The French ninth [?] has been crashed and is about to dissolve. “The commander…

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Lord Mayor’s Patriotic and War Fund. Bega Branch

The Bega District News · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 2

Previously acknowledged. £120 12 1 Jellat Jellat school .. .. 6 0 Angledale school . . . . . . 7 6 Balmain’s staff, weekly . . 18 0…

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The War

The Bega District News · Monday 27 May 1940 · page 2

“I have just seen General Weygand, who has returned from the front, announced the Premier of France, M. Reynaud, in a broadcast…

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Bega’s First War Rally

The Bega District News · Monday 27 May 1940 · page 2

To coincide with the big war rally being held in Sydney, Bega will hold its first concerted war effort on Tuesday night next in the School of Arts,…

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£10,000 Is Shoalhaven's Objective War Savings Certificates Campaign

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 29 May 1940 · page 14

At a large and enthusiastic meeting, at the Nowra School of Arts on Wednesday, the Mayor of 1 Nowra (Dr. F. P. Ryan) mentioned £10,000 as Shoalhaven's objective in the sale of War Savings Certificates. The Mayor's idea was generally approved, and a strong…

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Canadas Fine War Effort

The Bega District News · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 6

In the first six months of the last war Canada spent 50,000,000 dollars. Up to March 31, 1910, the outlay was 115,000,000 dollars. From August 4,…

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The War Tuesday’s News

The Bega District News · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 2

Swarms of aircraft darken the skies over northern France, Belgium, the English Channel, and parts of the southern and eastern coast of…

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The War from Day to Day. British Imperial Wealth

The Bega District News · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 6

In a war in which money talks at least as loudly as guns, it is particularly interesting and important to compare the position of Britain and…

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Italy and the War. Author Gives His Views

The Bega District News · Monday 3 June 1940 · page 4

As these words are being written nobody but those in his immediate circle knows whether Mussolini intends to enter the war. It is…

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The War Latest This Morning (By Telegraph from the Australian United Press Association, Sydney)

The Bega District News · Monday 3 June 1940 · page 2

The stream of British and French troops being evacuated from Dunkirk was still unbroken at dawn on Sunday. It is reported from France…

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Rush To The Colors ABOUT 100 Enlist at Bega

The Bega District News · Monday 3 June 1940 · page 3

There bas been a great response by the young men of the state to the call for service, and from Thursday about 100 men from all over the…

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Shoalhaven Patriotic and War Fund

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 5 June 1940 · page 7

The committee of the above desire to thank all who assisted in making the auction sale a success. Thanks are due especially to the ladies who…

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Generous Gift To War Funds

The South Coast Register · Thursday 6 June 1940 · page 5

Mr. W. H. Brooke, of Berry, whose generosity and patriotism is already well-known to our readers, has further demonstrated, in a very…

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The War Latest This Morning (By Telegraph from the Australian United Press Association, Sydney)

The Bega District News · Thursday 6 June 1940 · page 2

[?] is reported from Berlin that for the second night in succession Munich was raided by the French, who dropped ten bombs. Two civilians…

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The War. at Home and ABROAD.(Issued by the Department of Information.)CANADA a War Arsenal

The Bega District News · Monday 10 June 1940 · page 1

The British Munitions Mission has since its arrival in Canada placed contacts for monitions and war materials of an aggregate value of 70…

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Industry in War. Assistance by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

The Bega District News · Monday 10 June 1940 · page 4

The present international situation with the attendant urgent need for increased industrial production, the establishment of new industries, and…

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