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The wars & local soldiers, 1940

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The War. at Home and Abroad. Production for Australian Liquid Fuels

The Bega District News · Thursday 4 July 1940 · page 6

Liquid fuels produced in Australia from indigenous shale and coal will be protected for 15 years to the extent of 7.4d a gallon against…

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Mines Laid off Australia. Incidents of Last War. (From the “Sunday Telegraph.”)

The Bega District News · Thursday 4 July 1940 · page 4

When the mall steamer Cumberland was sunk by a mine off Gabo Island in the last war, nearly three months passed before the Navy…

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

The Bega District News · Thursday 4 July 1940 · page 2

“It is our intention to defeat invasion at sea, or even before the enemy embarks, but if not there then in the process of landing,” said…

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Farewells to Soldiers

The Bega District News · Thursday 4 July 1940 · page 2

The sub-committee of the Bega branch of the Lord Mayor’s Patriotic [?] which has been controlling the fare[?] to soldiers on final leave,…

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Additional Enlistments

The South Coast Register · Thursday 4 July 1940 · page 4

The following additional names have been handed to us by Captain Scott, of Berry and Bomaderry men who have enlisted:…

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How to Enlist

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 1

The country is calling for volunteers for the fighting services. Many men have already gone from these…

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The War Friday’s News

The Bega District News · Monday 8 July 1940 · page 2

Mr Churchill revealed in a dramatic speech in the House of Commons that the British Navy had taken over a large part of the French…

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Lord mayor’s Patriotic and War fund

The Bega District News · Monday 8 July 1940 · page 2

Contribution of £3 6s 6d acknowledged as D. Healy should have read D. Healy £6 3s 6d. NATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS…

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Right Man for Recruiting Born to Be a Soldier Brigadier General Lloyd’s Military Career

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 10 July 1940 · page 5

In selecting Brigadier General Lloyd as the man best fitted and most likely to maintain a steady flow of recruits for the duration of the war, the…

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Tim War Yesterday’s News

The Bega District News · Thursday 11 July 1940 · page 2

The British Navy put out of action the Richelieu, 36,000 tons, the most recently completed of France’s battleships, at Dakar, Africa, on…

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War Funds. (From “S. M. Herald”)

The Bega District News · Thursday 11 July 1940 · page 2

Sales of war savings certificates in Australia now amount to £8,409,837. of which N.S.W. contributed £3,286,893. Interest [?]ee loans total…

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Bulletin of War News at Home and Abroad. Canada’s Contribution to the War Effort

The Bega District News · Thursday 11 July 1940 · page 6

The whole exportable surplus of Canadian copper, zinc, and aluminium has been bought by the British Ministry of Supply. The…

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Lord Mayor’s Patriotic and War Fund

The Bega District News · Thursday 11 July 1940 · page 2

Previously acknowledged, £934 14s 8d; Mr C. Perkins £1; Co-op factory employees 17s; Jellat Jellat School 18s; Mr John Reeve and son £5;…

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War News Flying Squads to Recruit for Air Force

The South Coast Register · Thursday 11 July 1940 · page 3

Flying squads of recruiting officers from the Royal Australian Air Force this week started to operate throughout the Commonwealth…

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The War. Stripped of All Its Stupid Trappings We Can See It As 11 REALLY IS.(By Peter Snodgrass in “The Land”)

The Bega District News · Thursday 11 July 1940 · page 6

And so France has capitulated, and so France has surrendered. It was to be expected. James and I discussed it months…

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Cobargo School War Auxiliary Effort

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 2

On Wednesday of last week the local school children, under the direction of their teacher, Mr. C. J. Boutcher held a…

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War Savings Certificates Campaign Hon. Director explains

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 2

Mr. M. J. Griffin, addressed a gathering of business men and others on the street on Wednesday last. Owing to the absence…

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The War Friday’s News

The Bega District News · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 2

“Millions of vanquished people in Europe are facing an inevitable famine. It is estimated that at least five million will die in the winter,”…

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The Last War. Bega’s Effort

The Bega District News · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 3

It is interesting to recall what Bega and district did in the last war with patriotic funds. We had the Red Cross, the War Chest, and…

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Elimination of Waste Organised District Collection Inaugurated to Assist National War Effort

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 17 July 1940 · page 5

As a result of a suggestion made by Mr. G. P. Walker, a meeting was held the School of Arts, Nowra, on Tuesday night, for the purpose of…

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