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The wars & local soldiers, 1941

291 stories in South Coast's papers · page 5 of 15

Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fual

The Bega District News · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 2

Previously acknowledged, £1982 1s 2d; [?]op Store employees £11 0s 6d; Foster’s staff £4 10s; Bank officers 16s; Rostrum Club £[?] 6s; Balmain’s…

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Clothes For a Whole People. Lancashire Tackles a New War Task

The Bega District News · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 1

Lancashire is now steadily fulfilling the cotton orders which have been coming in from the Dutch East Indies following the visit to Java of…

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Special Matinee on Anzac Day

The Bega District News · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 2

The King’s Theatre are holding a special matinee on Friday, 25th, at 1.45 p.m., when Edgar Bergen, the screen’s greatest ventriloquist, and his…

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The War

The Bega District News · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 2

The Australian Prime Minister, Mr Menzies, in a statement in London, said: “In face of the present situation, there is an imperative necessity…

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Soldiers’ Comforts APPRECIATION

The Bega District News · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 2

Mrs. McGowen, secretary of the Bega Catholic Women’s Association working for the soldiers, is in receipt of the following letter of appreciation…

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Management of Soldiers’ [?] Threatened Labor Shortage

The South Coast Register · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 6

Mr. A. W. Yeo, M.L.A., Minister for Lands, who is chairman of the Soldiers’ Farms Protection Committee, said last week that his…

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War Loan

The Bega District News · Monday 28 April 1941 · page 2

A war loan of thirty-three millions about to be launched, by the Commonwealth Government- to help the war effort and in another column it…

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War Loan. Citizens’ Committee Moving

The Bega District News · Monday 28 April 1941 · page 2

The Bega citizens’ committee, appointed some time back to assist in war savings certificates and war loans met on Thursday evening…

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

The Bega District News · Monday 28 April 1941 · page 2

The R.A.F.s main attack last night was on Hamburg, where fires were started in industrial and dock areas. Other bombers attacked Emden,…

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Anzac Day Celebration Service at Memorial Gates

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 12

Anzac Day—Friday last—was celebrated in Nowra by the usual procession, followed by an impressive service at the Memorial Gates…

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Anzac Day Commemoration

The Bega District News · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 4

The address at the Memorial Gates service, Bega, was delivered by Rev. Harold Perkins, B.A. Mr Perkins said that we were keeping Anzac Day…

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Anzac Day Collection

The South Coast Register · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 2

Following the appeal by the president of the Berry R. S.S.L.L.A.(Mr Gilbert Hough)at the Anzac Day celebrations the sum of £12,13, [?]…

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Soldiers in School. Turning Out Experts in 140 War Trades

The Bega District News · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 6

It was said in the last war that for every man in the line there were three men to make him a cup of tea. In this war there most be about 2[?]…

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War Loan. the Local Campaign

The Bega District News · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 2

The Bega citizens’ war loan committee is actively engaged pushing the war loan just launched by the Commonwealth Government and for which…

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Primary Production War-time Policy for Farmers

The South Coast Register · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 2

A recent conference of the New South Wales Agricultural Bureau was noteworthy because of the view. expressed by the State Director…

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War Effort First Premier Mair Emphasises Essentials a Realistic Policy

The Bega District News · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 4
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OUTSTANDING in the Policy Speech of the Premier (Mr. Alex. Mair, M.L.A.) is the declaration that the Government’s first care is to aid the national war effort. “No matter what other objectives we may strive for, that is our…

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£35,000,000 War Loan Campaign Committee Appointed at Berry

The South Coast Register · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 4

At the invitation of Mr. J. [?] Berry’s postmaster, a number of citizens met at [?] chambers oil Monday night [?]…

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Anzac Day Celebrations at Berry Large Congregation Pay Homage to Members of A.i.f.inspiring Address by the Rev. H. Polkinghorne

The South Coast Register · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 1

Berry residents turned out in large numbers on Friday last to celebrate Anzac Day, as in former years, by a Memorial Service in front of the soldiers’ monument in Memorial Avenue…

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

The Bega District News · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 2

[?] least 45,000 Imperial troops have been evacuated from Greece, where the Imperial expeditionary force totalled 60,000. The evacuees are…

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