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The wars & local soldiers, 1941

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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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Soldiers’ Pay and Exchange

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

Mr E. I. Pell, of Bega, is in receipt of the following letter from the Department of the Army, through Mr Perkins, M.H.R.:—…

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The War Friday’s News

The Bega District News · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 3

President Roosevelt has issued an order directing the Maritime Commission to acquire immediately two million tons of merchant shipping,…

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Open Column Soldiers and Comforts. (To the Editor.)

The Bega District News · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 2

Sir,—In your paper of 24th April you published a letter from a soldier abroad to the secretary of the Bega Catholic Women’s Association,…

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Anzac Sunday at All Saints’

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 9

A civic service was held All Saints’ Church, Nowra, at 11 a.m. on Sunday, 27th April. Before the service began a wreath was placed on the…

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War Prophecy Some Strange Features

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 2

On September 21st last a paragraph appeared in the London “Tablet” on an alleged prophecy by St. Odile. It formed part of the weekly article,…

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The New War Loan Australia’s Call for Financial Help

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 11

In these dark and glorious days the eyes of the world are on Australia. Is it any wonder? The Australian soldiers once more have amazed…

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N.s.w. Division Australian Red Cross When War Is Over Red Cross Work Goes on

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 14

When victory comes and peace is restored, the immediate task of our fighting forces will be over, but the work of the Red Cross will go on. Sick…

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Soldiers Entertained

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 12

Lieut. Robert Bennie, Lance-Bombardier Lou Martin, and Pte. Gordon Hollands were entertained at tea at the Comforts Rooms on Saturday…

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A Soldier Returns Private “Toby” Merlett, of the A.I.F., Wounded in Action, Receives Rousing Welcome Home to Berry Enthusiastic Crowd Throngs Railway Station

The South Coast Register · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 1

A particularly large and enthusiastic gathering of citizens of Berry and district thronged the railway station on Friday night last, and gave a warm and fitting welcome home to Private J…

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Wounded in Action. Man From Bega

The Bega District News · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 5

In the latest casualty list there appears the name, of Private J. A. Trevena, Bega, wounded in action. Nobody Sere knows the man, but…

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Hairdressers’ War Effort

The Bega District News · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 3

Mr G. H. Blyth, Federal president of the Master Hairdressers’ Council, has appealed to hairdressers of Australia to raise £2000, for the purchase…

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The War. London

The Bega District News · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 5

In the House of Commons Mr Lloyd George accused Mr Eden of withholding the very crucial fact that Turkey had permitted German ships to pass…

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Capitalise Your Patriotism. by Supporting the War Loan

The Bega District News · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 1

While our gallant Australian troops are writing pages of Imperishable history on the battlefields of Greece the clear duty of those remaining at…

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Bulletin of War News Supplied by the Dept. of Information. “Nothing Doing.”

The Bega District News · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 3

Three Nazi internees escaped from a camp in Calabar, Nigeria. The local defence forces were told to bring them in. Two Nigerian members at…

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Farewell to Soldiers Ptes. W. Logan, W. and R. Bolt

The South Coast Register · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 5

There was a large gathering at the Berry Presbyterian Church on Sunday last, when church members and friends farewelled Ptes. W…

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The War

The Bega District News · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 2

R.A.F. pilots Have made British aviation history by landing howitzers and gunners at the R.A.F. base at Lake Habbaniyah, 50 miles west of…

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The War Loan. E

The Bega District News · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 2

Bega and district have reason to be satisfied with the response made to the war loan appeal last week, and the local committee is more than…

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War Loan. Additional Subscriptions

The Bega District News · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 2

E I. Pell .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £2[?] E. M. B. Pell .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 In the list published in last issue the name of Master Reg Whyman,…

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The War Loan

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 14 May 1941 · page 14

Anzac, a name born of the world war of 1914-18, is a name that time will never erase from the pages of history. Great and fearless as were…

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