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The wars & local soldiers, 1942

251 stories in South Coast's papers · page 8 of 13

Red Soldier writes Home (Leningrad Cable 25642)

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 31 July 1942 · page 1

Alexander Kalimin, a former Leningrad worker, now at the front, received a letter from friends at his workshop-old…

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The War. the Latest This Morning

The Bega District News · Monday 3 August 1942 · page 2

Admiral Doeniz, [?] commander of a German U boat in [?] interview, said contrary to general [?]nion fighting in American waters is [?] as simple as…

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The War. the Latest This Morning

The Bega District News · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 2

Six enemy bom[?] destroyed overnight were part of [?] force of not more than thirty scatt[?] over Britain. American bon[?]rs have attacked…

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Bega District War Agricultural Committee Interesting Discussion at First Meeting

The Bega District News · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 2

The first meeting of the recently appointed Bega District War Agricultural Committee was held at Bega Agricultural Society’s office on…

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Food Will Win the War

The Bega District News · Monday 10 August 1942 · page 4

James P. Johnston, Civilian Consult, ant to Quartermaster-General U.S. Army, Washington, D.C, a speaker at the opening season of the annual…

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Current Topics Agricultural War Committee

The Bega District News · Monday 10 August 1942 · page 2

The operations, of the Agricultural War Committee, the first deliberations of which we reported in last issue should he fraught with great…

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The War. the Latest This Morning

The Bega District News · Monday 10 August 1942 · page 2

It is announced that 149 arrests, as result of the round-up of the Congress. Party leaders, have, been made in India. Disorders have broken out,…

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The Lord Mayor’s Patriotic & War fund of New South Wales (N.S.W. Division of the Australian Comforts Fuhd) Bega Branch an Open Letter to the Public

The Bega District News · Monday 10 August 1942 · page 3

The contributions to the above fund; have in the course of the last year fallen off considerably. The Committee realizes that there are numerous…

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Wirth Bros.’ Circus Helps War Effort

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 12 August 1942 · page 10

The “Greatest Show on Earth” is this renowned circus, which is expected to be well patronised, as Wirth Bros. are donating 50 per cent. of…

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Prisoners of War Carnival Red Cross Activities

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 12 August 1942 · page 3

The Carnival to aid the Prisoners of War Fund is the chief topic of interest at the moment, and a most enthusiastic meeting was held on…

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The War. Latest Australian News

The Bega District News · Thursday 13 August 1942 · page 2

It is stated by [?] chairman of the Advisory Coun[?] the Women’s Land Army, Mr [?] Skidmore, that thousands of [?] be required…

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War Caught up With Those he Left Behind

The Bega District News · Thursday 13 August 1942 · page 2

Bega (N.S.W.), June, 1940. Out of the recruiting office came Private L. P. Stinson (then nearly 40, now 42) ready to go anywhere to serve his…

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District War Agricultural Committee Visit of Representatives

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 14 August 1942 · page 2

Messrs Ballard, Dowie and Appleby of the Bega District Agricultural Committee visited .Cobargo on Monday and met the…

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The War the Lates[?] Morning

The Bega District News · Monday 17 August 1942 · page 2

After a spell [?]disturbances, towns in the United [?]vinces of India are settling down [?] says a press communiqué [?] re working…

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“Home, Sweet Home” From War Areas

The Bega District News · Monday 17 August 1942 · page 2

On Friday eight district soldiers Were welcomed home-in Bega. They "were: Rally Hetherington Kitch E acker, C R. Bodycote, Aussie Whif…

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Flood of War Materials Shortage Problem in Britain

The Bega District News · Monday 17 August 1942 · page 2

British war production is reaching such a peak that storage has now become a vital problem, says General Sir Walter yenning,…

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Bomaderry Public School Second Term War Effort

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 19 August 1942 · page 2

The Bomaderry public school term tuck shop and special appeal for parcels for Australian prisoners of war was held, as usual, on the last Friday…

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Local War Veteran Passes on

The South Coast Register · Thursday 20 August 1942 · page 1

Mr. Leonard G. Ward, a returned soldier of the last war, who recently died in Turramurra Hospital, was born in 1897, and about 27…

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Th[?] War the Late[?]his Morning

The Bega District News · Thursday 20 August 1942 · page 2

A communi[?]ssued in London again emphas[?]at the Commando raid in the D[?] was not an invasion attem[?] communiqué…

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Welcome Home!

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 26 August 1942 · page 7

Amongst a big detachment of soldiers who recently returned from overseas were quite a number of local men, and some of these were…

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