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The wars & local soldiers, 1940

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Send Them The Mail Soldiers Yearn for Home News

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 4

The A.I.F. has just received its largest mail since leaving Australia, says an official bulletin. There were 360 bags of letters and papers. Very…

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Not Affected by War Major Primary Industries

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 2

The war hue not adversely affected our major primary industries. Shipping apace has been found for essential products—wool, meat and…

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No Need for War. The Editors, The Mail

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 4

Sir,—First set me state my appreciation of your paper. It would be difficult to find a country paper more democratic and more unblessed in…

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Send Them The Mail Soldiers Yearn for Home News

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 3

The A.I.F. has just received its largest mail since leaving Australia, says an official bulletin. There were 360 bags of letters and papers. Very…

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Bowral Soldier in Jerusalem. Magnificent Churches

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 2

Pte. A. D. (Mick) Owers, in a letter to his mother (Mrs. Owers, of Bowral) tells of a visit to Old and New Jerusalem:—…

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The Premier and the War. Speech at Picton

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 6

After speaking in high praise of Mr. Jeff's enlistment, the Premier (Hon. A. Main) referred to the war. They were in a war, said Mr. Mair,…

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Brief Mention. A.I.F. ENLISTMENTS

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 3

Intending applicants for enlistment for service abroad should read carefully an article on the subject in another part of this issue of The Mail…

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Send Them The Mail Soldiers Yearn for Home News

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 4

The A.I.F. has just received its largest mail since leaving Australia, says an official bulletin. There were 360 bags of letters and papers. Very…

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Britain's Vast War Production

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 May 1940 · page 2

Prom the beginning of the war to April the British Ministry of Supply placed orders for materials, munitions and stores amounting to…

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Dominions Labour Behind War Effort

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 May 1940 · page 3

Labour in Sooth Africa, New Zealand and Australia has pledged its support of the Allied fight against Nazi…

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Members of Parliament: Enlistment in A.I.F.

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 May 1940 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly last week Mr. Frank Burke, M.L.A. asked questions relating to Members of…

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War Work

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 14 May 1940 · page 3

Old wool suddenly called into service can be revived by steaming. Put the wool in a towel and place in a colander with the ends of the towel…

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Medical History of Great War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 2

The second volume of the history of the Australian Army Medical Corps in the Great War by Colonel A. Graham…

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War Savings Groups Purchases by Employees

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 2

For the conduct of war savings groups, formed for the purchase of war Ravings certificates, standard rules have been prepared by the'…

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Great Britain's War Cost

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 May 1940 · page 4

If every map, woman and child in Australia contributed £l a day, the sum would just about cover Great Britain's…

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Road Safety Is War Effort

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 May 1940 · page 3

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

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Bowral Helps War Victims. Good Effort by Ladies

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 5

Bowral can be justly proud of the truly wonderful response to the appeal on War Victims' Relief Day on Friday last, and by the generosity of…

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Send Them The Mail Soldiers Yearn for Home News

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 4

The A.I.F. has just received its largest mail since leaving Australia, says an official bulletin. There were 360 bags of letters and papers, and…

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Money and War

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 4

Recent estimates place the nett national income of the United Kingdom at £5,320,000,000 and that of Canada, Australia, South Africa, and…

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Would Put Pressure on Militia. Mittagong Returned Soldiers' Resolution

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 3

The Secretary of Mittagong Sub-Branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. has kindly furnished the following report of the monthly meeting:—…

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