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The wars & local soldiers, 1941

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Presentation to Soldier

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 April 1941 · page 2

Members of the staff of Bowral Council held an informal gathering recently to pay tribute to Pte. M. R. (Mac)…

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A.I.F. in Capture of Jarabub (Acting Official War Correspondent with the A.I.F. in Libya)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 April 1941 · page 2

Queensland infantry in action for the first time played a major part in the capture on March 21 of the Jarabub Oasis, where…

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When France Goes to War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 April 1941 · page 1

Compared with conditions in France, the life of a British mayor is a little short of celestial, for it is on the French mayor that the…

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Returned Soldiers Prorosed District Council Explained

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 2

At last meeting of Mose Vale Returned Soldiers' League, the functions of the proposed district council were outlined by Mr. A. P. Schofield,…

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War Savings Peak

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 2

The Commonwealth Bank has produced a graph showing the sales week by week of War Savings Certificates in the…

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Garrison Brigade Enlistment

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 2

Old soldiers, many of them veterans of three and more of the Empire's wars, are rallying to the call for recruits for the…

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St. Jude's Church Anzac

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 2

This Sunday is being kept in the local churches as Anzac Sunday as a preparation for the proper observance of Anzac Day next Friday. It is felt…

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£100 for Mobile Canteens Mittagong Win-the-war Committee Mobile Canteens Appeal

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 3

The Mittagong and District Win-the-War Committee has forwarded a cheque for £100 to Mrs. James Burns in support of the appeal for mobile…

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Stabilise the Live Stock Industry a War-time Essential

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 April 1941 · page 4

If we were asked to give a lead or plan to primary producers, said the Chief of the Division of Animal Industry, of the Department of…

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Gymkhana on Anzac Day Proceeds to Red Cross Valuable Prizes for All Events

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 22 April 1941 · page 3

The Red Cross Gymkhana to be held at Robertson on Anzac Day (Friday next) promises to be one of the most successful of local war efforts…

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Anzac Day

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 2

On the 25th April, Anzac Day will again be celebrated as it always has been, ever since the landing on Gallipoli so many years ago…

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Primary Production War Time Policy for Farmers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 2

A recent conference of the New South Wales Agricultural Bureau was noteworthy because of the views expressed…

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A Little Border War. Tale of Expedition to Punish Head-hunters in House

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 1

In the course of reply to some questions from Sir W. Byles, the Under-Secretary for India gave an interesting little account of a…

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Management of Soldiers' Farms Threatened Labour Shortage

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 4

Mr. A. W. Yeo, M.L.A., Minister for Lands, who is Chairman of the Soldiers' farms Protection Committee,…

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Anzac Day Local Services

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 April 1941 · page 3

There will be the usual observance of Anzac Day at centres in the Berrima district to-day (Friday). At Bowral, service in the Empire Theatre…

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After the War

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 April 1941 · page 1

THERE is much talk in Britain, where the people are freer to express their views than are we Australians, about…

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Anzac Day—25th April, 1941

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 April 1941 · page 3

To-day is "Anzac Day," A day we all revere, But, it is fraught with grief For those we lov'd so dear…

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War Finance British Industry Sound

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 April 1941 · page 2

The Journal "The Economist" estimates that total industrial profits in Great Britain rose from £376,147,000 in…

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Anzac Day Service at Bowral

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 29 April 1941 · page 2

The attendance at the Anzac Day service at Bowral on Friday was greater than for many years, and a large crowd paid tribute to the men…

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Anzac Day Service The Editor. The Mail

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 29 April 1941 · page 2

At the Anzac Day Service at the Soldiers' Memorial, Bowral, many who attended were most offended at the lack of reverence shown by…

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