Australia to Build, and Build Again a War-Proof Continent
PEOPLE and interests of the old Geebung type are flustered by the thought of Australian industries being established or expanded during the war…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1940
13,407 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250
The SHANTY on the RISE Now We'll Lose The War
WE were surprised when McCleery's jackeroo walked into the tap-room, slung his dunnage in the corner, and sat down with a look as black as the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Canada's First Domestic War Loan. Ottawa, Jan. 12. (A.A.P.)
The Canadian Minister for Finance, Mr. Ralston, has announced that the first domestic Canadian war loan will be offered on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The War, Day by Day. Intensified Air Warfare. Improving Technique. by Our Military Correspondent
No one can fail to have been struck in the last few days by the growing evidence of increased aerial activity on both sides. The importance of this is…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Empire's War Effort. Men and Materials. Dominions Praised. London, Jan. 12. (A.A.P.)
Highly-placed officials, in praising the contribution of the Dominions and colonies to the war, point out the remarkable effort of Southern Rhodesia…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →"The Sea Is Strong, the Desert Is Weak" Suez Canal Was Not Meant For War
THE canal is an eerie place. Sometimes a wind blows through it, soft yet persistent, like the restless ghost of de Jesseps, who built it for France long ago. Three corners of the world meet each other in this…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Admissions by Goebbels. "Allies Have Nothing to Gain." Negative War Aims. New York, Jan. 12. (A.A.P.)
Unconscious admissions by the German Minister for Propaganda, Dr. Goebbels, are the notable features of an exclusive interview he gave Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Nazis Seek War Materials. Intensified Efforts. Shortage in Goods From Russia. From Our Own Correspondent. London, Jan. 12
Greater efforts to mobilise industry for war purposes are being planned by the German leaders. Since Herr Hitler returned from…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Soldiers and Lease Rights
Legislative action, either by the State or Federal Government, to protect the interests of members of the A.I.F., having leases of cottages…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Son of Country Storekeeper Who Leads New Diggers Brilliant Career of Man Who Is Our No. 1 SOLDIER
LAST week a couple of cooks at Ingleburn Camp, N.S.W., got a day's leave and set off along the road with the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →I'm A Soldier In Spite Of Myself
ARMY officers in charge of recruiting at the Randwick Drill Hall (Sydney) have obviously been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cusa Huts for Soldiers
CUSA. abbreviation for Catholic United Services Auxiliary, is erecting a large hut at Ingleburn Camp in which Mass will be said…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Need Convalescent Homes for Soldiers
The military convalescent homes sub-committee of the Red Cross Society is investigating several offers of homes suitable for convalescent hospitals…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Rex King Enlists
AUCKLAND, Friday.--Rex King, captain of the 1939 New Zealand Rugby League team, has enlisted at Christchurch…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Where War May Be Decided. Finland and Balkans Assume New Importance. Three Fronts a Possibility. Disposition of the Allied Forces. From Our Own Correspondent. LONDON, January 12
The pledge given by King Gustav of Sweden at the opening of the Swedish Parliament yesterday to give the Finns all possible Swedish help is causing observers to emphasise that Finland and Rumania are acquiring an importance rivalling the Western Front…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Church and War
I FIND it somewhat amusing in wartime to note the re-action of the churches towards war. as well as the shuffling ol the clergy when confronted…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Socialites' War Work
From every walk of life, Sydney's women are being welded together in one great effort to keep the home fires burning. Heads that have borne court feathers now boast nurses' veils and service caps, soft white hands that have worn precious rings now wield brooms or steer great trucks. Here are some of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War victory ball planned
LONDON Saturday.--The villagers of Byfield (Northamptonshire) are sp certain that the Allies will win this war in 1940…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Training men for war work
MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Five hundred fitters will begin a course of training as toolmakers on Monday for work in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Day Off From the War
Military uniforms are now competing with jockeys' silks and women's frocks to add color in racing crowds. All three are represented here, as LIEUTENANT A. STEPHEN and MISS P. STEPHEN, two of the part-owners of CAESAR, chat with the…
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