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The wars & local soldiers, 1941

18,559 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 250

Fadden's War Bonds Appeal

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 5

The Federal Treasurer (Mr. Fadden) yesterday appealed for continued support for the war savings certificates campaign…

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Finnish Shipping War-time Problems

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 2

Writing in the Copenhagen "Berlingske Tidende" on the wartime problems of the Finnish shipping industry, Mr. Henrik…

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Will Make Home Here After War

The Sun · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 3

Mr. Anthony Bakker, who has been made a Knight of the Order of Orange Nassau by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, will leave for…

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"The Brighest Place." England in War Time

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 2

A FAMILY whose furniture and household possessions were completely destroyed by a bomb which fell on a ware-house in London, and one of whose…

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On the Land. England's War-time Dairymaids

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 3

The agricultural and dairying industries have been largely reorganised in Great Britain, and, although farm work is among the reserved occupations, men who are capable of performing good service in armament factories have been replaced by shop…

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Films of Desert War. To Be Shown This Week

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 6

The Minister for Information, Senator Foil, announced last night that the exclusive films depicting the Battle of Libya, taken by the Department of Information's cinema unit in…

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The War, Day by Day. Closing In on Valona

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 4

When we read so much of fighting for strategic heights in Albania, it must be remembered that the main purpose of the Italians is to establish a defensive…

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A.i.f. Administrator of 1914-18 War Dead

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 3

Brigadier-General Sir Robert McC. Anderson, who organised the A.I.F. administration in Egypt and London during the 1914-18 war, died, aged 73, on…

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War Council Will Discuss Use of Airmen As Servants

The Sun · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 3

The War Council will be asked next week to investigate fully complaints that Air Force men have been given duties other than those for which they enlisted and that high officers in the R.A.A.F…

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Roosevelt Alarms Tokio LEADING U.S. to War, Says Japanese Press London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 3

The Japanese Press has reacted violently to President Roosevelt's radio talk on Sunday night. "Roosevelt is leading the American people step by step towards war," says the Tokio paper Yomiuri…

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Tumultuous Year of War. II.—The Renaissance of Britain. Beacon of American Help

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 4

At the end of June Britain stood alone, deserted by France and threatened by land, sea, and air. Militarily, it merely seemed a matter of how the coup-de-grace was to be administrated, for it appeared incredible to impartial outside observers that any nation so…

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'Parachute War' on Greece Rumored Clue to Balkan Moves "Rehearsal For England" Is Budapest Story New York

The Sun · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 3

Latest rumor concerning German troop movements in the Balkans, says a Budapest message, is connected with a gigantic scheme to attack Greece from the rear with droves of parachutists flown from…

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Soldier Killed by Through Train Katoomba

The Sun · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 5

About 2.30 a.m. fo-day, a tourist walking along the platform of the railway sttaion at Katoomba saw what he thought was a bundle of…

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Anzac Buffet and Sir John Monash Recreation Hut

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 5

On Christmas Eve Commandant Zara Isaacs with 76 members of her detachment were on duty from 7.30 a.m. at the Anzac Buffet. Miss Zara Isaacs and her…

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Women's War Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 12

THE R.A.A.F. Comforts Fund, Sydney Auxiliary, Richmond Station, is in recess till February 14, when the first meeting for 1941 will be held at the…

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Tuning British War Machine

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.).-- Britain's military machine will soon be ready for any purpose, says the Ministry of Information in a survey of the…

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Spending and War Loans

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 4

The necessity for a widespread public effort to put aside new savings has been frequently stressed by responsible authorities, and the need is now…

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War Emergency Younger Set

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 6

The first noteworthy function of 1941 is our launch picnic on Sunday, January 19. We are giving everyone plenty or notice, for this outing promises to…

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Soviet Warned Of War Danger

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday.--"The danger of war for Russia has increased," declares Stalin in an article published by Pravda, Soviet official journal…

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Jewish War Memorial (Maccabean Institute)

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 6

The launch picnic arranged by the Maccabean Hall in conjunction with the Sydney Musical Society, on Sunday, 22nd December, proved to be a outstanding…

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