Post-war Value of University Men
The Minister for the Army, Mr. Spender, in an address at the University last night, told students that their chief contribution to the war effort could be the care and…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1941
18,559 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 250
Unusual War Film Is Held by Censor
"The Long Voyage Home," described as the most, unusual film of 1940, has been held up by the Commonwealth Censor, Mr. Cresswell O'Reilly. Made by the outstanding director,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lord Mayor's War Fund. Total Now £258,582
Subscriptions to the Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund now total £218,582, of which £188,453 has already been spent on comforts for men in the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Lack of Trained Workers. System's Weaknesses. Vast War Needs
The Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, told the annual conference of the Institute of School Inspectors yesterday that the war had revealed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Huge Gold Plow to U.s. Since Outbreak of War
Satisfactory though the recent increase has been, it is difficult to reconcile the comparatively low level of United States deliveries to Britain in the early months of the war with the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The War, Day by Day. Mediterranean Strategy Transformed. Britain Taking the Initiative
The strategical significance of the Mediterranean basin has been vastly changed in the last few weeks. There was never any doubt about its potential importance; but the rapid crash of events has converted the potentialities into actual facts. Various factors in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Grim Touches of War at Inauguration Roosevelt's Call To Action WASHINGTON
A stern display of the nation's military strength, recalling scenes at the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson in 1917 when American war fever was growing, marked the third inauguration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt as President of the United States…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →50-50 Ways To Win The War Letterettes in Fifty Words What--No Beer?
My suggestions for wartime economy: Matches with two striking ends; shorter ties for men: no make-up for women;…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →War Tax on Rubber. Impost on Tin Expected. SINGAPORE, Jan. 20. (A.A.P.)
On a certificate of urgency, the Legislative Council to-day passed a bill imposing for war purposes a special tax of 2½ per cent, ad valorem on rubber produced in and exported…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Battle for Ridge. Greek Success. "Wolves of Tuscany" Repulsed. From Our War Correspondent in Albania. Athens, Jan. 19
Although hampered by bad weather, the Greek forces on the Klisura sector, flushed by their recent victory, continue to press back the Italians to the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →This is what America was saying a fortnight ago:-- "What should the U.S. do about the war?"
AMERICAN citizens were still arguing last week over what the war was about, and what the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tuition for Soldiers. Director Chosen. Dr. R. B. Madgwick
The director of the new Army Department of Education, who is expected to have the rank of lieutenant-colonel, will be Dr. R. B…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Returned Soldiers' President
The State council of the Returned Soldiers League will to-morrow elect a State president in succession to Mr. L. A. Robb. The following nominations have been received:…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Soldiers' Pensions
The R.S.L. pensions officer (Mr. E. A. Roberts) will leave to-night for Leeton and Narrandera, where he will address meetings of ex-soldiers and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers in Custody
The Minister for the Army (Mr. Spender) intends to visit this week the old Bourke-street Police Station --present headquarters of the Provost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Society And The Soldier
WITH the inauguration of a special Army Department, for the education and re-education of soldiers, the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three-front War in East Africa British Advance 20 Miles Into Eritrea Africans Attack From Kenya Bad Weather Delays Tobruk Assault LONDON
Britain's offensive against the Italian armies in East Africa is now developing on three fronts. Armored troops, striking from Kassala, in the Sudan, have advanced 20 miles into Eritrea…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A.i.f. Brothers Killed in Action
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--When Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Scott, of Heidelberg were officially notified on Friday of the death of their son, Sergeant James…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Is First Shire Man Wounded
First Blacktown Shire man to be officially reported wounded in the war is Pte. E. H. Heriot, single, of Carlisle-lane, Mt. Druitt…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Southern News Guildford Man Wounded in Bardia Fight
First Guildford man to be officially reported wounded in action during this war is Pte. W. J. (Pivot) Bickley…
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