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The wars & local soldiers, 1941

18,559 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 250

[?]strict Enlistments

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 4

The following is a list of Nepean [?]ct members of the A.I.F. abroad [?]Australia, the R.A.A.F., Navy, [?] with a few ex-residents of the…

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Gay Colors in Country Homes Enlist the Aid of the Family in Re-decorating the House Some Bright Suggestions

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 12

COLOR! Color! And still more color! The call is certainly foe more and brighter colors in our clothes and our homes. It is not a call that is easily denied, for color has such a cheering effect upon the spirits that it wins respect if only for this reason…

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Soldiers' Camps. Times of Masses

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 18

The CUSA organisation and the presence of Chaplains in so many of our Military Camps give to our Catholic men in training the same facilities they have…

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Soldier's Body on Railway Line

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 5

The body of Private John Robert Graham, 20. of Corowa A.I.F. camp (formerly of Canberra) was found at 2 a.m. yesterday on the railway line near…

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War Council Discussion

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday.--Allegations that German raiders are being supplied with information on the movements of British ships, are likely to be discussed…

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Impeding the War Effort

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 6

While the public is prepared to make every allowance for the strain of wartime conditions, it must view with grave disquiet the growing number of…

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Libya War Films Showing To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 3

The Department of Information's exclusive films of the Battle of Libya will be screened in Sydney to-day through the Fox and Cinesound newsreel…

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War Relief Film On The Way

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 10

WORK will begin this month in Hollywood on "Let the Rafters Ring," the film being made for British War Relief…

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War Savings Near £17 Million Mark

The Sun · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 2

Sales of War Savings Certificates in Australia on Thursday were £40,326, bringing the total to £16,904,018…

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A.I.F. Man Wounded in Action. N.S.W. Casualty List. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 7

The name of the first member of the A.I.F. to be wounded in action is contained in a Victorian casualty list issued in Melbourne to-day. He is Trooper…

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War Workers Oe 1914 Now Pick Peas

The Sun · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 8

PEA-PICKING may not be an ideal job, but girls are prepared to tackle that or anything else, and to give up their own interests in order to take what they feel is an active part in war work. Girls who have answered the call…

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Nazis Lack Skilled War Workers London

The Sun · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 3

Grave problems are affecting German industry, despite the complete shackling of labor and years of intensive…

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The War, Day by Day. Parachutist Threats

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 6

Germany's alleged plan to invade Greece by parachutists from Rumania seems to be extremely unlikely. It differs, however, from so many of the…

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Maccabean Institute N.S.W. Jewish War Memorial

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 6

The Launch Picnic held by the Maccabean Hall in conjunction with the Sydney Musical Society on Sunday, 22nd December proved to be an outstanding…

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A Strange Christmas Story “Peace on Earth” Captain Sir Edward Hulse. (The author was an officer of the Scots Guards of the Regular Army. He was killed in action, March 12, 1915, at the age of 25) December 28, 1914

The Observer · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 6

My Dearest Mother: Just returned to billets again, after the most extraordinary Christmas in the trenches you…

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Grim Ordeal in Nazi Prison Ships. Victims' Stories. Women Killed by Shells from Raiders. Sufferings of Wounded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 7

Scenes of horror during the shelling of British ships by raiders in the Pacific, the sufferings of the men, women, and children captured by the Nazis, and the hard life on Emirau island, where they were marooned, were described by the survivors, who…

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The World at War Start of a Crucial Year

The Land · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 4

THROUGHOUT Britain and the Empire there is now no desire to hide the fact that 1941 will bring the biggest test in Britain's long history. The New Year opens with the British people…

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Chinese Seamen in British Ships War Risk Bonus Claimed

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 2

It is estimated that 200,000 Chinese seamen in British ships are affected by the principle involved in a dispute in a…

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War Brings Big Opportunity to Develop pasture Seed Industry

The Land · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 5

THE war has given Australia a great opportunity to develop the pasture seed industry, according to Mr. J. N. Whittet, chief agrostologist of the Division of Plant Industry. He points out that as Great Britain…

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Interstate Ships a Vital Need in Our War Effort

The Sun · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 4

Free flow of Australia's interstate sea-borne trade was as vital in the wider programme of assistance to Britain as the movement of wool and wheat and other commodities to Britain itself, Mr. Beasley…

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