Conduct of the War
Both Mr. Attlee's rather colourless statement on the war situation in the House of Commons on Thursday and the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
19,549 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 250
Work for Prisoners of War
CANBERRA, Friday.—No policy has yet been set down by the Government on the employment of prisoners of war…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Australia's Rights War Attitude Supported
LONDON, Jan. 9. (A.A.P.).—In the House of Commons war debate yesterday, several members supported the attitude of the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Insurance Problems Grow with War
GENERAL insurance companies haven't escaped their share of the problems of war. But there is no sign that any of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wounded Diggers Sent to Sleep Sydney Doctor's Invention For Front-Line Operations
BLITZ calls for blitz. Mobility is the essence of modern war. Mobility has evoked…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newspaper War "Sun" Bonus To Sellers
FIGHT between the Sydney "Sun" and the Sydney "Daily Mirror" has intensified. "SUN" declares a "sales quota" for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Life Assurance and the War Effort
IN peace life assurance institutions play a prominent part in the affairs of the community. But in war their role has become increasingly important. Their internal economy has been thrown out of gear;…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Business Marches Happily on in War
AUSTRALIA has been enjoying a boom unparalleled at any earlier period. Since the outbreak of war more than 450,000 persons have joined the ranks of the employed or the Forces…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Maritime War Casualties Tonnage Lost to Date
The following table records, as accurately as is practicable under the circumstances, the number and tonnage of merchant vessels lost under war conditions since September 3, 1939. Names and other details of lost vessels are not now issued by the Admiralty, but a monthly review gives the number…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drastic War Taxes Haven't Depressed Trade
WAR-TIME taxation in Australia has been severe without being crippling. Its most notable defect, however, has been the failure to promulgate a satisfactory tax on excess…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Woman, 70, Gives £50 for War Effort
A 70-year-old woman living at Warialda (N.S.W.) has sent a cheque for £50 to the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) to be used in any way…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman, 70, Gives £50 for War Effort
A 70-year-old woman living at Warialda (N.S.W.) has sent a cheque for £50 to the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) to be used in any way…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unions To Boost War Work MELBOURNE
Stewards and shop committee representatives from nine unions comprising the metal trades group are to meet…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mail for War Prisoners Relatives Debate Difficulties
"It is a scandal that letters which I write to my son are read by the Red Cross," said Mr. Alan Beech, of French's Forest, at the meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Woman, 70, Gives £50 for War Effort
A 70-year-old woman living at Warialda (N.S.W.) has sent a cheque for £50 to the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) to be used in any way…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman, 70, Gives £50 for War Effort
A 70-year-old woman living at Warialda (N.S.W.) has sent a cheque for £50 to the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) to be used in any way…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Industry in War-time Closer Control Planned
MELBOURNE, Friday.—Greatly increased Government control and direction over private business, which may have serious…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Finns Grow War-weary New York
Reports reaching New York newspapers from Stockholm and Berne indicate that Finland will be willing before long to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anniversary Day Non-War Industries May Take Holiday
CANBERRA, Friday.—"My present view is that the Anniversary Day public holiday can be held provided it does not…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Time British, U.S. Ally In Pacific War
LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.).--Time is an ally of Britain and America in the Pacific war, Professor Zvarich writes in a Kuibyshev (Russia) newspaper…
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