An advertisement appears in this issue calling for recruits for the 7th Division and Corps Troops A.I.F. About; 1.000 recruits are wanted, and the ...
Article : 759 words"If Great Britain were defeated in the present conflict, we could never hope for the freedom and liberty which we now enjoy," said the ...
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Advertising : 141 wordsThe military authorities estimate that between 3000 and 4000 Germans are besieged at Narvik. It is officially learned that operations ...
Article : 96 wordsNothing riled a bush wife, in the old rough and ready day, more effectively than a smoky kitchen. The old bark roof above her head, as black as ...
Article : 978 wordsThe Minister for Food (Lord Woolton) has warned the public that they must be prepared for an early reduction in the butter ration to four oz. ...
Article : 109 wordsAld. Schwartz presided for the Mayor (Ald. Weaver) at a public meeting held in the Allies' Cafe Hall. Junee, on Saturday night., which was addressed by ...
Article : 472 wordsTravellers arriving at the Swedish frontier from Norway report big movements of German troops and planes northward, according to Stockholm ...
Article : 125 wordsIt is understood that the Federal Government, following a comprehensive survey of the scrap iron position in Australia, does not intend to place ...
Article : 53 wordsIn a fast. spectacular match Bill Sledge (16.2) defeated Billy Hansen (15.11) on points in a wrestling bout at Rushcutters Bay Stadium ...
Article : 34 wordsThe fourth victim of the car smash on the Canberra Queanbeyan road on Saturday night, William Miller (63), of Canberra, died in hospital today. The ...
Article : 85 wordsSince we outbreak of war Australian trade with the Philippines had increased, particularly in flour, butter and milk products, said the ...
Article : 51 wordsThe Admiralty announced this morning that H.M.S. Afridi (1870 tons), a destroyer of the Tribal class, was sunk by bombs while ...
Article : 188 wordsSo that there will be no delay in providing uniforms for members of the R.A.A.F., the Minister for Air (Mr. Fairbairn) has placed orders for a year ...
Article : 34 wordsIn order to bring about Improved cooperation in the public interest the Director of Civil Aviation (Mr. A. B. Corbett) has convened a conference ...
Article : 44 wordsCarrying 500lb of air mail, the flying boat Awarua had a smooth Tasman crossing today, arriving at Rose Bay at 2.42 p.m. Meeting with heavy ...
Article : 51 wordsThe most unusual accident of the past month was that of injuries caused to a woman through a cauliflower falling; from a truck and smashing the ...
Article : 357 wordsRevealing those qualities which found favor with the adjudicators during the junior musical competitions last week, the concert by the ...
Article : 585 wordsAir Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Longmere will succeed Sir William Mitchell as Air Officer Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force in the Middle East. ...
Article : 211 wordsShore batteries of torpedoes are not new, but news that they were used at Trondheim surprised many people. At Trondheim, torpedo tubes mounted in ...
Article : 317 words"Kindra," the bride's home, which had been the scene of many weddings dating from the early days of coolamon, and where the first Coolamon ...
Article : 298 wordsA B.B.C. broadcast tonight announced that King Haaken had arrived in Finmark, in the extreme north of Norway. ...
Article : 28 wordsToday's communique states: "There was marked activity by artillery and advanced units in the region of the Saar." ...
Article : 27 wordsA later communique reports that the new German attack in the Saar region is believed to be crumbling. "There was hard ...
Article : 37 wordsA military court of inquiry was held today to investigate the trouble between soldiers 'and members of the North Australian Workers' Union. The ...
Article : 164 wordsA Berlin communique claims that seaplanes capture a British submarine which they found had been damaged by a bomb in the Kattegat. ...
Article : 32 wordsPart of the Nazi forces stationed near the Belgian frontier have been withdrawn to an unknown destination. ...
Article : 29 words"The most significant objective of the war is the attainment of lasting peace," said the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) addressing the Empire Youth Service ...
Article : 271 wordsGiving evidence in the Coroner's court today concerning the death of Michael O'Shea, aged 38 years, a private in the A.I.F., on April 5, . ...
Article : 166 wordsKing Condors are the largest of the birds at prey and are in the vulture group. They are carrion eaters and live on offal. In certain parti of South America the birds can be seen quite close to towns, searching for any waste food which might be offering. In their native state, they also prey on small mammals. They can fly to great heights and soar in the same way as eagles. In the breeding season these big birds ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 118 wordsThe general secretary of the Trades Union Council (Sir Walter citrene) was awarded £300 damages in his claim for libel against the Communist organ, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 98 wordsUnion officials at the Trades Hall tonight confirmed the statement that the Miners' Federation owed £7500 on relief tickets and would be ...
Article : 185 wordsWithout calling upon the defence, the jury at the Darlinghurst Sessions today acquitted Kenneth Harold Lambert, aged 21 years, militiaman, who ...
Article : 85 wordsMr. Alf Smith, of Tumut. who began his annual holidays last week and intended leaving Tumut this week to visit one of his sons, became ill in ...
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Advertising : 63 wordsBefore the Federal Parliament ad journs, legislation providing for a repatriation scheme for soldiers serving in the present war will be introduced ...
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Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954), Tue 7 May 1940, Page 2
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