This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 16, 1940
Page
1
Of all the ills to Which man is prone so many can be defeated by financial resources. Let your Savings Banc pass book stand between you and dangers of sickness, accident or unemployment. The Savings Bank way is the easiest, safest, sarest way of all and will help you provide for education, old age, or acquisition of desired articles. Open your Savings Account today.
February 13 Jaffa. Members of the Second Australian Imperial Force arrive in Palestine and occupy a camp prepared by a Scottish regiment after travelling by train and motor-bus from Kantara. Veterans recall training alongside New Zealanders, escorted by warships. dawn reveals green fields as Egyptians and Arabs watch the trains pass.
Troops arriving at their destination were met by a fleet of buses and lorries and moved to camp with exemplary organisation. British authorities and an Australian advance party coordinated the setup of tents and meals, while the surrounding landscape resembled fertile districts of New South Wales and Victoria, evoking home as they settled in.
Mr H Ward, dairy farmer at Cliflands Estate Scone, lost nine dairy cows last weekend after they were turned into a paddock sown with Japanese millet. The millet was planted due to drought as a quick grower, and other dairymen in the district had been using it without prior trouble.
The War Cry feature tells of a broadcasting station sponsoring a weekly humor hour with a schoolboy section. A student asked to explain the term firing 93 salvo and replied it meant dismissing a Salvationist. Thousands entered, but the story won a prize.
The piece explains how Australian soldiers are called diggers. It notes the term’s Australian origin and its adoption by the Second AIF and Australian forces. Dictionaries link the word to gum diggers and goldfields. The term replaced cobber and mate around 1917 during World War I.
Lord Tweedsmuir Governor General of Canada died Friday evening after a four day operation at Montreal Neurological Institute. News reports say he remained unconscious after the procedure and a Wood transfusion was given. He was 65 and was formerly John Buchan the novelist.
A draft of 20 bullocks from H. H. W. Andrews Mount George sold at Winchcombe Carson's Homebush sale last Monday for 12 pounds 8s average 11 pounds 17s 2d. Indications point to small cattle supplies at upcoming sales.
A fragmentary item notes Roslyn ice chests and mention of depth and cash values. The readable bits suggest a catalog or advertisement style reference to ice chests with priced details, but specifics are unclear in the damaged text.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.