[Newspaper cuttings c.a. 1940-6, on various subjects collected by Dame Mary Gilmore] 1926-1946.

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[Newspaper cuttings c.a. 1940-6, on various subjects collected by Dame Mary Gilmore] 1926-1946.

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Press cuttings related to elements of World War II, such as the Japanese threat, Winston Churchill, speeches by Churchill, underground movements, war work, soldiers returning home, opinion on campaigns, finance, the economy, women in the war, peace talks, religious opinion, prison camps, and social conditions. The cuttings also include comics, clippings of fashion, and more local, social news. Press cuttings mostly from Australian newspapers including the Sydney Morning Herald, the Daily Telegraph, the Border Mail, and the Murray Pioneer, but also from international papers.

1 box ; 32 x 23 x 5 cm.

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Libraries Australia

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Women's All Services Canteen.

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Gilmore, Mary, 1865-1962

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Poet John Blight was born in Brisbane in 1913. He was twice awarded a 3 year Literary Board Fellowship (1973 and 1977). Other literary awards include, the Myer award (1964) and the Patrick White award (1976). His publications include The old pianist (1945), The two suns met (1954) A bushcomber's diary (1963), Hart (1975) and John Blight; selected poems 1939-1975 (1976). From the description of Letter : to John Blight [manuscript]. 1944. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 2257...

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965

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Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, on 30 November 1874. He was educated at Harrow and the Royal Military College at Sandhurst before joining the Army in 1895 and serving in India and Sudan. After leaving the Army in 1899, he worked as a war correspondent for the Morning Post and the following year was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for Oldham. In 1904, Churchill decided to join the Liberal Party, and in 1906, was elected Liberal MP f...