Historical information

Newspaper lift-out commemorating 50 years since the declaration of WWII.
'The war that forced a nation to come of age' (article p1 and continued on p22) - by Professor Manning Clark
- Article provides political background within Australia to armed forces and WWII.
'The week before the world went mad' (article & photos p2)
- Six sections on what was happening that week prior to war declared in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and Hobart.
'1939 - 1945 An Australian perspective' (article & timeline with captioned images and photos p3-8) - by Christine McGee
- Article provides timeline of events at a personal/local through to national and international, influences and politics, statistics, and information on various fronts of battle from 03/09/1939 - 02/09/1945. Nursing mentioned on p6, there is a photo of a group of women in uniform walking towards the camera and the caption mentions the sinking of the Centaur, loss of 11 of 12 nurses aboard, and how 55 nurses were decorated and 82 mentioned in dispatches.
'The Australians killed in action in World War II : while serving with the nation's defence forces' (roll of honour list p9-21)
- Official roll of honour for those who died between 3 September 1929 and 30 June 1947. Includes amendments. People are listed with their units surname followed by initials.
'Curtin's turn to America and the reshaping of Australia...' (article p22) - by Paul Kelly
- Article looks at the circumstances and key people involved in the moving of ties away from Britain towards the United States.

Physical description

A large black and white newspaper lift-out with the cover showing the numerals 1939 filled with photos collaged together, several large headlines and subtitles, one article with two columns and a large captioned photo of a man in uniform with a gun on his shoulder, cigarette in his mouth, wearing a hat.
Inside is a mix of articles, a timeline with photos and captions, a list of those who died with the unit they served and more photos and articles on the back cover.

Inscriptions & markings

'WWII' [blue ink top of cover]
'Sept.2.3 1989' [blue ink top of cover]