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The wars & local soldiers, 1943

2,200 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 110

Latest Casualties Bathurst Boy a Prisoner of War

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A casualty list issued today contained the following names: ABROAD…

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War News (Continued from Page 1) Beveridge Social Plan Sympathetic Introduction In Commons. LONDON

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 February 1943 · page 2

The Government adopted in principle the Beveridge report on social insurance and allied services, stated the Lord President of the Council,…

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Soldier in Custody

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1943 · page 2

A soldier, who is alleged to have escaped from a military escort at Bathurst railway station on Monday night while on a journey to Orange…

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Soldiers Committed at Gilgandra

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1943 · page 1

DUBBO, Tuesday: Charged with breaking and entering the private motor garage of Ormonde Keith Murray in Gilgandra, Albert Edward…

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Hitler's War Machine Is Beginning to Corrode One More Powerful Kick Expected Possibly an Attempted Invasion of Britain New York

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 February 1943 · page 1

American and British strategists agree on the high reports of German casualties. They believe that Hitler lost more than 4,000,000 killed,…

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Capture of Kharkov Sets Destruction Stage of Germans in Don Delta Greatest Victory Of The War Hitler Surrenders His Command U.S. Setback in Tunisia

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 February 1943 · page 1

The Russian progress continues at comparatively high speed, and the capture of important centres is now a daily feature. Nothing, however, has equalled in importance the occupation of Kharkov, capital of Ukraine…

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Portland Diggers Fund for Returned Men Proposed Discussion at League Meeting

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Portland Sub-branch of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. was held at the Coronation Hotel on Thursday evening last, the president,…

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War Rally Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 19

A meeting of the War Rally Committee was held on Saturday afternoon last, when a good number of members were present. The…

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Prisoners of War to Grow, Vegetables

National Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Director General of Agriculture, Mr. Bulcock announced today a decision to use 1000 prisoners of war in the…

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"All In" Council to Control War's Conduct and Post War Reconstruction New York

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 1

The Washington correspondent of the "Christian Science Monitor" says an. "all-in" Allied political conference is in the making, in order to pave the…

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Mudgee and the War (To the Editor)

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 15

Sir,—Returning to my home town after three and a quarter years of army life, I was rather disgusted to see a very prominent weakness in…

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Mudgee and District Pat. and War Fund

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 11

The fortnightly meeting of the committee of the shove fund was held at the Town Hall on Monday night, 8/2/43…

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Civic Centre Suggested As Lithgow's War Memorial

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 2

J A suggestion that a community centre, which would be the pivot of civic activities in Lithgow, would be a suitable war memorial for…

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Ladies to the Fore Again Prisoner of War Effort

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 11

The "Guardian" has told, at various times, of the wonderful work being accomplished by the Indies of Mudgee, and it is our…

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Island Warfare Soldier's Description

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 3

In a letter written on 1st February to his mother, Mrs. A. McMaster, of Mount View, Craboon, Pte. Bruce McMaster, of the A.I.F…

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Weak Excuse Taxing Soldiers' Tobacco CANBERRA

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 12

The Prime Minister said that the Government could not waive customs duty on tobacco for the troops. He said that if it did so…

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Gwydir Seat Mr. Batchelor to Stand Again Returned Soldier Candidate

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 18

Responding to a vote of thanks at the annual meeting of the Baradine Returned Soldiers' League, the president, Mr. E. G. Batchelor…

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Soldier's Protest

National Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 2

Pte. N. A. Pearce, in a letter to Bathurst Council last night, said that he engaged a taxi to take his wife and two children from Howick Street,…

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Concessions for Soldiers

National Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY. Wednesday.—The Premier Mr. McKell stated that in addition to the many a[?]nues through which the State Government was [?]…

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