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The wars & local soldiers, 1944

1,879 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 94

U.s. Farm Plans Expansion of Food Production After War

National Advocate · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Sunday: Claude Wickard, US Secretary of Agriculture, urged as fa major peacetime goal for American farmers the postwar…

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Welcome Home to Pte. Bob Gray Record Neville Crowd

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 1

A record crowd attended the Neville Hall on Friday night last to welcome home Pte. Bob Gray. recently repatriated prisoner of…

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Women for War Jobs 8000 Required

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Declaring the [?]n con[?]n inwards war efficient was now expected from all A[?]en [?]ed on domestic…

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Post-War Helicopters Will be Boon to Country People

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 3

The Idea of aircraft that will rise vertically from a country dweller's driveway and coco straight down on his office…

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Munition Factories After War Production Opposed by Mr. Menzies Labor Policy Attacked

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday: The Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Menzies) has announced that the UAP will move the adjournment of the House…

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Retrenchment of Soldier Munition Workers

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 3

THE Cowra sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League decided to co-operate with the Lithgow subbranch in calling a mid-Western…

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Soldier Fined

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 2

Sydney p. Balmain. a soldier, was fined £2 with 8 costs at the Bathurst court yesterday on a charge of riding a motor cycle in a negligent…

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U.S. War Plants Workers' Suggestions Adopted

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 4

NEW YORK, Tuesday: That the Production records in war plants of the United States are made possible through the complete co-operation of…

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Post War Plans Economic Trends in the United States

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday: A little published aim for international postwar reconstruction came to the front last week, with the conference on…

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Late War Second Edition Yesterday Jap Hq on Cape Gloucester Captured by Us Marines

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 3

American Marines in Cape Gloucester have captured the headquarters of Lt. General Na[?]da. It was described as a complete jungle…

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U.S. Soldiers' Ballot [?] Hold Up in Senate

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 2

NEW YORK Tuesday; Passage of [?] Soldiers [?] Bill through the [?] held up [?] Federal [?]…

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Jap. War Prisoners London

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 1

Referring in the House of Commons to the enlistment of Russian aid regarding war prisoners in Japan, the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden,…

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Air War in North Rabaul Hit Again

National Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 1

Allied bombers made another daylight raid on Rabaul yesterday, sixty Japanese fighters went, up to challenge the raiders and official reports…

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Post-war Works Bathurst Alp Convenes Conference

National Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 3

At a meeting of the Bathurst branch of the ALP last night it was derided to hold a conference to discuss post-war reconstruction in this…

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Aircraft Output After War Minister Favors State Ownership CANBERRA, Wednesday

National Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 1

The Aircraft Production Minister (Mr. Cameron) made it clear today that he will strive vigorously for the retention of Australia's Government-controlled…

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Finns Again Warned by United States Get Out of War

National Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 2

NEW YORK, Wednesday.—Finland has once again been told by the United States to [?] get out of the war or accept full responsibility for…

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Value of Marshalls in Pacific War Loss of Destroyers Handicaps Jap Fleet Pearl Harbor

National Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 2

In an interview on board his flagship in the Marshalls the Commander of the American Pacific Fleet, Admiral Nimitz, said the capture of kwaijalein atoll and the neutralisation of other Japanese bases…

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The War Australia's Part 12,000,000 People to be Fed Stern Call to Australians Mr. Curtin's Warning

National Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday: There was no ceremony when Parliament opened here today; it was as if the members had gone on with…

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Big Money Soldiers Pay the Price

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 14

Money in cherries for somebody. During Christmas week Orange cherries were sold in Brisbane to American servicemen for 5/- and…

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