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The wars & local soldiers, 1944

1,879 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 14 of 94

Post-war Road Projects Bathurst and District Schemes Visit of Main Roads Commissioner

National Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 3

Post-war road projects were discussed yesterday at a meeting at Bathurst Council chambers when Mr. D. Craig, Commissioner of Main…

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A Fine Type of Soldier

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 3

Sgt. Tom Milliug is home on leave for 28 days after spending 14 months at a northern battle station. Tom, who was among the first to enlist…

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Soldiers' Welfare Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 3

There was a good attendance at a meeting of the Dunedoo Soldiers' Welfare and Social Association which was held in the C.W.A…

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Discharge of Two Gulgong Soldiers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 16

Two Gulgong district soldiers are being discharged from the army. They are R. B. Tilney and E…

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Home Building Scheme Advances for Returned Men

National Advocate · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: The War Service Homes Commission has already acquired a large number of building blocks in each State, said the…

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Soldier's Letter in Salvage Paper

National Advocate · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: A letter postmarked "December 18, 1943," and addressed to Col. Harry Field, of the AIF, was found among a b[?]dle of scrap…

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Gaol and Fines Liquor Backateers Who Robbed Soldiers

National Advocate · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Sentencing six European members of a ship's crew to terms of imprisonment ranging up to six months…

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Post-war Conference (To the Editor)

National Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 3

Sir—I feel sure that I am expressing the sentiments of all ratepayers at this end of the Abercrombie Shire when I say that we are pleased to…

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Resignations From War Council Mr. Curtin's Comment

National Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: Although the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) declined to comment today on a press report that Opposition members of the…

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Late War Second [?] Yesterday Kesselring's Statement on Monastery Destruction Denies All Responsibility

National Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 2

ALGIERS, Friday: Ger[?] ocean Newsag[?]cy tonight released the following [?] to have been signed by Field Marshal von…

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Transport of Soldiers' Families From Overseas

National Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The Minister for Repatriation (Mr. Frost) said today that some Australian soldiers' wives and families who had left Britain to…

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Killed in Action Terry O'Hare Passes On

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 8

Terence Patrick O'Hare, one of Mudgee's finest characters, has offered up his young life in the struggle for freedom…

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War Aim

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 2

We must beware of trying to build a society in which nobody counts for anything except a politician or an official, a society…

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Amelia Earhart War's First Casualty

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 5

Four a half years before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, two intrepid globe-circling American aviators—…

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Britain's Home Front People Adapt Themselves To War Stress

National Advocate · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 1

LONDON. Sunday: Londoners who have lived through more than four years of war are perhaps inclined to take life in the war zone pretty much…

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Tokio Admits Position Serious. War Gets Closer to Japan. WASHINGTON

Leader · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 2

The capture of a Jap air base on Engebi Island, and of several other islands in the northern portion of Eniwetsk…

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SPECULATION Soldier Settlement Land SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 1

Tweed district council of the R.S.L. is asking the Commonwealth Government to take steps to prevent speculators from…

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