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The wars & local soldiers, 1944

1,879 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 28 of 94

Air War Over Yugoslavia

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Monday: A report from Marshal Tito's headquarters gives a sample of the way Allied bombers from Italy are working with the…

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The Raf Air War Over Europe Enemy War Plants Raided London

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1944 · page 2

The round the clock air offensive was kept up last night with heavy RAF attacks on railways on Villeneuve St. Georges (just south of…

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U Boat War Nazis Still Active Allied March Losses Higher than February

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.— The war against German submarines in northern waters and elsewhere has been revealed in an Admiralty statement…

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Theft of Motor Parts Soldiers Fined in Brisbane

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1944 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday: Fines ranging form £3 to £5 were imposed on a number of Australian soldiers conviccharges of stealing and receiving parts…

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Soldiers and Wharf Jobs Comment on Wage Rates

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY. Monday: The NSW secretary of the Returned Soldiers' League (Mr. I. R. Lewis) said today that soldiers who carried out wharf…

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Land for Soldiers Statements by Mr Tully

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: The growing demand for land is evidenced by the number of applications for Qualification Certificates which have been…

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Wang Looks After Its Soldiers

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1944 · page 4

At the April meeting of the Wallerawang-Lidsdale War and Patriotic Fund presided over by the president, Mr. E. D. Moon, many letters were…

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A Vital War Job

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 2

S[?] companies [?] and po[?] gan[?]n[?] have already [?]ed over [?] to the First Vic[?] Loan…

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Post-war Home London

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 2

On a site in Northolt, Middlesex, workmen started to build Lord Portal's demonstration houses--a foretaste of what…

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Russia’s Post-war Reconstruction

Leader · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 2

Those people was believe wholeheartedly in [?] of pole-war reconstruction on to the Commonwealth—and who threaten…

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No Time to Relax Big War Tasks Ahead

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Addressing Post Office loan rally today, the Postmaster-General (Senator Ashley said with the passing of the invasion…

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Tax Dodger's Excuse "End of War in Sight"

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 1

BRISBANE. Tuesday: A Brisbane magistrate was not sympathetic today when a cane farmer gave a novel excuse for not furnishing a return of…

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Film of Australia's War Effort Visiting Producer's Plans

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The British Film producer. Mr. Harry Watt, plans to make a feature film in this country for Evening studios, London. It will be…

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Releases From Army Mr. Forde Replies to U.S. Critics No Slackening of War Effort

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The Minister for the [?] (Mr Forde) made a statement today to clear up any doubt about the future strength of the…

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"Stirring Things Up" Cowra Diggers on Land for Soldiers

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 1

LAND for returned men is still a lively topic in local Digger circles, says the Cowra "Guardian." "We seem to have stirred something…

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More Land for Soldiers. Many Applications Lodge

Leader · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 4

The growing demand by soldiers for land is evidenced by the number of applications tor qualification certificates which hare been received in his…

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Dunedoo War Memorial

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 4

The building will be of brick and will accommodate eight patients and staff, together with labor ward, babies' room, wireless, etc. The cost will be £7000, of which the Dunedoo people have subscribed £2000…

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War Agricultural Committee

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 10

The usual monthly meeting of the Rylstone Local W.A.C. was held on Thursday, April 6, at 7.30 p.m. Mr. B. J. Bisley occupied the…

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A Vital War Job

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 18

Savings banks, insurance companies, business firms and public organisations, who have already subscribed over £40,000.000 to the…

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Nearly Two More Years of War

National Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Wednesday: Mr. Donald Nelson, US production chief, has warned civilian consumers that American industry must go all out to…

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