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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1944

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Drowned at Bondi U.S.A. Soldier

National Advocate · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: A member of the U.S. forces, rescued from the surf at Bondi today in an unconscious condition, was placed in an iron long but…

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Escape From Italy Allied Soldiers Join Yugoslavs Dominion Men in Party

National Advocate · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday: How 60 Allied prisoners of war in Italy made their escape and joined General Tito's Yugoslav forces has been told…

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Oberon Soldiers Charged with Desertion

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 2

Gunner Roy Arthry (30), who appeared before a court martial today on a charge of desertion, said that on his farm at Oberon he was…

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Posthumous Honor for Rydal Soldier

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 2

In the posthumous section of the list of awards issued by the Army for the South West Pacific was that of NX 4802 W.O.I. G. W. Duff, 23…

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Doubtful About War's Outcome Comment by [?]

National Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Friday: Coo[?] forcasting that the [?] would last for years actually admitted it could [?] this year [?] Allied the…

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SUBMARINES Part in Pacific War SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 1

A famous submarine commander, now in Australia, says that submarines will play a major part in the Pacific war…

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U.S.A.'s Biggest War Plant

National Advocate · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 3

NEW YORK, Sunday: The Dodge Division of Chrysler Co[?] has announced the completion at Chicago of the largest war plant in the United…

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Huge plane-component trailer with post-war uses

Leader · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 1

FUTURE ROAD [?] Just at the [?] become a Father for a [?]…

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War’s Record Air Assault. Eight Thousand Sorties. LONDON

Leader · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 2

Allied planes to-day concluded their most intense week of air assault against Europe of the whole war, carrying out a…

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Late War Germans Dig in Deep Along Line in Italy

National Advocate · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday: Columbia Broadcasting correspondent in Italy says German troops, have deep in deep and will take some throwing out. Their…

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Cricket. Schoolboy Soldier- Sportsmen. And a Young Soldiers’ Plea

Leader · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 4

The other day I received another truly wonderful letter from Gunner Jack Harris ex O.H.S. and “A” grade cricketer. Also a hockey player…

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Money for War Funds Tatt's Club Good Record

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: The chairman of Tattersall's Club (Mr. W. W. Hill) today handed over cheques of £250 each to six organisations! carrying…

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Our War Costs 283,000,000 1N[?]six Months

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday: The Budgetary esta[?]of £570,000,000 for war expenditure by Australia during the current financial year will…

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Huge Cost of War

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: In the first six months of the present financial year Australia spent £281,694,000 on the war…

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The Pacific War. Latest Communique

Leader · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 2

Ground forces in the Cape [?] [?] of New [?] Particular area of New [?] continued to [?] on the…

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A.e.u. Seeks and Gets Support for Post War Factory

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 2

Co-operation with the Amalgamated Engineering Union and other local organisations to prevent a collapse at the Small Arms Factory similar to that which occurred after the last war, was decided on at Monday…

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Soldier's Tragic Death Decapitated by Train

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 1

GOULBURN, Tuesday: Serge [?] Walter Thomas had his application for release from the Army to work on his father's farm at Sh[?]harbor approved…

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Bathurst Soldier's Death

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 2

Details have been received of the manner in which Sergeant L. Bonham, son of Mr. Bonham, of Peel Street, was accidentally killed in West…

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To Take U.S. CITIZENSHIP Special Ceremony for Soldiers

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: At a special ceremony to be held tomorrow [?] enlisted men in the U.S. Are[?]—a Canadian Australian Russian, [?]…

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