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The wars & local soldiers, 1944

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Soldier's Bitter Lament To The Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 4

Sir, -- Being a returned soldier, wounded in action in defence of this country, its shopkeepers and its ordinary civilians, I enjoyed the belief…

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Australian Women Magnificent War Effort

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 4

MELBOURNE. Monday.— Many of Australia's women. when peace comes, will be able to look back with pride on the part they played both in the services…

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Hasty War Marriages Australian Girls and U.s. Servicemen

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday: Preaching in St. Stephen's Cathedral last night. Archbishop Dubig opposed the marriage of young girls with American servicemen…

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War Wounded Survival Chance 100 Per Cent. Over 1918 Modern Weapons Twice As Deadly, But New Methods of Treatment Cut Toll

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Monday: Modern weapons are twice as deadly as the, guns of 1917.18 but the 1643 casualty who isn't killed outright has about…

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Huge Cost of War

Leader · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 2

Reviewing the monetary cost of the war, the latest edition of the Department of Information’s official review of Australia’s war effort, ’Facts…

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War Agricultural Committee. Tyre Famine Forecast

Leader · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 4

A meeting of the Orange District War Agricultural Committee was held on Tuesday, the Chairman (Mr. A. K. C[?])…

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The War What It Costs Australia

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.— Reviewing the m[?]ry cost of the war the latest edition of the Department of information's official review of Australia's war…

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Better Bread After War Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 2

Dr. S. L. MacIndoe, acting cereal specialist of the Department of Agriculture, stated to-day that there was little prospect of better quality bread…

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S. A. Factories and Post-war Manufactures

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 4

"Entirely unsatisfactory" was the comment of Mr. R. S. Yates, secretary of a sub-committee appointed at the recent Orange Trades and Labor…

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Production Targets Exceeded Record U.s. War Output

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Tuesday: A review of U.S. war production for 1943 released by the U.s. Office of War Information shows that 641,800,000…

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Heavy Air Raids on Italy Allies Bomb War Centres

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday: French troops of the Fifth Army have captured the village of Sanelis, [?]miles northeast of Cassino and the northern [?] of…

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Mr. Churchill Warm Welcome in Commons Review of War Position Promised

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday: Enthusiastic dicers greeted the Prime Minister (Mr, Churchill) when he took, his seat, in the House of Commons, this morning…

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Soldiers As Fire Fighters,. Cootamundra Blaze. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 3

[?] with [?] fire [?] and [?] of [?] to-day [?] to fight [?] in the [?] district…

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Briton Stays in Reich to Aid Allied Wounded

National Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday Benny Springfield, the repatriated waistgunner of the lost flying Portress Butch, is alive today and in an American…

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Post War Plans

National Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 2

Bathurst Trades and Labor Council at a meeting last night appointed a sub-committee (Messrs. Plummer, Ward, Luck and Sams), to confer…

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War Agricultural Committee Important Decisions

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 3

A meeting of Dunedoo War Agricultural committee was held at the Court House, Dunedoo, on January 12, 1914, when a considerable…

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Post-war Housing Many Suggestions SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 1

The Housewives' Association has sent a number of recommendations to the Housing Commission. One suggestion is…

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300 Blind Workers Prove Ability on War Jobs

National Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 2

NEW YORK, Wednesday.— [?]…

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The Big Noise in Pacific U.s. Post War Plans

National Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 2

NEW YORK, Wednesday: It has already [?] decided that the United states will take [?]…

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Soldier's Appreciation

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 3

Mrs. W. Richardson, of Glenshea, Merrygoen, has received a letter of thanks from Cpl. M. P. McArdle, who received the parcel which she…

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