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

The wars & local soldiers, 1945

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Air War on Western Front

National Advocate · Monday 1 January 1945 · page 2

Over 1300 American bombers yesterday attacked six marshalling yards and important bridges on the enemy supply line to the Belgian-Luxembourg front…

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Britain's Huge War Costs

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1945 · page 4

British Treasury returns show that was costs are still mounting. Expenditure for the first nine months of the financial year totals £4,447 million,…

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War Will Give Us Better Fishing

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1945 · page 1

Science has given us much which will be available after the war. Its latest is good fishing. It has in fact given us an angler's dream. Those…

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Air War in North Widespread Allied Sweeps

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1945 · page 2

The Americans mopping up enemy pockets on Leyte are meeting with only minor resistance. The Japanese seem to have nothing heavier than…

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War-time Walking Habits Must Stop

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 2

On the rare occasions when one does drive a private car these days, it becomes obvious that the decrease in the volume of traffic in suburbs,…

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Lyndhurst Shire Studies Prob CONTRO [?] War El[?]

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 2

Who will control [?] it is a question on which Lyndhurst Shire Councillors are at present cogitating…

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Germany's Greatest Air Loss of War London

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 1

It is now estimated that the Luftwaffe lost 364 planes to Allied fighters and ground defences during; Monday's large-scale operations…

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War Damage to Art Treasures Heavy Losses in Britain

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Tuesday: The arts collections and historic landmarks of Europe have escaped with but little damage from the war but the museums…

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Soldier Found Dead On Railway Line

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 2

GOULBURN. Tuesday: Gunner Alan Trevor Botte (21), reported missing from 11[?]th A.G.H., was found dead on the main railway line…

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War Graves Service

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 4

A service of which probably most of our readers are unaware is the maintenance by the Military Department of graves of Australian…

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Transport for War Brides

National Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The U. S. Consulate announced today that transport for brides of American servicemen to America was likely to improve…

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British Health Standards No Decline Despite War Time Strain

National Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday : The Ministry of Health's summary report, emphasises the success of the British wartime nutrition policy and the ability…

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Second Edition Yesterday "After the War" Water Conservation and Irrigation

National Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 3

Mr. George W. Watkins, of the Australian Country Party, writes: "After the War!" That is the latest slogan used by every Government in…

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German War Plants Hit Heavy R.A.F. Blows Luftwaffe Loses Many Planes LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 2

Powerful forces of British heavy bombers last night resumed the offensive against Germany's heavy industries. Bomber Command of the…

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Aid for Ex-soldiers New Federal Legislation

National Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Government's Bill covering rehabilitation of service personnel will be ready for next session. The extent of the…

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V.C. AWARDS British Soldier's Heroism

National Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday: Two English infantrymen fighting on the Western front have won the V.C. One of them, Acting Sergeant…

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Hounds of War

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 4

War correspondents tell how polyglot "kennels" of mongrel dogs collected from the islands of the South-West Pacific, were the Japanese…

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Athens Battered in Civil War London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 1

The whole of the southern part of Athens and more than half of Piraeus has been thoroughly cleared of Elas elements…

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Priority for Soldier Traders

National Advocate · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: Discharged servicemen would receive priority in the distribution of supplies released to civilian traders, said the Minister for…

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Returned Soldiers One Rehabilitation Department Suggested

National Advocate · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The NSW secretary of the RSL Mr. Lewis) stated today that the league was strongly of the opinion that rehabilitation of…

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