Boy Soldier Hero in Hotel Incident
SYDNEY, Thursday: A lad who enlisted in the AIF at the age of 15 was today charged with having carried an unlicensed revolver. In view of his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1945
1,519 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 76
Soldiers as Wharfies
MELBOURNE, Thursday: More than 100 RAAF men assisted to handle m in two ships today. On one ship they worked alongside members of…
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Mrs. A. C. Gibson, president of the C.W.A. Welfare, which, as Lithgow knows, or at least should know, provides a home from home for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Russians Promise Greatest War Operation Yet : Allied Attack in West Strong German Counter Offensive Tragic Story From Poland Big New Landing Likely In Philippines
The position is somewhat confused on the western front, although on the whole progress seems to have been made by the American First Army on the northern side of Ardennes salient, but it is considered that…
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LONDON, Friday: Over 525,000 tons of bombs were dropped on German targets by RAF Bomber Command during the past 12 months…
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NEW YORK, Thursday: About [?] based American places this morning attened [?] and Okinown instands for the [?] day…
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SYDNEY, Friday: Upon the solution of rehabilitation of discharged service personnel depended to a large extent the political and social estability of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Welcome Home
A welcome home was accorded a number of ex-servicemen, who have received their discharge, by the local Welfare League, on…
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A large crowd attended the welcome home on Saturday night, December 29, to ten of our local boys. some of them just returned…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Charbon Welcome to Returned Men
A very enjoyable evening was spent at the Public School, Charbon, on Friday, December 14, when four of the local lads, Allan…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War, Romance, Adventure
Actual battle scenes wore recreated in the filming of Paramount’s “Five Graves to Cairo,” a story of war-time romance and adventure,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Cabinet to Meet
CANBERRA. Sunday: War Cabinet will meet on Tuesday and will be followed by meetings of the Cabinet on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, but…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Droughts Effect on Pacific War
WASHINGTON. Sunday The Washington Star in an editorial commenting on the Australian drought says the effects of this catastrophic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Effects of Drought on War. Washington
The “Star,” in an editorial, commenting on the Australian drought, says the approximate effects of a catastrophic drought upon the Allied…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Most Critical Phase of War President Roosevelt's Message to Congress
WASHINGTON, Sunday: President Roosevelt in his message to the US. Congress said America intended to stand together with the United Nations…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Astounded the World Great Britain's Mighty Effort Financing the War
The British Government White Paper of the United Kingdom war effort has astounded the whole world by…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Montgomery In Optimistic Mood -- Has Hit Germans For Six Runstedt Pulls "Fast One" But Won't Win Him The War Hard Going at Budapest Japs Report Luzon Landing
In a cheery resume of the position in Western Europe Field-Marshal Montgomery says that though the battle of the salient is not yet over, Von Runstedt has shot his bolt and his forces were now being written…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jobs for Ex-soldiers Manpower Chief's Statement
SYDNEY. Monday: Large numbers of discharged servicemen were undecided as to the nature of the work they wanted, and many others…
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A crowd the size of which is seldom seen in Cassilis was in evidence on Friday night last, Jan. 4, when a welcome was tendered…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →War Cabinet Meeting
CANBERRA, Tuesday: War Cabinet met today. the Minister for Sunday and Shipping Mr. Beasly) attended. It was his first official…
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