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

The wars & local soldiers, 1945

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Predicts lax Morals After War

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1945 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Monday: Lax morals and undress exceeding even the riotous living of the Roaring Twenties would follow the war, Dr…

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Air War Tempo Increases Germans Lose Many Planes

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Monday: Including the attacks over the battle area, Allied aircraft flew more than 4000 sorties against Germany yesterday. During…

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The Future of Returned Men. What is Being Done?

Leader · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 3

It is twenty-six years since World War I.. and during those years we have all heard of the broken promises made to our fighting men—the fight…

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Empire War Losses Australia Highest Rate Among Dominions

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA. Tuesday: The British Empire's war casualties up to the end of last November total more than 1,043,000…

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Rail and Oil Centres Hit Air War on Germany LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 2

Allied bombers yesterday maintained their great offensive against German oil production and the network of roads and railways in the Reich…

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Soldier's Death After Road Accident Evidence at Bathurst Inquest

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 2

An inquest was opened at Bathurst yesterday on Phillip Keitch Dillon, a Soldier, who died from injuries received in an accident on the Peel-road near…

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Digger Bruce Mogg Wounded in N.G.

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 12

Mrs. Bruce Megg, of Burrundulla, received word yesterday to the effect that her Digger husband had been wounded during operations in…

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Huge Cost of War

National Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday; Government war expend[?]ure, though sharply reduced in recent months, are still in excess of one million pounds a day…

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War News Mr. Calwell, Promises Relaxation

National Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Minister for Information (Mr. Calwell) said today that a scheme was being worked out to ensure a full flow of…

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Cars Run on Water intriguing Possibilities Some War Inventions

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 13

Since the earliest days of the motor era, there has been a fascination and a belief amongst many keen motorists that…

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Late War Reds Sweeping Into Poland Astonishing German Admission Astonishing German Admissions

National Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday: The broad sweep of two Russian Army groups is surging across the flatlands of southern poland. The northern [?]ank…

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Sports Postponed Soldiers 'Welfare Association

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Dunedoo Soldiers Welfare and Social Association, it was decided that, owing to the continued dry weather…

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A Soldier's Dream

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 15

The following verses were written in the light of the early dawn by "Turk" Farrell, of Coonamble, in New…

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Soldiers Preference Canberra

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 12

During Cabinet discussions on preference to returned soldiers a distinct cleavage appeared in the Labor Cabinet…

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Soldiers' Graves

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 16

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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Churchill Reviews War

National Advocate · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday: Prime Ministers (Mr. Churchill) speaking in the House of Commons today said it had fallen to the hard lot of Britain to…

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Sydney News and Notes. War

Leader · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 2

Australia will be at war for another two full years, and if there is any error in that forecast it will be on the side of…

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Security for Primary Production Urged in Post-war Plans

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 9

The "Tennessee Valley" plan advocated by Sir Earle Page, M.H.R., for the Clarence was criticised by Moree Mayor (Mr. F. T. Yeoman) as…

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Fall of Warsaw. Gloomy German Outlook War at Decisive Stage. LONDON

Leader · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 2

The Russians, in their greatest offensive, are driving relentlessly through Poland, and are rapidly approaching the…

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Oil Plants Hit Air War on Germany Shipping Also Attacked LONDON, Thursday

National Advocate · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 2

Rova[?] Air Force bombers returned to the great German industrial centre of Magdeburg about 5 o'clock this morning and made targets of those places…

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