Deervale Welcome Home
A welcome home was given to Mr. R. B. Baggott, late of the R.A.A.F., on the evening of February 22. A pleasant evening was spent in…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
912 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 46
Cost of the War
WASHINGTON, Wed.-- The War Production Board announced that the war is now costing the United States 350 million dollars a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australia's War Effort Defended By Minister
CANBERRA, Thurs.--The Minister for Air, Mr. Drakeford, said to-day that in publishing its statement that "Australians had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Firemen To Get Shorter Hours After War
SYDNEY, Thurs.--The working week for permanent firemen is to be reduced from 78 hours to 56 under a Bill introduced into the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Country Politics "After the War" Country Party's Realistic Policy
As might have been expected, Country Party policy relating to the post-war readjustment period is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →P.O.W. Writes Cheerful Letter: Thinks War Will Soon End
Mrs. Ellen Johnson, of 15 Cowan street, South Grafton, has received a letter written on September 25, 1943, from her son, Wilford Oliver Johnson,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grapes at 25/- Per Lb. Peaches at 5/6 Each War-time London
In a letter home, Flt./Sgt. "Bill" Rabbitts gives some idea of conditions in war-time London. Extracts are:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Faith Survives War's Bombings
MELBOURNE, Fri.--From Coventry to Cassino ancient memorials to ancient faith had been pounded into rubble, but the living faith of man was greater than…
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NEW GUINEA, Thurs.—The lives of Australian soldiers wounded in New Guinea are now being saved with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Russians Celebrate 1000th Day Of War With Great Victories
LONDON, Sun.—M. Stalin, yesterday celebrated the 1000th day of the Russo-German war with a day of great victories, including a special announcement by Moscow radio that between March 6 and 16, the German Sixth Army was virtually routed, and 50,659…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.S. Committee To Deal With Pacific Post-War Problems
CANBERRA, Sun.—News of the appointment by the U.S. House of Representatives of a committee of 21 members to deal…
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NEW YORK, Sun.--The "New York Times" Chungking correspondent says educated people in Tokio think Japan is losing the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Airman Faced Hazards Of War: Killed In Street
SYDNEY, Mon.--An airman who made aviation history in 3,940 when he made a pick-a-back landing of two planes which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rumanian New Party Wants to Get Out of War
LONDON, Sun.--With the Russians facing Bessarabia a new left-wing patriotic front party has been formed in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Agricultural Committee Meets at Harwood
At a meeting of the Harwood War Agricultural Committee, the president, Mr. J. McLachlan, presided. There was a good attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Votes For Soldiers At State Elections
SYDNEY, Tues.--Members of the armed forces who have seen service outside Australia are to be given a vote at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"A.i.f." Inscribed on Crosses of Soldiers' Graves
CANBERRA, Tues,--There has been ho substitution of the letters "A.M.F." for "A.I.F." on soldiers' graves, the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gigantic War Effort Of America
In an address to the Grafton Rotary Club, Mr. W. G. Walkley, managing director of the Australian Motorists Petrol Co., Ltd., spoke of the impressions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Conferences Of Local War Agl. Committees At Grafton And Maclean
Mr. W. H. Darragh, chairman of the Grafton District War Agricultural Committee, stated yesterday that conferences of all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Reached Critical Stage, Says Tojo
NEW YORK, Wed.--According to Tokio official radio, Tojo, addressing the Diet, asserted the war had reached the most critical…
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