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The wars & local soldiers, 1944

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Baryulgil Welcome Home

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 4

An unusual feature of the welcome home social held in the Baryulgil Hall on April 1. was the fact that the three guests of the evening were all gunners,…

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Coutts' Crossing Welcome Home Social

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 1

On Saturday, April 1, the Coutts. Crossing Patriotic Auxiliary held a welcome home social for Ron Livermore, of the R.A.A.F., on leave from a…

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Sweets for Soldiers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tues.--Because of the increasing demands of the services the quantity of confectionery to be made…

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Plans for War in Europe

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Tues.--Giving evidence before the House Appropriations Committee Vice Admiral Borne, who is Admiral…

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Reminder To Japs Tiring Of War

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tues.--Tokio official radio to-day announced that Oshi Obata. director of the business section of the Imperial Rulle…

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Editorial. a Vital War Job Straight Talking

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 2

Mr. Cordell Hull, the United States Secretary of State, indulged in some plain, speaking in his nation-wide broadcast Savings banks, insurance companies, business firms and public organisations, who have already subscribed over…

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1000 Prisoners of War. Employed in W.a

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 1

PERTH, Wed.--Western Australian farmers are already employing over 1000 prisoners of war, it was announced to-day,…

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Civil Aviation Post-war Policy for the Empire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wed.--The post-war civil aviation policy agreed to between Australia and New Zealand has created…

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Pacific War Phase Annoys Newly Arrived U.S. Commanders

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tues. -- The Pacific war has entered, a phase which is annoying newly arrived American commanders…

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War Cost Nation £1,717,000 a Day Last Month

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wed.--War expenditure last month cost the nation £1,717,000 a day, according to a Treasury return issued…

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3600 Tons Of Bombs Dropped In Greatest Night's Bombing Of War

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Tues.--Following the greatest night's bombing of the war, in which the Air Ministry revealed that 3600 tons of bombs were dropped on seven targets in Germany, France and Belgium, huge forces, approaching 2500 strong, were to-day…

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Plenty of Liquor for U.s. Soldiers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.--Allied servicemen who in Sydney seemed to have no difficulty in securing unlimited supplies of liquor…

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Two-Way Air War Continues

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Wed.--The two-way air war was continued today from Britain and the Mediterranean. Heavy bombers of…

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Damage To Jap War Effort At Carolines

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 3

NEW YORK, Wed.--Complete details of the Caroline Islands operations reveal that the enemy war effort was…

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Country Party Plans For Post-War Constructional Wotk

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 3

BRISBANE, Thurs.--The Leader of the Australian Country Party, Mr. Fadden, said to-night that a conference would…

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Primary and Secondary Industries the Approaching Crisis Post-war and Nutritional Needs

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 4

We are so busily engaged at winning the war, with building up our food front and contemplating measures of post-war reform, that we…

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Fernbrook Road Dept. Unable to Proceed with Re-construction Promised As Post-war Job

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 2

The Hon. D. H. Drummond, M.L.A., has been informed by the Secretary of the Dept. of Main Roads, N.S.W., that the Dept. is unable to proceed…

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Two Soldiers Dead From Knife Wounds

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Two Allied servicemen were fatally stabbed and seven other soldiers received medical treatment…

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Hughes Expelled by U.a.p. Over War Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1944 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Fri.--For having disobeyed an order of the party by rejoining the Advisory War Council, the Deputy…

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Allies Smash Vital Targets In Many Countries In Greatest Air Offensive Of War

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1944 · page 5

LONDON, Thurs.--The greatest air offensive of the war has been going on in the past 24 hours, in which Allied air forces smashed vital targets in seven countries--France, Belgium, Hungary, Yugo-Slavia, Italy, Austria and Germany…

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