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The wars & local soldiers, 1944

912 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 46

Air War From British Bases Vigorous

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Wed.--The air war from Britain continued throughout to-day. Following the Mosquitoes…

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Immigration Plans at Canberra for Post-war Years

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wed.--Experts advising the Federal Government on post-war immigration problems are examining the…

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War Supplies Are Held Up By Wharf Strike

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Faced with an increasing number of ships being laid idle by the Sydney waterfront strike, which began…

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Economic Lessons Learned From War Should Be Useful

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thurs.--The Commonwealth Prices Commissioner, Professor Copland, said to-day that one of the most…

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Jap Soldiers Fighting For America

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Wed.--The War Department announced that the army was not using 10,000 Japanese-American soldiers in the…

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Yamba Anzac Commemoration

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1944 · page 2

There was a large gathering of both citizens and visitors assembled at the Memorial on Tuesday last to do homage to the fallen Anzacs and subsequently…

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Bellingen Shire War and Patriotic Fund

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1944 · page 6

At the April meeting of the War and Patriotic Fund, it was decided to forward to the Australian Comforts Fund £20, Bellingen Red Cross Society £13…

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Returned Soldier Honored At Presentation

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1944 · page 6

Speaking at the welcome home of Pte. L. E. Robinson, at the Town Hall, Grafton, last night, the Mayor of Grafton. Ald. W. T. Robinson, said that it was…

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Maclean Soldier Honored

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1944 · page 6

Gunner C. Whitton, A.I.F. was tendered a welcome home by fellow fishermen at Maclean on Saturday night last. The president of the Maclean branch…

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Prisoner Of War Labor

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 May 1944 · page 2

It was announced some time ago in these columns that a Prisoner of War control centre was approved for this district…

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Pacific War Is Britain's Affair

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 May 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Sat.--"We must not get into the habit of thinking only of the European war. Our stake in the Pacific is not less…

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Mediterranean Air War Overshadowing

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Sun.--The Mediterranean air war at the moment completely overshadows the Italy land fighting, says the…

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Population Australia's Need After War

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Mon.--If we did not build up our population we might not be given another chance, said the Acting Prime…

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MacArthur's Refusal Of Nomination A Soldierly Statement

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1944 · page 3

NEW YORK, Sun.--In leading article on "General MacArthur's flat refusal to accept nomination for the Presidency…

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Blaxland's Ck. Welcome Home

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 May 1944 · page 2

Friends of Bill Woods, A.I.F., spent a pleasant time at the home of Mr. Gillett on Wednesday, April 26. Bill is enjoying his leave with his mother…

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Post-War Planning More Advanced In Australia

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 May 1944 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The Chief Research Officer of the Post-war Reconstruction Department. Mr. Lloyd Ross, claimed…

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Britain and America Could Have Prevented the War

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 May 1944 · page 5

NEW YORK, Mon.--Declaring, in a speech at Charleston (Virginia), that Great Britain must revive post-war shipping and…

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New Zealand's War Effort

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 May 1944 · page 3

AUCKLAND (N.Z.). Wed.-- To the end of last month, 42,656 men and women had been mobilised from the Armed Forces, said the…

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War Service Homes For Women From The Services

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 May 1944 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wed.--The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) said to-night that women discharged from the fighting services had the…

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Empire Conference Meets Prime Ministers in Conference Discuss Vast-scale Proposals for War and Peace

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 May 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Tues.-- The Dominion Premiers to-day and to-night for the first time had an opportunity of discussing the immediate war situation personally with each other, as well as Cabinet Ministers and military experts…

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