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The wars & local soldiers, 1944

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Opinions of Our Readers Soldiers' Pay

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 May 1944 · page 1

Sir.--Please accept congratulations on your able article on Soldiers' Pay. Please, for the sake of our Worthy soldiers, keep up this fight, and not…

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American Soldier Accidentally Shot By U.S. Patrol

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 May 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Mon.--A United States naval rating, George Woodey, 23, was accidentally shot by a member of the United States shore patrol who was…

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War Prisoners' Graves

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 May 1944 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Mon.--The Acting Army Minister, Mr. Fraser, said to-day that in Germany and Japan all…

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Conference Of War Agricultural Committees at Grafton To-day

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 May 1944 · page 2

The conference of War Agricultural Committees will be held to-day at the Presbyterian Hall, Prince street, Grafton, at 10.30…

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Ten Years For Soldier Who Killed His Wife

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 May 1944 · page 3

PERTH, Tues.--Matthew Main-bridge (35), soldier, was sentenced to ten years' hard labor to-day for killing his 24-year-old…

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War Service Homes Chief Reappointed

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--The Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Forde, announced to-night that the Full Cabinet had decided to reappoint…

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Cheap Labor War Prisoners Objected to

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--The immediate withdrawal of Italian prisoner of war labor from farms and other holdings in the…

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Prime Ministers Discuss Post-War Pacific Problems

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Tues.--The Dominion Prime Ministers attended a meeting of the War Cabinet to-day, thus being enabled…

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Producers' Problems Discussed At Grafton by War Agricultural Committee Delegates

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 4

Delegates from all local committees of the Grafton District War Agricultural Committee yesterday discussed for several hours an agenda containing many matters of interest to the men on the land. Manpower problems as they affect dairy and cane farms…

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Air Transport After the War

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Wed.--In the light of the fact that Britain has made concessions to the United States on questions affecting…

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Coal Famine May Stop War Industries

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thurs:--The Fuel Co-ordination Committee is understood to-day to have warned the Commonwealth…

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Post-War Control Of Munition Factories Is Govt's Policy

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.--The acting general secretary of the Ironworkers' Union. Mr. J. McPhillips, said to-night that he had…

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Rommel's Advice to German Soldiers on the Invasion

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Wed.--It is announced by Berlin radio that Field Marshal Rommel, during a recent visit to the Atlantic…

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Chatsworth Anzac Day Service

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 May 1944 · page 2

The usual Anzac Day service was held at the Monument. Mr. J. Ryan, president of the Monument Committee, occupied the chair, and Rev. Canon…

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Women's Part In Post-War Reconstruction

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 May 1944 · page 2

Mrs. Arthur. Grenfell, O.B.E., vicepresident of the British Young Women's Christian Assn. is at present in Melbourne as the guest of his Excellency…

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Prisoners of War Welfare Conference in Victoria

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 May 1944 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Fri.--A conference representing all bodies interested in the welfare of prisoners of war met in…

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Manpower and Machinery Discussed By War Agricultural Committees' Conference at Maclean

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 May 1944 · page 2

There was a good attendance of delegates of local War Agricultural Committees present at the conference with departmental officers in the Literary Institute. Maclean, on Thursday. Mr. W. H. Darragh, president of the Grafton District War Agricultural…

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Soldier Remanded on Charge of Stabbing Civilian

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 May 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Fri.--Upon an undertaking being given that he would be kept under close guard, Edwin Elmore (24), soldier, was…

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Troop Train Smash Kills Four Soldiers in South Australia

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 May 1944 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Fri.--Four soldiers were killed and 27 injured, when a goods train crashed into a stationary troop…

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Hungary's Aim in War

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 May 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Sun.-- Budapest radio, replying to the joint English-American-Russian warning to get out of the war, says:…

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