League of Nations Could Have Prevented War
LONDON, Thurs.-- Mr. Churchill, in birthday greetings to Viscount Cecil on his 30th birthday, declared the war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1944
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Our War Effort Tarnished By Few Roughnecks
CANBERRA, Thurs.--Morale in Australia had slipped because the Commonwealth Government had always taken the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Labor Caucus Seeks Information On Post-War Plans
CANBERRA, Thurs.-- A demand by members of the Federal Labor Caucus for more detailed information on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Bowling Green? After the War Bowlers Look Ahead
At the annual meeting of the Dorrigo Bowling Club, members present, visualised the time (after the war), when provision would have to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Last War Airman Is Loan Supervisor for Loan Campaign
Mr. H. B. Elbourne, Divisional Supervisor for northeastern New South Wales for the Commonwealth war loan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Allied Landings in Pacific Carry War Nearer Philippines
In two great leaps in the Pacific the Allies have carried the war into the outer defences of the Philippines. General MacArthur's forces have landed on the island of Morotai, the most northerly of the Halmahera group, 300 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →EDITORIAL. War In The Pacific
The landing of Allied forces on the island of Morotai, the most northerly of the Halmahera, group, 300 miles from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fast Air Freight for Australia As Post-war Plan?
CANBERRA. Mon.--A scheme for Fast air shipment of perishable farm and food products might well be adopted in Australia after the war, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →After the War. Sydney To London In Three Days
MELBOURNE, Mon.--Qantas Empire Airways, Ltd., contemplates a three-day service between Sydney and London after…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Twins Wounded By Same Bomb: Side By Side in Same Hospital
Twins dropped from the sky together, fought together, were wounded by the came bomb and were tended…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hitler and Gang Top List of War Criminals
WASHINGTON, Tues.--The Secretary for State, Mr. Cordell Hull, yesterday stated that Hitler and his right-hand men…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Protest Against Soldier's Sentence
SYDNEY. Tues.--—A resolution protesting against the "excessive punishment" imposed on Pte. Jack Wilson. A.I.F. now serving five years in Goul…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War in Europe Over Before End of Year Says Montgomery
LONDON, Wed.--In a speech reported last night from Belgium, Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery said that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Magazines and Periodicals for Soldiers
Citizens Of Grafton, there is an acute demand throughout the Australian forces on active service for popular magazines…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tug-o'-War At Grafton Rodeo
Included in the programme for the Grafton rodeo on October 21. will be a championship tug-o' war, in which teams representing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Compulsory Service In Britain After The War
LONDON, Thurs.--Military service in Britain after the war will include compulsory cadet service for all boys who at 13 will do…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Money Available For Public Works When War Ends
BRISBANE, Thurs.--It is estimated that £615,000,000 will be available for public works when the war ends, the Treasurer, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Guerillas Rescued After 2½ Years War Against Japs
General MacArthur's Headquarters, Thurs.--Twenty-five survivors of a band of Dutch and Indonese troops have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Warders Win Tug-o'-War
A tug-o'-war team composed of Gaol Warders defeated a team of Police and Firemen on the third pull at the Police and Firemen's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Marine War Risks Premiums Reduced
CANBERRA, Fri.--In view of the improvement in the war situation, the Commonwealth Marine War Risks Insurance Board has decided to reduce…
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