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The wars & local soldiers, 1944

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Labor Shortage After the War Forecast By Premier

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--The funds expected to be available for postwar reconstruction would be large, but they would not be without…

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Getting Civilians Back To Jobs When War Is Over

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA, Mon.--Not only men from the front lines, but thousands of others who had neved heard a shot fired,…

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Two Soldiers Knifed In Sydney Hotel

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.--Two servicemen received knife wounds during an altercation in hotel in Pitt street this afternoon…

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Welcome To Soldier

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 2

The Coutts[?] Crossing Auxiliary of the C.R.D. P. and W. Fund held a social on Saturday, the 12th inst., to welcome home…

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Soldiers Robbed On Brisbane Mail

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--Police investigating a report that three Allied servicemen were robbed last night while the Brisbane…

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War Insurance Refund

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Any hirer who has paid war damage contribution covering the whole or any portion of 1944 was entitled…

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Dorrigo's War-Time Show Cattle and Horses Predominate General Entries Drop; High Quality Standard Maintained District Stages Most Successful Fixture

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 2

After an interlude of three years there has again been a Dorrigo Show. Once again has the local showground been interesting and attractive with the various horse events and with the sight of some of the district's best cattle; once more has the pavilion been…

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Soldiers' Preference Opposed By A.C.T.U. Executive

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs.—Preference to ex-service personnel Was not in the interests of the nation, and should be…

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Soldier Settlement Plans

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The State's programme for the Settlement of returned soldiers on the land is merely waiting for the…

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War Correspondent's Resignation

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 March 1944 · page 6

CANBERRA, Fri.--Mr. Curtin told Mr. Spender (U.A.P., N.S.W.) in the House of Representatives to-day that there was…

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Censorship To Be Considered By War Cabinet

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 March 1944 · page 6

CANBERRA, Fri.--The War Cabinet on Monday will discuss certain aspects of the internal censorship…

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U.s. Army Pay Question May Go to War Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 March 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Sun.--The question of the high rate of United States army pay may be placed before the War Council soon by…

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Soldiers Break Out of Camp at Miranda

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 March 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.--After throwing their food into garbage tins, 137 men undergoing detention at Miranda camp, battered…

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Drive For Women For War Work

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Mon.—Of the 2000 women who on Saturday were directed to attend the National Service Offices yesterday, 1100…

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Censorship to Be Discussed by War Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Mon.—The Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, intends to discuss the censorship issue with members of the…

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Mr. W. M. Hughes May Go Back To War Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 4

CANBERRA, Mon.—The Advisory War Council War meet to-morrow with a vacancy in the membership still unfilled. It had…

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Murder Charge Against N.Z. Soldier

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 4

AUCKLAND, Mon.—The police early yesterday arrested Thomas Rex Beagle, a 19-year-old New Zealand soldier, on a charge of…

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War In The Pacific

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 2

The campaign in the Pacific is going well, so well in fact that military quarters in America are convinced, after a…

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Maclean Patriotic and War Emergency Fund

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 4

A meeting of members of the Management Committee of the Maclean Patriotic Carnival was held at the offices of the organiser, Mr. E. D. Munro, on…

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Free Gift of Clothes For War Prisoners Ceases on March 31

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday.--After March 31 there will be no further free issue of clothing for inclusion in quarterly parcels sent…

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