War Factory Makes Pencil Sharpeners
CANBERRA, Tues.--Because of lulls in urgent defence requirements, pencil sharpeners were being made at a small…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1945
848 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 43
War Damage Controller
CANBERRA, Wed.--The appointment of Mr. J. James as Deputy Controller of the War Damage Commission at Port…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Non-Nazi Minister May Shorten War
LONDON, Thur.—The appointment of Count Schwerin Von Krosigk as German Foreign Minister is welcomed in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anzac Night Re-Union OVER 100 Diggers Celebrate Australia's Day Smok-o — Happy Function
In typical Digger style, the local sub-branch of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A., held their annual Anzac re-union in the Memorial Hall, on the evening…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maclean Show Attendance Above Pre-War Figures
Over three thousand people, who paid approximately £315, attended the Maclean Showground on the concluding day of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society's 52nd…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →First To But And Beyond Local Soldiers In Action
First Australian troops into But comprised an Australian infantry unit which crowned a long march, made with surprise speed, with the occupation of the beachhead and jetty area—a landmark in the arduous Aitape campaign…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Filipinos Transport Wounded U.S. Soldiers
A sampan manned by Filipino guerillas carries seriously wounded American soldiers to a point of safety on Leyte Island in the central Philippines, after the troops bad helped to repulse a Japanese counter-attack…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coramba Anzac Ball
Despite indications of inclement weather, the Anzac ball held at the Coramba School of Arts on Friday night was a big success, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Crimes Indictment
LONDON, Fri--"A reign of terror, brutality and cruelty perpetrated on a scale unequalled in history," is the in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →American Soldier Aids Manila Civilians
An American soldier leads Filipino civilians, including a Catholic nun, out of a building in Manila s old Walled City, much of which was destroyed during a last-ditch battle between the Japanese And liberating forces…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Announcement Of End Of War Coming Soon
LONDON, Sun.--The announcement of the end of the war in Europe is coming very soon, says the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Roads
Army roads were built by the Army and the C.C.C. in a network behind the forces on the mainland. One was a highway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Merchantmen at War
Some of the most fascinating and astonishing stories ever told are in a book just published in London called "Merchantmen at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →'Bulldog' Churchill War Leader
I see Winston Churchill as a great human being--great in his nobility, his generosity, his courage. You could think, and use of him that famous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Looking Back at the War with Germany Review of the War
In the following pages an endeavour is made to present a picture of the chief events of the war with Germany in retrospect. Time and space will not allow anything…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence River District's War Record Is One to Be Proud of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen Went From Clarence
The Clarence River has a proud record in this as in the last war. From every corner of it our sons, daughters, fathers, brothers, sister have gone forth to fight or to serve in every capacity and on every front in the global war, and have earned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Armies' Work In War's Decisive Year
British Army activities have been dealt with elsewhere, but it is fitting that the events of 1944, the decisive year of the war, should be chronicled in respect to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German War Effort Sabotaged By Resistance Groups
NEW YORK, Mon.—Throughout the seven years that Nazism spread, dominating and controlling large parts of the European Continent, beginning with the occupation of Austria and Czechoslovakia, patriots have fought and died to free themselves and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Manpower Figures Shed New Light On Australia's War
Manpower has been one of the greatest problems of the Australian administration since the Japanese entered the war…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War at Our Door Australians Fight on Every Eront
Australian troops, airmen and naval forces fought on every front in the war. Their conduct in the field and out of it earned the highest praise from the generals under whom they served, including General Mac Arthur. They received practically…
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