American Soldiers Lost On Ships
WASHINGTON, Wed.--Of approximately four and a half million American soldiers who sailed from America to fight in Europe,…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1945
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Casino Soldier Awarded D.C.M.
CANBERRA, Wed.--Sergt. Bede Vaughan Gooley, of Casino, N.S.W., has been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for…
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CANBERRA, Thurs.--A conference of potato growers from all States will be called by the Minister for Commerce, Mr. Scully,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Land of Promise the Beautiful Dorrigo Something New for the Post War Tourist
In the post-war years, not far abead—all earnestly hope—and the return to normal, with the lifting of restrictions on travelling and once…
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A U.S. infantryman fatally wounded on Okinawa receives the last rites from an American chaplain.--…
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LONDON, Fri.--The trials of war criminals for offences such as murder, torture, starvation of prisoners, poisoning of drinking…
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WASHINGTON, Fri.--American military authorities believe that Japan will surrender within 90 days or the war will be of long duration. However, the Administration's plans are based on another…
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LONDON, Mon.--The times and place of the trials of Goering, Von Ribbentrop, Rudolph Hess, and other Nazi leaders will be one of the Big Three's first decisions, when they meet in Berlin, according to the diplomatic writer of the "Daily Mail."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fresh Developments in War in Pacific Invasion Force Being Assembled, Says Japs
GUAM, Mon.--Offensive blows against the Japanese on far-flung battle fronts, embracing not only the south-west and western Pacific, but also China and Burma, again added significance from two fresh developments reported this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Take Off Goats And Tackle War Against Japan"
LONDON, Tues.--The Commander of the 14th Army, General Slim, speaking at a press conference in London, urged that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mail For Soldiers In Hospital
SYDNEY, Tues.--It is not always possible to send letters or telegrams from next of kin, direct to hospitals where wounded…
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CHUNGKING, Wed.--While the recapture of Wenchow--which, with the port of Foochow is regarded as a possible landing point…
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MACLEAN, Wed.--Gordon Young, a soldier, aged 22 years, was charged at Maclean Police Court that on June 19, at Ilarwill,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Advance Subscriptions For War Loan
There was a serious falling off throughout the State in the number of subscribers to the Second and Third Victory…
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Mrs. S. A. Williams, of 83 Mary street, Grafton, has received a message from the Red Cross Bureau For Wounded and Missing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers' Appeal For Privacy In Home Comings
CANBERRA. Fri.--A moving appeal from a repatriated prisoner of war and his mates to keep those soldiers' home-comings private and…
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MANILA, Sun.--Nearly all of the 82,012 Japanese wounded in the Philippines died or were killed by comrades on orders, of officers, says the United Press correspondent at General MacArthur's headquarters, quoting captured records…
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Mr. J. D. Thompson, Country Branch Commissioner for the New South Wales Division of the Red Cross Society, visited…
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SYDNEY, Sun.--A warning to the people of Great Britain that the war in the Pacific was far from over was given by the…
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GUAM, Mon.--Army and Navy planes evacuated 14,424 casualties from Okinawa--nearly half the total wounded in the…
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