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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers
848 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 37 of 43
Pte. Ken McFarlane, son of Mrs. McFarlane, Sen., of Lawrence, recently returned home after having been a prisoner of war in Japanese hands since the fall of Singapore. Pte. McFarlane was attached…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CANBERRA, Sun.--The King has approved the award of the George Medal to two Queenslanders, Corporal Joseph William…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CANBERRA, Mon.--The Minister for the Interior, Mr. Johnson, announced to-day that Dr. A. S. Fitzpatrick, chief executive…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A plea to regard former prisoners of war simply as returned servicemen, Was made by Cpl. Bruce Ford at a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Urunga War and Patriotic Fund Committee raided a sum of £279304 during the 5½ years since its inauguration…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Tues. -- War Eagle left Sydney this morning by float for Melbourne, where he will contest the Melbourne Cup…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Japanese had a habit of placing prisoner of war camps close to ammunition dumps, important railway sidings and junctions, said Pte. R. Barnes, a former prisoner of war of the Japanese, who recently returned to Grafton…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Above: This picture shows the complete destruction of the enormous Mitsubishi aircraft engine plant at Nagoya…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CANBERRA, Wed.--To June, 1945, the war cost Australia £2111 million, or £28791 per head of population. Figures released to-day by the Department of Information show…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Eleven discharged personnel of H.M. Forces were extended a welcome home in the Memorial Hall on Friday evening last,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LONDON, Thurs.--The names of 465 Bulgarians and Italians against whom Yugo-Slavia, Britain and France are bringing charges…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →During the war the public schools of the State contributed £1,250,000 in collections and donations to various war and relief…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BRISBANE, Thurs.--A start with Australia's post-war defence plans is expected to be ordered by the next meeting of the War Cabinet. It was learned to-day the Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A large crowd assembled at the hall at Seelands to welcome Pte. T. Davis, who had been a prisoner of war since the fall of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lower Bucca Patriotic Committee organised a dance to welcome home Pte. Roy Alcock, who had been a prisoner of war at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WASHINGTON, Sun.--Papers taken from the sunken Japanese cruiser, Nachi, in Manila Bay, disclosed an operation plan providing for the outbreak of war at a time fixed by the Imperial Headquarters, and also outlined the attack, against Pearl Harbour,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →PERTH, Sun.--A protest against what was described as discrimination against the winners of the Military Medal in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Sun.--Under close arrest five British soldiers charged with collaborating with the Japanese, arrived in Sydney on Friday in the British escort carrier, Slinger. They are a major, captain and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CHUNGKING, Mon.--"This is civil war," one Communist official told the New York "Times" correspondent. Fighting, however, was local and the difference between it and real civil war was that this war could still be stopped…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CANBERRA, Mon.--Recreational leave to soldiers outside Australia had been restricted to cases where the men had not had…
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