Post-War Marketing Of Wool
The chairman of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council Hon. J. F. Abbott, M.H.R. In referring to the published statement by the Minister for Commerce…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1943
1,328 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 67
The War General Position Improves
The general war position has improved for the Allies this week. In Russia our Allies continue to harras the Axis forces and have taken the important town of…
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The Australian Red Cross has received cabled Information regarding the distribution of the first shipment of food, clothing and medical supplies sent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Prisoners O.K. MELBOURNE, December 29
A message sent by Captain J. D. C. Hammen on behalf of Brigadier-General Blackburn, V.C., who was commanding officer of the AIF in Java, has been…
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The successes of the British English Army in North Africa and the speed with which the Allied Forces have advanced, serve to emphasise the great…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Employment Of Women Stoppage in War Factories
Stoppages occurred at four Metropolitan defence factories today, involving about a thousand men, over the employment of women. It was…
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Contents of next of kin clothing parcels to prisoners of war camps in Germany and Italy have been further restricted, according to a cable received…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wounded By Stray Bullet
WHILE police were attempting to enter the Crown Hotel, Prymont, last night to [?]uell a disturbance taking place…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Amazing War Experiences
NEWCASTLE.—A man who left Australia as a brigade major and returned with the rank of Lieut.-Col. had an amazing experience overseas…
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NEW YORK, January 1.—Tough minded realists at Pearl Harbor expect a long Pacific war. Some even give it a good chance of lasting several more years. They point out that the war in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Papuan Soldier Awarded M.M.
CANBERRA.—The Military Medal has been awarded to Acting-Sergeant Katue, of a Papuan Infantry Battalion…
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SYDNEY.—Pte. John McClelland, of Narrandera, had one of his legs badly smashed when he was struck by a car at Bondi on New Year's Eve…
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LONDON, January 3.—Twelve sets of dance orchestra instruments, each sufficient for a band of eight, players, and including drums, tubas, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Year Opens Auspiciously Russians Roll Back German Armies (Weekly War Commentary)
The year 1943 opens auspiciously on the Russian Front with the German being rolled back at several places by the Red Army's winter offensive…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barrier Miner Monday, January 4, 1943. War Effort Blot
ALL Prime Minister Curtin got for his trouble when he pleaded with workers to observe New Year's Day as a working day was a stoppage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Germans Now Face War Of Altrition; Lord Gort's Views
LONDON, January 3.—Asking what Hitler has to promise the German people for the New Year, the Governor and C.-in-C. Malta (Lord Gort) said in a broadcast that Germany, which had already suffered heavy losses, was now…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Appreciates His Xmas Hamper
Writing to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Martin, from the Far North, Sgt. Bernard Martin, AIF, expressed his gratitude to the FFC…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correct War Tip
LONDON, January 4.—The chairman of the British Broadcasting Corporation (Sir Allan Powell), in a broadcast, said that monitoring…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Historian's Tip About War
NEW YORK, January 4.—The noted historian, Albert Bushnell Hart, suggests that America should annex Canada after the war, "lest Russian…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Operation in Tent As Big Storm Rages From a "Barrier Miner" War Correspondent
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA.— An Air Force mobile operating theatre, which can be set up in any place complete in 90 minutes, was…
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