Soldiers Robbed
SYDNEY.—Two Allied servicemen were knocked down and robbed last night. One was assaulted at Darlinghurst and the of her at Stanmore…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1943
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Britain's Vast War Savings
LONDON, March 7.—War Savings in Britain now total nearly 5000 million pounds. The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir Kingsley Wood) announced this today when he opened London's "Wings for Victory" savings week. Britain had already spent 12,500 millions directly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →West Football Club Helps War Effort
THE annual general meeting of the West Broken Hill Football Club was held in the club rooms yesterday morning, Mr. H. C. Yuill presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small Gain of Women for War Effort
SYDNEY.—In a survey of women not gainfully employed in Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia, only 15 per cent. had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wounded Men Treated In Air
LONDON, March 9.—American wounded flown from the Tunisian battle front to base hospitals will be provided…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Damage Insurance
The War Damage Commission has sent final notices to those persons who have not yet paid their war damage insurance for 1942…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letters Delivered to War Prisoners
The Red Cross has received a cable from the International Red Cross at Geneva that the first batch of letters sent from Australia to our prisoners…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Plans For The New War Loan
At a meeting of the War Loan Committee last night, preliminary arrangements were made for the opening of the war loan on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letters to War Prisoners Must Now Be Typed
The Red Cross bureau has been informed that the Red Cross message service may no longer be used to send messages to prisoners of war although…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British And U.S. Talks Likely About Russia's Role After The War
WASHINGTON, March 9.—Informed quarters state that the British and American Governments are believed to have agreed to engage in a serious exchange of views in the near future on relations with Russia…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →26 Bombers Attack Wau Enemy Systematically Patterns Airfield Evidence Piling Up That Air War in New Guinea Changing Somewhere N Iaustralia March 10
Continued evidence of the growing impetus of Jap air power in the New Guinea theatre was provided yesterday, when a large formation of 26 Jap twin-engined bombers, screened by 21 Zero fighters swept in from the north-east at 15,000 feet and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Preference of Work to Returned Men
CANBERRA.—During a debate on the Repatriation Bill in the House of Representatives last night, Opposition members urged the adoption of a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bringing In The Wounded Glimpse of Hospital Routine
SOMEWHERE IN AUST., Mar. 8. The long line of grey Ambulances pulled slowly through the gates at an Australian general hospital, swung…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War Quiet in Pacific
Comparative quiet has existed in the South-West Pacific since the devastation of the Jap convoy in the Bismarck Sea. This does not mean that our…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Board Has Ideas on Lambing
WASHINGTON, March ll.— When an Idaho sheep farmer asked the War Production Board permission to buy canvas to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Returned Soldiers Annual Meeting Held
The annual meeting of the Wilcannia sub-branch of the RSS and AILA was held at the Athenaeum on Sunday morning. At this meeting the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Welcome Home to Soldiers
The A.L.P. dance tonight will be a welcome home to soldiers. A special lucky spot and lucky dip will be a failure, also the usual lucky spot dance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tokio Campaign In War Seriousness
NEW YORK, March 12.—A report from the Office of War information said that Tokio radio has begun a campaign to impress the Japanese…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Income Source For War Prisoners
Swearing, which hitherto has always been one of man's wasted talents, has at last been capitalised. Men who swear in the bar of a local…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Artificial Teeth As War Fund Aid
CANBERRA.—Gold-encrusted artificial teeth, wedding rings, and of d watches are among the peculiar gifts the Government has received to assist…
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