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Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1943

1,328 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 17 of 67

War Damage Insurance Contributions Are Compulsory

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 24 March 1943 · page 1

Following the publication of a letter sent to an old age pensioner concerning the payment of war damage contributions which made it appear that such…

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Sos to Soldiers

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 March 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY.—The Army authorities wish to notify all men stationed at Wallgrove and Narellan camps that they must report back to those camps…

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Soldiers Must Only March with Units

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 March 1943 · page 3

CANBERRA.—In the House of Re[?] the Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) said that [?] armed forces are not…

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Soldier Injured In Fall From Express

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 March 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY.—For more than half an hour, Eric Turner, 32, of Durwood, sat between two sets of rails nursing a young soldier whose foot had been…

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Soldiers Likely to Gather Harvest

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 March 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY.—In conjunction with the Australian Food Council and the Army authorities, the Manpower Directorate is now considering the possibility…

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Killed in Action Pte. Frank Smiles

Western Grazier · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 1

The many friends of Pte. Frank Smiles will regret to hear that he was killed in action on February 24 in New Guinea. Frank came to Marra…

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The War Tunisia—hard Fighting

Western Grazier · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 2

The position in Tunisia is severe Rommel regained must of the defence line taken by the Eighth Army and furious fighting is going on inside the…

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U.s. Delegation for the War Fronts

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 1

WASHINGTON, March 25.—The Government will send a delegation of leading Labor officials, industrialists, mayors and governors on a tour of…

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S.o.s. to Soldiers

Western Grazier · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The Army authorities wish to notify all men stationed at Wallgrove and Narellan camps that they must report back to those camps on the dates…

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Soldier Preference Proposal Extended Canberra, March 25

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 1

The Government's new soldier preference proposals announced in the House of Representatives this afternoon extended preference not only to returned…

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Soldiers Hurt In Street Brawls

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY.—Two soldiers were stabbed and a third had one of his legs broken in brawls in the city last night. The provost corps…

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Soldier-civilian Altercation

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 1

As a result of an altercation on the footpath outside Ozone Theatre last night between a soldier and a civillian the latter was later admitted to Hospital…

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War Loan Rally On April 10

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 March 1943 · page 3

A monster rally has been arranged by the War Loan Committee for the Town Hall on Saturday. April 10. in connection with the Third Liberty…

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Radio War British Intensification LONDON, March 28

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 29 March 1943 · page 1

The B.B.C. radio war against the Axis will be intensified on Monday when all European broadcasts from Britain are being increased and…

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Barrier Miner Monday, March 29, 1913. Preference To Soldiers

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 March 1943 · page 2

THE Curtin Government is at the crossroads on the vital issue of preference, not to unionists this time, but to soldiers in the Federal public…

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Good Programme For War Loan Rally

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 2

At a meeting of the local War Loar Committee hold last night arrangements for the monster rally to be held in the Town Hall in connection…

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How To Stop Third World War

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 1

LONDON. March 27.—"If the very simple truths I am trying to tell Britain are rejected, you will have a third world war in less time than…

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War Loan Rally (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 4

Dear Sir—I see by yesterday's issue of "Barrier Daily Truth" that the War Loan Committee is holding a rally in the Town Hall on April 10 and because…

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Soldiers' Preference Clash in Senate Canberra, march 29

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 1

Although he claimed that Opposition members of the Senate were not attempting deliberately to embarrass the Government or make political capital,…

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4 Soldiers Killed When Removing Bomb

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY.—When a mortar bomb exploded on a South Coast beach last night four soldiers were killed. The bomb was found by a civilian, and…

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