4 Soldiers Killed When Removing Bomb
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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The wars & local soldiers, 1943
1,328 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 18 of 67
Curtin on Preference to Soldiers
CANBERRA.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) declared last night that he believed there should be preference to those soldiers who deserved…
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More than 350 men and women war workers are engaged in a dispute at a Government motor equipment annexe over a claim by shift workers for 25 per…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Conference Of War Chiefs WASHINGTON, March 30
The War Department has announced that high commanders in the pacific, including General Kenney, commander of the Allied Air Forces in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Barrier Miner Wednesday, March 31, 1913 Australia's War Effort
DETAILS released by the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) on the extent of the war effort made by Australia for the most part make…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Welcome Home Arranged for Mr. T. J. Brown
The Y.M.C.A. Military Service Citizens' Committee have arranged a public meeting on Monday, April 5. for the purpose of giving the friends of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sister V. Bullwinkel Prisoner of War
Mrs. E. Bullwinkel, of 49 Dover Street, Malvern, Adelaide, has been advised that her daughter, Sister Viv. Bullwinkel, is a prisoner of war…
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The most formidable weapon in Nazi hands is the submarine. It is indeed, the one sphere of the war's operations that holds any disturbing terror for the…
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Mr. and Mrs. J. McLennan, of 677 Chapple Lane, have received word that Pte. H. L. (Les.) Johnson has returned safely to Australia after…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers On Wharf Work
NUMBERS of Allied troops working on the wharfs today were greatly increased as compared with yesterday. Wharf…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Red Cross Locates Missing Soldiers
SYDNEY.—C. A. Lambert[?] Red Cross representative attached to the searcher branch in New Guinea. said last night that over 300 men officially…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sister Bullwinkel Prisoner of War
Sister Bullwinkel, formerly of the Broken Hill Hospital staff, is a Prisoner of War. Mrs. E. Bullwinkel, of 40 Dover Street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Treasurer's Appeal For War Loan
The secretary of the local War Loan committee, Mr. J. F. Sanderson, today received a telegram from Mr. J. B. Chifley, Treasurer, asking the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War Progress in Tunisia
The Allies are doing great work in Tunisia. The Mareth Line has been taken and Rommel is again in full retreat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Post-war Reconstruction No. 1—TAXATION
Now is the time to put our house in order and the step taken by the Commonwealth Government in taking over taxation from the States can be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Japs Sell War Bonds in Black Market
NEW YORK, April 1.—The Office of War Information asserts that the Japanese Government has been forced to stop the public from selling war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Education Conference First Public Consideration of Post-war Education
In Many ways Broken Milt Hill has been in the forefront of progressive movements The City may be justly proud of its Hospital and its reputation in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers Still Service Ships In Sydney
SYDNEY.—Although calls were again made at picking up centres to-day for wharf laborers to work under the gang system, none of the 2000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Les Wreford Killed in Action
Word that Les. Wreford has been killed in action in New Guinea was received in Broken Hill today. Les. was well known here having been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Insurance
Mr. F. J. Sanderson. acting to Clerk said yesterday that war damage insurance forms for 1943 are now [?] sent out premiumts will be due after…
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