Local Soldier Recovers From Illness
News has been received of Signalmen Keith Blacker having recovered from a very serious bout of malaria which he contracted in the tropical jungle of New…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1943
1,328 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 67
Dying Soldier's Song Inspires Charge
LONDON, January 14.—The singing of a Welsh corporal as he lay dying on a hill inspired a charge of 90 British soldiers in North Tunisia. The soldiers heard the corporal singing the company's song above the noise of bullets and the shouting of Germans, a British major told the British…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Man Wounded
Another local soldier wounded in a northern battle area is Pte. C. F. Killeen. This advice has been received by his brother, Mr. W. P…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pte. C. F. Killeen Wounded
Pte. C. F. Killeen has been wounded in action. This information has been received by his brother, Mr. W. P. Killeen, 321 Williams Lane, with whom…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War On Racketeers
SYDNEY.—Expressing determination to wage an unrelenting war on all price, racketeers, the Minister in charge of Prices Control (Senator…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Programme Outlined By Mr. Fadden
SYDNEY.—The Federal Opposition leader (Mr. Fadden) has outlined a nine-point programme which he says, the Federal Opposition…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →U.s. Soldier Finds Sisters
MELBOURNE.— Thomas Linney, the American serviceman who asked a Melbourne newspaper to help him find his two sisters, who have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Discussion On Pacific War
LONDON, January 17.—"The war against Germany must take precedence over the war against Japan, but this ruling must not be carried…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →What Are Facts Of This War?
George E. Salosky writes us follows in the "New York Times"—"What are the facts of this war? England went into it when Germany attacked…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Iraq At War With Axis WASHINGTON, January 16
Iraq is now at war with the Axis. This announcement, which reveals that Iraq considers herself at war from midnight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bureaucracy And The War Dr. Evatt in Broadcast Sydney, January 17
The wartime regulations were being found irksome by some of those whose private interests were being affected, declared the Attorney General, Dr. Evatt…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Told To Take Hat Off In Court
A CURIOUS thing about a police court is that while its dignity will stand up to a fair amount of variation in the dress of those who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Allied Move in Persia Foreshadowed (From J. A. Hetherington. "Barrier Miner" War Correspondent.)
CAIRO, January 18.—An Allied offensive strategic move in the Persia-Irak area is foreshadowed. Major-General A. Baillon, Chief of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →French Airman Makes RoundUp Of Itakans From a "Barrier Miner" War Correspondent with the [?]th Army in Libya
CAIRO January 18.—Like a sheepdog rounding up a mob on an Australian station, a Tree French plane rounded up 400 [?]alian troops…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Thought Dead Makes a Broadcast
AUCKLAND (N.Z.).—A soldier reported dead 12 months ago has broadcast from a secret radio of the People's Army in Yugoslavia. He is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£550 For Soldiers From Test Of Skill
In May, 1940, the Fighting Forces Comforts Fund introduced in "The Barrier Miner" a "Test of Skill," conducted on the Melbourne race…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Awards For S.A. Soldiers
MELBOURNE.—Three South Australians have been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and two the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Killed in Action
Word has been received that Lieut. "Nooky" Lawrence was killed in action in New Guinea on Christmas Day. Lieut Lawrence visited Broken Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Wounded
A message has been received from Mr. W. Crannaford from Adelaide that his son, George Crannaford, was wounded in action on December 26. He is located…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prisoner Of War Escapees Captured MELBOURNE, January 20
Two German prisoners of war, Gerhard Hartlieb (27) and Richard Mizzek (36), who escaped from a camp in the Goulbum Valley last week were…
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