Forged Pass For Soldier; Bound Over
JOHN Herbert White, 22, soldier, of Wayville, formerly of Western Australia, who forged the leave pass found oh the soldier Daviss who was…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1943
1,328 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 67
Allies Prepare "Bad Medicine" For Japs In Big Quantities (From Winston Turner, a "Barrier Miner" War Correspondent with the U.S. Forces in the South Pacific)
THE Allies are no longer thinking of holding Guadalcanal— they are out to shake the Japanese grip on New New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and the Solomons, says the Commander of the Allied Army and Air Forces in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Broken Hill Soldiers Wounded
Several Broken Hill men figure in the latest casualty list. They are:— Wounded in action—Private W. G. Crannaford, Private C. F. Kil[?]een,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War
Sanananda has fallen to the Allies and mopping up operations are proceeding. So the position is well in hand in the Papuan area…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local War Loan Effort
For the purposes of the Hundred Million Austerity war Loan Broken Hill population was taken as £26,000 for which it was given a quota of £200,000. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prisoner Of War Adoption For Wilcannia
In a letter from the Red Cross Headquarters in Sydney to the Branch secretary in Wilcannia it has been suggested [?] the town adopt a prisoner of war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scrap From Old Cars in War Effort
The annual junking of old automobiles in Australia takes comparatively few ancient motor vehicles off the roads, and provides little in the way of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →5028 Aliens Naturalised Since War Began
CANBERRA.—Including 246 Germans and [?] Italians, a total of 5028 aliens in Australia have become naturalised since the war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier for Trial on Murder Charge
LONDON, January 22.—August Sangret, a private in the Canadian forces, was committed for trial in the Guildford (Sur[?]ey) Court on a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier Killed By Truck
MELBOURNE.—Alleged to have driven through a crowd of soldiers alighting from a tram in Flemington Road[?] city, last night, as a result of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Locals Wounded Adelaide, January 24
The following names appear in the South Australian casualty list issued today: Wounded in action. Pte. W. M. Moraney. Inf., Tibooburra: A Cpl…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Veterans' Home
The Board of Management announce extensive additions to the War Veterans' Home at Legacy Park, Narrabeen, to cost over £10,000. These…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Italians Like Australia Hope To Settle After War
NEW YORK, January 24.—Letters from Italian war prisoners in Australia have been one of the factors in breaking down Italian morale at home[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Complacency Not in Keeping with War Situation Australia's Danger No Less Than It Was 12 Months Ago Sydney, January 24
Speaking at the Australia Day celebration in Sydney today, the Minister for Supply, Mr. Beasley, expressed fears that Australia's civilian public, cheered…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Artist's Record For Archibald Prize
Painted in Syrie:[?]merged in sea for some time after jinking by enemy action recovered and painted over in the Middle East finished on arrival in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers' Dependants And Hire Purchase SYDNEY, January 24
Despite recent regulations to the contrary, attempts have been made by firms to repossess goods under hire purchase during the absence of servicemen Without…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Pensions Soldier Secretary's Statement Sydney, January 25
Commenting on the statement made by the Repatriation Minister. Mr. Frost, at Canberra today concerning Soldiers' pensions, the secretary of the Returned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Army Clerk Turns Fighting Soldier
Army clerks and other men doing non-combatant duties in the British Army go through a course of realistic battle training emerging as tough, bronzed. fighting men ready to lay down pen and take up gun or grenade at a moment's notice. PICTURE SHOWS: A British Army clerk tackling a pile…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tax on Soldiers' Deferred Pay
SYDNEY,—Five per cent. of the amount a soldier received as deferred pay on his discharge would be regarded as assessable income for taxation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pte. Cranston Killed In Action
Mrs. N. Cranston of Wertago Station received the sad news yesterday that her eldest son. Pte. Roy Cranston, aged 34 years. AIF, died of wounds on…
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