Local Soldier Wounded
Word has been received that L. Crop J. A. Jewer, of 243 William Lane has been wounded in section in New Guinea…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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 7 of 67
War Gossip Perils Vital News Gets to Enemy
CANBERRA. —Saying that military information was still being conveyed out of Australia to Axis leaders, the Federal Attorney-General…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Air Power Can Win the War" London, January 25
"Airpower can win this war," said Air Marshal Drummond interviewed in Cairo. He said. "The capture of Tripoli means we now have a giant aerodrome nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pte. Maiden Wounded
Mrs. C. A. Maiden has been advised that her husband, Pte. Maiden, was wounded in action on January 18. Pt[?]. Maiden is a son of Mr. C. W. Maiden…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Yugaslavia In Flames Of Partisan War"
Several days ago a book by Vlahovich, entitled "Yugoslavia In Flames of Partisan War" was published by the State Political Publishing House,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German Soldiers Executed Stockholm, January 25
Eighteen German soldiers were executed in Christian after a court martial had found that they were in contact with the enemy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers' Pensions Public Meeting Demands 50 Per Cent. Increase Sydney, January 26
Before a gathering of about five thousand people at the Sydney Town Hall tonight a meeting organised by the R.S.L. of N.S.W. carried a resolution…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.s. Soldiers to Stay in Australia
NEW YORK, January 26.—Largo numbers of American servicemen abroad will not return home after the war, according to Professor Walter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pte. "Chook" Slater Killed In Action
Relatives in Broken Hill have been notified that Pte. C. ("Chook") Slater has been killed in action in the New Guinea area[?]Pte[?]Slater, who leaves…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Chairman Of "Anzac Division" War Relief
News has been received from New York that Mr. Harold Rabling has been appointed chairman of the Anzac Division of the British War Relief Society…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local Teacher-soldier Wounded
Mrs. Maiden, who resides at 473 Lane Lane with her six-year-old daughter, has received advice that her husband, Pte. C. A. Maiden, was wounded in action…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Activities in and Around Wilcannia PRIVATE R. H. McKAY Killed in Action
The official telegram addressed to Mrs. R. H. McKay of Wilcannia last Friday conveyed the news of her husband's death in action. The knowledge…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pte. Maiden Wounded
Pte. C. A. Maiden, son of Mr. C. W. Maiden, has been wounded in action. This information came to Pte. Maiden's wife yesterday. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pte. R. Cranston Fatally Wounded
Mrs. L. J. Cranston, of Wertago Station, received on Tuesday a message from the military authorities that he son. Pte. Roy Cranston, had on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War Serious Position
A serious position is confronting Australia. This is revealed in official information that tells of big Japanese preparations for a southward drive. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council To Call Conference On Post-War Reconstruction
A suggestion made at the City Council meeting last night for a local conference to form a plan on post-war reconstruction was warmly received by the Council. Nearly every alderman present spoke in support of it, and it was decided to convene the conference as early…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barrier Miner Friday, January 29. 1943. Post-War Reconstruction
THE, decision at last night's City Council meeting to convene a conference of local bodies for the purpose of planning post-war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How Can We Beat Japan? Papuan Campaign Has Been "Test-Tube" War
For more than five months now the Pacific war has been more or less centred on one small campaign—small, that is, by contrast with the movement of tens of thousands of troops and tanks in North Africa and that moss slaughter on the Russian front—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pte. Slater Killed in Action
Advice has been received that Pte. C ("chook") Slater was killed in action in the New Guinea ares. He was well known locally, being prominent here to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →L[?]cpl. Jeffrey Wounded
Mrs. George Jeffery, of Munka Station, has received advice that her son, Lance Corporal Bill Jeffery, had been severely wounded on January…
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