The War Landing at Manus
News of the week shows that the Allied war position has grown stronger except for Italy where the Germans are attacking the Anzio bridgehead…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1944
1,080 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 54
Welcome Home
A pleasant evening was spent in the Tennis Association Hall on Tuesday night, the occasion being a welcome home to Private Arthur Neate…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →American Fighters Make Offensive Sweep Over Berlin; New War Phase
LONDON, March 3.—The air war against Germany entered a new phase today, when American fighters for the first time carried out an offensive sweep over Berlin, At the same time other American planes, Flying…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Post-War And Tradesmen
In all probability the first few years after the war will be busy years—so much so as to ward off any crisis. They will be years in which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Stocks Lowest Since Start of War
SYDNEY.— The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) stated last night that many industries would soon be short of coal if…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bread War In Adelaide ADELAIDE, March 7
Adelaide is in the throes of a bread war. A strike of practically all operative bakes in the metropolitan area yesterday resulted in the initiation of the plan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →7 Years For Soldiers For Brutal Assault DUBBO, March 7
When Gilbert Taylor (24), a soldier and first offender, was sentenced with another soldier, Walter Barber (22), for assault, his five months bride, a WAAF…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Graphic War Films
The "Why We Fight" films "Divide and Conquer" and "Battle of Britain," which created a sensation when shown in Adelaide, are to be shown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Post-war Aviation Canberra, March 8
In the House today, Mr. Morgan Labor, N.S.W.) urged that the Federal Government ensure that Australia be represented at the Washington…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Causes Unemployment and Exploitation Sydney, March 8
Unemployment was one of the major causes of war. Ruthless exploitation of the weak by the strong found its chief expression in unemployment and in war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prime Minister On Coal Position Unemployment And Impairment Of War Effort Questions Personal Capacity to Be Responsible for War Effort Canberra, March 8
The Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, warned today that widespread unemployment with a grave impairment of the war effort was likely as a result of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Berlin Gets Its Biggest Pasting of War; 2000 Planes in the Raid
LONDON, March 8.—Today's American daylight attack on Berlin was the heaviest fire raid of the war. Nearly 2,000 planes—about 1,000 heavy bombers escorted by 800 fighters—dropped more than 10,000 high explosive bombs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Sentences For U.S. Soldiers BRISBANE, March 8
Three American soldiers received heavy sentences from the United States Court Martini today. Found guilty or robbery and with an offence against a male…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War Blitz Of Berlin
The greatest air raid of the war was staged by the American Air Force on Wednesday when 1,000 bombers, escorted by 800 fighters, made a daylight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thousand Allied Bombers Carry Out War's Greatest Fire Raid London, March 9
United States Flying Fortresses and Liberators carried out the war's greatest fire raid when they battled through German fighter and ground defences to Berlin yesterday. .About a thousand bombers dropped…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian Soldier Stabbed in All-in Brawl Brisbane, March 9
Following a brawl in the city last night in which servicemen, merchant seamen and civilians were involved, an Australian soldier. Kenneth Sutton has been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Films Preview Tomorrow Night
In connection with Sunday night's war film preview, the picture theatre proprietors wish to announce that owing to a difficulty of a three-way…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers' Pensions
Mr. B. A. Clark, pensions officer, will be in Broken Hill this morning and will remain until Wednesday to deal with all pension problems and to give advice…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →S[?] Long War with Japs
NEW YORK.— Lt.-Gen. Evans Carlson, leader of the famed Carlson raiders, told a "New York Times" interviewer that the Pacific war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Articles Cause Stir in Us. Senate
WASHINGTON, March 12.—The United States Army War College Library has been ordered to discontinue the distribution of certain…
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