Dr. Evatt Speaks on Post War Plans
ARMIDALE.—Speaking at an election meeting, the attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) declared that policies of price stabilisation, organised…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
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Barrier Miner Monday, May 22. 1944. Murder of War Prisoners
LAST week the news of the shooting of 47 Allied airmen who tried to escape from a Nazi prison camp was given out. It was another of…
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SYDNEY.—The 15-year-old interstate liner Westralia, which took part in the Hollandia landing, is building up a unique war record for a converted merchantman. At Arawe she became the first Royal Australian Navy Infantry landing ship to take part in a Pacific Invasion…
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COLOMBO, May 22.—Heavy rain yesterday hampered operations around Myitkyina, key Japanese base in North Burma, says today's S.E. Asia…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Readers' Comments Friendly Societies and War Loans
To the Editor, Sir.—My attention has been drawn to a letter published in your paper on May 3 signed by the district secretaries of two friendly…
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SYDNEY.—In an Empire Day broadcast last night the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) declared that the problems now facing the Empire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Round the Shows War Film at Ozone
Considered by servicemen under General MacArthur's command to be the best and most popular picture distributed up to January, 1944,…
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ADELAIDE.—A 27-year-old private said at a district court-martial today that the evidence for the prosecution was "nothing but a pack of lies from beginning to end." Private Kevin Selling (27) pleaded not guilty to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War Hitler Line Pierced
The Allied forces in Italy have continued their big scale offensive. They shattered the Gustav Line some days ago and have now pierced the Adolf…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dangerous Years After War
Ottawa, May 25.—The New Zealand Minister to Washington, Mr. Nash, in a speech predicted that ten years after the war would be the most…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain To Inquire Into Deaths Of War Prisoners
London, May 25.—The British Government is inquiring through Switzerland regarding reports that 2,700 Allied prisoners of war, including 53 British from…
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ALGIERS, May 28.—Australian ex-prisoners who were landed here by the exchange ship Gripsholm have now left homeward…
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ADELAIDE—Three U.S. Army officers had more than £40 stolen from their bedroom in a guest home in the early hours of yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scientists at Post-war Conference
Sidney, May 29. — Unless Australia could show the would in the post-war period that the fullest efforts were being made to develop this country, there…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Admiral Mountbatten on Asian War
London, May 28.—"Soldiers fighting in the Jungles on the frontier of India and Burma are grappling with a task that seems certain to continue after the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.s. Soldiers Robbed
Adelaide, May 29.—Three U.S. Army officers had more than £40 stolen from their bedrooms in a guest home in the carly hours of yesterday. Lieut. Edward…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sale Of Surplus War Goods Soon
Canberra, May 30.—Surplus Commonwealth stocks worth probably many tens of thousands of pounds will be sold by a newly formed Disposals Commission…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ccc and Soldiers' Coupons
MELBOURNE.—The Director of Rationing (Mr. Cumming) announced today that the current food coupons issued to servicemen and CCC…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chinese War and Aims
Chungking, May 30.—China will be glad to send representatives to Washington to discuss with the United States, England, and Russia formation of an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Invalidates Fair Charter
London, May 30.—king John [?] of England has put "paid" in the historic Amersham fair in Buckinghamshire. Under a charter granted by him…
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