Overseas Delegation to See Our War Effort
CANBERRA.—The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) yesterday announced that Parliamentary delegations from the United Kingdom and…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
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The War Progress In Italy
The Allies continue to make progress Italy, Since making the Gustav and Hitler defence lines they have taken many places and are within 15 miles of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Advertisement Tells About War Secrets
NEW YORK, June 1.—Advertisement in magazines by some American firms constitute a dangerous "leak" of information to the enemy, says William Humphrey, London correspondent of the New York newspaper "P.M."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How Dutchman Heard of War; Trek to Join
MELBOURNE.—A 21-year-old Dutchman, who did not know until last November that his country was at war, has joined the Netherlands…
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What seems to be a hard case brought under notice yesterday, that of a returned, discharged soldier 22 years of age. This man enlisted in the A.I.F…
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Melbourne, June 4.—Two soldiers were injured, one seriously, in suburban rail accidents last night. Private Thomas Corbett, of High Street, Seaholine, had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Returned Soldier And Work
With regard to the complaint which was reported to "Barrier Daily Truth" that a returned soldier from the present war had not been able to get work, Mr…
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MELBOURNE.—Senator Fraser last night replied to the report that wounded soldiers still in military hospitals had been told that they would…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Weary Miners Hate the Nazis
SYDNEY.—A Labor member of the visiting British Parliamentary Delegation (Mr. P. Collinridge) said last night that the war-weary miners of…
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ADELAIDE.—As the first tram to Kensington Gardens was crossing East Terrace into the East Park Lands early today the headlights…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers' Complaints to Local A.l.p
Delegates present at the meeting of the B.D.A.A.L.P. last night stood in silence out of respect to the memory of Mrs. Ivy Vera Barnes, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Women And War
SYDNEY.—British women in the war years had found that they could compete with men on merit, rather than try to take advantage of their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Finding Jobs for Airmen After War
SYDNEY.—Flight-Lieut. Perkins, Conservative M.P., who is a member of the British Parliamentary Delegation, stated yesterday that the British…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Renovations To Soldiers' Hostel
Diners at the Soldiers' Hostel on Monday night were able to use the newly painted and decorated dining room for the first time. The renovations have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wounded on Way to Hospital
London, June 7.—The first Allied wounded passed through England on route to hospital last night. The train, comprising six coaches, was distinguished…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Films Tonight. Air Training Corps
A mobile recruiting unit of the RAAF has arrived in Broken Hill, with the object of facilitating the enrolment of youths who wish to enter the Air…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier Keeps His Promise
NEW YORK, June 7.—A man who promised his mother he would address a crowd from the balcony of the Palazzo Venezia (Mussolini's former…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Children's War Saving Army
The Army has been recently started in South Australia and Broken Hill. The Schools are handling the enlistments of their respective scholars and will, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers' Vote Finished
Sydney, June 8.—The Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Gould, announced tonight that the soldiers' vote would be completed tomorrow morning and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nurses Tend Wounded in Invasion Areas
London, June 8.—Nurses are already in the invasion battle area tending the wounded as they are brought in on stretchers from the front lines. They…
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