Fund Formed to Assist B.h. Soldiers
THERE was a fair attendance at the public meeting held yesterday for the formation of a fund to assist returned soldiers. A large…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
1,080 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 26 of 54
The War
The flight for Cherbourg is proceeding and with doubts of success dispelled. To get Cerbourg is virtually only a matter of days of effort and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gaol for Soldiers Thefts From Prisoners of War Parcels
Adelaide, June 19.—Army authorities revealed today that nine soldiers received sentences ranging from six months to four years following the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tobacco Flown To Soldiers
MELBOURNE.—Limited supplies of tobacco have been sent by air to relieve the shortage among troops in Dutch New Guinea, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Expenditure Decrease
Canberra, June 20.—On the assumption, that war expenditure for the current year will fall about £10,000,000 short of the estimate for the year. A survey in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Time payment After War Wiping Out Proposal
Canberra, June 20.—With the idea of preventing released war savings in the immediate post-war period being concentrated on luxury and semi-luxury…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Post War Plans for Building in Broken Hill
THE local Co-operative Building Societies are now preparing plans for a large extension of their activities in the post-war period. A survey…
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THE management of "The Barrier Miner" has pleasure in acceding to the request of the local branch of the Returned Sailors, Soldiers and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Germany's War Communique
London, June 21.—The Berlin High Command's communique states: "We again narrowed the enemy bridgehead east of Orne River and smashed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Post-War Building Plans Survey of Prospective Members
The local Co-Operative Building Societies are now preparing plans for a large extension of their activities in the post-war period. A survey is now to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.S. Soldier Shot In Shoulder
Sydney, June 21.—An American soldier was shot through the shoulder tonight while walking along a street in Punchbewl…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers Like Good Music at Concerts
SOLDIERS, especially the British Tommies, have shown a marked preference for good music in their…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coupon Plea For Soldiers
SYDNEY.—Pointing out that soldiers had to start from scratch to build up their wardrobes, the Commissioner (Mr. W. J. Bradley, K.C.) announced at the "Quota Sold" inquiry today that his report to the Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) will include a recommendation that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mystery Shooting Of U.S. Soldier
SYDNEY.—Although a woman, who was in the company of an American soldier when he was shot by a man on horseback at…
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Advice was received yesterday by Mrs. E. Gordon, of 202 Carbon Street. Railway Town, that her son, Private Douglas Gordon, had been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Anzac House Appeal—"Miss Lottery"
Miss Irene Bombell has been selected to represent the State Lottery Office in the Departmental Competition to decide who will represent the State Public…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Post-war China "An Enormous Market"
No country in the world will be in a better position than Australia to trade with China when the war is over, according to officials at the Chinese…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War U.S.-Jap Fleets Clash
The most momentous happening in the war position is one that we know little about as yet—a naval battle that is in progress in the Pacific…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Welfare Fund For Soldiers Subscriptions Sought
The welfare of returned servicemen has been the concern of the Returned Soldiers' League since the last war and many a returned man in need of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clothing Preference for Ex-soldiers
Sydney, June 22.—A recommendation to Che Attorney General, Dr. Evatt, that discharged soldiers receive preference in the purchasing or clothing to build up…
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