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The wars & local soldiers, 1944

1,080 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 30 of 54

Local Soldier Injured

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 3

Sydney, July 11.—Ptc. R. D. Gor­don. INF. Broken Hill, is shown in to­day's army casualty list as wounded accidentally and placed on the…

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Help for Soldiers

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 3

Further donations were received today for the Broken Hill Returned Servicemen's Welfare and Distress Fund. The total is now nearing the £450…

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Criticism of Plans to Help Soldiers

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY.—Australia was sadly lacking in definite plans for the rehabilitation of servicemen, declared the State secretary of the Returned…

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War Orphans' Appeal Day

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 3

The Annual War Orphans' Appeal Day conducted by Sydney Legacy will be held throughout the State on July 21 and 22, and will be conducted by the R.S.S. &…

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Fined For Helping A.W.L. Soldier

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 8

A man who admitted that he had assisted a member of the military forces to evade detection while A.W.L appeared before Mr. R. W. S. Kelly,…

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Wilcannia News Appeal for Anzac House Gymkhana at Wattle Vale

Western Grazier · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 2

As is already known, the Wilcannia police are seeking he support of the residents of the town and district in raising funds from the district…

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Russians' First Holiday Since War

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 1

LONDON, July 13. — The Russians are getting their first holidays since the war started, says Alaric Jacob, Moscow correspondent of the…

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The War News Is Good

Western Grazier · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 3

The news from all the war fronts this week is good. It all reveals the Allies in the roles of advancing forces. In no quarter have the Allies failed to…

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Helped A.w.l. Soldier

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 2

In the Police Court yesterday morning before Mr. R. W. S. Kelly, S.M., James Perdikis was charged with having assisted Ronald Edward Craker a…

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Fund For Soldiers

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 3

Donations to the fund established by the local branch of the Returned Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen's Imperial League have slowed up during…

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Turkey and War

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 15 July 1944 · page 1

London, July 14.—The possibility of Turkey's entry into the war on the side of the Allies is being canvassed, in London…

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Canada And Australia Mutual Aid In The War

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 15 July 1944 · page 1

Commenting on the announcement that canada is defraying the cost of training young Australian airmen under the Empire Air Training scheme—the cost up…

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More War-time Clothing Factories

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 July 1944 · page 2

LISMORE.—The N.S.W. Minister for Labor und Industry (Mr. Hamilton Knight) said yesterday that war-time clothing factories built in the…

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Sir Keith Murdoch's Pictures Of War Leaders

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 July 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE.—Sir Keith Murdoch, the first Australian to arrive home after having witnessed the drama of England on invasion day, met most of the great war leaders of Britain and the United States during his 28,000-mile tour…

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Land for Soldiers

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 July 1944 · page 3

TWO officers of the Soldiers' Classi fication Committee for land will arrive tonight and will be in attendance at the Courthouse tomorrow. They…

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Netherlands War Correspondent Injured

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 18 July 1944 · page 1

A Netherlands war correspondent of "Aneta" Press Agency In England, Robert Kick, was Injured recently while making a parachute Jump with…

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No After War Manpower Control

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 18 July 1944 · page 1

Canberra, July 17.—Without any reservations, the Attorney-General. Dr Evatt. declared today that manpower control and Industrial conscription would…

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Tojo Relieved Of War Post

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 July 1944 · page 3

NEW YORK, July 18.—Tokio Radio announced today that General Tojo, Japanese Prime Minister, had been relieved of the post…

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Soldier Settlement

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 July 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY.—The State Government had already obtained reasonable valuations of 30 estates which could be resumed when the resumption policy…

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Manpower Control to Go After War

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 July 1944 · page 6

CANBERRA,—The Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) pledged today that manpower control and industrial conscription would disappear immediately…

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