Land For Soldiers First Certificates This Week Sydney, January 19
The Lands Minister, Mr. Tully, said today that the first certificates entitling soldiers of this war to apply for land in New South Wales would be issued…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
1,080 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 54
The War Further Allied Progress
On oil fronts Allied progress continues. The Russians have token heavy toll of the Germanh on the Leningrad Front in this offensive for that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Further Exchange Of War Prisoners
LONDON, January 20.—To discuss the possibilities of a further exchange of British, American, and d[?] wounded prisoners for [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tokio on War New York, January 19
The official Tokio radio said today that while 1944 will be the decisive year of the war that is not to say that it will end this year…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Praise in U.s. for Our War Sacrifices
NEW YORK, January 21.—The cheerful sacrifices Australians were making to assist their own and the American war effort was the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Transfer of War Damage Insurance Melbourne, January 21
On the ground that much of the damage was caused by the recent bushfires can directly be described to circumstances created by the war, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers Fight Bushfires
ADELAIDE.—More than 500 men, including servicemen, are fighting a bush fire which has been raging at Mt. Gambier since 4.30 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Long Pacific War Forecast New York, January 22
Addressing the Foreign Policy Association, the New Zealand Minister, Mr. Nosh, declared "people who feel we are approaching the end of the war make…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woman Assaulted U.S. Soldier for Court Martial Brisbane, January 24
Joseph L. Ford, an American soldier, was today handed over to the United States authorities for trial by Court Martial when charged at a Brisbane…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Young Soldier Shot Revenge Motive Suspected Adelaide, January 24
Revenge may have been the motive in the murder yesterday of Phillip Beattle (24), of Campsie, New South Wales, who died in a military hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier Injured on Adelaide Express
When he fell through a glass door on the Broken Hill-Adelaide express last night. Pte. R. T. Bitmead suffered severe lacerations to both arms…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Repatriated Prisoners of War Canberra, January 25
It was revealed today that the Federal Government has reversed its previous decision and agreed to give repatriated prisoners of war their service…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State Governments Will Not Help To Ease Burden Of War On Federal Gov
CANBERRA.—Without success the Commonwealth last night appealed to the States with buoyant revenues to give financial aid to lesson the Commonwealth's burden of war expenditure. It was suggested that the States, with a probable Budget surplus,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Men Wounded In Shooting Affray
SYDNEY.—John McClusky (23), of Macleay Street, Potts Point, and Albert Bailey (31), of Riley Street, Surry Hills, were shot at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sir Harry Brown On Post-War Urgent Work
CANBERRA.—The immediate concentration on a programme of postwar works, classified as urgent and important, the estimated cost of which will be £200 million, was proposed by the Co-ordinator-General of Public Works (Sir Harry Brown) in a report to the initial meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Streamlining Cricket After-war Planning London, January 25
An influential committee of cricketers appointed by MCC is discussing post-war plans for "streamlining" cricket and putting the game back on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Men Shot One Seriously Wounded Sydney, January 27
Two men were shot at and wounded one seriously, in Woolloomooloo this morning. They were: John McClusky (23) of Potts Point, whose conditon is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian War Correspondent Killed
MELBOURNE.—The International Red Cross has advised that Norman Stockton, an Australian war correspondent, was killed when the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Post-war Housing Plan
CANBERRA.—The Commonwealth Government's post-war housing plan envisages the payment of subsidies to bring the cost of houses within the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War Further Swing To Allies
The week has resulted in further Allied progress on all fronts. The Russians have swept through the German barriers and routed 10 Nazi…
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