Mr. Spender May Retain His Seat On War Council
CANBERRA.—Following on the decision of the U.A.P., Messrs. Menzies and Hughes yesterday sent letters to the Prime Minister (Mr…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
1,080 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 8 of 54
Four Months' Gaol for Soldier Adelaide, February 18
Charles Henry Rattray (25), soldier, was sentenced at the Criminal Court to-day to four months' imprisonment as a result or the death of Francis…
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CANBERRA.âCharges for bringing wives of Australian soldiers married in Britain to this country had risen from £33 to £150 sterling. the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Wounded In Sydney Gangster Feud
SYDNEY — William McCarthy, 24, was shot at almost point blank range in Bourke Street, East Sydney, not far from the Darlinghurst Police…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Full Scale War Of Nerves Is Urged Against Germans
LONDON, Feb. 20.—Neutrals arriving in Sweden and Turkey from raid-ravaged German cities suggest that the Allies should stage a fullscale war of nerves to induce capitulation while millions of Germans feel that defeat is inevitable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Underworld Feud Man Wounded Three Times SYDNEY, February 21
Believed to have been the victim of an underworld feud. William McCarthy (24) was found by two Maltese stagering along Stanley Street. East…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Curtin's Statement On War Council
CANBERRA,—As the result of a conference with representatives of the Country party, the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) expect[?] that altered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Guerilla War in South Borneo Melbourne, February 21
An enemy-controlled source, broadcasting about the situation in South Borneo in the Netherlands Indies Archipelago, says that members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier's Embezzlement BRISBANE, February 21
For having stolen £1,356 while employed as a paymaster in the censor's office. Thomas Michael Smith (39), a soldier, was sentenced in the Criminal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hammering of German Cities Raf Drops 2,300 Tons On Leipzig 2,000 U.S. Bombers Follow with War's Greatest Daylight Raids London, February 20
As Leipzig burned under the weight of 2,300 tons of bombs dropped by the RAF, over 2000 American planes today, with Allied support, matched the terrific pace of this hammering with the war's greatest daylight [?] "against major units of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Public Schools War Service Auxiliary Children's War Effort Survey Of The Year's Work
The Public Schools War Service Auxiliary provides the opportunity for pupils of public schools throughout New South Wales to express their support of the…
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CANBERRA.—It is now considered that the return to the Advisory War Council of Mr. W. M. Hughes, who resigned last Friday, a strong…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Better Basis For Marriages Of U.S. Soldiers
CANBERRA. — Senator Tangney is confident that marriages between Australian girls and American…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →41,490 War Pensions
CANBERRA.—Details of war pensions granted by the Repatriation Commission and announced today by the Minister for Repatriation (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Germany's War Factories Again Bombed
LONDON, February 23.—The daylight air assault on Germany's war factories was kept up today when a strong force of American Liberators,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sir Earle Page on War Council
CANBERRA.—The appointment of Sir Earle Page to the Advisory War Council was announced by Mr. Curtin last night. It is understood he will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Early End of War Washington. February 22
The Navy Secretary, Colonel Knox has warned that estimates of an early end of the pacific war are not justified Despite optimism over Truk we have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Council and U.A.P. CANBERRA. February 23
Confirming the general belief that he was considering returning to the War Council, the Deputy Opposition Leader, Mr. Hughes, walked out of the U.A.P…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Released Soldiers Go to Jobs Intended
CANBERRA.—The Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) today disclosed that a check by manpower authorities had shown that only one of 8690 re…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Parcels for Soldiers
The military authorities have reported that considerable assistance would be afforded if the sender's name and address were given on the…
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