U.S. Soldier Shot Hit In Shoulder
SYDNEY, Thursday: Although the woman who was in the company of an American soldier when he was shot by a man on…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
701 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 18 of 36
Soldiers Start From Scratch In Building Up A Wardrobe
SYDNEY, Thursday: Pointing out that soldiers had to start from scratch to build up a wardrobe, the Commissioner, Mr. W. J…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →American and Japanese Fleets Meet U.S. Leaders Confident Of Battle's Outcome May Transform Pacific War Tokyo, As Usual, Already Claims To Have Inflicted Heavy Damage
PEARL HARBOUR, Wednesday: The United States Fleet closed on the Japanese Navy between the Marianas and Luzon, Philippines, at dusk on Monday, the Commander of the Pacific Fleet, Admiral Nimitz, announced to-day. American carrier-based planes sighted and attacked the Japanese fleet, battleships, aircarft…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War in the Air 60,000 Sorties In 14 Days
LONDON, Thursday: In 14 days of the attack on Normandy, the Allied aircraft have made 60,000 sorties…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Spring Valley Welcome Home
About a hundred guests assembled at the Spring Valley Hall recently to attend a party at which Ptc. Cedric Old, of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wounded Men Evacuated 5000 In 18 Days
LONDON, Sunday: Over 5000 wounded were evacuated by sea from United States beach-heads in the first 18 days of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the Hell of War
LONDON, Sunday: One of the strangest episodes of the battle for Cherbourg occurred this morning, when a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prisoners of War Near Tokyo
Prisoners of war at Section 3, at Hiroaka or Hiraka, attached to the Tokyo command, are reported by International Red Cross…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District War Agricultural Committee Personnel Appointed
Mr. W. F. Sheahan, M.L.A., advises he has received the following letter from Mr. E. H. Graham, Minister for Agriculture:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Post-war Policy Reconstruction And Development Premier’s Plans
I have already indicated, states the Premier (Mr. W. J. McKell) that I am satisfied that “Development” must be the key-note of our…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Scully's Tribute to Dairy Farmers Responsibility Placed On Industry By The War
In this article, Mr. W. J. Scully, the Minister for Commerce, pays a tribute to dairy farmers for the way production has been maintained in spite of tremendous difficulties. In elaborating the recently announced…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Back to the Old Jobs Not So Popular War Has Passed Away From The New Guinea Natives
The natives of New Guinea have had their day of glory. The war has now passed over them and 1500 who have worked for 2½ years as carriers and stretcher-bearers, and as the builders of the famous Bulldog Road over…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maori Soldiers Killed
PERTH, Tuesday The inquest has been opened in Fremantle into the deaths of two Maori soldiers, Reginald Hooper, 26 and Ned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Chester Wilmot, War Reviewer
No Australian war correspondent is better known to the troops and to A.B.C. listeners than Chester Wilmot, now in Normandy, end with a record…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Many Suggestions at War Memorial Meeting Committee Appointed to Make Recommendations Meeting Not Large But Reprentative
Contrary to expectations the adjourned public meeting to consider proposals for a district war memorial--held in the School of Arts [?]all on Friday night last--the attendance did…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SERVICEMEN No Welcome Home Men on Leave or Discharged (To the Editor)
Sir,—I beg a little of your space to bring home to the people of Yass what is to my mind a most outstanding feature in our public…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War in Air Flying Bombs In England
LONDON, Wednesday: There were flying bombs over southern England in daylight to-day. Casualties and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MURRUMBATEMAN Welcome to Soldier
A very pleasant afternoon and evening was spent at Murrumbateman on Saturday last, when the friends of Private Mervyn Butt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gunning News Returned Soldiers Public Support Acknowledged
The monthly meeting of the Gunning sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers’ League was held in the Literary Institute on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Welcome Home at Bannister
On Friday night Bannister and Kialla folk combined to extend a welcome to Ptes. J. Harries, J. Callanan, L. Druitt and Dvr. C. Wray, who…
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