War Correspondent Wounded
NEW DELHI Dec 31—Two war correspondents Mr. W J. Burchett an Australian who is associated with the London “Dally…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1943
3,182 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 160
War Bond to Replace Cup
SYDNEY Friday —A war bond valued at £100 will replace the Gold Cup in the peter Moore Cup race run over nine furlongs at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Hold-up of War Work
SYDNEY Friday—Described by union officials as the greatest mass hold-up in New South Wales war work since the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Clothing Parcels to Prisoners of War Restrictions on Contents
Restrictions on the contents of next-of-kin clothing parcels to prisoners of war in Italy and Germany have been tightened. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldier on Six Charges Maitland tetter Intercepted
A letter posted from West Maitland to a girl friend and Intercepted by the censor, led to the appearance of Lance-Corporal…
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Robert Walter Charles McGovern, 18, a soldier, appeared before Mr. W. A. Boss. JP, at West Maitland Police court this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Killed on Railway
SYDNEY Friday —Accidents last night and early to-day resulted in the death of an RAAF corporal and injury to eight other…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers’ Taxation Returns
CANBERRA Fri.—An [?] to income tax regulations issued to-day makes it mandatory for members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stalin's Challenge Not Forgotten Russian Soldiers Out "Pig-sticking."
Moscow people, when talking of their husbands, sons, and brothers at the front, say: "Our boys are away pig-sticking."…
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CANBERRA Sat.— The Minister for Post-War Reconstruction Mr. Chifley announces the appointment of a Rural Reconstruction…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious Loss to War Effort
SYDNEY Saturday.—Commenting to-day on the action of 36,000 workers in absenting themselves from war factories the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lord Gowrie Praises War Workers Outlook More Encouraging
CANBERRA Sat—In a New Year’s Day broadcast last night, the Governor-General, Lord Gowrie, said that the war was not only a test of courage and endurance of the fighting men, but a test of the character of the Australian…
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Evidences was concluded at the military court-martial at West Maitland Courthouse yesterday afternoon, of the case in which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Chevron For New Guinea Soldiers
MELBOURNE Sat.— Members of both the AIF and AMF who have fought in New Guinea and Papua since January 1, 1942, will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Still Hard Row Ahead For The Allies Extending Achievements Of Past Year(Weekly War Commentary issued by the Department of Information)
The New York opens suspiciously on the Russian front with the Germans being rolled back at several places by the Red Army’s winter offensive While the picture as a whole is not get entirely clear it is apparent that the German…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wounded in New Guinea
Cpl. G. T. “Geoff'” Crothers, of the militia, who is with the Australian forces “somewhere in New Guinea,” was recently…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shackling of War Prisoners
LONDON January 3.—Berlin Radio says that the German Foreign Office has declared that the question of unshackling war prisoners…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gipsies’ Private War In Argentine
NEW YORK Jan [?] —Thousand of Gypslos in remote regions of Argentina are [?] raiding Axis [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£30 For Prisoners of War Fund
LOCHINVAR Monday.— As the result of a successful social held in the School of Arts, the Prisoners of War Fund will benefit to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →W. Maitland Council Appreciation From War Commission
West Maitland Council has received a letter of appreciation from the chairman of the War Damage Commission, Mr. A. W…
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