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The wars & local soldiers, 1943

3,182 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 160

Soldiers Sentenced

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday.—Victoria Barracks authorities have released a list of 59 soldiers whose sentences after court-martial have…

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Soldiers Must Try To Escape

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY Friday.— An Injunction in an order issued by Land Force Headquarters says that soldiers who are captured by the…

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Stiff Test For Soldiers In North

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 2

PERTH Friday — Men of a special army unit recently under-want one of the severest endurance once tests. They marched…

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Religion And Post-War Reconstruction

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sat.—The rector of St. Ignations’ College Riverview the Rev, N, J, Hehir, told the Headmasters’ Conference that any…

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War News “Is Pretty Encouraging”

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1943 · page 1

WASHINGTON Jan. 22.— The Director of the Office of War Information Mr. Elmer Davis, at a press conference to-day…

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Highlight of Week’s War News Unimpeded- Advance of Russian Armies (Department of Information’s Weekly War Commentary)

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1943 · page 2

The unimpeded advance of the Russian armies along the entire front of two thousand miles from Leningrad to the Southern Cancasus has been the highlight of this week’s news The series of Russian victories that have continued…

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Despairing Note In Nazi War Comment “Vast Tidal Wave” of Russians (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1943 · page 1

LONDON Jan. 22—The whole German press has adopted a very serious tone about the military outlook in Russia, says the “Times” correspondent on the German frontier…

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Hampers To Soldiers Made Christmas Brighter

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1943 · page 2

Amongst those who contributed to the “Mercury” appeal for Christmas hampers for the troops was Mr. Jim Hunt and his dance…

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Dungog Returned Soldiers

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1943 · page 2

The Dungog sub-branch of the Returned Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen’s League showed its appreciation of the returned men…

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Audacity of Indian Soldiers

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1943 · page 3

NEW DELHI Jan. 22.—The audacity of two Indian soldiers which, aided by a perfect disguise, enabled them to go clean into the…

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Clerical Jobs For Returned Soldiers

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1943 · page 4

PERTH Saturday.—The Minister for the Army, Mr. Forde, has informed the Returned Soldiers’ League in Western Australia that…

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Soldier Took Leave for Treatment

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1943 · page 3

In answer to a charge of being absent without leave. Trooper Oscar Raymond told a court martial at West Maitland to-day that he had…

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Aberdeen Soldier Killed In Action

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 January 1943 · page 2

SCONE Monday.—Word has been received that Tpr. K. R. G. Muiry, Cav., of Aberdeen, was killed in action on December, 12…

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Sees End of War Prediction From Moore's Almanac

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 January 1943 · page 2

Old Moore's Almanac is a British publication that has been running for 246 years. It is notable for its predictions, some…

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Soldier Pension Criticisms

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 January 1943 · page 4

CANBERRA Monday.— Referring to criticism launched again his department for alleged indifference in regard to soldiers’…

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Illegally Used Car Charges Against Soldier

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 January 1943 · page 2

William George Burg[?] a soldier, was charged at West Maitland Court to-day with having illegally used a motor car, the…

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Soldiers in Car Smash

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 January 1943 · page 2

When a car in which they were, travelling crashed through a fence and fell a distance of about 3ft. on Saturday night, Michael…

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Clerical and Office Positions in Military Centres Request to Give Them to Returned Soldiers

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 January 1943 · page 2

The Returned Soldiers' League in Western Australia recently wrote to the Minister for the Army (Mr Porde) urging that all class "A"…

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Spain and the War

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 2

The Spanish leader, General Franco, replying to Herr von Moltke when the latter presented his credentials as German Envoy to Spain, said:…

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Sidelights From Sydney War

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 1

The Pacific situation is a little brighter now than it was at the close of the year, and, although even the most optimistic could…

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