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The wars & local soldiers, 1943

3,182 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 160

NZ’s Share In The War

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday — In a broadcast last night the New Zealand haison officer Lient Col. F. W. Mothes,…

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“No Place For Parasites” After The War

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 1

LONDON March 1— “There will be no place after the war for parasites.” said Mr. C. R. Attlee, Deputy Prime Minister,…

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War with Japan May Finish in 1943. Optimistic Note Sounded by United States General. CHUNGKING

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 2

General Chennault, Commander of the United States Air Force in China, is more optimistic than for years. In an interview he said Japan was facing two bottlenecks—pilot training and plane production. Aircraft reserves already appear to be exhausted. Men…

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News Clippings for Soldiers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 2

The Secretary of the Department of Information has made representations with reference to the transport difficulties involved in sending…

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Personal Still They Come! More District Soldiers

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 1

Very largely from the Middle East, glad tidings of the return of i still more district soldiers have been received by relatives in Scone…

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Kurri Returned Soldiers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 3

KURRI TUESDAY. — At a meeting of Kurri sub-branch of Returned Soldiers last night, a challenge, issued through…

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Soldier Charged with Fraud

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Tuesday.— In the police court to-day Fuad- Kabel Mockbel (26), soldier, was charged with misappropriation of…

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Late News The Pacific War U.S. Commander in China Optimistic. Reds Have Success in North. Consolidating Gains Elsewhere. Forbes, Dawson Plead Guilty to Indictments. M. Gandhi's Condition Satisfactory New York

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 1

Woolcott Forbes and Alfred Ernest Dawson both pleaded guilty in the Federal Court to two indictments charging mail frauds, violation of…

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Ultimatum at War Plant

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY Wednesday—About 100 sheet metal workers mostly girls employed at a munitions factory decided at a stop work…

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War Bond Drive In America

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 3

WASHINGTON March 2—The Secretary to the Treasury, Mr. Morgan[?] announced yesterday that a 16,000,000,000-dollar…

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Jap. Riot in N.Z. Prison Camp 48 Killed and 63 Wounded

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 1

During a riot in a prisonerof war camp in New Zealand last week, 48 Japanese prisoners were killed and 63 wounded…

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Sale of War Stamps At Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 2

CESNOCK Wed —The Municipal Council at the request of Cessnock War Finantice Committee agreed to act as guarantor…

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Planning Post-war Period Powers Sought by Canberra

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 1

"Australians who, a year ago, favoured the transfer to the Commonwealth of specified State powers to enable the Federal…

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The World After the War "No Place for Parasites"

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 4

Speaking in Lancashire on Monday, the Lord Privy Seal (Mr. Attlee) declared there would be no place after the war for parasites only…

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Heaviest Raid of War on Berlin Enemy Admits Considerable Damage

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 1

Berlin had its heaviest raid of the war on Monday night. British four [?]gined bombers Lancastcrs, Halifaxes, Stirlings dropped many high explosives and incendiarles, including 80001b. and 40001b. bombs…

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Big Bombers Batter Berun City’s Worst Raid of War (Australia Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 1

LONDON March 2—British four engined bombers — Lancaster's [?] and starlings—battered Berlin in the Heaviest and be city has experience last night Many big were dropped, including 8000 and…

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Stole Parcels Addressed to Soldiers Two Years' Imprisonment

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 1

Two years' imprisonment was imposed on William Michael Stephen Cannon, 22. soldier, at the Central Police Court, Sydney on charges of…

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Killed In Action

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 3

SCONE Thursday.— Pilot-Officer Desmond Shiels, RAAF, has been reported killed in action in the Middle East. He was 28…

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War on U-boats Best Results Yet

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 5

LONDON March 3— Encouraging results to the war against U. boats were announced in the House of Commons to-day by the…

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