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The wars & local soldiers, 1943

3,182 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 160

Two Railway Trucks Wrecked Soldier Killed-14 Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 4

One soldier was killed, 14 were injured, two railway trucks were wrecked, and five others badly damaged in a train accident near…

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To-day’s Leaders: Third Liberty Loan War Nears Climax Kharkov Still Held Against Terrific Attack Nazis In Smolensk Threatened By Swift New Drive (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 1

LONDON March 14—Although the announcement in the Moscow newspaper “Pravda” stated that the Red Army had been ordered to take up new positions west and north from Kharkov, the greater part of which, the Axis claims, is in German hands,…

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Collaboration After the War

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK March 16—Marry observes believe that the [?] camstances surrounding the resolution to be submitted to the…

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Sidelights From Sydney War

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 1

Unbelievable though it is with this war still far from won, there is already International talk of a third world war,…

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The Beer War at Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 2

NEWCASTLE Tuesday—At a meeting of the Trades Hall Council last night a one-day stop-page of all industries in New…

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Kurri Red Cross Prisoner of War Collections

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 3

It was reported to a meeting of Kurri Kurri Red Cross branch that a donation of £100 had been received from Mr. H. Lett, of Cessnock, while…

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War Against U-boats. Encouraging Results. JOHANNESBURG

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 2

"We have it from the highest authority that recent results throughout the Seven Seas have been the most encouraging since the outbreak of the…

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Muswellbrook's Higher Loan Quota. Due to War's Greater Demands

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 1

Mr. H. R. McWilliams, representing the State War Loans Committee, told members of the local committee on Friday that the town's quota had…

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Items of Interest Cessnock Co-op, Society and War Loan

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 3

At a Board meeting last night, the Directors of the Cessnock Co-operation Society decided to invert £3000 in the new War Loan…

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To-day’s Leaders : Food Prices After the War Heavier Raids on Britain

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 1

LONDON March 15—Considerable damage was done to houses when German raiders last night dropped heavy bombs on a to[?]…

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Local and General Returned Soldiers' League

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 2

Dungog sub-branch of the R.S.S. and A.I.L.A. entertained a large number of guests at the Memorial Hall on Thursday evening last. A very…

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Late News Russians Admit Evacuation of Kharkov. But Claim Success Less Important Than Results to North. Battle for Smolensk Opened. Russian Siege Guns Bombard First Line of Defence. Berlin Says New U-boat Campaign Opens. Claims Heavy Sinkings in March. U.S. Senate and Post-war Collaboration. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 1

Berlin Radio has quoted a Wilhelmstraase spokesman as saying that Admiral Doensitz has launched the new U-boat campaign which he…

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Post-war Wool Problems

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Wednesday— The [?] conference in Sydney to-day decided to endorse the move send a wool growers…

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Gigantic Costs of War Bismarck Sea Battlefigures

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 2

The Bismarck Sea battle cost Australia £1,577,000 in equipment and material, compared with Japan's loss of £10,000,000,…

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Rail Men’s Part In War Effort

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 2

The success of the unions method in discussing problems with the [?] in Victoria was stressed by the Victorian…

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Collaboration After The War U.S. Senate Motion

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 1

WASHINGTON March 18.— [?] formally introduced [?] senate a [?]…

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B2 Army Men for Farms Transfer to War Jobs Proceeding

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 1

Soldiers with B2 medical records would be released from the Army to work on farms if they were needed, the Deputy-Director of Man-power…

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Three Great Battles Developing in Russia May be as Fierce as Any of the War

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 1

Three great battles are developing in Russia, and each is likely to be as bloody as any the Red Army has yet fought. These battles are, firstly, for Staraya Russa, the bastion guarding…

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Soldier Acquitted of Shooting

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Wed.—Francis William Kelly. [?] soldier, was found not guilty [?] the Central Criminal Court to-day on a charge…

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