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The wars & local soldiers, 1943

3,182 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 160

£3000 Gift for Returned Men

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY Friday—It is revealed that a Sydney firm has made a gift of £3000 for immediate distribution among returned [?]olders…

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Sydney Firm's Gift To Returned Men

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 2

A Sydney firm has made available a gift of £3000 for immediate distribution among returned soldiers and their dependents. This will be…

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Gift of £3000 for Returned Men R.s. League Will Administer

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 2

A Sydney firm has made a grift of £3000 for imediate distribution among returned soldiers and their dependants. It will be…

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India at War

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 3

Something of India's amazing industrial expansion since the outbreak of war can be realised from figures just released…

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Infant War Workers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 6

No one is too small to work, when the cause is as big as that of helping the sick children of men who have gone to the front. From West…

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Adopting Prisoners of War

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 2

Mrs B. Coe, hon secretary of Singleton branch of the Red Cross Society, informs us that Dr. and Mrs Barton are going to adopt a…

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Parcels for Prisoners of War

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 5

The number of parcels packed at the pacing centres of the Prisoners’ of War Department, London and delivered to the GPO…

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Hard Work for Prisoners of War

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 4

LONDON January 7,—The majority of the United Kingdom and Australian prisoners of war taken by Japan are still in camps…

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After the War Life From Dead Sea

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 1

Scientists at one section of the British Association conference in London discussed how the world's raw materials should be…

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Prisoners of War in the Far East

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 5

The Australian Red Cross has received information through the International Red Cross in Geneva that, with the permission of the authorities,…

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Intelligent Realisation of War Position Much Needed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 2

DESPITE APPEALS by the Prime Minister and appeals by the Attorney-General, the war effort of the workers of New South Wales has decreased rather than been accentuated since January 1. The apathy of a section of the Australian workers…

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Lieut. M. H. Felsch Prisoner of War

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 2

Mrs. Feisch, of Main Creek, has received the following telegram from' the Minister for the Army, "I have to inform you that Lieut. M. H. Felsch…

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Secretary Grant Appeals to Miners United War Effort Required

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 5

The following has been forwarded by G. W. S. Grant, General Secretary of the Miners' Federation:— "Coal production throughout the…

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10,000 Prisoners of War in Japan Work Understood to Be Severe

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 5

It is understood that 10,000 prisoners of war are interne din Japan, 5000 in Korea, and 5000 in Formosa. It is believed that about half these…

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Xmas Hampers Soldiers' Acknowledgments

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 3

Miss Veronica Riordan has received an acknowledgment of the receipt of her Xmas hamper from Spr. A. J. Purdy, of Darwin. "We had a very…

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Soldiers' Taxation

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 1

An amendment to income tax regulations makes it mandatory for members of the defence forces to lodge their income tax returns at…

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Russian Nurses Brave Death to Save Red Army Soldiers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 6

This year over 90 per cent. of students in Russian medical universities and schools are women. Thousands of them have left their…

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Soldiers’ League Badge for Nurse

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Friday. — The badge of the Returned Soldiers’ League was presented at a meeting of Lambton New Lambton…

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Soldier Settlement

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 3

Sir,—A few weeks ago the local Primary Producers' Union discussed at a meeting the matter of post-war reconstruction, dealing largely with…

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Prisoner of War

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1943 · page 3

Mrs. Felsch, of Main Creek, has received the following telegram from the Minister for the Army. “I have to inform you [?] Lieut…

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