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The wars & local soldiers, 1943

3,182 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 160

Employment For Returned Men

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Wed. — The New South Wales Director of Manpower. Mr. Bellemore, said today that about 130 returned…

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To-day’s Leader: Fabulous Figures Wounded Back From New Guinea

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 1

Another detachment of Australians, comprising sick and wounded, have returned from New Guinea. One story all tell is that,…

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Men of the R.a.m.c. Carry Wounded Under Fire

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 1

R.A.M.C. personnel are the unsung heroes of the desert battlefields. In the thick of battle they move about collecting and attending to the wounded regardless of their personal safety Picture shows Stretcher-bearers carrying wounder under fire…

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Sick and Wounded From New Guinea Warrant-officer's Story Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 2

Another detachment of Australians, comprising sick and wounded, have returned from New Guinea. One story they all tell is that,…

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Plan For Post-War Reconstruction

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 1

CANBERRA Wed.—The Commonwealth plan for post-war reconstruction called for a big increase in population, says a ABC…

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Four Million Women In US War Plants

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 3

WASHINGTON Jan. 12.— Revealing that 4,000,000 women are now employed in war plants, the Manpower Commissioner, Mr…

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Australia's War Bill £253,000,000 for Half-year

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 1

Australia's expenditure on war is at the rate of £5,000,000 a month more than the estimate. A Treasury return issued on…

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A.l.p. Control of War Effort Mr Spooners Attack

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 1

Unless you belonged to the A.L.P., you could have no direct control in the nation's war effort, said Mr Spooner, M.H.R.,…

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Local and General News Permit Parcels to Prisoners of War

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 2

Permit prisoner of war parcels from Singleton and District Patriotic and War Fund have been despatched to Singleton soldiers who…

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Breaking in on Europe This Year Heaviest of the War

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 2

Nineteen forty-three will be the heaviest year of the war, as it would be addressed to breaking in on Europe…

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Enlistment Ban On Police

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Wed.—The Police Association has learned that the Commissioner of Police, Mr. McKay, intends to take steps to have…

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Christmas Hamper Appreciation of Australian Soldier

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 3

Corporal Arthur C. Clark, has written to Mr. W. A. Ross, of West Maitland thanking him for the hamper be received on Christmas Day,…

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Soldiers, Pension for Review Action by Repatriation Department

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 1

Quick action to review the reduced pension of a badly wounded digger is to be taken by the Repatriation Department which was on Monday…

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Jumped From Express Train American Soldier Eludes Military Police

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 2

An American soldier escaped from American military police while being, escorted from Melbourne to Brisbane on Sunday…

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Post-war Security

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA Thursday.—A hill which will embody a promise by Parliament -that engineering tradesmen will be secured in post…

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Effect of Red Tape on War Industry

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday.—Mr. S. H. Turner, managing and technical director of the Turner Parachute Company Ltd. to–day…

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School War Effort Elderslie Pupils Raise Over £100

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 2

ELDERSLIE Thursday—The war 'effort of the Elderslie school auxiliary for the past year reached a total of £100 6/6…

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War Loan Quotas Results in New South Wales

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 2

The secretary of the West Maitland War Loan and War Savings Certificate Committee (Mr. B. J. Sirkett) has receive…

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To–day’s Leader: “A Message to Garcia” Prisoners of War in Malaya

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday — Comprising 120 officers, including Lieut. Col. F. G. Cailaghan. OSM four Chaplains, and a number of…

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Elderslie Soldiers Presentations By Residents

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 2

ELDERSLIE Thurs.—A presentation was made to six Elderslie soldiers at Avondale. the home .of Mrs. Moylan. The men were Privates…

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