U.s. War Correspondent Killed
The United States Navy Department announces that the American columnist and war correspondent, Raymond Clapper, was killed in a…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
2,498 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 125
Finland Warned To Quit War
LONDON Feb. 3—Reports that Russia has advised Finland to get out of the war within six weeks or take the consequences…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Prisoners and Work on Land
The Deputy Director General of Manpower, Mr. Bellemore, told a deputation at Orange that if any local residents wanted to work on the land he would…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Will Be Decided in West
LONDON Feb. 3—The Berlin correspondent of the Scandinavian Telegram Bureau quotes a German military spokesman as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Doles And Pittance After War
MELBOURNE Friday — , Minister for Labour and Nat[?] Services, Mr. Holloway, e[?] that the. Commonwealth was,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aiding War Prisoners Ymca Men For Philippines
NEW YOBS Feb, 8—A YMCA official Mr. Hugo Ced[?] has disclosed that he has received permission to sent rep[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Vain and Foolish Belief " War Optimists Rebuked
"Altogether unwarranted optimism has taken possession of large numbers of our people." says the British Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Can Finish War This Year" General Montgomery's View
"Thig war begun a long while ago, and I am getting tired and fed up with the thing," said General Sir Bernard Montgomery,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australia's Light Casualty List Comparisons with Last War
It is good to see that the Australian casualties in this war are remarkably light as compared with the casualties…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Schools Great War Effort. £1643 Raised In One Term
Public Schools in the Mudgee Inspectorate, of which Merriwa forms a part, put up a splendid record of war service for the third term…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Commentator Killed. While Covering Marshalls' Landing. WASHINGTON
The Navy Department has announced that columnist and war commentator, Raymond Clapper, was killed in plane accident while covering the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Table of War Casualties Total of 25,000,000
NEW TORE Feb. 8—The Baltimore “Sun” has published an interesting comparative table of war casua[?] showing that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Nearly Time We Finished It." General Montgomery on War
"This war was begun a long while ago. I am getting tired and fed up with the thing," said General Montgomery in an address to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Treatment of War Prisoners Japan Will Not Change Policy
Tokio Official Radio announced that Japanese policy regarding; the treatment of prisoners of war would not Jbe changed. "Japan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Theft of War Material Five Men on Trial at Newcastle
NEWCASTLE Friday—The hearing was continued in the Newcastle Quarter Sessions to-day of the charge against [?]men for aliened theft of army property valued at £3772. The acc[?] are Frank Eric Dick (20), AIF, Keith Bias…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Caught by Science Hairs Trapped Soldier Killer
A strand of hair found on a soldier's clothes and a fibre of wool taken from the finger-nail of a dead girl built up a case which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Spinster Victimised by Soldier
SYDNEY Friday At Sydney Quarter Sess[?] Mohan Frownes Lutt[?]31 n member of the AIF, w[?] to 12…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier Executed For Murder
LONDON Feb 3—Mervin Clare Mc[?] 35 a Canadian solider of Ontario has been executed in Leader prison for the murder of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Keeping Out War Criminals
LONDON February 4— The Government of Turkey is drawing up a decree forbidding Turkish embassies and consulates abroad…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War on U-boats
Fresh from a German port, and travelling on the [?] on route to the convoy [?] a U-boat was surprised by a Coastal Command Mudeon operating from Iceland. A stick of depth charges crashed down, enveloping the enemy in spray. [?] his U-boat damaged, the captain decided it would us more predent to make for home against fast as possible so the U-boat made a complete…
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