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The wars & local soldiers, 1944

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Negro Soldier Charged

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 4

BRISBANE Tuesday.—At the City Police Court, Fred Bryson. 21, negro soldier, was charged with having caused grievous…

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Wounded In New Guinea

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 3

Mr. and Mrs. E. Trunk, of 15 Wallace-st., West Maitland, have received word that their son, Pte. Clarence (Clarry) Trank, has…

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The Chinese God Of War

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 6

About the beginning of the Christian era, the land of Sinim was harassed by warfare. The history of Chins tells how…

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Bishop on Tasks After War

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Wednesday.— Speaking in St. Andrew’s Cathedral last light, the Bishop of Armidale, Bishop Moyes, said the…

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"Turkey Does Not Fear War"

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 2

The Turkish Foreign Minister (M. Sarajoglu) in a message to the nation, said the Turks in 1944 must centretheir thoughts on a policy…

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Canada’s Huge War Bill

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 4

CANBERRA Wednesday.—The High Commissioner for Canada, Mr. [?]ustice T. C. Davis, said that at the end of the current fiscal…

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Men Needed For The War Effort

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Wednesday.—The cooperation of all sections of the community to meet manpower demands for 1944, upon which the…

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“Most Difficult Year of War Ahead” Must be No Slackening; Warns Sir Stafford Cripps (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 1

LONDON Jan. 4— “We must be prepared to meet very violent onslaughts from, the enemy in the coming months. The year 1944 is going to be easily the most difficult both on the highting front and the factory front,” declared Sir…

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Christmas Hampers Letters of Thanks From Soldiers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 2

Sergeant F. Longbottom, No. sub. depot, has written to Mr. [?] Lorraine, of 304 High-stree[?] West Maitland, thanking him [?]…

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Singleton Soldier Was with Gladys Moncrieff

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 2

Singleton soldier, Pte. Alan Tisdell, who is a member of an Army entertainment unit, accompanied Miss Gladys Moncrieff during her tour…

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War Tasks for Nazi Youth

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 6

LONDON Jan. 5.—Berlin Radio has announced a new decree designed to increase to the maximum the war mobilisation of…

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War Prisoners in the Far East

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Thursday.—Lists forwarded for from the Japanese Government through International Red Cross reveal that hundreds…

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Interchange of Patents Highly Successful War Plan

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 1

WASHINGTON Jan. 5.—The Army and Navy have announced that the Anglo-American patent interchange agreement…

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Soldier's Letter

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 4

Corp. C. H. Nurse, from Some where, in the S.W.P., writes as follows on Xmas Ray, 1943; I have not been fortunate enough to…

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Killed in Action Angelo Nicholas Barbouttis

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 2

Mrs. Barbouttis, Snr., of Mackay Street, Dungog, has receives a telegram from Mr. N. Barbouttis, of Townsville, her brother-in-law…

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War Savings Stamp Campaign

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 4

The vigorous non-stop War Savings Campaign, conducted by War Loans and National Savings Campaign, is certainly bearing fruit. To replace the old…

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Better Treatment of War Casualties

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 1

An analysis of nearly 30,000 casualties admitted to Middle East hospitals from the beginning of April, 1942, until the end of March,…

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War Damage Scheme Arrangements for 1944

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 1

It was announced recently that War Cabinet had decided to extend the contribution period under the War Damage Scheme, which ends on 31st…

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Ministry for Post-war Reconstruction. Education in the Country

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 5

"Education in general is too vital a national function to be left to the financial resources of the individual States," said Mr. M. G. Little, Director of…

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Soldier Runs Amok Convicted on Three Charges

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 1

Charles Reuben Bain, 26, a soldier, was charged at Cessnock Police Court on January 4, with resisting Constable…

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