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The wars & local soldiers, 1944

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War Has Transformed New Guinea Port Moresby Now a Hive Of Industry (From Noel Adams, Our War Correspondent)

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 4

There are two New Guineas in New Guinea to-day. is the New Guinea of Port Moresby and the other large well-developed bam. The other it the New Guinea of the frontiers…

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Advisory War Council Return of Mr. Hughes a Possibility

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 2

It is now considered-that the return to the Advisory War Council of Mr. W. M. Hughes, who resigned last Friday, is a strong possibility…

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Great Weight of Bombs on Germany Crippling Blow At War Machine

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 1

In the greatest aerial assaults ever, British and American bombers have dropped more than 8000 tons of bombs on German…

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“No Guarantee of Swift Victory” Mr. Churchill Reviews Progress Of the War (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 2

LONDON Feb. 22—In his war review given to the House of Commons to-day the Prime Minuter. Mr. Winston Churchill, stressed that the all-out continuous air offensive on Germany formed the foundation for Allied invasion plans…

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Cost of Soldiers’ Pensions

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA Wed.—The Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) that payment to Incapacitated soldiers of this war and…

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U.s. Soldiers See Wrecked Enemy Plane

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 1

This Japanese [?]plane being examined by U.S. Army troops on the black was part of the toll paid by the enemy when American forced took Makle Atoll in the Gilbert islands of the Central pro[?] Capture of the Gilbert Atalls of Makin, Tarawa,…

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War Agricultural Committee

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 2

At a meeting held at Stanhope branch of the War Agricultural Committee was formed. Mr. A. Howarth, MLA and Mr…

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War’s Severe Demands on Manpower Startling Figures Quoted By Mr. Holloway

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA Thursday—At indicative of the se[?] [?]in imposed on the nation’s manpower, and the impos[?] of finding labour at m moment’s notice even, for needs, member of the Federal Parliament have been…

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Soldier's Letter

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 1

Sig. E. P. White writes Mr. W. Brown, as follows: "At long last I have found time to take up the [?] and drop you a line…

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War Criminals All!

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2

In Dorothy Thompson's "On the Record," 20/2/'44, is mentioned Soviet peace terms to the German people. I note that the terms…

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Post War Reconstruction

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2

THE CESSNOCK MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AND KEARSLEY SHIRE COUNCIL met in a combined conference to deal with post-war reconstruction last night. Certain proposals are to be placed before Mr. Curtin if he visits Cessnock in the near future…

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War Council Vacancy

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 4

CANBERRA' Friday—Mr. Cameron (UAP. SA) asked in the House of Representatives If both vacansies to the war Council…

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War Service Home "Millstones on Returned Soldiers." Discussion at Kearsley Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 4

At the Kearsley Shire Council meeting on Tuesday night a sheaf of correspondence was read, including a statement…

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Sir Earle Page on War Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

Appointment of Sir Earle Page as a member of the Advisory War Council to fill one of the vacancies caused by the…

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Dutch War Prisoners Starved to Death

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 1

Two hundred Dutch war prisoners have been starved to death in a camp at Saxony because they refused to work in German war factories. A…

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Duration of War "Sharp Turnabout" In Prophecies

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 1

NEW YORK Feb. 24—"if sharp turnabout by Allied leaders from their recent predictions Germany would be beaten…

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Stalin Reviews War Germany Heading Toward Disaster

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 4

In an Order of the Day addressed to the Red Army, Red Navy and also to the Russian guerillas, Marshal Stalin said…

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Greatest Air Battle Of The War Great Amada of Bombers and Fighters Taking Part Another Alert In London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 1

It is reported from London to-day that a great armada of bombers and fighters flew out from British bases for the fourth day of the record breaking air offensive against Nazi aeroplane plants and…

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Soldiers' Wives Lost at Sea

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 1

The Minister for Repatriation, Mr. Frost, stated in the House of Representatives that a number of Australian so diers' wives and families had been…

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