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The wars & local soldiers, 1944

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Soldiers' Graves in New Guinea

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 2

The Minister for the Army, Mr. Forde, has informed the Returned Sailors', Soldiers', and Airmen's Imperial League that the necessity for…

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Paterson Soldier Missing

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday—The following names appear In a casualty list issued to-day:— Placed on seriously ill list:…

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Hospital Accommodation For Soldiers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 3

“The need for hospital accommodation is equally urgent, and will be as great a soon to ex-servicemen as the proposed location of…

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Front Line Blood Donors Help Save Wounded in Italy

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 1

Although [?] ambulance carry a supply of blood for trans fusion [?] there are times when they need supplies in excess of [?]stack for this reason translation units consisting of an [?] blood donors pictures shows captain of a…

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Figures Show Trend of War

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 5

NEW YORK Feb. 29—In an editorial headed “Uncoloured War Reports.” the Herald Trl[?]une points out that financial…

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Pictures From the World at War

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 4

CAPTURED ENEMY AIRCRAFT IN ITALY. U.S. Army soldiers examine a German Focke-Wolfe 190 fighter plane (foreground) and an Italian bomber at an airport near Salerno, Italy, after its surrender to the Allies Strong enemy resistance was…

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U.s. War Leaders at White House

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 1

U. S Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson (left) and General George C. Marshall chief of staff of the U. S Army are shown as they called at the white House in Washington the U. S capital to a conference with president Franklin D. Roesveft The…

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Post-war Jobs for U.s. Troops

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 5

NEW YORK Feb 23—President Roosevelt has requested the House of Representatives to enact legislation giving veterans…

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Local and General News Suggested War Memorial

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 2

A proposal brought before Monday night's annual meeting of the parishioners of All Saints' Church of England, which was received very…

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The Wide Horizon Long List of War Criminals

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 5

Establishment of the United Nations Commission for the in. vestigation of War Crimes brings to the fore some vital questions…

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War Prisoners Treated Well Army Minister Surveys Australian Camps

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 1

After inspecting prisoner of war end internment camps, the Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) expressed the conviction…

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Task for Workers After War State Short of 80,000 Homes

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 1

The Premier (Mr. McKell) says there is a shortage of 80,000 houses in New South Wales. Labour would be needed after the…

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‘Yank’ Photographer Killed in Action

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 4

NEW YORK March 1.— stuff Sergeant John Bushemt, a photograpber for “Yank” magazine, and a prominent character of “See…

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Italian War Losses

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 3

According to Rome Radio Italian war losses have [?] more than 60,000 killed [?]00,000 missing and 500,000 taken prisoner…

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Finland Must Decide War or Peace?

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 1

LONDON March 1.—A flood of speculation to regard to Finland’s probable attitude to the Soviet peace terms also the Russian…

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Awu Objects to Prisoner of War Labour

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 5

QUIRINDI Thursday—A large attendance at the monthly meeting of the Quirindi AWU committee discussed the announcement…

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Returned Soldiers Good Work of League

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 6

Stressing the benefits that are to be gained by returned soldiers of the present war linking themselves with the Returned…

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Anzac Day

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 5

Anzac Day, 25th April, will be a dose holiday. Hotels will be closed. There will be no horse-racing: or sporting events, and restrictions will be…

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War Insurance Refund

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Friday.—Any who had paid war damage q [?]tribution covering the whole any portion of 1944 was [?]…

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Post-war Homes Schemes

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Friday—The Minister for Local Government (Mr. McGirr) received a deputation from the Local Government…

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