War-time Housing Programme Man-power Shortage
The war-time housing programme could not be increased at prevent, because of the Government's decision that no new labour would be…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1945
2,299 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 115
Liquor Reform After the War Statement by Premier
SYDNEY Friday.—The extensive liquor reforms which the State Government planed could not be introduced during the war…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Government to Be Asked to Build Weir Move As Experiment for Post War Scheme of Water Conservation
The Government is to be asked to Immediately construct a traffic-carrying weir as a test in this district as to the practicability and usefulness of this measure as a means of conserving water. Intention is to ascertain whether or not such weirs will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Denies Soldiers Threw Rifles Overboard
OTTAWA February 16— A statement that Canadian troops threw overboard rifles no February 2 as a protest against being…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Turf Review War Eagle Scratched
A field of eleven acceptors for any race is a field of very modest proportions, yet an owner-trainer in Sydney scratched his horse…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →When Will War End What Mr. Churchill Said
LONDON Feb. 16.—Before the went to the Crimea conference, Mr. Churchill told the British Minister for information (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Killed in Gale
A soldier was killed and three others Injured when a gale struck Redbank (Q.) military camp. Buildings were unroofed and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?]tralian War [?]porter Praised
[?] Feb. 18.— Robert [?] the Australian Depart[?] Information, is named [?] correspondents officially…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Bonds Not Legal Prizes
Housie-housie promoters who substitute war bonds and war savings certificates for illegal cash prizes will be committing a breach of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Work of Pigeons in War Zones
Representatives of coalfield and Newcastle district clubs who attended the annual social of the Maitland Homing Pigeon Club in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prisoners in War Camps Germany and Poland
No further information is available yet about transfers of prisoner of war camps in Poland and eastern Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Montgomery's Message to Troops War Has Reached Final Stage
The war had reached its final stage, Field-Marshal Montgomery said yesterday in a personal message to his troops…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Struck by Lightning Soldier Killed In Camp
SINGLETON Monday. —A soldier, Bombardier Kevin Robert Francis Riley, 25, of Alt-street, Ashfield, Was killed in a military…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Killed by Lightning Tragedy During Saturday's Storm Coroner Ordered Body to Be Brought From Maitland
Kevin Robert Francis Riley, a soldier, aged about 30, was killed at Minimbah on Saturday by a flash of lightning. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gale Strikes Military Camp Soldier Killed. Three Others Injured
A soldier was killed and three others injured when a gale struck Redbank (Q.) military camp. Buildings were unroofed and severely…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Notes
Only last week, Tokio Radio, referring to General MacArthur's mopping up operations in Manila, told the world: "Japan now has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Facts in Brief
Under the Empire Air Training Scheme, which is ending on March 31, Canada has trained 122,000 air-crew. Approximately 15,000 planes have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CANADlAN War Material
OTTAWA Feb. 20,—The Canadian press says that J. H. Carswell, chief of the War Assets Corporation, which disposes of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain's War Effort Rescue Ships
From time to time the Germans threaten us with renewed vigour on the part of their U-boats. New weapons, modified craft, different tactics…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Red Cross Society Prisoners of War Adoption
An appeal for more street collectors for the Red Cross Society’s prisoner of war adaption scheme was made at the monthly…
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