So Passes a Bit of England War Breaks Up Earl's "Family"
The fifth Earl of Mount-Edgecumbe was one of the old-fashioned earls—old-fashioned in the best sense…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1945
2,299 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 115
Soldier Stole From Ship
NEWCASTLE Wed.—On December 27; .David. Jeffrey (20) soldier came from Sydney to Newcastle where, he met and bad…
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Gunner Alan Trevor Betts (21), who was reported missing from the 14th A.G.H., where he was a patient, was found dead on the main railway line…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kurri Soldiers’ Auxiliary
KURRI Thurs.—At the annual meeting of Kurri Kurri Returned Soldiers Women’s Auxiliary the following officers were elected…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Killed in Action
LONDON Jan 4.—Lord Lands downe the seventh Marquess of that name has been reported killed in action. His brother…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rosenthal Welcome Home and Birthday
A welcome home and 21st birthday celebration was held on the night of the 23rd December at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Battle, in honour…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The World at War
A Frenchman who saw service in the last war wearing his old uniform, salutes U.S. troops as they pass through the town of St. James…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Facts in Brief
Ball bearings, one of the most dificult products of precision manufacture in the whole range of engineering science, are now being turned out in millions by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The World at War
One, two, three and four-star flags fly during the review of a U.S. airborne division which had seen service in Normandy. General Eisenhower announced at the ceremony, held August 10, 1944, that a new army had been formed combining all Allied airborne forces…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thought of Mighty War Weapon Strange Revelation in America
A plan to shake Japan's key industrial cities into ruins by artificially-induced earthquakes Was seriously considered by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Plight of Germans in Budapest Annihilation Only Matter of Days, Says Moscow Hint of Greatest Russian Offensive of War
Though the Russians have been forced to give some ground near Budapest, Moscow says the belt of territory 45 miles wide, which they now hold around the city, is so broad there is little hope of the Germans getting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kurri Returned Soldiers' Party
Members of Kurri Kurri Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League entertained their wives and families, soldiers' widows and families, and members of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pocket Guides for U.s. Soldiers
NEW YORK—“Arm Hour,” an official American radio programme, told of the United States Army Rocket Guides, a [?] of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Organisation of Industry
NEWCASTLE Saturday.— The Chamber of Commerce has, been advised by the minister for War Organisation of industry. (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Timber for Us War Effort
A fleet of heavy trucks hearing giant [?] logs, hewn from a timber forest in the north-western US. climbs a steep, winding mountain road on the way to a lake where the log[?] will be rolled off into the water and towed to a sawmill to be cut into…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Post-war Plans for Culture
CANBERRA Monday. — The Ministry of Post-war Reconstruction is planning formation of a cultural council to promote and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Work by Gosford Boys
GOSFORD Mon.— The Department of Agriculture’s inspector and chairman of the Gosford District War Agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“War Part of Revolution” Bishop Burgmann’s Views
GOULBURN Mon.—The people who most strenuously and courageously assisted the Nazis during the period of enemy occupation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Next Phase of the Pacific War Australian Troops Will Play Important Part
"The Japanese will learn the answer shortly," said the Acting Prime Minister (Mr Forde) yesterday when stating that the important part Australian troops would play in the next phase of the Pacific war must remain a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scramble by Nations for Air Routes May Lead To War, Says Air Marshal Australian Associated Press
NEW YORK, January 7.—That the scramble by nations for world air routes after the war may lead to further war is the opinion of Air Marshal W. A. Bishop, former Director of Recruiting for the Royal Canadian Air Force, who…
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