Patriotic and War Fund Meeting General Matters Under Discussion
Matters of a general and routine nature were before the meeting of Singleton and District Patriotic and War Fund at…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1945
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Tribute to Soldiers
Brigadier J. D. Richardson and Mr. S. B. Storey, returned soldiers from the last war, both of whom are now directors of the…
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Sgt. Frank Austin, of Maitland Road, received severe injuries to his foot at about 10 p.m. on Monday night when the rifle with which he…
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Mr. and Mrs. J. Hamson, of William street, East Maitland have been notified that their son Pla. John William Hamson, has…
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Australian Forces now lontrol one-fourth of Bouganville,"—Just a news flash but how much the cost in human life, energy and material…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War on Venereal Disease (Health Department Article)
The alarming fact that one in ten Australians becomes infected with venereal disease before the age of 50 is revealed in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Charities At Abermain
During the year ended October 31, 1944, the Abermain, War Charities and Comforts-Fund received generous donations which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sidelights From Sydney. War
THIS WAR, now rapidly drawing to its close, is Just about he last [?]arning the world will get on global conflict. Any next…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Loan Going Satisfactorily
Up to this afternoon, 41 Singleton and district subscribers had put in £7940 to the Third Victory Loan. In a little more than a week, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fraternised Italian Prisoner Of War
ADELAIDE Friday. — A serviceman’s wife was fined £10 for fraternising with an Italian prisoner of war. She is Mrs. Carrie…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tracking Down War Criminals International Detective Force
An international detective force is being established in London to track down war criminals and hidden Nazi officials who may…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.S. Senator Outspoken War In The Air
WASHINGTON March 23 — Senator Brewster told the Senate Commerce committee, which is studying the proposal to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Proposal for War Memorial. New School Building Suggested
At the annual meeting of the Merriwa Parents and Citizens' Association on Monday the headmaster of the Public School (Mr. W. J…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Destroyer Tackled Jap. Battleship an Epic of the War
The H.M.A.S. Shropshire, H.M.S. Arunta and the Australian landing ship Kanimbla had narrow escapes in recent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Phase in War Against Japan Many Warships Badly Damaged
Many Japanese warships were so badly damaged in Monday's battle in Japan's Inland Sea that only smoking, twisted shells…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ruhr Area Isolated Smashed by Greatest Aerial Assault of War. (A.a.p. Messages)
LONDON, Thursday.—To all intents and purposes the Ruhr has been cut off from Western Germany, following latest massive Allied air attacks, which, says Reuter's correspondent, are described as the greatest air assault of all times…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Destroyer Tackles Battleship. Shropshire in at the Kill. Epic of Pacific War. Sydney
H.M.A.S. Shropshire, H.M.A.S. Arunta and the Australian landing ship, Kanimbla, had narrow escapes in recent operations in the north. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bullahdelah Returned Soldiers' Social
A very enjoyable social evening was held on Saturday last, when, the local Returned Soldiers, their wives, the Ladies' Auxiliary, and Patrons met at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local Soldier Accidentally Killed Sgt. Jack Gurr
Dungog and district received another sad shock when news came through that Sgt. Jack Gurr had been accidentally killed somewhere in an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blind U.s. Soldiers Rehabilitated
Blind U.S. soldiers of the current war, of whom there were less than 200 reported at the start of 1945, receive specialised medical care and then a four-month stay at a rehabilitation and readjustment centre operated by the U.s. Army Medical Corps in the…
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