War Notes in Brief
At the outbreak of the European war women were less than 10 per win of munition workers. Now they number slightly more than one in four…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
622 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 32
Post-war Planning Regional Development
With a view of facilitating planned development afte rthe war my Government has set in hand a survey of the resources of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Killed in Air Crash Two War Correspondents
Australian war correspondent pendil Aithur Rayner, and an American correspondent. Brydon Taxes husbend of Plana Parnham the acress, were…
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Lionel Jdward Smith, a soldier, boarded a bus at Albnry to travel to Bonegilla. but as the bus was crowded he travelled on the step. When the…
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The suggestion that the rich Lachlan Valley lands between Cowra and Forbes be resumed for closer settlement for returned…
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London. The capture of Bernichev, a vital railway junction 30 miles south ot Jitomir, is announced by Stalin in an order of…
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Perhaps you think that your daily newspaper yonr grocery packet, and your old letters have no further use. Well, they have! By handing them…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Education in the Country Post-war Reconstruction
"Education in general is too vital a national function to be the financial reasourres of the individual States" said Mr.M.G. Li[?] Director…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Next War Loan Interest Rates (By Wire) Sydney
A message from South Perth stales: The Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, announced yesterday that the interest rates for the next Commonwealth Loan…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers Drowned in River
Privates Schwartz and Loufer, of the 8th Australian Employment Company, were drowned while they were swim ming in the River Murray near…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Saved Tank Driver From Drowning Queensland Soldier Commended By King
CANBERRA.—Trapped in a tank whch had falien into a river, a Queens[?] land soldier saved the unconscious, driver from drowning until help…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mail for Soldiers
Letters from home are regraded as so important, for troops morale that the Services have built up a very comprehensive organisation for handling…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lands Along Lachlan Their Resumption for Soldiers
The [?]ggrstion that the rich ian Valley lands between [?] and Forbes be resumed for closer seltle[?]i for returned coldiers will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Churchill Shows U.S. War Secretary Britain's Defences
The British Prime Minister accompanied by Mrs. Churchill, Cot Stimson, U.S. Secretary of war; Mr. and Mrs. Winant; Mr. It. C. Casey, Sir James Grigg, Secretary of State for War, Gen. Devers and other American officers, who recently paid a visit to S.E. England when they…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Committed For Trial Breaking, Entering and Stealing Nine Charges Against Young Soldier
A YOUNG soldier, James Albert Rutherford, aged 20, appeared in Forbes dock yesterday on nine charges of breaking and entering and stealing property, all with one exception being committed at Forbes. On a number of charges…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prisoners of War
LONDON.—Most, of the letters recently received from war prisoners and civilian interneees in Japanese hands are reassuring and bring messages of…
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Not pausing to rest on their laurels on the Konive front, which burst into Kirovgrald, and fanned out from a break through at that point, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Damage Scheme Arrangements for 1944
It was announced recently that War Cabinet had decided to extend the contribution period under the War Damage Scheme, which ended…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Against Japs. Allies Extend Strong Forces (By Wire) Sydney
A message from New York states: Tokio Official Radio admits that the Allies have extended a strong force towards Torikna (on Bougainville),…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jesus Is Coming Again! the Blessed Hope of a War Scarred World
High up in the done of a certain building in America there are inscribed in stone these remarkable words from Tennyson: "One Gold, one…
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