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The wars & local soldiers, 1944

622 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 32

A Great Success New Yeae's Eve Dance For Ungarie War Memorial Hall

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 2

The Committee of the War Memorial Hall are most grateful for the large attendance at the New Year's live dance. Door takings amounted to £56…

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Hotel-keepers Death Soldier Charged (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 1

An Australian soldier, allegedly absent without leave, has been charged with murder, following the death in Hospital yesterday of Regined Steven…

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Committed on Nine Charges Young Soldier at Forbes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 1

A young soldier, James Albert Rutherford, aged 20, appeared in Forbes Police Court on Thursday on nine charges of breaking and entering and…

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Crumbling Spared by Japs Wounded Bathurst Boy Grim New Guinea Story

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 1

How he was assisted by a party of Japanese soldiers who had found him helpless and seriously wounded on the Kokoda trail, and…

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Greater Wealth After War

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 1

LONDON (AAP)—Sir William Beveridgo, in a speech, said that the people of the United States did not talk "like some of our leaders" about…

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War in Italy Steady Advance of Allied Armies (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 1

A message from London slates: —The advance of the British and Americans continues in Italy, said to-day's communique…

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Greatest of War Air Battles Over Germany Plane Losses Heavy (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 1

A message from London states:—An Army and Air Force communique issued to-night reveals that 59 bombers and five fighters were lost from a…

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War News Sarni Captured. by Russians. Next 24 Hours Might Seal Fate of German Armies in South Russia. LONDON

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 2

The Red Army has claimed its first major prize in Poland with the capture of Sarni, an…

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Soldiers' Parcels Unclaimed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 1

The West Wyalong Patriotic Committee has been notified by the Postal Department, that parcels addressed as follows remain unclaimed at the…

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War Savings Stamp Campaign

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 6

The vigorous non-stop War Savi[?] Campaign, conducted by War Loans and National Savings Campaign, is certainly bearing fruit…

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Insurance Under War Damage Scheme

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 4

It was announced recently that War Cabinet had decided to extend the contribution period under the War Damage Scheme ending on December 31,…

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Women Workers Their Place in the War Effort Facts and Figures

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 3

Nearly one in three of workers in Government and semi-Government munitions, shipbuilding and aircraft works are now women…

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Latest War Developments New Soviet Drive Towards Poland Operations in the South-West Pacific LONDON

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 1

THE Red Army has begun a new drive towards the Polish frontier north of the Pripet Marshes, thus increasing the threat to the German forces on the River Bug. U.S. Marines have made further progress in the Borgen Bay…

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War Notes & News

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 3

Well over 120,000 British and Al[?]ed vessels have been convoyed by the Royal Navy, and losses in these convoys up to December, 1942, have…

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Employment After War

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 5

Full employment after the war is one of the aims for which we are fighting. Full employment, like any other convernient label for a basic polity, can…

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Carrier Pigeons' Part War

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 5

The carrier pigeon is playin; an important part in the war. Each branch of the Service has its pigeon breeding establishments and mobile lofts, and…

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U.s. Cancels War Contracts

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 2

WASHINGTON.—U.S. production of some items of war material was so great, that contracts to the value of fight billion dollars have already been…

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Australia's Wool Consumption Post-war Prospects

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 6

Winchcombe. Carson Ltd. write:—The Australian mills during recent years have consumed wool to the value of [?], million to [?]10 million annually…

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Our Rich Mineral Resources Developed by War

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 6

All the old dumps which litter Kalgooriie's Golden Mile are being retreated for the extraction of tungsten used inthe process of hardc[?] steel…

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Post-war Jobs in U-s.a, "May Have to Be Got Fob 60 Million"

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 4

WASHINGTON (AAP).—Jobs may have to be found for 60 million persons after the war to maintain American slandars and expanding economy,…

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