War Notes & News
In the year ended June 30. 1943, the Allied Works Council spent £55,901, 000 on capital works. Its programme of authorised works totalled…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
622 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 32
Native Welfare Post-war Responsibility Urged by Bishop Cranswick (By Wire) Sydney
At St. Andrews' Cathedral Sydney last night the Chairman of the Anstralian Board, of Missions, (Bishop Cranswick) said that the first…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letters From Soldiers to Comforts Fund
Mr. N. J. Hanlin, Secretary of the Comforts Fund, has received the following letters of acknowledgement from members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jap. Atrocities Should Stir People to Greater War Effort Mr. Curtin's Views SYDNEY
In a statement to-day, the Prime Minister, of Australia, Mr. Cortin, said that the reported Japanese atrocities should stir the people…
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WASHINGTON.—The capture by American invasion forces of Roi island in the Marshals is officially announced by the Navy which says the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"After the War" and the Bureaucrats
The week has been notable for a more than usually prolofic outcrop of post-war plans. In particular, these…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ministry of Post-war Re-construction Housing Research for Modern Living
Once upon a time, if a man wanted a house, he felled a few trees and built it himself. Later, certain people concentrated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Welcome Home To Soldiers on Leave
Perhaps not since the commencement of the war has so many servicemen been home on leave at the one time as at present. This…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prisoner of War Returns to Forbes Pte. Colin Wright's Repatriation
One of the outstanding visitors at the annual meeting of the Forbes branch of the Returned Soldiers' League on Monday night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Years' Gaol For Soldier Committed at Forbes Thefts Here and at Lithgow
James Albert Rutherford, 19, a soldier, recently committed for trial at Forbes, received sentences of two years' hard labor on several…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Growing Strength of Returned Soldiers' League Due to Recognition of Ideal State Secretary's Visit
THE visit of Mr. J. R. Lewis, secretary of the N.S.W. Returned Soldiers' League, and Mr. W. Yeo, district councillor, to the annual meeting of the Forbes branch of the League was made the occasion for the holding of a jollification in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Land Act Soldiers Settlement and Group Purchases Convertible into Leases in Perpetuity
The Closer Settlement Amendment (Conversion) Act, 1943, carries into effect the promise made by me in the rural policy speech that the…
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LONDON.—Breaking through the strong German defence lines north-east from Nikopol and north-east from Krivoirog troops of the Third…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flt.-Sgt. Ron Smith Reported Prisoner of War Following Collision Over France
Flight Sergeant Ron Smith, who was missing following a collision between two planes over Abbeville, France, on 7th January is now reported by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How to Apply for Soldiers' Land
Application forms for a Qualification Certificate to enable a soldier to apply fur land are now available from Mr. Carters, Classification Council,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Plants Problem of Post-war Activities CANBERRA
The Munitions Minister (Mr. Makin) to-day referred to increased powers for the Commonwealth when talking of Government munitions factories after…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Post-war Car Prices
In apposition to overseas suggestions that the prices of new vehicles alter the war will be increased considerably, the N.R.M.A. declares that Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War News Bloodiest Massacre In History. LONDON
Reuter's Moscow correspondent says the Russians have crosses the Oredeah River, which is a tributary of the Luga River, joining it ten…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →C.P. Conference Post-war Considerations Organised Marketing Supported (By Wire) Sydney
During a lengthy Committee debaie yesterday, the Unite Country Party of New South Wales decided that, while "taking cognisance" of other…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accidental Drowning in Murrumbibgee River Soldier's Attempt to Swim River Attached to Wire
The coroner (Mr Hugh Dales), returned a verdict of accidental death when he conducted an inquest at the Wagga Town Hall into the cause of…
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