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The wars & local soldiers, 1944

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The War Latest News by Wire

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 2

Washington (AAP): The Navy Department announced that battleships and carrier based planes heavily shelled and boinbed Mili Atoll, on the…

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War News. Hungary Occupied by Germans. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 3

Reports reaching Ankara from Budapest state that the Germans have occupied the whole of Hungary. The American Associated…

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Facsimile of War Bonds to Be Distributed to Householders

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 1

An interesting departure in war loan publicity for the First Victory Loan drive will be widespread distributions of facsimiles of Commonwealth War…

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Gladstone Welcome Home and Farewell

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 2

On Tuesday night last at Gladstone Hall a farewell was tendered Ptes. Colin Anderson and Tom Elliott and Gunner Jack Campbell, while…

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The War "Puzzles" Dr. Goebbels

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 2

London: An admission of confusion as to the outcome of the war was made by die German Propaganda…

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The War. Mr. Churchill To Speak

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 2

London: Mr. Churchill will broadcast to the nation at 8 p.m., GMT, on Sunday (6 a.m. Monday our time)…

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War News in Brief. German Army Changes

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 1

While the Red Army continues its thrust across the Dniester towards the River Pruth the German High Command is striving to regroup its…

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Reality of War Civilians' Task Must Lend Money

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 5

To-day thousands of Australians are fighting for "a better world" to live in. Their task has taken them to some…

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Lower Incomes Must Contribute to Finance of War

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 4

With over two-thirds of the national incomes received by people earning less than £400 a year, it is obvious that a substantial…

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News Of Our Soldiers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 2

Noel, soldier son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Witchard, of Wingham, is spending leave with his parents. LAC Jack Clayton spent a couple…

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Kinchela. Soldiers Welcomed

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 6

The WVS social was held at the local hall on March 16, when there was a huge crowd in attendance to welcome home Ptes. J. Rafferty, N…

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Wounded Soldiers Cared for by V.A.O.C.

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 1

Twenty-one wounded army personnel being flown from New Guinea to Townsville had cause to be grateful to the Volunteer Air Observers Corps…

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War News. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 2

Keeping up its air offensive, strong forces of American Liberators and Flying Portresses were out over North-West Germany again to-day…

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The War Latest News by Wire

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 3

L[?] A.A.P Keeping up th an offensive, strong [?] of American [?] and Flying Fortresses were our over north-west Germany again…

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Reality of War Civilians Must Lend Money

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 1

To-day thousands of Australians are lighting for "a butter world" to live in, Their task has taken them to some of the toughest battlegounds the world…

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V.A.O.C. Cares For Wounded Soldiers. Forced Landing at Innisfail

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 4

Twenty-one wounded Army personnel being flown from New Guinea to Townsville had cause to be grateful to the Volunteer Air Observers' Corps…

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Post-war Development

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 4

Plans to subdivide the State into regional areas for pastwar development will be considered by the State Government' shortly…

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Belmore River War Aid Society

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Belmore River Vountary War Aid Society was convened in the Upper Belmore school recently, when the president, Mr…

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Advertising and War. Finns' Unwise "Economy."

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 4

Speaking at a smoke social of Ballarat Branch of the Commonwealth Institute of Accountants, the President (Mr. J. F. Gibbs) said that some…

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The War. Street Fighting in Cassino

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 3

London: After eleven days' savage street fighting inside Cassino, Allied heavy guns have taken over from…

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