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The wars & local soldiers, 1944

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The War. Daylight Attack on Germany

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2

London: Over 1100 American planes to-day attacked targets at Wilhelmshaven…

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New British War Medal 1939 to 1943 Star

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 1

Provisional instructions for the issue of the ribbon of the 1939 to 1943 Star have been issued by the War Office…

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War News in Brief Marshalls Invaded by U.s. Forces

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 1

United States forces have invaded the Marshall Islands (Central Pacific), and it is reported that more than 30,000 Marines and…

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News Of Our Soldiers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2

RAAF-man Bert Barber is spending leave in Wingham. Bert met with an accident a few weeks ago, injuring a knee…

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Welcome Home

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 2

Pte. Steve Ward, who was a prisoner of war in Germany and amongst soldiers recently repatriated, has been united with his parents and…

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Coopernook. Patriotic Dance and Euchre and Welcome Home

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 4

The fortnightly patriotic dances at Coopernook started off the new year well with a big crowd. The second for the year, on Saturday, January 22,…

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Jap Atrocities Further Instances Published Wounded Men Buried Alive

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 4

New York, Feb. 1 (AAP): Details of a vicious Japanese atrocity that occurred in the Manila area, in the Philippines, in March, 1942, involving the…

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W.a.s.p.s. Dispatch of Morphine for Wounded

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 4

History is being made in Australian agriculture by members of the Women's Agricultural Security Production Services, by the planting,…

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The War American Troops Invade Marshalls

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 2

New York Feb. 2 (AAP): More than 30,000 American marines and infantry carried in what one correspondent describes as a convey "of unprecedented…

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War News Grim Pursuit Into Estonia. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 2

Most headlong of all Russian advances of the war is now occurring as General Govorov mercilessly throws all his strength into the drive against…

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Killed in Action Sergt. Jack Williams

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 2

Word was received from the Army authorities this morning by Mrs. Williams of the death in action in New Guinea of her husband, Sergt…

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Late War News

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 2

Another great Red Army victory has been scored in the Dnieper Bend, where a 100-mile gap has been torn in the German line…

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Wingham Juniors' War Work

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 1

Children of the JRC Circle at Wingham Public School finished last term's activities on a triumphant note, Various functions and sales for the purpose…

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Went Through Last War Then Accidentally Shot

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 2

"Well, a man is unlucky. I went through last war without a scratch and then I must come back and shoot myself. But I…

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The War. Japanese Home Territory Bombarded For First Time

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 3

New York: United States warships have bombarded Japanese home territory for the first time, shattering…

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War News in Brief Nazis May Be Forced From Vitebsk

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 1

The Germans may have to yield Vitebsk, great base in northern White Russia and 300 miles west of Moscow, because of Red Army…

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News Of Our Soldiers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 2

Spending leave in Wingham are the following local servicemen: "Mate" Brewer, Herb. Johnson, "Hooker" Bailey, Jim Stunner, and George…

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Taking War to Japanese Territory Latest Cables and Telegrams. The "Macleay Argus" is a subscriber to the Australian Associated Press, which provides the overseas news in this issue. Kurile Islands Bombarded by Us Warships Just Off Japanese Mainland New York

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 3

United States warships have bombarded Japanese home territory for the first time, battering the harbor and land installations…

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War Talk

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 3

News through London Friday says that Marshal Stalin the previous night announced that 10 divisions, 150,000 men, of the German Army have been…

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The War Another Red Army Victory

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 2

london. Monday (AAP: Another great Red Army victory has been scored in the D[?]per Bend, where a 100 mile gap has been [?] in the German…

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