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The wars & local soldiers, 1944

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War News. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 2

It is officially announced that U.S. Fortresses to-day attacked Brunswick while Liberators bombed Gilzerijen, Nazi fighter base in Holland…

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The War German Losses at Nikopol

The Northern Champion · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 2

London, Thursday (AAP): "One of the bloodiest massacres in history," is how correspondents in Moscow describe the destruction of the last…

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Facts and Figures. Of Australia at War. the Navy

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 1

The Royal Australian Navy continues to play its allotted role in the grand sea strategy of the United Nations while Australian seamen,…

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Soldier's Letter

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 1

Writing to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ringland, 1/Bdr. A. H. Ringland says : Trust this note finds you all quite…

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War Casualties

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 2

The Baltimore "Sun" has published an interesting comparative table of war casualties showing British casualties, excluding civilians, total…

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War News in Brief Fighting South of Rome

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 1

Most of the ground lost in the German offensive in the beachhead south of Rome last week has been regained by British counter-attacks…

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The War. Germans Playing Down Anzio Beach Head Operations

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 2

London: The German Radio to-day dismissed the operations in the Anzio beach-head as being "of no…

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News Of Our Soldiers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 2

Lieutenant Geoff. Hammond is at present spending a few days' leave in Wingham. Soldier Basil Reeve (son of Mr. and…

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Killed in Action. Sergt. Jack Williams

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 2

Word was received from the Army authorities on Tuesday last week by Mrs. Williams of the death in action in New Guinea of her husband, Sergt…

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War Talk

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 2

News through London Thursday says correspondents at Moscow describe the destruction of the last German bridgehead on the Dnieper at Nikopol…

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War Loan Pennants

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 3

Mayor Murray attended the meeting to discuss the war loan appeal. He was proud of the previous loan in which 906 subscribers found a total of…

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War News. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 2

Vichy Radio says the Germans have placed all five French Mediterranean coastal departments under German military control similar to…

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Cundletown War and Patriotic Fund Committee

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 2

The regular monthly meeting was held on Thursday night last, in the Memorial Hall, Mr W. Robson, President presiding. There was a fair…

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The War Latest News by Wire

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 2

London (AAP) [?] the Germans have placed all the [?] French Mediterranean coastal departments under German military control…

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Welcome Home Returned Men Honored

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 2

Wednesday night at the Royal Hotel, intimate friends of Staff Sergt. Jack Heily, and Sergt. Keith Brenton assembled to do them honor at a…

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Jerseyville. Welcome Home

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 3

The hall was crowded on Saturday night, when the WVS held their dance and presentations were made Lieut. Molly Walsh, of 113 AGH, and Dvr…

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Late War News

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 2

U.S. heavy bombers carried the war deep into the Jap-held Carolines on Tuesday with a heavy attack against Ponape Island, only…

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War News in Brief Record Bomb Tonnage on Berlin

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 1

Berlin on Tuesday night received the heaviest tonnage of bombs ever dropped on any objective, when considerably more than 2,500 tons were…

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The War. Us. Naval and Air Forces Attack Main Japanese Pacific Naval Base

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 2

Washington: It is announced that American warships and planes have attacked Truk, main…

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News Of Our Soldiers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 2

Miss Vera Baker, who is in one of the women's war services, is spending leave in Wiagham with her mother (Mrs. A. Baker)…

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