Truk Island Attacked by Us Fleet Latest Cables and Telegrams. The "Macleay Argus" is a subscriber to the Australian Associated Press, which provides the overseas news in this issue. Big Jap Fleet Recently Seen There Possibly Biggest Sea Fight of War Washington
Macleay Argus · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 5
It is announced that American warships and planes attacked Truk Island, the main Japanese naval base in the Pacific…
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The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 3
The Empire Hall was packed on Tuesday evening, 10th inst., for the welcome home by the Women's Comforts Fund to Pte." Steve Ward, a…
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The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 2
German mechanised armies which attempted to destroy the Allied Fifth Army beachhead at Nettuno, south of Rome, have been fought to a…
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The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 3
War expenditures in America for November last went to a new high of 7,794,000,000 dollars, an increase of 689,000,000 dollars over October, or…
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The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 2
Writing to Mr. E. F. Brownlow, a friend says :— "One of the prisoners of war returned from Germany last week was…
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The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 2
Washington (AAP) It is announced that Americans [?]ships and planes attacked Truk the [?] naval [?] in the Pacific. At daylight on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. Main Jap Pacific Base Attacked. Powerful U.S. Naval Force in Action. Washington
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 3
It is announced that American warships and planes have attacked Truk, the main Japanese naval base in the Pacific. At daylight on Wednesday…
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The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 2
M0r. Frank Belford, secretary of Taree Sub-branch R.S.S. & A.I,. League, writes as follows : — Owing to the circulation of…
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The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 2
The Secretary of the Ladies' Auxiliary reports : A street stall was held last Thursday and realised £6/12/. The Auxiliary wishes to thank…
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The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 2
London: The most powerful air offensive of all time against Germany continues. It is estimated by the…
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The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 1
After four days' radio silence, the US Fleet announces the toll of its attack on the Jap naval base at Truk, Caroline Islands, as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Air Lines After the War Big Network
Macleay Argus · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 4
Licences to operate approximately 10,000 miles of internal air routes in the immediate post-war period, or, alternatively, as soon as suitable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prisoner of War Returns Home. Private P. T. Green. Experiences in Germany
The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 2
On Friday night. 18th February, 1944, a hearty welcome home was extended at Bobin to Private P. T. Green, son of Mr. Tom Green. [?] Private…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Current Topics. Soldiers' Graves in New Guinea
The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 2
The Minister for the Army, Mr. Forde, has informed the Returned Sailors', Soldiers', and Airmen's Imperial League that the necessity for…
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The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 2
Mr. Arthur Warwick has received his discharge from the AIF to take over the management of his farm at Comboyne…
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The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 3
News from Washington Thursday last said that powerful American naval forces commenced an attack on Wednesday morning against Truk,…
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The Northern Champion · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 3
Also in The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales
The fortnightly dance held on [?] January, proved a very [?]ialde evening. Everyone enjoyed themselves £ the usual happy manner. dancing to…
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The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 2
The Country Party Leader (Mr. Fadden) and Sir Earle Page conferred yesterday regarding the Country Party's representation on the War…
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The Northern Champion · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 2
Pearl Harbour, Friday (AAP): After four days' radio silence, the U.S. [?]eet announces that in its attack on the jap base at Truk, Caroline Islands, the…
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