A Soldier Speaks
(A young doctor serving with General MacArthur's forces somewhere in the Pacific sent this letter to a friend in the U.S.A. Published in…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1943
2,453 stories in Murray's papers · page 10 of 123
18 German Soldiers Executed STOCKHOLM, January 23
Eighteen German soldiers were executed at Christianssung, after a court-martial had found them guilty of being contact with the enemy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pensions for Soldiers Move By Labor Party Members CANBERRA
Some members of the Labor Party will press at the Caucus meeting tomorrow for incorporation in the amending Repatriation Act of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SOLDIERS A.W.L. May Go Into Labor Corps New System of Punishment CANBERRA
The army is now investigation the possibility of introducing a different system of punishment for AWL soldiers. Under the present system when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers Fined on Language Charge
In Wagga Court yesterday Jonas Turnbull, Ernest Leonard Boomett, Patrick Byrnes and Leslie David McInnis, soldiers, pleaded guilty to a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Youth Soldier in Trouble Albury Magistrate Lenient
With [?] face and [?]hed hands on 18-year-old soldier. Maxwell Myard Pen[?] [?] Ballarat. stood stiffly in Albury court dock yesterday morning to face a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Surgery
New methods of treating fractures [?] introduced by orthopaedic [?] in American military hospitals in Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prisoners of War
The Australian Red Cross has received information through the International Red Cross that, with the permission of the authorities,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Hits Motoring Severe Effect in Australia
[?]ding [?] the Fe[?] S[?] [?] cars re[?] in the Commonwealth at last October show a [?] of [?] per cent [?] ed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“Air Power Can Win War” London, January 25
Air-Marshal Roy Drummond, In an interview with the C[?] correspondent of the “Dally Mall,” declared: “Air power can win this war. The capture of Tripoli…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain Spending £14 Million A Day Huge War Burden London. January 26
The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir Kingsley Wood), in the House of Commons today, moved votes for credit for £1000 million, and £950…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Killed by Sniper Padre Cox’s Death. (From Mervyn Weston, “Argus” War Correspondent.)
Sanananda Front: While burying Australian dead from an earlier action, Padre Clive Cox, Presbyterian minister, of Berrigan, and formerly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Soldiers Remanded
For allegedly having goods in custody, two soldiers, Frederick George [?]oyd and [?]ordon W[?] were re[?] yesterday to appear before the Albury…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →50 p.c. Increase in Pensions Demanded by Ex-Soldiers SYDNEY. Tu[?]day
Five thousand people at the Sydney Town Hall tonight, at a meeting organised by the RSL, carried a [?]tion demanding an increase in war…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Committed for Trial. Soldier to Face Man Slaughter Charge
Mr J. D. Davies, J.P.. Tocumwal District Coroner, committed for trial at Deniliquin Quarter Sessions, on 6th April, Albert Edward Could…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drink for Wounded Australian
Temporary treatment is given to walking wounded Australian, who has just come in from the front line at Sanananda…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“No Concessions Until After War” Sydney
People apparently must wait until After the war before receiving any concession from the taxation authorities in regard to their domestic responsibilities, declared the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Post-War Planning with Russia LONDON, January 27
In the House of Commons today the Foreign Minister (Mr Eden), in answer to a question, said that several points of Post-war policy with the Soviet…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reply to Returned Soldiers. Sydney
Commenting tonight on claims made by returned soldiers at a Sydney meeting last night for a complete new Repatriation Act the Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) raid,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OBITUARY Tpr. Colin Campbell Killed in Action
The whole Gunbar district was staggered to learn that Trooper Colin Campbell, of "Ilkadoon,' has paid the supreme sacrifice. The sad tidings…
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