Soldier's Alleged Admission Lithgow
“I bored a hole with a brace and bit Petrol spurted up and screwed through the air. I tried to block it, but could not.” This was the admission alleged by…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1943
2,453 stories in Murray's papers · page 21 of 123
R.s.s.a.i.l.a. Welcome Home to Private Arthur Lang
The local Sub-brauch of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. met last night under the chairmanship of Mr. A. P. Matthews, to tender a welcome home to Private…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Happiness Despite War
Vin Miniver (Richard Ney) presents his [?]ancee. Carol Beldon (Teresa Wright) to his parents, in this delightful scene from the M-G-M screen version of Jan Struther’s splendid novel, Mrs. Miniver.” Greer Garson plays the title role. with Walter Pidgeon as her husband, Clem…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Red Cross Dance for Prisoners of War
Next Saturday night in the Red Cross hall, George street, the local Red Cross branch will hold a dance in aid of the Prisoners of War Fund. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →What War Has Cost Australia CANBERRA
Australia bad incurred a war debt in Australia of £523,997,089 up to December 31, 1942. A Treasury return issued tonight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest War News Gandhi Improves Bombay, Feb, 25
To-day's bulletin says that Gandhi's general condition shows a slight improvement…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Communications in Solomons (U.s. Dept. of War Information Photo)
One of the first technical jobs performed by United States Marines after they occupied Guadalcanal Island in the Solomons, was to set up a communication system. Calls (ram outposts are received at this message centre, where field telephones lines converge. This is the key to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Progress of the War the Russian Advance Operations in the Ukraine
LONDON, Tuesday.—The new Russian advance in the Ukraine resulting in the recapture of Sumy, Akhtyrka and Lebedin has brought…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“We Must Take Cheap Goods From China and Russia After War” MELBOURNE
At an exporter of primary produce, Australia has most to gain of all countries from freedom of world [?]e, said Mr Colin Clark, the director of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Post-war Air Facilities N.Z. Will Grant U.S. Pacific Bases WASHINGTON, February 24
Mr Nash (New Zealand Minister to Washington) s[?]ted today that New Zealand was prepared to grant the United States permanent use of air and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"No Mere Guess" U.s. Under-secretary War Will End in 1944 or 1945 New York--a.a.p
Declaring that the war was likely to end in 1944 or 1946 Mr. Porter Patterson. Under Secretary for War, explained that this estimate did not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Government and the Soldier
It seems inevitable that, with so many people going into the fighting services, the time must come when the relations of the services with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Supplies Sail to War
This picture of a United States Liberty cargo ship being loaded and sailing for the fighting fronts of the United Nations was taken at one East Coast American port. In many harbors such as this, Liberty ships are built, their cargoes loaded, and they set sail to become part of a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Schools Help War Funds Victoria’s Great Record MELBOURNE
The Victorian Slate Schools' War Relief Committee recently presented a mobile unit, costing £1415. and a piano, costing £175, to the Army Education Service. A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Post-war Difficulties Mr. Curtin's Appeal to the States CANBERRA
An appeal to the States to apply themselves to the urgent necessity of gran[?] additional powers to the Commonwealth for five years after the coming of the peace…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Comforts for Sick Soldiers
With the approach of another [?]isit to a military hospital, Albury [?]ed Cross again asks for gifts of books and cakes for the patients. Reading…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Taxation On Soldiers' Deferred Pay CANBERRA
In the House if [?] the Treasurer (Mr Chiltey) [?] cla[?] the [?] of tax[?] [?] pay of members of the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Demand for Better Soldiers’ Uniforms Canberra
A demand for better uniforms for Australian soldiers was made by Mr Calwell (Lab.. Vic.), in the House of Representatives today. He described…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Valiant Rescue Attempts Soldier Drowned In Hume . Weir
She story of vallant, but [?] attempt[?] to [?] a comrade from drowning was told in the Wodonga Ooraner’s court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Air War Lull Little Activity Up North
An almost complete lull in air activity throughout the south-west Pacific area was reported in weekend communiques from CHQ…
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