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The wars & local soldiers, 1943

2,453 stories in Murray's papers · page 34 of 123

Patriotic War Effort League Important Meeting

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 3

A special meeting of the Jerildeire Patriotic and War Effort League was held on Thursday evening last. Present:—Rev. R. C…

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Italian Officers Reach Britain—as Prisoners of War

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 4

Italian officer prisoners or war. disembarking at a British port under armed escort. —Dept. of Information Photo…

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Second Edition Thursday, 4 A.M. Peace Feelers From Balkans Axis Satellites Suffering from War-weariners New York, March 31

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 3

United Press correspondent learns from diplomatic head[?]lers that Hungary. Bulgaria and Rumania, weary of war, have been sending out…

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Bowls Returned Soldiers Entertained

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 3

Six members of the 9th Division, visited the local bowling green on Thursday evening last and spent a pleasant night with members of…

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Soldiers Work Ships Airmen Also Help SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 1

Following the direction given by the Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) yesterday, truck loads of Australian troops arrived today at various…

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Soldiers Named Who Were Killed By Bomb Explosion SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 4

Army authorities today made available the names of four soldiers killed, following the explosion of a mortar bomb on a south coast beach on Monday night. They…

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Soldiers and Employment Important Move By Senator CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 3

Retention of soldiers in the forces until civil employment was ready for them after the war was advocated by Senator Wilson UAP SA[?] in the Sec[?] today…

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War Bonds Are Negotiable

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 4
Also in The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register

There is a generally held and entirely wrong view on the part of small investors in Australia that putting money into Government bonds for a…

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Air War Flares Up

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 1

The Russians are still beating back the Garman attempts to penetrate the Donetz defence line: General Koniev’s forces on the Smolensk front have…

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Vacation of Drome Improved War Situations

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 3

Improvement in Australia’s strategic situation was the only reason why an Australian aerodrome and buildings costing .£2,000,000 were practically…

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Third Liberty War Loan Barometer Progress Contributions

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 5

The Henty War Loan Organising Committee advises that local contributions to the Third Liberty Loan of £100,000,000 to date amount to…

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Hay Patriotic and War Fund Executive Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the executive of the Hay and District Patrotic and War Fund was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday, 25th March…

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District Patriotic Committee War Loan Rally Tomorrow

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 4

A monster rally will be held on Saturday afternoon in support of the £100,000,000 Third Liberty Loan. The principal speaker will be Councillor…

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To Deal with Post-War Housing CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 1

The Minister for Post-War Reconstruction [?] (Mr Chifley said tonight that he would, within a few days, announce the appointment of a Housing Commission. The…

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Progress of the War the South-west Pacific Allied Air Activities

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 2

SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Thursday.— An enemy convoy attempting to reach Japanese bases in New Guinea was beaten off by one of…

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Post-war Air Control Suggestions by Mr Hoover New York, March 31

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 3

Mr Hoover, former Republican President, in an interview with United Press stated that the United Nations after the war should strip Axis aeroplanes…

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Latest War News Better Weather Awaited Russians Holding Donetz Positions London, April 1

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 3

The Russian and German armies are now both fencing hard for positions on the Donetz front in prepartion for the time when the…

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Soldiers Loading Ships Wharf Labourers Still Refuse to Work Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 3

The numbers of Allied troops working on the wharves to-day was greatly increased as compared with yesterday. Wharf inbourers are still…

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Preference to Returned Soldiers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 2

ln certain respects the legislation being effected nowadays seems to be getting further away from the spirit of true democracy, and consequently…

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