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The wars & local soldiers, 1943

2,453 stories in Murray's papers · page 35 of 123

Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Bill Use of National Credit Urged

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 4

In the course of the debate on the Australian Soldiers Repatriation Bill in the House of Representatives, Mr. J. I. Langtry, Member for…

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Charges Against Soldier

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 2

When John Harold McHenry, soldier, rode a motor cycle which was not his on the evening of March 13. he struck trouble for himself end his…

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Colored Soldiers Decorated for Gallantry

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 6

Left : Brig.-General Johns pins a medal on Pte 1st Class Julius Franklin at a ceremonial parade in. New Guinea. Franklin dived into a river to rescue a fighter pilot whose plane had crashed into a river in…

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More Automatic Phone Exchanges After War CAN[?]

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 5

In [?] the post [?] all the capital [?] working. The [?]…

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Official History of the War. Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 4

Australia is the only English speaking country which so far has completed a national history of the last war, covering the activities of all arms of…

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Pacific War Diary Our Bombers Worry Japs

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 2

Behind (the moves and counter moves in New Guinea and New Britain during the past few weeks are Indications that since Bismarck…

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U. A. P. Wants “War on the Cheap” Labor Minister's Comment MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 6

Commenting on the Parliamentary session just ended. the Minister for Aircraft [?] (Senator Cameron) said today that the Senate Opposition had revealed itself…

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On Eastern Front Donetz Tug-of-war Red Army Holds Bridgehead LONDON, April 2

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 1

Fighting on the Donetz front flares up and dies down spasmodically with the Bed Army clinging to severely disputed bridgeheads…

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Soldier and Family Evicted Federal Government To Take Action CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 4

The Attorney-General (Dr Evatti has asked the Solicitor-General to take action concerning the eviction of Pte E. M. Collins, a 9th Division soldier,…

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Soldiers Doing Good Job Excel As Wharf Laborers SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 3

By [?] when it is [?]ellved another [?] Allied [?] will reinforce the 25[?] Australian [?] who have been at work since yesterday, every ship in…

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Legal Aid for Soldiers and Dependants Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 3

The Attorney-General (Dr Evat[?] announced today that operations of the soldiers' legal aid bureaux would be extended to enable them to give advice…

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Prisoner of War in Borneo

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 April 1943 · page 3

Word was received on Friday night by Mrs Sheridan. “Hillview.” Coreen. that her son. PTE JOE KAGLE (above), was a prisoner of war in Borneo. On March…

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Men of 2nd A.I.F. to March on Anzac Day Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 April 1943 · page 2

Returned soldiers of the 2nd AIF will form individual groups marching ahead of the corresponding 1st AIF battalions, in the Anzac Day parade to the Shrine…

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Britain Has Strikes in War Plants London. April 4

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 April 1943 · page 3

Sir Stafford Cripps in a speech at R[?]ll, declared: “There are still s[?]es in our [?] sometimes delaying the manufacture of most vital…

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Heavy Sentence for Soldier Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 April 1943 · page 2

Pte Stewart Hamilton McLoad. miltila, aged 50. convicted by district court martial at Victoria Barracks on a charge of, inciting Australian troops to attack…

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Cannot Now Be Evicted Soldiers' Dependants CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 April 1943 · page 2

National Security (War Service Moratorium) Regulations were amended yesterday to give greater protection to dependents of members of the forces against…

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Deniliquin Soldier Killed in Collision GEELONG

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 April 1943 · page 4

One soldier was killed and another was seriously injured when a motor cycle on which they were travelling along the Colac road near Belmont…

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R.S.S.A.I.L.A. Welcome Home to Returned Sailor

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 April 1943 · page 1

The Hay Sub-branch on Thursday, 1st April, extended a welcome home to Small Arms Gunner Ron Brown, who is at present on leave…

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Links Anzac Day with Easter Sunday Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 April 1943 · page 2

The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) said today that State Governments and the RSL had been asked to co-operai[?] with the Commonwealth Government…

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Vacation of Aerodrome Improved War Situation

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 April 1943 · page 1

Improvement in Australla's strategic situation was the only reason why an Australian aerodrome and buildings, costing £2,000,000,…

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