“Pidgin” for Our Soldiers Training For War In islands
To familiarise men likely to be fighting in the Pacific Islands with as many aspects as possible of the new conditions they will meet, special…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murray · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1943
2,453 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 123
Son of Lord Halifax Severely Wounded London, January 11
Lieut the Honorable Richard Wood, aged 22, youngest son of Lord Halifax. British Ambassador to Washington, has been severely wounded in a Libyan bombing raid…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Our Wounded Heroes Still Smiling Visit to a Great Military Hospital
In the early days of this war a member of "Country Life" staff, serving overseas with a hospital unit wrote back home, "A convoy of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Memorial Hall Committee Meeting
A meeting of the Hay War Memorial Hall committee, of management was held on Thursday. There were present: Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Post-war Reconstruction (To The Editor)
Sir,--I suppose your correspondent thinks he is paid a compliment because some notice was taken of his effort to preserve the unjust…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“War Will be Long and Tough” WASHINGTON, January 11
“I have expressed the opinion all along that the war would be long and tough. I still think so.” This statement was made by Admiral Stark. Commander of the U.S…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Pensions Basis of Eligibility Cabinet Consideration Soon MELBOURNE
The Minister for Repatriation (Mr Frost) said today that the full Federal Cabinet would shortly consider certain repatriation proposals which had been formulated as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Exodus From City After War Making Country Attractive MELBOURNE
The Premier (Mr Dunstan) [?]id today [?]at, although lie would be willing to cooperate in every way with the Lord Mayor (Cr. Nettlefold) in his proposals for a more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific War Burden Australia Spending £500 Million a Year CANBERRA
After only six months of the [?]inancial year, Australia is now spending on war at the rate of £5,000,000 a month more than the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Progress of the War the Russians Still Push on Heavy German Attacks fail
LONDON. Sunday.—Despite bad weather, the Russians in the north-eastern Caucasus are continuing to push to the north on a broad front…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News Red Army Threatens Key Points 300,000 German Troops Threatened London, January 11
After their successful 58-days' offensive, the Red Armies are increasingly threatening Salysk and Rostov which are very importatnt…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brave Soldiers Honored Awards Won in New Guinea CANBERRA
When his detachment came under heavy machine-gun fire from the Japanese in New Guinea. Lieut Clin[?]ord Hoskings, of Sydney, took one of his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Jumps From Train Near Culcairn Long Search Fails to Locate Him
An American [?]dier, by jumping from A train travelling between Albury and Culcai[?] on Sunday night, [?]caped from American…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Employment of Ex-soldiers Sydney
Including a proportion of men from country areas, an .average of 130 returned soldiers from the present war are now securing employment in NSW each week…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£80[?],000 Spent on Soldiers’ Comforts Sydney
Third annual report of the Lord Mayor’s Patriotic and War Fand reveals that last year expenditure at £242,000 exceeded income by £25,785. S[?]ce the establishment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers Entertained Presentations Last Night
Last night in the catholic club a social evening was tendered Corporals T. McDonnell and J. Boucher and Dyr. Arthur and Sig. Douglas Gillespie…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Middle East Fighting Soldier Writes of Brother’s Death
Driver B. Carmichael, A.I.F. abroad a well-Known Corowa district soldier has written the following letter to Mr. Allan Jarrett, of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Interment of Soldiers Government’s Policy
The Minister for the Army, Mr. Forde, announced that deceased soldiers were busied in war cemeteries conveniently situated to the place of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Walbundrie War Agricultural Committee Several Anomalies Quoted
At a meeting of the War Agricultural Committee at Walbundrie, Mr J. Power presided and there were also present Messrs E. Clear, N. Fowler, E. J. H…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pacific War Reviewed Important Melbourne Talks MELBOURNE
Representatives of the Opposition were given an opportunity for a full and frank examination of the latest Pacific and more distant…
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