Mr. Curtin-War Prophet “Stern Tasks Lay Ahead” CANBERRA
Despite favorable development in the war situation there was as yet [?] to believe that Germany would be defeated without the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
2,172 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 109
Condemned Prisoners of War Britain Intervenes On Their Behalf LONDON, February 9
Britain has made representations to the German and Swiss Governments concerning the five British prisoners of war who were sentenced to death…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Deniliquin Soldier Repatriated
Staff-Sergt. Lindon Laker, A.I.F. of Deniliquin, is the first local prisoner of war to return home, after being in the hands of the Germans…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News of the Soldiers Fligh Lieutenant Colin Robertson Awarded D.F.C.
Flight Lieutenant Colin Robertson on of Mr. and Mrs. D. H.Robertson, of Cocketgedong, has been awarded, the Distinguished Plying Cross for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Inquests at Wagga a Soldier And a Civilian WAGGA
Two inquests were conducted in Wagga today by the Coroner (Mr Hugh Coles). At the Inquest on Oswald Duncan Guthrie, aged 38, sheet metal worker, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers and Civilians Gaoled NEWCASTLE
At Newcastle Quarter Sessions today Gordon Jeffery Hall, aged 24, was sentenced to five years’ gaol by Judge Neild for having received two stolen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War News
"The Riverine Grazier" is a subscriber to the Australian Associated Press which provides the overseas news in this issue…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War Situation Reviewed by Prime Minister
Speaking in the House of Representatives on Wednesday on the war situation, the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) disclosed that battle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.s. War Secretary Sees Britain's Defences
Seated next to the British Prime Minister (Mr. Churchill) is Mr. Winant, the United States Ambassador, who accompanied the U.S Secretary of War, Col. Silmson, Mr. R. C. Casey, Sir James Grigg (Secretary of State for War), Gen. Devers, and other American…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wants Private Enterprise Controlled After the War SYDNEY
Support of the Federal Government’s plan to control private enterprise after war was announced by the president of the NSW branch of the ALP (Mr Kelly) in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Expects Long War In New Guinea 1 CANBERRA
Under a new leave system all members of the Australian Army in New Guinea would receive leave within the next 12 months, the Minister for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Symbol “A.I.F.” Allegedly Removed From War Graves CANBERRA
Complaint by a soldier that orders had been given for the removal of the symbol “AIF” from war graves in Australia and its replacement by the letters “AMF,” was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →First Victory War Loan Campaign Councillors in Respective Ridings to Form Committees
Following an address by Mir. A. W. Chessell, War Loan Representative for the Riverina, on the forthcoming First Victory Loan, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Latest War News Germans Lose Nikopol 29 German Divisions Defeated London, Thurs.--AAP
Reuters Moscow correspondent says that the Russians have crossed the Oredazh River, which is a tributary of the Luga River,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Returned Soldiers' League Branch Membership Increases
The following were present at the monthly meeting of the Returned Soldiers' League: Messrs. P. Holmes (president), F. Goninon (secretary),…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Preference To ex-Soldiers: Government’s Attitude CANBERRA
The Commonwealth Government will not recognise the preference for returned soldiers clause in the Repat[?]tion Act, passed last year, but will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Soldier Fined
Loo Hyman, a soldier, aged 22 years, appeared in Albury Police Court yesterday charged with taking and using a motor cycle, the property of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Firms May Get Out of the War. LONDON, February 11
Newspapers in Finland are discussing the warning by Mr Hull, the American Secretary of Etato, that Finland should get out of the war now,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Nekarbo Tragedy Soldier on Manslaughter Charge
On 2nd inst., at Ivanhoe, the District Coroner, Mr. John T. Robertson, J P., held an inquest touching the death of Mrs Francisca Crossley at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers Fined
Two soldiers, Ernest Urban Turner, aged 38 years, and John Anthony O’Keefe, aged 22 years, pleaded guilty in Albury Police Court yesterday to…
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