Chiltern Soldier Nearly Dug Own Grave BALLARAT
Among the pick and wounded men who recently arrived at No. 108 Military Hospital, Ballarat from operations in the islands is Pie F. J. Schmack, of Chiltern…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
2,172 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 109
Scots Soldiers In Melbourne MELBOURNE
A colorful party of Scouts, complete with kill and “Bat[?]” beret, have arrived in Melbourne. Mostly members of the famous Black…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier and Civilian for Trial Alleged £1000 Robbery MELBOURNE
In the Dandenong police court today, Thomas George Hammond, manager for Associated Tobacco Plantations, Vaucluso, NSW, alleged that on December 6…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Year’s Day Gift for Japs ! Heavy Allied Air Attack on Gasmata From the official war correspondent. Kenneth Slessor, at Australian Headquarters. New Guinea)
Australian-manned Vultee Vengeance dive-bombers celebrated New Year’s Day with two smashing daylight attacks on Gasmata. In perfect bombers’ weather the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Only Two Men Wounded Landing at Saidor (From J. R. Scarlett, representing [?] Australian Press with the American forces at Saidor)
All American task force successfully landed at Saidor on north-eastern New Guinea. Low clouds and misty rain along the shore as our…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Curtin Must Think End Of War Near Significant Meeting at Canberra CANBERRA
Preliminary plans for comprehensive post-war programme of public works will be made by the National Works Council which will meet in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Commended by King Canberra
Trapped in a tank which had fallen into a river in Queensland, a soldier saved the unconscious driver from drowning until help arrived. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Found Soldier Drunk and Asleep”
Stuart Harwood MacGregor, soldier, aged 25, pleaded guilty in Albury police court yesterday to a charge of having in his custody two glasses,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Soldier’s Thanks
Typical of the letters being received in Albany from men in the services in praise of hampers received at Christmas from the ACF, is one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BURRUMBUTTOCK War Agricultural Committee
A meeting of the WAC was held and the main business Was the re-allotting of sild mace to growers who had under-estimated their crop yields…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →‘1944 War’s Most Vital Year’ LONDON, Jan 5
“We must be prepared to meet most violent onslaughts from the enemy in the coming months. The year 1944 is going to be easily the most difficult both on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Casualties In This War 10,884 Men Die SYDNEY
Since the outbreak of this war the Australian Army has suffered 55,890 casualties. In 1943 casualties totalled 9031. These figures were given…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Thanks Comforts Fund Soldiers’ Christmas Dinner In N.G.
Ron Braddy. writing to his parents in Albury from New Guinea, gives interesting details of the soldiers’ Christmas dinner, which was as follows:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Progress of the War
"The Riverine Grazier" is a subscriber to the Australian Associated Press which provides the overseas news in this issue…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Winding Up of Companies May Be postponed If On War Work CANBERRA
Winding up of companies may now be postponed under certain circumstances as the result of amending National (Security [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest War News Reds Cross Into Poland Poles Will Not Oppose Entry London, Thurs.--AAP
It has been officially announced that the Polish Government in London has instructed the underground movement in Poland not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.S. Soldier Drowned Sydney
A member of the U.S. forces rescued from the surf at Bond today in an unconscious condition was placed in an iron [?] In which he died a few hours later…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Turkeys for This Soldier
Pte R. C. Woodley, of Nowra (NSW), returning to his unit after having received his issue of turkeys at a forward issuing point in the Masaweng area, New Guinea…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Saw Colored Soldier Shot “Man Was Fully Armed” SYDNEY
How he sow an escaped American soldier standing in the doorway with a pistol in each hand at the back of premises at Surry Hill was told at the inquest…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiers May Bring Diseases Here CANBERRA
If thoughtless members of the fighting services continued to smuggle into Australia from New Guinea and other places overseas…
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