U.S. to Construct Great Air Liners After War Santa Monica. March 16
The Douglas Aircraft Company has announced plans for post-war construction of 12-ton luxury commercial [?] of wood and capable of carrying 85…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
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Social Evening to Soldiers
At the Royal Hall on the evening of March 6, the Balranald Comforts Fund tendered a social evening to Pte Kevin Purtili (New Guinea), Sig. Bill Tress…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →COROWA Welcome Home at Coreen
A large gathering assembled at the Coreen Public Hall on Monday evening to welcome home Pte Gordon Nixon, who, with Mrs Nixon, is spending leave with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Post-war Reconstruction Dr Coombs Gives Outline
“All political parties stem determined that there will be no unemployment. employment after the war such as was known in the pre-war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Facsimile of War Bonds For Loan Publicity MELBOURNE
An interesting departure in war loan publicity for the First Victory Loan drive will be widespread distributions of facsimiles of Commonwealth war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.S. Looks to Post-War Pacific Problems CANBERRA
News of the appointment by the US House of Representatives of a committee of 21 members to deal with Pacific post-war problems is believe to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers Honored at Rand
Rand School of Alls was crowded lost Wednesday evening when Sgt Jack Smyth and Pie G. Nixon were the recipients of a social and presentation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier in Iron Lung (From Axel Olsen, New Guinea)
The only iron lung in New Guinea is being used to save the life of [?] Australian soldier, who after contracting paralysis, was flown from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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 2 →Post-war Aviation CANBERRA
The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) and the chairman of the British Overseas Airways Corporation (Lord Knollys) exchanged views on post-war civil aviation at a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Showing of War Films CANBERRA
The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin said today that he would ask the Minister for Information (Mr Calwell) if facilities could be provided to enable the epic Russian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Earn Interest First Victory Loan War Bonds
Interest will be paid twice yearly an First Victory Loan bonds. Interest is at the rate of 2 12 per cent, on short term securities, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Acquiring Land Post-war Settlement MELBOURNE
The Premier (Mr Dunstan) said tonight that the State Government was anxious to take steps to acquire suitable large areas for settlement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This Is Your War You Cannot Get Others to Deputise for You
You have heard many times that this a total war, in which no one can escape his own personal responsibility to make his maximum contribution to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Latest War News Cassino Almost Cleared of Enemy Rome Again Raided London, Monday.--AAP
The Fifth Army troops are battering ruthlessly against the remaining German suicide squads in the western corner of Cassino,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →20,000 Tons of Bombs in Five Days In 2-Way Assault New Phase in Air War London, March 20
In the last five days and nights no fewer than 20,000 tons of bombs have been dropped by British and American forces in a co-ordinated two-way…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →American Soldiers Assaulted
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Three United States soldiers, who were assaulted and robbed in East Sydney early to- day, are alleged to have been lured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Better Suits for Discharged Soldiers CANBERRA
Improved standard of clothing is to be provided discharged male members of the forces. This decision was reached by War Cabinet today. Mr Curtin…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →V.o.c. Cares Foe Woun Ded Soldiers
Twenty-one wounded army personnel being flown from New Guinea to Towns[?] had cause to be grateful to the Volunteer Air Observers’ Corps when the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Russians Pour Into Bessarabia on a Thirty Mile Front One of Major Feats of the War Vinnitsa “Sack” is Rapidly Closing Growing Russian Menace to Lwow. Germans Reported to Be Evacuating Crimea London, March 20
Having crossed the Dniester, which constitutes the boundary of the former Rumanian province of Bessarabia, on a 30-mile front, General Koniev is now pouring men, tanks and guns through the 30-mile gap for his…
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