War Facts in Brief
Under the Empire Air Training Scheme, which is ending on 31st March, Canada has trained 122,000 air-crew. Approximately 15,000…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1945
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Prisoners of War in Australia
It was reevaled on Friday that there are nearly 24,000 prisoners of war in Australia, including 4000 Japanese. Approximately 18,000 of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sales of War Materials CANBERRA
In future the sale of war material to the public would be channelled through the War Disposal Committee and nut through any other…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →“War Is Declared” Alleged Abattoir Incident
Albury council, on receiving a supplementary report from the abattoir superintendent (Mr Wilkinson) at its meeting last evening, decided to take…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Turkey’s Entry To War; Moscow Not Impressed LONDON
“Turkey’s entry to the war [?] signifrance whatever” was stand [?] the Mercury radio last night. “When was the importance of the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“Japs Just Take It” “Big Mystery Of The War” New York
The Guam correspondent of the New York “Times,” says that the failure of Japanese aeroplanes to seriously oppose the earlier raids on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers Refuse to Leave Army to Work CANBERRA
About 1000 soldiers recommended for discharge by manpower for essential civilian work had refused to accept the decision, said the Minister for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldier For Trial On Murder Charge MELBOURNE
After evidence had been heard a the request on L/Cpl Jack Edward Lloyd, whose body was found in a [?] lock near Balcombe camp on[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Returned Soldier Camping by River Housing Shortage in Albury Emphasised
Extremity of the housing shortage at Albury was again reflected at the Municipal Council meeting last evening. Two applications for approval…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wounded in Action
The name of PTE, OSCAR GRACE, of Deniliquin, appeared in this week’s casualty list as “wounded in action, remaining on duty.”…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ex-Soldiers Want Beer On Anzac Day SYDNEY
The assi[?]tant State secretary of the RSI. (Mr Bain) today expressed disappointment at the decision of Mr Curton that hotel would be closed…
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"The Riverine Grazier" is a subscriber to the Australian Associated Press which provides the overseas news in this issue…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miss Bebe Scott Helps War Orphans
Miss Bebe Scott, well known radio star, is the British Orphans' Adoption Society candidate for the W.S.W. United Charities' Quest for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hay War Memorial High School Investiture of Prefects
The whole school, teachers and prefects, assembled in the hall of the Memorial High School on Tuesday afternoon last, to witness the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News Churchill Confidence Motion Carried London, Thurs, --AAP
Mr. Churchill scored a personal triumph in the House of Commons yesterday when the amendment to his confidence motion was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“Nazi Leaders Will Suicide If Germany Beaten” Goebbels Wails of Woeful Turn In War. LONDON
Bewailing the events of the war “which in the last few weeks have taken such a woeful turn for us,” and that “the air terror has reached inhuman proportions and can now hardly he borne,” Dr Goebbels in a broadcast last night declared: “We shall win, but even if the enemy reach…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Army Releases 1000 Soldiers Refuse Civilian Work CANBERRA,Thursday
About 1000 soldiers recommended for discharge by the manpower authorities for essential civilian work, had refused to accept the decision,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Settlement Purchases and Soldiers Group Purchases
The Minister of Lands [?] Tully) has drawn attention to the fact that all holders of Settlement Purchases taken up before 15th December…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Soldier Held in Secret Custody
A British soldier is being held in secret custody in London says the "Sunday Empire News." His name or where he comes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“Soldiers Will Revolt” Better Treatment Needed, Says M.H.R. CANBERRA
A revolt by the returned soldiers of this war, unless the Government changed present restrictive policy towards them, was forecast by Mr…
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