War Agricultural Committee Coreen Shire Committee Resigns
Difference of opinion between members of the Coreen Shire War Agricultural Commitee and the chairman of the D.W.A.C. (Mr. G…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1945
2,235 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 112
Post-war Works Huge Programme Approved By Cabinet CANBERRA
Federal Cabinet today approved of a Commonwealth post-war works programme as agreed to by the National Works Council last August…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Australian Resolutions On Post-War Security Hot Springs. Jan. 17
Australian delegates to the Institute of Pacific Relations conference have proposed two hitherto undiscussed additions to the Dumbarton Onks plan…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Latest War News Hitting Japs Hard Big Shipping Losses Washington, Thursday. -- AAP
A sizeable force of China-based Super Fortresses bombed Installations in the vicinity of Shinchiku (Formosa) in daylight on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“Britain’s Hard Lot in Mediterranean” Mr. Churchill Reviews War Situation LONDON, January 18
It has fallen to the hard lot of Britain to play a leading part in the eastern Mediterranean, said Mr Churchill, in a review of the war situation, in the House of Commons today. In the whole of the stricken peninsula of Italy behind the battlefront there are many economic and political…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Soldiers' Preference Bill
CANBERRA, Friday: High ranking Victorian members of the A.L.P. are fighting hard to. haye the Federal Government shelve the preference to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Interested In Soldier Preference Commonwealth Decision MELBOURNE
It will be interesting to learn the [?] of this said the Deputy Punier (Mr Hollway today, referring to the decision of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldier Preference Discussions Bill’s Appearance Next Session Unlikely CANBERRA
Cabinet discussions on the principle soldier preference were today adjourned until a later sitting without any major decision having been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Land for Soldiers Murray Valley Area
Delegates representing sub-branches of the Returned Soldiers’ League within the Murray Valley development area met at Echuca this week to discuss the scheme in its relation to soldier settlement. Mr. G. W. Holland, Victorian State president of the league,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Post-War Shipping and Markets Conference Requests of Government SYDNEY
At a conference representing trade unions, with members engaged in ship building and repair and on the working of ships held today, it was decided…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“Soldiers Learned Not To Complain” SYDNEY
At tile continuing inquiry into the sentence by court martial on Ptes Jack Wilson. J. J. Derrick and Sapper A. L. Chalmers for participation in a mutiny…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →First Time in Pacific War Allies Have Use of Railroad (From Frank Dexter, our war correspondent on Luzon Island)
For the first time in the Pacific war Allied troops will shortly have the use of a railroad A locomotive and six freight cars…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Post-War Civil Aviation Development Will Astonish The World SYDNEY
Development of civil aviation in the decade immediately following the cessation of the war would astonish the world, said the Minister for Air (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →S.A. Squadron Leader Most Decorated R.A.A.F. Man In This War MELBOURNE
Most decorated member of the RAAF of this war is the South Australians Squadron Leader D. J. Shannon, DSO and [?] DFC and Bar, who is the only…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Oil Stocks “Japs Lost Opportunity On Luzon” (From Frank Dexter. Our War Correspondent, on Luzon Island)
Despite huge stocks of of the Japanese should have been able to accumulate in their three years’ occupation of Luzon it appears that they have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murder and Suicide ? Family of Four and Soldier Dead BRISBANE
A family of four and a soldier were wiped out yesterday at Wolleebee, 231 miles west of Brisbane, in what is believed by police to be the worst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier’s Body on Line
Body of an army NCO. was found on the railway line near Cootamundra yesterday morning some time after a special train had cleared that station…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Preference Victorian A.L.P. Opposes MELBOURNE
The Victorian executive of the ALP last night decided to oppose preference for servicemen. A policy on preference for soldiers has not been laid down by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →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 →Fob Prisoners of War
Red Cross Emergency Company is organising another of its popular 50-50 dancers to be held at the Masonic Hall, Kiewa st., next Thursday. when proceeds will be for…
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