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The wars & local soldiers, 1945

2,235 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 112

£5 Million To Hospitals First Year After War SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 3

Future hospitalisation plans aimed at making NSW hospitals as modern as any in the world the State Premier (Mr McKell) announced yesterday…

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Duke And Duchess Of Gloucester Arrive In Australia Well-kept Secret Will Land Today at Man o’ War Steps Big Programme Is Arranged Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 1

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester have arrived in Australia. This was announced to The nation in a broadcast tonight by the Prime Minister (Mr Curtin)…

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War News

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 2

"The Riverine Grazier" is a subscriber to the Australian Associate Press which provides the oversea news in this issue…

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Latest War News Bombers Over Germany London, Mon.--AAp

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 3

The 2-miles-long Greemberg marshalling yards were the target yesterday for R.A.F. Lancasters, and also for the American…

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Duke Will Not Race Horses While War Is On SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 1

While the war is on the Duke or Gloucester will not race horses in Australia. but will attend race meetings. The Duke’s Chief of Stall (Brigadier…

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“Merchantmen al War” Most Fascinating Stories

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 4

Some of the most faseinating and [?] hing stories ever told are in a book just published in London called Merchantmen at War.’ It is the first…

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Our War Effort Mr. Stimson’s Appreciation SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 6

US Legation slated today that the secretary for War War (Mr Henry L. Stimson) in a letter to the deputy Prime Minister Australia and the Minister for…

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Nothing Heard From Government Award of 1939-43 Star To N.G. Soldiers SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 6

Honorary secretary of the [?] Soldiers and Airmen’s Fathers Association (Mr. Sydney Smith)said today. that men who were entered to the 1939…

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A Jungle Bakery Albury Soldier In Unit

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 4

As the party of Australian troops swung along a trail in New Britain. there came to them the smell of newly baked bread…

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Post-War Jobs For Service Men And Women SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 4

A [?] by the Ministry of Post War Reconstruction today said field workers specially trained in methods of job study had commenced a review…

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U.S. To Establish War Crimes Commission New York. Jan 31

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 2

The Secretary for War (Mr [?]mson) has established a war crimes section of the War Department to gather evidence against Japanese and German war criminals…

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Back to Civilian Jobs Re-establishment of Men and Women From Services (Issued by the Ministry of Post-War Reconstruction)

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 3

Principal purpose of the Re-establishment Division of the Ministry of Post-War reconstruction is the training or re-training for civil…

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Soldiers’ Preference Bill Will Apply to Both Govt. And Private Employment CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 6

Complete preference of employment both governmental and private, is extended to all enlisted personnel in a re-establishment bill…

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V.C. Air Leader Killed in Action

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 2

Wing-Cdr, Guy Penrose Gibson, V.C., D.S.O. and Bar, D.F.C. and Bar, known as the "dam-buster,". who was reported missing after a raid…

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Another Sydney Shooting Bookmaker Wounded

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: There was another gun episode in Sydney early this morning, when Joseph Patrick Taylor. 36, a well known turf…

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War News

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 2

"The Riverine Grazier" is a subscriber to the Australian Associated Press which provides the overseas news in this issue…

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Latest War News American Advance Continues German Border Crossed London, Thurs.--A.A.P

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 3

Gains of up to two Miles were made by the Americans on Wednesday advancing towards the Siegfried line on a 30-mile front…

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Soldiers' Preference Bill Will Apply to Both Government and Private Employment Canberra

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 3

Complete preference of employment, both governmental and private, is extended to all enlisted personnel in a re-establishment bill which is now…

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Refused Bail Soldier On Slaying Charge

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 2

Elwin Ernest Breust, 21, soldier, in camp at Bonegilla, was refused bail by the deputy magistrate (Mr G. Hook) In Albury Court of Petty…

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Wharf Pilfering Lowers Soldiers’ Morale SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 6

[?] of beer, tobacco and foodstuffs, [?] for Australian troops in forward areas continues on a large scale port- throughout Australia,…

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