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The wars & local soldiers, 1943

1,662 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 84

Post-war Problem Will Be Big Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 4

A warning that Australiamust be prepared, to deal with post-war problems immediately the war ended was given by the…

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Country Women’s Association Varied Interests War and Hospital

The Inverell Times · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 2

The first meeting for the year of the local branch of the Country Women’s Association was held in the Rest Home on Friday afternoon with a fair…

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Admiral’s Forecast Conclusion of War Benefit of Pearl Harbor San Francisco

The Inverell Times · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 1

The United States has weathered the most critical year in all history, and another year will bring us…

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Stop Press Soldier Escapes From Train CULCAIRN

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 4

When the Melbourne express was travelling about 60 miles an hour, five miles from Culcairn, last night, an Allied…

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Girl Tries to Rescue Drowning Soldier Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 4

Miss Lillian Sheppard (19), of Londonderry, near Richmond, made an unsuccessful effort yesterday to rescue George Brown (18), a soldier,…

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Brave Soldier Spirit of the A.I.F.

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 2

Mr. N. W. Farrand of Inverell, has received the following letter from Lieut. J. W. Bray, officer commanding the platoon in which his…

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Tributes to Gallantry of Soldiers At Coronial inquiry into River Fatalities

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 12 January 1943 · page 1

Evidence of a series of acts of gallantry in efforts to save fellow soldiers from drowning given this morning…

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Young Britain Learns the Soldier's Craft: Cadets Handling 25-Pounders

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 12 January 1943 · page 1

British boy cadets of 14-17 years old are learning the complex craft of modern soldiering. They study man reading and field stra[?]gy and handle the army's most up-to-date instruments and weapons. At 17 they are drafted into the Home Guard until old…

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The War Yesterday’s News

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 6

Australian Beauforts scored their first reported success as torpedo-bombers when they hit and almost certainly destroyed a light cruiser or large…

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Land Settlement Post-war Necessity Enormous Possibilities

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 4

Many writers, especially in Sydney, some of them men whose views are entitled to much respect, discuss post-war problems…

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Returned Soldiers' League

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 8

The Returned Soldiers' League has granted the use of its room to the Potato Growers' Association, providing the secretary gives notice to the…

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Hostels for all Returned Men

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—At a meeting of returned servicemen last night it was decided to establish a sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers…

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Typiste Mortally Wounded

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 1

TOWNSVILLE Thelma Lund (21), a typiste employed by the services, was found under a cocoanut palm on the S rand at Townsville at 7.1…

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The War

The Uralla Times · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 4

Hitler's invincibles appear to be putting up stronger resistance in the lower Don area, but the Russians regrouped after a very strong tank…

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Three Soldiers Drowned at a Northern River Crossing Comrades' Heroism Revealed in Evidence at the Coronial Inquiry

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 2

The story of the drowning of three soldiers at a flooded river crossing in northern N.S.W. on New Year's Day as told in evidence on Tuesday to the District Coroner, Mr. F. T. Scroope, P. M., will enrich the records of…

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Wounded Japanese in Australian Hands Show No Gratitude

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 13

V[?]ded Japanese at an Army casualty clearing station in Australia show keen interest in their own welfare, but accept…

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The War Yesterday’s News

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 2

The final assault on the enemy salient at Sanananda has been held up by heavy rains, which have turned the whole area into a quagmire,…

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£ for war Effort From Hogmanay Ball

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 16

The annual Hogmanav Ball of Armidale Caledonian Society was socially and financially success. As a result a cheque for £100 will…

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Australia’s Promising Post-war Future

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 3

In a recent issue a very deep thinker in the person of Dr. Louat drew attention to the problem which will beset Australian statesmen at the conclusion of the war. All factories will cease the construction of war material, and many will be at a loose end. There…

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Woollen Rags Help War Time Clips

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 10

Woollen rags for reworking are eagerly sought in Great Britain to augment the rationed supplies of wool available, states Winchcombe,…

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