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The wars & local soldiers, 1944

1,401 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 71

Rushed Machine Gun Ex-Guyra Soldier's Bravery

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 8

Mrs. Gilfuis, of Tingha, has received a report from the Red Cross Bureau telling of the bravery of her son, Pte. H. Gilfuis, who was…

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General Macarthur Like Caged or Wounded Lion New York

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 8

General MacArthur “seems like a caged or wounded lion, suffering deeply,” says Raymond Clapper in a message to New York World Telegram…

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CZECHOSLOVAKIA War-Torn Country

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 8

Situated in the heart of Europe. Czechoslovakia before the war was bounded on the north and west by Germany and Poland and on the…

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Saboteurs of Our War Effort

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 6

Food supplies for Australian troops have again been held up by strikes in essential industries. At the Newport freezing works 400 men stopped work because two sub-foremen declined to be forced into the Cold Storage Union…

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Meat Rationing a War-time Obligation

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 4

On Monday next the meat rationing system will commence and all householders should co-operate in an effort to make a success of the necessity. The immediate and definite desire is to provide more and much more meat to the unfortunate people of Britain,…

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War Correspondents Build Morale Says Minister SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 2

The Army Minister (Mr. Forde) said to-day that the presence of Australian war correspondents in the front line had proved a great…

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Barges Destroyed Air War in North Alexishafen Bombed

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 1

Allied escorted medium and heavy bombers continued their widespread destruction of Alexishafen aerodrome dropping 104…

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Elimination of Unemployment A.C.T.U. President On Post War Aims SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 2

The President of the A.C. T.U. (Mr. P. J. Cleary) stated last night that the trade union movement was pressing…

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Roosevelt's Master Plan Next Year Mod Critical In History Cost of War Astronomical WASHINGTON, Thurs

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 6

President Roosevelt's annual budget message to congress for the period for June 30, 1945, is described by the…

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American Budget Thousands of Millions—President Roosevelt’s Message—Huge Post-war Problems WASHINGTON

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 1

President Roosevelt’s annual Budget message to Congress for the period for June 30th, 1945, is described by the United Press as a master plan for shifting the nation from war to peace…

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Civil Police Can Deal With Allied Soldiers CANBERRA

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 2

Federal legal authorities to-day expressed the opinion that Australian police could arrest members of the U.S. armed forces for…

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Returned Soldiers

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 4

To-morrow (Saturday) night the annual meeting of the Inverell Sub-branch of the R.S.S.A.I.LA. will meet to elect officers for the coming year…

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Quick Ending of War Is Not Likely

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 15 January 1944 · page 1

NEW YORK, Saturday.—The Secretary for the Navy, Colonel Knox, told a press conference that a quick…

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Half Holiday "No Effect on War Effort" Mr. Kerr in Reply to Mr. McEwan

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 15 January 1944 · page 4

In his reply to my previous letter regarding the half-holiday question. Mr. McEwan failed to produce the real evidence I…

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Two Soldiers Had Threats Slashed

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 15 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday.—During a quarrel with Allied Servicemen in Surry Hills last night, two Australians had their throats…

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Welcome Home Social

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 3

Asocial will beheld in the Memorial "Hall to-morrow (Tuesday) night to welcome home L.A.C. R. W. Hancock, home on leave from New…

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Post-war France Churchill and De Gaulle Meet LONDON

The Inverell Times · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 1

Participation of French forces in freeing France and the immediate sending of arms to members of the French underground resistance…

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Post War Collaboration N.Z. And A[?]an Ministers Get Together CANBERRA

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 4

At the opening of the conference between Australian and New Zealand Ministers to-day the Prime Minister…

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Allied Soldier A.w.l. in Armidale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 4

An Allied soldier was arrested in Armidale at the week-end at the request of the American Military Authorities. For some months he…

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Meatless Leave for Soldiers Not Issued With Coupons

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 4

Although they were issued with tea, sugar and butter coupons three Australian soldiers were not given any meat…

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