Soldier on Murder Charge
GOULBURN, Wednesday.—At Goulburn Police Court, Leo McDermid, 20, military sergeant, was charged with the murder of Elijah…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1943
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Prisoner of War
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Aird, of Renwick-street, Toronto, have been advised that their son, Gunner F. Stewart Aird, is a prisoner of war in…
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SAPPER C. T. DAVIS, of Adamstown, whose wife and family have been advised that…
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ADAMSTOWN PRISONERS OF WAR AUXILIARY.—The secretary (Mrs. B. Hetherington) at a meeting held in the Soldiers' Memorial Hall yesterday,…
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WASHINGTON, May 6.—The Senate, by 63 to 16, adopted the Anti-strike Bill, which makes it a criminal offence to instigate a strike…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Federal Government will be requested to take over the management of a New South Wales war factory, which has…
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LONDON, May 6.—Mr. Churchill has reviewed the world's latest and most secret war planes, many of which are so revolutionary in design…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →150 Soldiers "Adopted" Rylands Club Gives £30 a Month
Rylands' Service Benefit Club has adopted the 150 employees who have enlisted in the services. The club each month will send a…
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Wallsend Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League last night supported Tenterfield's case for the abolition of first-class train travel, so that better…
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SYDNEY.—On the application of the police in the Central Police Court to-day. John Milton Coutts (32). soldier and Jockey, charged…
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If a land settlement scheme for ex-servicemen were established after-this war, care must be taken to avoid the mistakes which had…
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GUNNER HARRY GARDNER, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Gardner, of Regent-street New Lambton,…
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MELBOURNE.—In three months 26.265 letters have been sent to prisoners of war in Europe and 20,963 to Japan…
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CANBERRA, Friday.—Because of mistrust in the public mind concerning the cost-plus principle, the Government was instituting a fixed…
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WASHINGTON, Friday. — Spain every day was becoming more decided to keep out of the war the Spanish Ambassadord this to pressmen before he left lor Madrid "lor consutUitlon."…
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CANBERRA, Friday.—Members of Allied forces on active service in Australia have been given the same protection against eviction from…
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AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND DEPOT ROSTER for the coming week is as follows: Tuesday, Methodist Women's Patriotic League, Mayfield and…
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ALBURY, Sunday.—In one of the worst road and rail accidents in the history of Australia 24 soldiers and a V.A.D. were killed on Saturday night when a locomotive crashed into a bus near Wodonga…
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OTTAWA, May 10.—"'The Australians do not shout. 'Come and defend us.' They shout, Come and join us in attacking the enemy,'"…
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HAMILTON RED CROSS annual meeting will be held on Monday, July 5 The branch assisted with the Benevolent Day last Friday and raised £17…
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