Meals at Jobs A" War Plants
MELBOURNE.—The War Cabinet approved of a recommendation by the Minister for Munitions (Mr. Makin) and the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1943
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War Comes To A Lonely Island
For 18 months the 8000 natives of Kiriwina Island, 80 miles northeast of Milne Bay, worked peacefully while the war raged in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War-time Trials Of The Storekepeers
"Children come into my shop to buy school materials," said Mr. J. A. Youngberry, at the meeting of the Georgetown-Waratah branch…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Candles in the Mind of Britain's No. 1 Soldier
UNLESS all indications are false, Sir Alan Brooke, Chief of the General Staff in London, will go down to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proficiency Pay for Soldiers
MELBOURNE, Friday.—War Cabinet to-day approved the payment of proficiency pay for skilled soldiers at present paid as privates…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Psychological War in Sicily
NEW YORK, July 11.—The invasion was preceded by the dropping of millions of pamphlets and by special broadcasts designed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Helping the War Effort
AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND DEPOT ROSTER for the coming week is: Tuesday, Methodist Women's Pat[?]otic League. Wednesday, Legacy and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cost of War to Australia
CANBERRA: The cost of the war to Australia in the last financial year (to June 30) was £561,787,000, and…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Removal of brownout restrictions on lighting should not be regarded as a sign for extravagant use of lighting and fuel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.s. War Secretary Visiting Britain
LONDON, Sunday.—The US War Secretary (Mr. Henry Stimson) has arrived in this country by air for important conferences. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two War Vessels Launched To-day at Nsw Dockyard
Two war vessels were launched almost simultaneously at a NSW shipyard this afternoon. The double-launching ceremony was watched by the Premier (Mr. McKell), the State Minister for Works (Mr. Cahill), other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cooperation in Postwar Plan Returned Soldiers And Unions
Wallsend Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League has approved the formula framed at a Sydney trade-union conference for the active…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Ex Soldiers' Problems
A special meeting of the Ex-Imperial Servicemen, held in the Mechanics Institute, Hamilton on Saturday night, decided that…
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LIAISON OFFICER ENTERTAINED.—Supervisors of NES first-aid posts of Newcastle district entertained Mrs L. Taylor, former [?]alson officer for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Want War Insurance Retained
Mayfield branch of the ALP last night rejected a motion seeking removal of the compulsory war damage Insurance of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Certificates Sale Pleases Organiser
Northern Organiser of the National Savings Campaign (Mr. Cyril Adam) is "very satisfied" with the sale of war savings certificates in Newcastle city. He said to-day that a survey…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Damage Fund Exceeds Claims
SYDNEY—As practically all contributions for war damage cover for 1943 have now been patti. It is impracticable for rates to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Huge Cost of War to Australia
CANBERRA, Monday.—The Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) said to-day that the war had cost Australia £1,106,000,000 during the past four years…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Device to End War Is Claimed
LONDON, Monday.—A secret device, capable of destroying submarines, tanks or planes 60 miles away,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ALP Protest On Soldiers in Sport
"Why should Jockeys and footballers be able to get out of camp each Saturday to make big money out of sport? I think we should…
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