Japanese Continue to Retreat From M. C. WARREN, War Correspondent
Australian infantry have advanced another six miles along the New Guinea coast without contacting enemy…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
2,418 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 46 of 121
Four Soldiers Killed In Train Smash
MELBOURNE. — Four soldiers were killed and 27 injured when a goods train crashed into a stationary…
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[?] AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND [?] [?] roster for the coming week is— Tuesday: 2[?] Cheerio Club. Wednesday: RSS & AL Women's Auxillary,…
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LONDON, Friday.—Five of Germany's biggest synthetic oil plants were blasted by 1000 US Fortresses and Liberators with 1000 fighter escorts yes-terday. Four targets in the Leipzig area and one at Brux, in Czechoslovakia, were…
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Wickham — Carrington sub branch of the Returned Soldiers" League will ask that the special facilities for ex-servicemen to buy…
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Opinions of members of the WIckham - Carrington Returned Soldiers' sub-branch last night varied upon a proposal by the…
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WALLSEND RED CROSS.—During the past fortnight £40 was collected at Wallsend fof the Prisoner of War street appeal. Gifts received by the…
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PERTH, Sunday.—A surprise check on soldiers was made by men of the Provost Corps at Perth trotting meeting yesterday,…
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The State President of the Returned Soldiers' League is to be invited by the Wallsend sub-branch, sponsor of the project, to preside at…
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PRESENTATION SOCIAL.—Merewether Send-off and Welcome-home Committee decided last night to hold a presentation social for Service men…
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Carrying the air war fewer than 1200 miles from Tokio, Ventdra search planes of the Fleet Air Wing bombed…
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NEW YORK, Monday.—The inner circle of the Kn Klux Klan in Detroit is said to be secretly organising religious and industrial strife for the day when American troops return home…
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SYDNEY.—Of 42.000 servicemen discharged [?] released from the forces in the six months ended March 31. all but 1000…
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ALLIED HEADQUARTERS.—NAPLES. Tuesday: Max Brand. 52. well-known American fiction writer and war correspondent for…
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Mrs. Jack Cairns has been notifled by the Air Board that her husband. Flight-Lieut. Jack Calms, of Bar Beach (late or Carrington),…
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LONDON, May 16. A.A.P.—The Spanish Telegraph Agency states that over 900 Allied war prisoners, 814 of whom are British and the…
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NEW LAMBTON Red Cross Society funds for its candidate in the Red Cross Geneva air race will greatly benefit from the proceeds of a…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Manpower controls would cease with the end of the war, said the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde). After the…
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MYDNEY.—Angela Pearce, 19, radio singer, who committed suicide at The Gap on April 14, had become nervy and…
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 16. A.A.P. —Two Australian war brides, who followed their American Army husbands to the United States by…
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