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The wars & local soldiers, 1943

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"Several More Years of War"

Tweed Daily · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday: The Army Minister (Mr Forde) told delegates at the annual conference of the AWU today he…

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Absentee War Worker Fined Twenty Pounds

Northern Star · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Robert Henry Brand, of Bankstown, a munition worker, was fined £20 in the Central summons Court to-day…

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Official Co-Operation Lacking War Agricultural Committee

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 8

Complaints of lack of official co-operation in its attempt to assist rural manpower problems are contained in the first…

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Planning Post-war Reconstruction on Far North Coast

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 2

By a majority, a conference of representatives of local governing bodies, Lismore Chamber of Commerce, and P.P. Union branches in Lismore on Wednesday decided that the Northern Rivers Association of Municipalities and Shires should be…

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Post-war Cars "Buying In Advance" Plan In U.S.A.

Northern Star · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 3

Judged by reports from Great Britain aim the U.S.A., a divergent policy is being adopted in the respective countries in…

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Eden Creek Returned Soldier at Social

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 7

The attendance at a social in Eden Creek Hall in honour of Private L. Perkins, M.M., who was twice wounded in action, on his return to the…

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Broadcast by "Dead" Soldier

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 7

Officially reported dead nearly a year ago, a New Zealand soldier has come back to life in dramatic fashion -- with a broadcast from a secret…

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Two War Reviews Allied Optimism-Italian Gloom

Northern Star · Saturday 23 January 1943 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Friday (AAP).—The Under Secretary for War (Mr. Patterson) in a war review told a press conference that the overall picture of the war is bright. The Rome radio commentator said…

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16,000 New Homes in N.Z. SCHEME Post-War Rehabilitation

Northern Star · Saturday 23 January 1943 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Friday.—The Minister for Supply (Mr. Sullivan) to-day announced that with 16,000 new homes yearly as his objective,…

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Train Accommodation for Soldiers

Northern Star · Saturday 23 January 1943 · page 4

Complaints have been received by the State Secretary of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. (Lieut. A. R. Cutler, V.C.), about…

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"War News Squeezed From Service Depts."

Tweed Daily · Monday 25 January 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday: The council of the Empire Press Union Annual points out the Union's chief problem has been to ensure that…

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Coal Vital for Sinews of War

Northern Star · Monday 25 January 1943 · page 5

"Nothing is more vital than coal for guns, tanks and planes. It is no use giving our money if to-morrow we withhold by any…

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Bloody 2-Year Campaign Brought To End In Tripolitania (From the Official War Correspondent, Kenneth Slessor)

Northern Star · Monday 25 January 1943 · page 5

CAIRO, Sunday.—The occupation of Tripoli and the virtual expulsion of the Axis forces from Tripolitania brings to an end at last the long and Moody campaign which has swept backwards and…

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Wounded in Action

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 2

Mrs W. O'Connor, of Condong Road, South Murwillumbah, has received official advice that her husband, Pte Neville Francis…

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War Prisoners' Xmas Greetings

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 5

The Australian Red Cross has been advised by cable from Geneva of the receipt of the following message from Stalag XIIIC: "Many thanks for…

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Advice of War Casualties Minister Regrets Delays

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 6

BALLINA, Monday.—Replying to a protest from the annual meeting of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. against the manner in which next…

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Soldiers' Deferred Pay Taxable

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 5

Five per cent. of the amount a soldier received as deferred pay on his discharge would be regarded as assessable income for tax purposes…

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Just 18, Has Enlisted 3 Times

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 2

Just 18 now, George Barry, of Goodwood, a surburb of Adelaide, has enlisted three times. He ran away from home at 15,…

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War Babies Have Language of Their Own

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 3

Children in Great Britain take war life and war terms as a regular part of their living. War babies are growing up with a language of their…

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Town Hall Meeting Demands Higher War Pensions

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Before a gathering of about 5000 in the Town Hall to-night, a meeting organised by the Returned Soldiers' League of New South Wales carried a resolution demanding an increase in…

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