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The wars & local soldiers, 1944

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U.S. Army Air Force Chief Says Us Started War with Only 3000 Combat Planes Air Transport Did Much to Save Australia

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Monday: General Arnold, chief of staff of the U.S.A. Army Air Force, in a book-length review of U.S. Air Force operations, says that the United States was largely…

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Red Army Strengthened By War

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).— Reuter's correspondent says it is a considered opinion, after two years' observation in Moscow, that…

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Opera House Setting For Farewell To 8th End Of War In Sight—MONTGOMERY

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).—"To-day there is no possible doubt that the end of the war is in sight. I do not say it is going to end to-morrow, next week or next year. There is no shadow of doubt, however,…

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Warwick Court Martial Soldier Says Was Punched By Three Men

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 2

WARWICK, Tuesday: A former Warwick Detention Barracks prisoner, Pte R. A. Seymour, told the District Court Martial today…

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Soldiers Welcomed at Tregeagle

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 4

Privates Ron Hermon and A. Walker, who recently returned from New Guinea, were accorded a welcome home in the Tregeagle Hall…

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Award to Soldier Heroic Rescue in Capsized Tank

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Trapped in a tank which had fallen into a river, a Queensland soldier saved the unconscious…

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Fewer Wounded Die in Middle East This War

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday: An analysis of nearly 30,000 battle casualties admitted to Middle East hospitals from the beginning of April, 1942,…

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Patent Exchanges Aids War Effort

Northern Star · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Tuesday (AAP). —The Army and the Navy in a statement said the English and American patent in erchange…

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"Submarine Crews Have Best War Job"

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 4

According to Commander A. C. Miers, RN, VC, DSO and Bar, who passed through Melbourne as liaison officer to the Pacific Fleet,…

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Post-war Relief on Firm Basis

Northern Star · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday (AAP).— A full account of the first session of U.N.R.R.A. (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation…

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Little Change In Immediate Post-war Car

Northern Star · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 2

Post-war cars need to be easier and cheaper to look after. Greater accessibility would be appreciated by most motorists, particularly as…

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Compulsory War Work for Boys of 16 in Germany

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday: Berlin Radio announced a new decree designed to "increase to the maximum the war mobilisation of the whole youth…

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The Northern Star Published Daily at Lismore Thursday, January 6, 1944. Our Post-War Industries

Northern Star · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 4

WITH planning in the air, a subject receiving more than usual attention at the moment is the prospect of developing…

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Social Afternoon For Soldiers' Relatives

Northern Star · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 4

This afternoon, at 3 o'clock, in the Salvation Army Citadel, Molesworth Street, the Lismore Salvation Army Women's Home. League…

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Raf Pilots Expect Long Pacific War

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: On their arrival in Sydney yesterday from England a number of RAF Spitfire pilots, though particularly…

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Exchange of Patents Helps War Effort

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Wednesday: The Army and Navy have issued a statement that the Anglo-American patent inter-change agreement,…

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War Savings Campaign

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 2

The value of war savings certificates sold at Murwillumbah up to December 31 totalled £69,470, being an increase of £552 in a…

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Lwend-Lease Swinging War Scales

Northern Star · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thursday (AAP). — Lend-Lease totalled 18,608,000,000 dollars to November 30, said President…

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Non-Stop Raids In Air War

Northern Star · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Friday (AAP). — Continuing the day and night attacks against the Continent, Mosquitos last night bombed…

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Presentations to Five Soldiers at Kunghur

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 2

A large and representative gathering of citizens assembled in Kunghur Hall recently at a Welcome home and presentation…

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