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The wars & local soldiers, 1944

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Convalescent Soldiers Entertained

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 2

A most successful and entertaining dance was held in Chinderah hall On Wednesday night. Thirty convalescent soldiers accepted…

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Soldier Settlers' Interest

Northern Star · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 2

Sir,—The question of interest payments to the Crown by soldier settlers is sure to be raised during the visit of the Minister…

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R.S.L. Meeting Tick Dept Sympathetic to Returned Men

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 2

"Tick Department officials were always prepared to lean over in favor of returned soldiers, but not to fall down on their jobs,"…

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Luck Needed to Win European War This Year

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 4

LONDON, Monday: "The European war will, with luck, be won in 1944; but I am not ready to say that the war will end in 1944," declared the Allied Commander in the Mediterranean Theatre Gen. Sir Henry…

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Release of 5121 Soldiers Approved

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The rate of discharges from the Army to rural and other industries under the Government scheme to…

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Wounded in Action

Tweed Daily · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 2

Mrs Dudgeon, of Tweed Street, Murwillumbah, has received word that her son, Cpl H. C. Dudgeon, has been wounded in action…

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MacArthur Subscribers to U.S. War Loan

Tweed Daily · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wednesday: The chairman of the Chemical Bank Trust Company (Mr Percy Johnson) announced today that General…

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Land for Soldiers

Tweed Daily · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 4
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Minister for Lands (Mr Tully) said today that the first certificates entitling soldiers of this war to…

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Federal Soldier Welcomed Home

Northern Star · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 2

All parts of the Federal and adjoining districts were represented it the Federal School of Arts when the Federal Soldiers'…

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Killed in Action

Northern Star · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 4

MULLUMBIMBY. Thursday. — Mr. and Mrs W. J. Reilly of Billinudgel, were advised yesterday by the Minister for rhe Army that…

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1944 Decisive Year of War, Says Tokyo

Northern Star · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 5

NEW YORK, Thursday (AAP).— The official Tokyo radio said to-day that while 1944 would be the decisive year of the war, it did not…

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War Effort Of Aust. And N.Z. Discussed

Northern Star · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The New Zealand Ministers attended the meeting of the War Cabinet to-day to discuss with the Australian…

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Mental Nursing War-Time Job Peace-Time Career

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 7

Permanent employment, prestige and security in an uncertain post-war world were offered to the girl who adopted the profession of mental nursing, said…

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Adopted by War Cabinet

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday: The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) announced tonight that the War Cabinet had adopted recommendations by the…

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"Argentina Planning for Future War"

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday: The World-Telegram says: The second part of the special report from Argentina…

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Servicewomen's Problem For War Cabinet

Northern Star · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA, Friday.— A special problem has been presented to the Federal Government because of pregnancy among women of the…

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Convalescent Soldiers to Be Entertained

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 2

Sixty convalescent soldiers from a distant convalescent camp will be entertained at a dance in Murwillumbah School of Arts on…

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End of War Not Near

Northern Star · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sunday (AAP). — Addressing the Foreign Policies Association, the New Zealand Minister (Mr. Nash) declared: "People…

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Too Much Left for Post War Consideration

Northern Star · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 4

"Governments to-day are leaving too much for post-war consideration. I suggest that the development of power resources and…

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