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The wars & local soldiers, 1944

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The Northern Star Published Daily at Lismore Monday, January 24, 1944 Post-War Control Of Aviation

Northern Star · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 4

NOT the least important subject for discussion at the conference of Dominion representatives to be held in…

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Bangalow Commando Wounded

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. M. Blanch, of Bangalow, have received word from the Minister, for the Army, that their son, Signaller Russell Blanch,…

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Electric Fans Wanted for Wounded

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 6

Electric fans are urgently needed by the Red Cross for hospital patients in the far northern areas. If you have one you can spare,…

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Importance of Pigs in War

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 3

Although all our fresh pork and more than 90 per cent. of bacon and ham go to American and Australian fighting forces in the South-west Pacific, the service demand is so great that food planners face no easy task in meeting all orders…

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War Costing Australia £186,000 a Day

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 7

Reviewing the monetary cost of the war, the latest edition of the Department of Information's official review of Australia's war effort,…

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Feeding Europe's Starving Millions Will Be Big Post-war Job

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 3

One way and another we know something about conditions in Europe today; they are pretty bad. The Germans have cleaned out the occupied countries very thoroughly, and are very good hands at that game…

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U.s. Soldiers Move Through Mud

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 3

U.S. soldiers of the Allied 5th Army march through mud toward the mountains of Central Italy to join the battle against retreating German forces…

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Revenge Possible Motive for Murder of Soldier

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Monday.- Revenge may have been the motive for the murder yesterday of a soldier, Phillip Beatty (24), of Campsie…

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Nimbin Pte. Wounded

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—In to-day's casualty list Pte. A. E. Warmald, Inf., Nimbin, Is reported wounded in action…

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"Relief Stores for War Prisoners"

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: "Recent reports about shipments of relief stores by Allied Red Cross Societies to Vladivostok should not be…

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E. Ballina War Service Auxiliary

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 2

BALLINA, Tuesday.—At the monthly meeting of East Ballin[?] War Service Auxiliary, held a Mrs. Giddey's "Ocean View Club…

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Local and General War Savings Campaign

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 2

Sales of war savings certificates at Murwillumbah up to Monday last totalled £70,859, an increase of £1247 since January 10…

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Coal Output Must Rise War Production May Decrease

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tuesday. — Unless coal production in New South Wales is increased very considerably this year the whole war capacity of…

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Chifley Says States Not Co-operating Fully in War Effort

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The State Premiers conferring with the Commonwealth Government at Canberra strongly denied to-night that they were not assisting the Commonwealth in the war effort to the…

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Entertainment of Convalescent Soldiers

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 2

In answer to a request from the Younger Set committee working in conjunction with Murwillumbah ATC to entertain 80 convalescent…

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80 Convalescent Soldiers to Be Entertained

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 2

Working under the auspices of Murwillumbah ATC, a younger set committee has arranged a dance in Murwillumbah School of Arts…

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Prisoner of War

Tweed Daily · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 2

In the latest Army Casualty list issued for Queensland, Gnr J. K. Beard, of Murwillumbah, who was previously reported missing, is now…

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Coraki War Savings Campaign

Northern Star · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 4

CORAKI, Wednesday. — The Chairman of the Goraki War Loan Committee (Mr. C. E. W. Moore) stated to-day that a campaign to…

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Post-War Housing Scheme Outlined

Northern Star · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The estimated cost of houses under the big housing plan by the Commonwealth Government for the immediate post-war years is £850 to £1200 for two and three bedroom units…

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Swiss May Not Escape War

Tweed Daily · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: M. Kobbels, a member of the Swiss Federal Council, warned that the danger of Switzerland becoming…

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