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The wars & local soldiers, 1945

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War Gratuities Plan Reviewed

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Further consideration of proposals for, war gratuities to ex-service-men and women were made by the…

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Treatment of War Prisoners

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 3

Sir,—In reply to "Ex-A.I.F." ("N.S." 29/1/,45): I did not ask any one to be kind and generous to prisoners of war. I hoped,…

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Aust'n Views on Punishment of War Criminals

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 4

CANBERRA, Monday: The Commonwealth Government's official views on punishment. so far had been confined to declarations…

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Wives of Two of the Soldiers Attend

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday: The wives of two of the soldiers concerned in the Grovely inquiry, Mesdames Wilson and Derrick, were in…

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Pimlico Women's War Auxiliary

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 3

Mr. Walter Leeson presided at the monthly meeting of Pimlico Women's War Service Auxiliary. The Secretary (Mrs. McCombe)…

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War Cost Below Estimate

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The Australian war cost will be £43million less than the estimate for the year ended June…

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War May Be Over by April 25

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).—Referring to the San Francisco meeting, the "Daily Mail" says it is unusual to fix such an…

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Tantalum Is "New" Metal of This War

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 5

WASHINGTON: When the U.S. Foreign Economic Administration announced that there is enough tantalum on hand to…

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Russia Expected To Enter Pacific War From our Parliamentary Roundsman

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The choice of San Francisco as the meeting place for the world security conference on April 25 has given rise to the belief that Russia may soon enter the Pacific war. Senior Ministers are hopeful that the selection of San Francisco can be…

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Treatment of War Prisoners

Northern Star · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 2

Sir,—Since writing those few lines ("Northern Star," 4/1,[?] 45) I have been most pleased to read many more letters from other…

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Post-war World Air Police!

Northern Star · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday (AAP)—Post-war amalgamation of Allied air forces, whose members would be…

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U.s. Club for Australian War Brides

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 4

LOS ANGELES, Wednesday: The film actress, Ann Richards, told the Associated Press representative that she is…

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Grovely Inquiry "Wilson Very Brave Soldier"

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday: Two non-commissioned officers who served in the Middle East with P[?]e Jack Wilson told the Grovely…

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Soldiers Bitter

Northern Star · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday (AAP).—The Exchange Telegraph Agency correspondent says reaction to the Crimea declaration is bitter among…

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Treatment of War Prisoners

Northern Star · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 3

Sir,—"A.I.p. Soldier's" insulting reply in "N.S." 3/2/'45 suggests the military authorities are not good enough to investigate his…

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Japan Expects War with Russia

Northern Star · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thursday (AAP)—Implying that Russia would join the Pacific war, a Tokyo radio broadcast stated that the Sa[?]…

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Prisoner of War Camps Over-run

Northern Star · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 6

LONDON, Thursday (AAP).—Twelve prisoner of war camps, containing about 60,000 British Commonwealth prisoners, have…

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Japanese Believe Russians Will Join In Pacific War

Tweed Daily · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thursday: Implying that Russia would join in the Pacific war, Tokio Radio asserted; "The San Francisco conference will be for the purpose of denouncing Japan as a common enemy of the Allies. The war against Germany will…

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Returned Soldiers' League Kyogle Sub-branch

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 1

At the monthly meeting of the Kyogle sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League on Saturday evening, it was stated that 14 new…

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In Memory of Fallen Soldiers

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 1

The next meeting of the Kyogle sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League will discuss a proposal that in futrue a suitable inscribed book…

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