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The wars & local soldiers, 1945

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Pictorial Review Of The War Fronts

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 8

TOP LEFT: U.S. soldiers carry a wounded comrade h[?]t by a sniper's bullet to a landing craft for evacuation from Morotai Island of the South-west Pacific Molucca group. In the background are other U.S. ships which participated in the landings…

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Wants Unity On Allied War Aims

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 3

NEW YORK, Friday: The Daily News correspondent at Washington says: Representative Albin Okonski demanded…

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"Cques Give False Idea of Australian War Effort"

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday: The Herald-Tribune says: The former Australian Army Minister (Mr. F. C. Spender, M.H.R.) in a statement said that General MacArthur's communiques were placing…

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27 Escapee War Prisoners in U.S. Still at Large

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday: The War Department announced that 27 out of 1152 war prisoners who escaped from camps…

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Soldiers' Cakes Were Mouldy

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: The Army was not responsible for the mouldy condition in which cakes for soldiers had…

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Assistance for Soldier Land Settlers

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday: The Commonwealth Government has approved of a special loan of up to…

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Loans to £1000 for Soldier Settlers

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday.—The Commonwealth Government has approved of a scheme of specials loans of up to £1000, and the payment of a living allowance, to soldier land settlers. The proposal refers to servicemen other than those wishing to…

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Mouldy Cakes for Soldiers "Army Not to Blame"

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Army was not responsible for the mouldy condition in which cakes for soldiers had allegedly arrived at their…

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Seven Men Welcome Home at Tyalgum

Tweed Daily · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 2

At Tyalgam recently seven local s men who had been discharged from the services were welcomed home…

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N.C. Soldier Wounded

Northern Star · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A casualty list issued today contained the following name: Wounded in Action: Pte E. P. Knox, Inf., Upper…

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Wounded in Action

Tweed Daily · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 2

An Army casualty list issued yesterday reported, Pte E. P. Knox, Infantry, of Upper Burringbar, as wounded in action…

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The War Against Japan

Tweed Daily · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 2

FORECASTS that a direct attack upon Japan proper may be made without the preliminary recapture of as much conquered…

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Free Cables to War Prisoners

Tweed Daily · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 4

There are 20,000 names of registered next-of-kin on the records kept by the Australian Red Cross. Each one of these next-of-kin…

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U.S. Cadets in War Drill

Tweed Daily · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 1

Future officers of U.S. Army make a bayonet charge across makeshift bridges in simulated battle training at the U.S. Military Academy…

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War in Italy Outstanding Canadian Success

Tweed Daily · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday: Allied correspondents in Italy describe the Canadian capture of San Alberto as the…

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To The Editor Treatment of War Prisoners

Northern Star · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 2

Sir,—From time to time we see a reference to Italian prisoners of war in your columns. With "Listener" ("N.S." 4/1/45) I would like…

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More Cars Registered In South Aust. Than Before the War

Northern Star · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Sunday.—Since petrol rationing was imposed motor car registrations have been maintained in South Australia at a level…

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Television Planned for Post-war Expansion in U.s.a

Northern Star · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 5

NEW YORK.—Dr. Walter R. C. Baker, vice-president of General Electric Company, predicts that the United States within five years after…

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Roosevelt Warns on Civil Aviation Drakeford Sees Big Advance After War

Tweed Daily · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday: Experience gained in all theatres of war and with many types of modern combat and transport…

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Artificial Hands for Soldier

Tweed Daily · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday: While training commando troops in Queensland a sergeant lost both his hands in an explosion…

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