Soil Conservation Place in Post-war Reconstruction
It has been said that in the last analysis a nation has only two real assets— the people and the land…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1943
1,095 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 10 of 55
Ambulance Welcome Reappointed To Office After War Service
Following an absence of three years, during which time he has been on active service with the AIF, Mr. L. G. Searff was welcome back…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coonamble Soldier Decorated "Toby" Harris Wins D.C.M.
Since his arrival in Coonamble a few days age, Sergeant Edward ("Toby") Harris, of the A.I.F., has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Remarkable Courage Of Australian Soldiers Canberra
Many remarkable examples of courage and endurance by Australian soldiers, including militiamen, are revealed in a list of 27 awards…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Daily Summary of the War
Monday.—Heavy fighting is reported from all Russian fronts, but melting snow prevents large-scale activity. German counter - attacks…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Post-War Water Programme State Scheme Outlined
Details of a State-wide plan for providing water supplies and sewerage to towns at present lacking these major community services, or…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Austerity War Loan Pennant Won by Bourke
On Monday last we saw the pennant won by Bourke in the recent Austerity War Loan on view in Messrs Hales & Co's window, as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lachlan Valley. to Be Subdivided After the War?
A promise that the rich Lachlan valley would be cut up into smaller areas after the war, was made by the Minister for Lands,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News Clippings For Soldiers
The secretary of the Department of Information has made representations with reference to the transport difficulties involved in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers Letters
In addition to our request of Parents and Relatives to let us have anything interesting in the letters they receive from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local and General Missing Soldiers' Allotments
The Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, announced on Monday that the War Cabinet had decided that allotments and dependants' allowances in respect…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letters of Thanks Soldiers Appreciate Parcels
Letters of thanks have been received by the Narromine branch of the CWA from several members of the forces in appreciation of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Guinea Trophies From Young Soldier
A variety of native souvenirs from New Guinea has been sent to Mrs. H. Gore, of Bultie Street, by her son Private Jack Gore, who was formerly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Offence Charge Against Soldier
Leslie Thomas Walsh (40) soldier, was charged with having committed a serious offence against a girl, aged 13 years and nine months, when he…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two years Gaol Sentence For Young Soldiers: Jury Lenient Says Judge
Although acquitted on a charge of attempted rape of a young woman at North Dubbo on the night of November 29, Robert John McBain (18), soldier, was convicted of an alternative dount of committing an act of indecency against the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Welcome Home to Local Returned Soldiers Large Gathering At Tuesday's Function
There was a large attendance at the Australian Hall on Tuesday evening, when an official welcome was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shooting a Sniper Cost of War
"Picking off" Japanese snipers in New Guinea cost Australia £11 every five minutes. A tommy-gun firing for the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Each Parcel Reived In War Service
In war service extending over the past two years and a half Sgt. Frank[?] Salder told the Dubbo Patriotic and War Fand women's auxiliary in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Unpreparedness to State of War Australian Record
"Australia has done a remarkable job in this war, a job which is to the very great credit of the people. When I enlisted in the Army at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →From One Thing to Another Substitutes in War
Every country in the world is suffering from shortages in some vital raw material—and ingenuity and necessity have…
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