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The wars & local soldiers, 1943

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Dodging Enlistments

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 29 April 1943 · page 1

Captain Ball, who appeared on behalf of the Military, had a large batch of people before the Bourke Police Court last week…

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Anzac Day Commemoration. Service at the Memorial

The Western Herald · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 3

At 3 p.m. on Sunday last, Anzac Day, a Commemoration Service was held at the Memorial in the Bourke Park…

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Ex-Service Men Entertained. Anzac Day Dinner

The Western Herald · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 6

A dinner arranged for ex-members of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. was held at the Club House Hotel on Anzac Day, commencing at 1.45…

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Daily Summary of the War

The Western Herald · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 1

Monday.—Allied Forces in Tunisia are advancing on all fronts. British, French and American troops are x all meeting stiff…

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War Comforts. A.C.F.'s Splendid Record

The Western Herald · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 4

"Weather or other circumstances permitting" is a phrase that rarely enters into calculations wherever the A.C.F. carries out its…

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Soldiers Letters

The Western Herald · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 4

In addition to our request of Parent and Relatives to let us have anything interesting in the letters they receive from…

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Magnificent War Show Is "Next of Kin"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 2

"If you can't take it, don't see it!" is the advice which the producers of "Next of Kin" have given the general public. It is good advice, but it is…

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US Labor Corps Soon For War Work Here Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 1

It was harned today that a US Labor Corps night be sent to this country to carry out urgent war operational works…

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May Day Marks Decisive War Era Is Soviet Belief: German Forces Weak London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 1

"We on the eve of May Day know that heavy, decisive battles are ahead, and in the coming months, perhaps weeks, the fate of the world will be decided," declared M. Yaroslavsky, member of the central…

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Soldier Killed and Companion Hurt When Struck by Bus Dead Man Believed Father of Seven

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 4

A soldier named John Joseph Wynne (41) was crushed to death early yesterday evening when a motor omnibus passed over him at the intersection of Bultje and Macqunrie Streets…

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Aiding Student Soldiers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 1

Sydney, Friday: With the object of relieving the shortage of school teachers which threatens to develop after the war, the Sydney Teachers' College…

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Helped by Handicrafts Recovery of Sick & Wounded

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 May 1943 · page 2

One of the most recent developments in Red Cross service is the sending of "Occupational Parcels" for prisoners…

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A Parcel a Week for Prisoners of War

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 May 1943 · page 3

Next of kin, may have been receiving letters from prisoners of war saying that the issue of Red Cross food…

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Ground for Australia's War Fears Doubted by Critic Says South Pacific Campaign of Nerves London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 1

Of all the world's battlefronts, the Pacific war zone is the hardest to understand, says the Australian journalist Noel Monks, in a leader. He adds that the greatest "war of nerves" since…

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War Agricultural Committees in Relation to Post-war Farming

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 May 1943 · page 15

In the course of a reply to some recent criticisms of the War Agricultural Committee organisation, the New South…

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May Be 20 Years’ War

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 6 May 1943 · page 2

Senator. Chandler, of Kentucky, said that it would be suicidal to give the Japs time to consolidate their positions In the Pacific. If…

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Great War Effort Australia Leads the World

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 6 May 1943 · page 4

Speaking at Perth, the Prime Minister gave figures indicating the immensity of Australia’s war efforts…

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War Comforts A.C.F.'s Splendid Record

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 May 1943 · page 6

"Weather or other circumstances permitting" is a phrase that rarely enters into calculations wherever the A.C.F…

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Conquering the Desert Prelude to War In Motor Vehicles

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 May 1943 · page 13

One of the most striking features of the war in North Africa has been the wonderful work done by motor vehicles…

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Trade Barriers After the War What Will Policy Be?

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 May 1943 · page 3

Is it possible to maintain full employment in a country and at the same time to lower trade barriers?…

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