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The wars & local soldiers, 1943

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Book Drive. for Soldier Boys

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 February 1943 · page 2

The Wellington Public School pupils are making a drive for reading matter for the fighting forces, and would…

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Soviet War Flag Flown on Red Army Day

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1943 · page 1

Flags were flown throughout Dubbo to-day to mark Red Army Day. At the council chambers the Union Jack, Australian, Soviet and…

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Dubbo Visit Sequel Young Allied Soldier at Court-martial

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1943 · page 1

Jack Robert Olsen, Allied army private, who will be remembered in Dubbo as the "social lion" who posed as Lieutenant Jack Doyle, appeared…

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Wounded Soldier Home

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 25 February 1943 · page 2

Trooper Les Anderson, who was wounded in action during the campaign in New Guinea, is at present spending leave in…

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War Losses Staggering Figures

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 February 1943 · page 1

The huge losses suffered by the Germans in Russia are being freely discussed. "At the present rate, how long can…

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Agriculture in War and Peace Calare Member's Review

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 February 1943 · page 2

Mr. J. P. Breen, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, the 16th February, reviewed the progress of…

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Vegetable Dehydration Attempts Made During First World War "Drying Oldest Method of Food Preservation"

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 February 1943 · page 16

On Monday night last, at the Wellington School of Arts Hall, Mr. S. Rudkin, Agricultural Instructor, in the course of an address on vegetable dehydration, read the following article oh this subject, which is…

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Post War Water Programme State Schema Outlined by Premier Provision Also for Sewerage Gilgandra, Coonabarabran And Coonamble Mentioned

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 25 February 1943 · page 1

Details of a State-wide plan for providing water sup plies and sewerage to towns at present lacking these…

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Soldier at 13 The True Aussie Breed

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 25 February 1943 · page 2

Last month Leonard Michael Barnes (13) told his mother he was going fruit-picking for the week-end. He secured enlistment in the…

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Daily Summary of the War

The Western Herald · Friday 26 February 1943 · page 1

Monday.—Soviet forces are continuing to drive the enemy from the Donetz Basin. On all fronts they are thrusting forward. The…

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Soldiers Letters

The Western Herald · Friday 26 February 1943 · page 4

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

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Two Soldiers Fined For Bad Language

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1943 · page 2

Two soldiers were lined when they appeared at the Dubbo police court yesterday for having used indecent language in Maequaric Street on…

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Red Cross at Sea Service to Wounded

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 March 1943 · page 8

Red Cross representative, Frank Cayley, had much interesting information to give of our service on Hospital…

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Monarch War Show on Monarch Programme

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 4

In a magnificent performance Anton Walbrook attains new dramatic heights as star of "Suicide Squadron." heading the Monarch Theatre's…

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Commercial Travellers For War Work Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 1

The Manpower authorities today revealed that 3750 commercial travellers in this State were being called up for war work…

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New Zealand's Big Bid to Help Win War Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 1

In a broadcast last night the New Zealand [?]asson officer (Lieut-Col. F. W. Mothers) revealed that with a population of 1,600,000. New Zealand…

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Big Jobs in Postwar Fittting War Memorial Made Aim of Diggers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 3

The erection of a memorial to those servicemen who did not return from the war was a public responsibility, and should not be left entirely to returned soldiers. Primarily, it was the duty of the public, said the Mayor (Ald. Serisier) at the…

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Premier Outlines Huge State Post-War Water Scheme Re-construction Scheme by Government Augmentation of Country Town Water Supplies

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 3

Details of a State-wide plan for providing water supplies and [?] to towns at present lacking these major community services, or [?] served in regard to the former, have been [?] by my [?] coll[?] Mr. J. J. Cabill, Minister for Public Works…

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War Savings Stamps Campaign Collectors Wanted

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 3

At a recent public meeting, which, unfortunately, was not well attended, it was decided to go on with the street…

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Mortgagees and Mortgagors War Damage Contributions

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 9

Enquiries received by the War Damage Commission indicate that difficulty is being experienced by some owners of…

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