War Facts in Brief
Before the war, vegetable dehydration was almost unknown in Australia. Now there are 23 hydration plants operating and a further nine…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
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Social Improvements After the War
There is tremendous enthusiasm regarding how we are going to make Australia a veritable paradise, with every man in employment, sitting in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Expenditure Big Increase Sydney
Treasury figures released yesterday reveal that the war expenditure last month was £53,000,000, compared with £40,000,000 in…
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Speaking at a smoke social of Ballarat Branch of the Commonwealth Institute of Accountants, the President (Mr. J. F. Gibbs) said that…
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Recent press cables from the United States indicated that special manpower and other difficulties of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →First News of Soldier Radio Message
A radio message from Pte. Russell West. son. of Mr. and Mrs. A. West, of Macquarie Street, who is a prisoner of war in Japanese hands, was heard…
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Monday.—Russian forces at the week-end reached the Czechoslovakia-Rumania border and a dramatic call-to-arms was issued to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Loans Committee S[?] for Victory Loan Quota Sporting Clubs Co-operating
At Tuesday night's meeting of the Narromine War Loans Committee it was [?] that the local sporting bodies (tennis, bowls and…
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The growing demand by soldiers for land is evidenced by the number of applications for Qualification Certificates which have been…
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The regular monthly meeting of the [?] Soldiers' League was held [?] Memorial School if [?] Saturday, April 1, there [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Savings Rise
Sales of war savings certificates in Dubbo during the week ended April 10 amounted to £684. Since July 1 last year sales have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unions to Learn More About War Sydney
Called for by the Federal Government a trades unions convention, at which Australia position in relation to the war will be examined in…
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Diplomats in London who are in close touch with Rumanian affairs believe a dramatic announcement about Rumania's part in the war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War's Greatest Air Blows Directed At Seven Countries London
The greatest air offensive of the war has been going on in the past 24 hours, in which the Allied Air Forces smashed vital targets in seven counties—France, Belgium, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Italy, Austria…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anzac Day Celebrations in Narromine Representative March to Take Place
Anzac Day in Narromine for 1944 will be celebrated on Tuesday next, April 25, with a service to take place at the Southern Cross…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Equipment for Atc Not War Fund Plan
Dubbo Patriotic and War Fund, at a meeting on Friday night rejected a request by the Dubbo ATC Welfare Committee that it provide gymnasium equipment for the cadets' recreation hut in Macquarie Street but referred to the women's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anglo-American Union Of Fliers Helps War
Washington: British Admiral Percy Noble, in a radio interview with American Rear-Admiral Francis S. Low, Assistant Chief of Staff…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →NARROMINE Prisoner-of-war Camp To Serve District
It is believed that, official intention is to establish a prisoner-of-war camp in the Narromine district in the near future. The camp is to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Prisoner Control Centre Established: Narromine Next Move?
A prisoner of war control centre has now been established at Wellington, and prisoners are expected to arrive this week to take up their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Plain Statement on Burma War to Settle Doubts London
While expressing confidence in the military leaders conducting the Burma campaign, some newspapers in India, including the "Times of India," are calling for a clearer picture of the progress of operations…
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