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The wars & local soldiers, 1944

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War Position of China Stronger Than Ever Toronto

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 1

Dr. Robert McLure. who left Kunming a fortnight ago, told the Canadian Club today that China had not been in a better position militarily…

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Wounded Genman

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 1

This German soldier, wounded in the Volturno River battie, Was left behind by his comrades when they fled…

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War Savings in Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 5

Sales of war savings certificates and national savings bonds during the week ended January 24 amounted to £204…

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War's Drain on Staff Shown in Bank Affairs

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 6

The effect of the war on private business was emphasised by facts supplied to the annual meeting of shareholders of the National Bank…

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War Drain on Germany Seen in Production Loss London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 1

Germany is facing the rising scale of military operations with declining productive capacity, as a result of four years of blackade and…

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Soldier Vote Bill Termed As "Fraud" by Us President Washington

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 1

In a special message to Congress. President Rooseevelt denounced the Soldiers' Vote Bill passed by the Senate on December 3 as "a fraud…

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Post War Works

The Western Herald · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 1

Canberra. — Immediate concentration on a programme of postwar works, classified as urgent and important, the estimated cost…

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Daily Summary of the War

The Western Herald · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 1

Monday.—The announcement was made at the week-end that Allied troops had landed on the west coast of Italy, not far from…

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Soldiers Letters

The Western Herald · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 6

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

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Britain Sets Example In War Production

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1944 · page 5

The many difficulties, together with the explanation for them, associated with rural production are emphasised by the Australian Controller-General…

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Realities of War Stressed by Bruce London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1944 · page 1

"Within the next few months we are going to find that warnings of hard, b[?]tter fighting ahead are not mere platform platitudes, but a grim…

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Australian Health Well Maintained Despite Heavy Impact of War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1944 · page 4

A remarkable story of achievement in maintaining the wartime health of Australians is told in the latest edition of "Facts and Figures of Australia at War," the Department of Information's review of the war effort…

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Prisoner of War Students

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 1

"Kindly forward me at your earliest convenience books on scientific dairying and pig-farming," writes an…

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Message from Singapore By Dubbo Soldier

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. A. West, or South Dubbo, have been advised by the Department of the Army that a message picked up from the Japanese controlled…

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Who Owns the Earth Pre-War, 1939 !

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 3

After considerable research the following facts and figures have come to the surface. They have the merit of being 100 per cent, true…

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"Monty" Really Fed Up And Wants to End War London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 1

This war was begun a long while ago. I am getting tired and fed up with the thing," said General Montgomery in an address to thousands of his troops at a southeast town today. "I think it's nearly time we finished it…

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Trangie Soldier Tells of His Experiences in German Prison Camp

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Trangie branch of the Returned Soldiers' League a welcome home was extended…

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Daily Summary of the War

The Western Herald · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 1

Two million tons of shipping, and large numbers of troops and marines are being used by Americans in their invasion of the Japanese…

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Soldiers Letters

The Western Herald · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 6

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

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Total War Casualties Exceed 25,000,000. New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 1

The Baltimore "Sun" has published an interesting comparative table of war casualties showing British casualties, excluding civilians, total…

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