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The wars & local soldiers, 1943

452 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 10 of 23

The War the Axis Does Not Approve of Bombing

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 2

LONDON.—Something like a campaign against bombing raids has begun simultaneously in Germany, Italy, and Spain. The R.A.F. dropped more…

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Letter-Dumb Relatives Depress soldiers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 3

Many servicemen complain about the newsless, useless kind of letter Army they get from home, says the Education Journal, SALT…

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Soldier Drowned

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 2

Jack Oliver Sullinvan, 19, a soldier, was drowned on Tuesday night when he fell into a canal at Kogarah. He was accompanied by his…

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War News

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 June 1943 · page 1

One hundred Flying Portresses from North Africa carried out last Friday their longest penetration into Italy, attacking Leghorn, the only…

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Post War Reconstruction

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 June 1943 · page 2

The questionnaire from the Local Government Department relative to a Pest War Reconstruction Programme, which was referred to me…

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War Agricultural Committee

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 June 1943 · page 1

The Queanbeyan War Agricultural Committee held its meeting in the office of Messrs. Woodgers and Caltorpe Ltd. on Saturday night, Mr. J…

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The War Quiet in Russia

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1943 · page 3

LONDON,—Leningrad and the [?]an Delta, which are the most northern and southern extremities, respectively, on the 16,000 miles Russian…

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“The War Against Mrs. Hadley”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 2

Washington in wartime is the setting for a vivid story of a woman’s soul, in “The War Against Mrs. Hadley,” which brings Fay Bainter…

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The War Passenger Air Liner Shot Down

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 2

LONDON.— The British Douglas passenger air liner bound from Lisbon to Foynes was shot down by German fighters In the Bay of Biscay, and…

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War Agricultural Committees. Suggestion Prom New South Wales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 1

The announcement of the establishment of a labour pool from which employers may obtain assistance for pressing seasonal work will be…

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Soldier’s Appreciation

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 3

“Tell the world how good Red Cross is.” writes a prisoner of war in Europe to his wife. “To see us when our Red Cross parcels arrive…

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23,258 Australian Soldiers Held by Japanese

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 2

The Minister for the Army, Mr. Forde, said on Wednesday that the latest figures available showed the total number of Australian troops in…

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Post War Reconstruction

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 2

Most of the statements made in recent months on Post War Reconstruction have, because of their sweeping generalisations, been only…

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Latest War New Hammering Italian Bases

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 2

Hundreds of Flying Fortrea[?] which, without loss, hammered Italian naval base at Spizia in [?] light yesterday, scoring hits on [?]…

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War Prisoners Working More Than 3,000 EMPLOYED

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 3

More than 3,000 Italian and German prisoners of war are employed on useful work in Australia as the result of plans developed by the…

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U.S.A. War-time Prduction New York, Monday (A.A.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 1

Major-General Clay, Director of Production, Army Service Forces, revealed that American war production in May exceeded 1,600 million…

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Soldier Patients Enjoy Rabbiting

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 3

The Red Cross representative at a country A.G.H recently supplied rabbit traps to enthusiastic walking patients, who have derived much…

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Post-War Problem From Service Viewpoint

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 2

Reviewing proposals of the new Post-War Reconstruction Department, SALT, the Army Education journal, states in its current number…

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Latest War News Red Air Force Tactice

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 3

LONDON.—Soviet planes are leading the way in a new phase of air offensnve, which is now in full swing. The Luftwaffe, for the first time, is…

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Skilled British Women Steelworkers in Heavy War Industries

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 4

By taking over much of the lighter skilled work in the steel industry, British women are releasing men workers for more important jobs. Much of their, work, which, besides skill, requires strength and stamina, is done In immense heat arising from the white-hot steel…

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