Latest War News Invasion of Sicily
LONDON.—Allied invasion troops in Sicily are continuing to push forward, and despite the claim by Berlin radio that German and Italian reserves…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1943
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War News
The successful crossing by the Allies of about 150 miles of coastal strip between Licata and Augusta in Sicily was admitted in Wednesday’s…
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The question of rates of contribution for war damage cover is a matter for the Government and will be reviewed before the close of this…
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"A Springbok prisoner in Italy who wanted to send a present to his wife in Capetown wrote out a cheque for her, using a prisoner of war…
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[?] information from International Red Cross Headquarters at Geneva states that it has been decided to use for prisoners of war…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest War News Severe Reverse for Germans in Russia
LONDON.— It is becoming clear that the Germans are suffering a very severe reverse in their assault against the Orel-Kursk bulge…
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United States Flying Fortresses which attacked industrial targets at Amsterdam and in north-west Germany in daylight on Saturday…
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Mr. J. M. Tully, Minister for Lands, writes:— "In the Interests of uniformity of classification in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prisoners of War Solving Labour Problem
Prisoners, of war in Mew South Wales are being drafted by the Manpower Authorities to carry out rural work to assist in overtaking the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Latest War News Russians Menace Key Positions Near Orel
LONDON.—Both Russian and German dispatches state that fierce fighting is going on around Orel, where the Russians to-day continued their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News Enemy Cracking in Sicily
LONDON.— Axis positions on the western end and in the centre of Sicily have cracked, says the "Daily Mail" correspondent at Allied Headquarters,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Outback Rodeo Backblock Bucking Horses Thrill Modern Soldiers
From distant camps, in army trucks and battling jeeps, on horseback and on motor cycles, the soldiers— Australian and American— had arrived to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →What the Russian Soldier Is Really Like
Next to our own, most people in this country have a greater admiration for the Russian soldier than for any other in the world. We…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian Soldiers Sent to Work for Enemy Aliens. Cutting Sugar-cane for Italians
Allegations that young Australian soldiers bad been sent to Queensland to cut sugar-cane on Italian-owned farms were made at a meeting of the…
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From distant camps, in army trucks and battling jeeps, on horseback and on motor-cycles, the soldiers—Australian and American—had arrived to see the old-time, out-back rodeo. For days these troops of a northern Australian area had been…
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In a concentrated R.A.F. attack on Hamburg on Saturday, 2300 tons of bombs were dropped. It was the heaviest raid of the war…
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LONDON.—Russian forces in the Orel sector are continuing, to overcome German resistance, and in counter-attacks yesterday extended their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Your Car—will It Last Out the War?
Many thousands of motor vehicle owners, including those with private cars, may not be able to renew their registrations under the new control of…
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