War Savings Stamp Campaign
The vigorous non-stop War Savings Campaign, conducted by War Loans and National Savings Campaign, is certainly bearing fruit…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1944
488 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 25
Queanbeyan and Post-War Reconstruction
Sir,—The holiday period has provided me with sufficient leisure to concentrate on the future progress of Queanbeyan and its development…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Damage Scheme Arrangements for 1944
It was announced recently that War Cabinet had decided to extend the contribution period under the War Damage Scheme, which ended…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest War News German Armies in Bad Plight
LONDON.—The New Year sees the German armies in their worst plight since 1918, declares the British United Press correspondent in Moscow. Five…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Jungle Soldiers Filmed in New Guinea New Guinea
The first Australian documentary film made in the front line and showing the daily experiences of the soldiers who fight there is now in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Prisoners Go To Japan
Hundreds of Australian prisoners of war, previously held in Malaya, have been transferred to Japan and Thailand (Siam)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Damage Scheme Arrangements for 1944
It was announced recently that War Cabinet had decided to extend the contribution period under the War Damage Scheme, which ended…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News Entry of Red Army Into Poland
LONDON.—It is officially announced that the Polish Government in London instructed the underground movement in Poland not to oppose the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steel in War
It has been computed that the United Nations require approximately 4,900 lbs. of steel in fighting equipment to adequately supply and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Waste and the War
Waste paper and cardboard go to war these days. Repulped and reprocessed, it can be made into a host of articles…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Housing a Post-war Activity
Housing is one of the major problems we face as a nation, said Mr. J. S. Gawler, Vice-Chairman of the Commonwealth Housing Commission, recently, and a well-known architect. “The main reason why…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Saving Fuel Means Winning the War
Fuel-saving is a war-winning effort the home front. Householders can check their progress towards the natinal objective…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Latest War News Allied Advance in Italy Continues
LONDON.—With me village of Glusto in Allied hands the Fifth Army is now developing an attack against Montechaia, a 1200-foot snow-capped…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Comforts for Soldiers Greatly Appreciated
Mrs. A. Royds has received the following letter of appreciation from Capt. J. W. Bunn (A.I.P.):—"Please do not be surprised at me…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“The Jews and the War”
Because of the subversive activities of enemies in our midst, it is [?]esirable to publish, in so far as [?]ilitary information permits, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German Grenade Explodes In War Museum
Yesterday morning a German pineapple bomb, a souvenir of the last war, was accidentally discharged from a mortar at the Australian War…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News Big Russian Victory in Poland
LONDON.—The Red Army has clalmed its first major prize in Poland with the capture of Sarni, an important communications centre. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shorts From the Talks Extracts from Talks and Commentaries in the B.B.C.'s Short-wave Transmissions. War of Ideas
"It is now universally recognised that this war is something much greater than a conflict between two groups of nations for a larger share of wealth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Seven Sons Killed In Present War
Seven of the eight sons of Mrs. Lowe, of Tweed Heads, enlisted in the present war. The eighth son is a 15-year-old schoolboy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News Grave Position for Germany
LONDON.—A German High Command communique and other enemy sources to-day admitted that the Red Army was on the offensive on 14…
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