Latest War News Vast Army Ready for the Invasion
LONDON.— Paris radio says that neutral reports have disclosed that General Eisenhower has massed 50 divisions and 80000 paratroops in…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
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War Homes Officers To Be Appointed
Seven more officers, including an Assistant Controller of Planning, will be appointed to the War Housing Division of the Department of Labour and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Duration of War OTTAWA, Monday (A.A.P.)
“The war against both Japan and Germany would last longer than most people realised,” said the Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. Mackenzie King,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Latest War News Germans Badly Shaken in Italy
LONDON.—Allied Headquarters has announced that the Allied troops occupied Fondi, a stronghold in the Germens' third defence line in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“Proud to Be an Australian” Says Prisoner of War in Thailand
The first account of life of prisoner of war camps in Thailand was received in Australia from enemy controlled sources, said an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Latest War News Germans Would Be Cleared Out of Italy
LONDON.—Addressing the Rouse of Commons, Mr. Churchill said a world organisation armed with overwhelming military power to maintain peace…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Air War Increases Vast Allied Fleets Operate LONDON, Thursday (A.A.P.)
Never in the war have people in the English coastal towns seen or heard such vast Allied air fleets as crossed the Channel to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers’ Parcels and War Fund
Sir.—With reference to letters published in the “Queanbeyan Age” dated April 28th, under the heading “Soldiers Parcels,” and your reply dated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Latest War News New Offensive in Italy
LONDON.—A new offensive by the British from the centre of the Anzio perimeter towards Lake Albano, 12 miles south from Rome, is announced…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Slapped a Girl's Face. Soldier on Railway Station
The temper and determination of a soldier in uniform resulted in injury to a young lady employed on the staff of the railway refreshment rooms…
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An announcement is expected soon of the principal appointments to Disposals Commission which will dispose of surplus Australian defence…
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For three years at least the United Kingdom will have a shortage of meats and all dairy products, and it may take five years or more to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest War News Mammoth Air. Forces Batter Enemy
LONDON:—From the west and from the south the Allies' mammoth air forces to-day delivered smashing blows against the enemy's war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hospitals Needed for Ex-Soldiers
The Minister for Repatriation, Mi-Frost, said yesterday that repatriation hospitals and T.B. sanatoria for ex-Servicemen had not yet…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News Rome Falls to Allies
LONDON.—Rome—the greatest prize which has yet fallen to the United Nations in this war—is in Allied hands. This dramatic news…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colossal Savings Through Moss Production of War Equipment
The mass production technique' initiated and perfected by the automobile industries of the United Nations has saved a colossal sum in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Historic Planes for War Museum LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.)
Three veteran planes which had been, operated, by Australian squadrons in Britain are being prepared for despatch for exhibition at the…
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LONDON, Thursday.—It is learned from Supreme Headqyarters of the Allied Expeditionary Force that operations are running pretty well to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Post-War Workers
Although population in the early post-war years will probably be 8 percent higher than in 1938-39, numbers engaged in or seeking gainful…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest War News German Rout in Italy
[?].—It is officially announced at the Eighth. Army has captured Oscara and the Filth Army had gained 10 miles generally along the whole…
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