Prisoner of War Students
“Kindly forward me at your earliest convenience books on scientific dairying and pig-farming,” writes an Australian prisoner of war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1944
488 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 25
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 3 →Latest War News Brunswick Blasted
LONDON.—The Allied air offensive was switched to Brunswick to-day, when a large force of U.S. heavy bombers with fighter escort attacked…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bungendore Soldiers' Bravery
Continuing their assault on the Japanese trapped on Shaggy Ridge, Australian troops on Sunday overcame all resistance in this sector and reached…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Killed in Action Two Local Soldiers
Word has been received in Queanbeyan that Private Les. de Mamiel has been killed in action. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred, de Mamiel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Latest War News More Islands Captured From Japs
WASHINGTON.—The capture by American Invasion forces of Rol Island, in the Marshalls, is officially announced by the Navy, which says…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Commentator Killed WASHINGTON, Thursday (A.A.P.)
The U.S. Navy announced that columnist and war commentat[?]r Raymond Clapper was killed in a plane accident while covering the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat for Europe After the War Washington, Wednes. (A.A.P
The International Wheat Council has announced plans for the distribution of the initial pool of 100,000,000 bushels of wheat for the relief of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“Can Finish War This Year” Montgomery’s View LONDON, Thursday. (Official Wireless)
“This war began a long while ago, and I am getting tired and fed up with the fighting,” said General Sir Bernard Montgomery, British…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Falls 25 Feet
Sgt. Herman Reddock, 25, an American soldier, fell asleep on Wednesday night on the parapet of the Red Cross Club in Pitt Street and rolled…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →That Welcome Home (To the Editor of the "Review")
Sir,—May I have space also, please, that I may endeavour to give the public some enlightenment re the much-talked-of welcome home…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prisoner of War
Speaking at the Lyceum Theatre yesterday, Mr. C. J. A. Moses declared that Ldeut.-General Gordon Bennett was technically a prisoner of war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Post-war Car Prices
In opposition to overseas suggestions that the prices of new motor vehicles after the war will be increased considerably, the N.R.M.A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest War News Fierce Fighting in Italy
LONDON.—British troops, fighting amid mud and a high, wind, were to-night engaged heavily north from Carrocetta, formerly Aprilla, fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Why Wider Powers Are Needed Post-War Reconstruction Tasks
The first comprehensive analysis of the reasons why the Commonwealth is seeking wider powers to cope with the tasks of post-war re construction was given by the Federal Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) in an address to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Post-war Plans the People Regional Planning Committee Active
One of the most important features of post-war reconstruction is to encourage the people themselves to participate in the plans now being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Post-war Motor Vehicles Gear Lever Positions Standardisation Essential
The advisability of attaining a higher degree of standardisation in the post-war design of certain components of motor vehicles has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →'Keep Country Circles Intact' Former Netters Now on Important War Work
On October 31 last year the Handicrafts Section of the C.W.A. ceased to make camouflage nets at its Sydney headquarters and at many of its…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Saves Three From Drowning
A woman and two children were saved from drowning in the Lane Cove River yesterday afternoon by a soldier. Mrs. Marie Truffler, 33, went with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News Russian Drive Continues
LONDON.— Reuter's Moscow correspondent says the Russians have crossed the Oradank River, which is a tributary of the Luga River, joining…
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