Shrapnel Puts Braidwood Soldier Out of Action
Pte Jim Goudiay is home from hospital on 16 days' leave. The young soldier has been through an extremely trying time. While in the fighting…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1945
398 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 10 of 20
Two Great Ships Valuable War Service
Details have been released of the wonderful war jobs accomplished by those two splendid liners the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary. Each at…
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GUAM.—Air experts said that despite the coming 10-week typhoon season air assaults on Japan will grow heavier. Tokio radio announced that…
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NEW YORK.—"In the forthcoming battle on the Japanese mainland we shall not be fighting on small, isolated islands where no large-scale…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest War News Mr. Stettinus Resigns
NEW YORK.— President Truman has announced that the has accepted the resignation of Mr. Stettinus as Secretary of State, he being appointed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest War News Soldiers Escape From Grovely
BRISBANE.—Only three of the 23 soldiers who escaped from Grovely detention camp on Saturday have so far been recaptured. Police believe they…
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Prisoners of war liberated from Germany and returning home via Odessa, were put aboard a ship with Navy, Army and Air Force personnel…
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The secretary of the Returned Soldiers' League, Mr. J. R. Lewis, said to-day that the League had been officially notified that repatriated prisoners…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Victims Need Gifts of Unwanted Clothing
Referring to the Australian National Clothing Collection for Overseas Relief, in which the aid of local governing bodies has been sought by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News Mr. Curtin Dead. Thursday [?]
It is officially announced that Mr. John Curtin died at 4 a.m. this mor-ning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Herman Prisoners of War. Shot
[?]LT LAKE CITY.—Three bursts [?] bullets fired by an soldier from a guard-tower eight sleeping German…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest War News North Atlantic Crowded with Bombers
LONDON.—United States twin-en[?] aircraft in Europe for employment in the Pacific are using the with Atlantic route to return to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Against Japan Conflicting Views On Duration LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.)
Returning to England by air, after consultation with General MacArthur in the Philippines, Air Vice-Marshal H. V. Satterley said General…
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Wilting to his mother, Mrs. A., Backhouse, of Braidwood, L.A.G. "Bert" Backhouse forwards the following poem, which was written by one…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Appeal for War Orphans
Whilst the Allied armies in Europe have celebated “VE Day” and their united efforts are now being diverted to the elimination of the remaining…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News Eire Is a Republic
DUBLIN.—Mr. De Valera has announced in the Dail that Eire is a Republic. Newspapers point out that the statement caused surprise, for it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Casualties of Australia London, Thursday (A.A.P.)
Australia’s total war casualties since September, 1939, to the end of May last were 92,211, which for Dominion ranks only behind those of Canada,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Post-war Export of Fat Lambs. Now Is the Time to Prepare
The time has arrived when preparations should be made to produce again the high quality export fat lamb —which will be in post-war demand— instead of the lamb demanded by war-…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Orphans' Appeal
Next Friday is Legacy War Orphans' Appeal Day. Buttons will be sold in the streets on that day and Saturday in Braidwood…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Division To Plan for Post-War
A combined Secondary Industries Division ha been established as part of the merging of the Department of Post-war Reconstruction and the…
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