City Letter. War
The Pacific situation is a little brighter now than it was at the close of the year and, although even the most optimistic could not show that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Riverina · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1943
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Daily War Diary
An agreement was brought about between General de Gaulle and General Girand for the union or all French fighting forces…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Jock McClelland" Anzac, Tobruk Rat, Singer, Passes On
"When the call comes, I would ask nothing better than to die with my boots on Suddenly-and with a song on my lips."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian War Casualties Total 52,148
Mr. Curtin said the Australian casualties from the outbreak of the war io the end of last year were 52,148, of whom 6826 were killed,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Check on War Regulations Opposition Will Act
The leader of Die Opposition (Mr. Fadden) said last week that the Opposition in future, as in the past, would move the disallowance of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dehydration of Food Will Outlast the War
DEHYDRATION of foodstuffs, which is proving of such importance in war strategy, will long outlast the war. Few…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"What a Pleasant War" Impression of Service Room
"WHEN I walked into the All Services Rest Room and saw members of the forces playing cards, resting and reading, I…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Total War Germany Forced to All Out Mobilisation
BERNE, Thursday.—The "Gazette De[?] declares that Germany has [?] mobilisation by conscr[?] aged 15 to 19…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German Morale War at Its Grimmest Stage, Says Goebbels
LONDON Thursday.—The German Propaganda Minister (Goebbels) in "Das Reich" said: "National morale demands that every…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War News Tojo Threatens Australia Building Up Air Bases
Premier Tojo, of Japan, in his address to the Diet declared that Japan's attitude towards Australia was the same as her attitude to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga War Effort Mobile Canteen Provided by 2Wg Women's Club
The war effort of the Wagga district was considerably assisted by a splendid gift of £300, made by the 2WG Women's Club on Saturday last. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pacific War Allied Air Activity Extends Over Wide Area Small Vessel Sunk by Enemy
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Thursday.—Allied air activity extended over a wide area yesterday, including…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brave Deeds That Helped to Defeat Rommel V.C. for Two Australian Soldiers
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Two more Australians have won the Victoria Cross, and both were Wiled in action. They were Sergeant William Henry…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Magistrate Refuses To Deal With Charges Against Soldiers Alleged Assault of Policeman
WHEN Francis Joseph Callaghan and Harold Reginald Messlter were charged at the Leeton police court on Wednesday on a number…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Messages From Soldiers in Application of Christmas Cheer
We publish below further messages of thanks from local members of the Forces for canteen orders sent by the Coolamon Patriotic Fund as Christmas cheer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier’s Letter
Our Ganmurra correspondent writes Some nice Christmas cards were received at Ganmurra from live Middle East, the sender being Pte. Ken Thompson, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Fined For Assaulting P.M.
Last night Charles Hornbuckle, a soldier 27 years of age, left a train and made his way to the cost office at about 7.40…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wagga War Effort W.E.S.C. ROSTER
Following is the W.E.S.C. roster for next week:—Monday: Air Training Corps—Commandant Patridge, 2 I.C. R…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Review Casablanca Conference Global Offensives Progress on All Fronts
The plans that were agreed upon at the momentous 10-day conference at Casablanca, and which are to be set in motion almost immediately…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Repatriation Fifty Per Cent Increase in War Pensions Advocated by Mr. Wilson
CANBERRA, Friday.—Declaring that he considered soldiers' requests for increased repatriation benefits to be reasonable, and that the…
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