Soldier Drowned in River
Lieutenant Tregarthen Charles Glanville Hicks, aged 31 years, was drowned in the Murrumbidgee River, Wagga, on Saturday afternoon. Lieut. Hicks,…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1943
3,536 stories in Riverina's papers · page 32 of 177
Soldiers' Socks Alteration in Size
THE attention of Women War Workers and those who knit socks for forwarding to the Australian Comforts Fund, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nazi Demands Italian Workers for War Industries
NEW YORK, Monday: The "New York Times" correspondent (Daniel Graham), writing from Berne, says that four direct…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Employment Call-up of Commercial Travellers
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—An announcement that 3750 commercial travellers were to be called up by the manpower authorities for war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Army Education Important Steps Taken by War Cabinet
CANBERRA, Tuesday: The War Cabinet to-day took important steps in the preparation of educational and information…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Japanese Riot in N.Z. Prisoners of War Camp 48 Killed Auckland (N.z.), Tuesday
During a riot which occurred in a prisoner of war camp last week 48 Japanese prisoners were killed and 63 wounded, while one New…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Post-war Problems Conference to Be Held in U.S. WASHINGTON, Monday. (A.A.P.)
The Assistant Secretary of State (Mr. Sumner Welles) told the press conference that the United Nations would soon be able to send a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War in Australia New Liberty Loan Another £100,000,000 To be Raised in Five Weeks
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Plans have been completed for the opening of Tuesday, March 16, 1943, of the new war loan of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japanese Moves in Pacific Formidable Convoy Sighted Bad Weather Prevents Attack New Phase of War May Begin in North
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA.—A few hours after General MacArthur's Headquarters yesterday issued a grave warning of the possibility of strong Japanese moves in the islands north of Australia, a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Power Station Destroyed Norwegian Soldiers' Feat Stockholm, Monday (A.A.P.)—
Three Norwegian soldiers wearing British uniforms on Saturday night blew up the Norsk hydro-power station at Ryukan, and escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Women's Auxiliary Appreciation From Soldiers
The women's auxiliary of the R.S.S. and A.I.L.A. has every reason to be proud of the good work they are doing. Letters of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Missing Soldiers Allotments to Dependents
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) announced to-night that the War Cabinet had decided that the present practice of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Women's Auxiliary Returned Soldiers' League First Annual Meeting Very Successful Year Concludes
At the first annual meeting of the Women's Auxiliary of the Wagga Sub-branch of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A., which was held in the Soldiers' Hall, Wagga, last night, a very successful record of achievement was unfolded in the annual report of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Ploughshares Into Swords” a War-Time Romance
The extent to which State Government resources and services [?]ave been made available to, and [?] tilised by, the National…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wagga War Effort COLLINGULLIE-GALORE V.D.C.
Members of the Collinguille-Galore platoon of the V.D.C. are advised that volunteers are wanted to work on Sunday in preparation for the V.D.C…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War in Australia Third Liberty Loan Advance Subscriptions Several Million Already
MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Already thousands of advance subscriptions have been received to the Third Liberty Loan of £100,000,000. They…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All Soldiers to Vote
All men serving as soldiers with the armed forces will in future have a vote, no matter of whet age. The soldier does not now have to wait…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Social for Soldiers Monday Night Next Arrangements Made For Function
The Mayor (Ald. H. E. Gissing) presided at a meeting held at the Wagga Town Hall yesterday morning to discuss arrangements for the social to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Social to Ladysmith Soldiers
The Ladysmith Soldiers' Welfare Committee will tender a social to Privates S. bailey, L. Smith, W. Bridle, F. Balley and W Bush at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Missing Soldiers
CANBERRA, Wednesday.âFollowing his announcement last night of the continuation of allotments and allowances to relatives of missing…
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