Looting of Art Treasures Planned by Germans Long Before War
LONDON, Thursday.—The "Daily Telegraph" correspondent says that the Central Institute of Art and Design, of which many Allied experts are…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1943
3,536 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 177
Chinese War New Japanese Naval Base Air and Land Activities
CHUNGKING, Wednesday.—An Army Spokesman said to-day that the Japanese has completed the construction of a naval supply…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Faced With Critical Situation Australian Business Men Must Plan to Overcome Post-War Difficulties
THE BUSINESS MEN OF AUSTRALIA ARE FACED WITH A CRITICAL SITUATION WHICH MUST BE MET WITH BOLD AND CAPABLE LEADERSHIP AND PLANNING THE WHOLE OF OUR ECONOMIC SYSTEM IS IN THE MELTING…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How Can We Beat Japan? Papuan Campaign a "Test-tube" War Some Conclusions Drawn
For more than five months now the Pacific war has been more or less centred on one small campaign-small, that is, by contrast with the movement…
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An all-round increase of 20 per cent, in pensions, and a general liberalisation of the Repatriation Act to remove anomalies applying to…
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Allegations that brewery interests had played a part in the Government's decision to take over Marcus Clark's building in Railway Square for a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Practical Gift £3000 to Help Needy Soldiers
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A Sydney firm has made available a gift of £3000 for immediate distribution among returned soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Workers to Resume
SYDNEY, Friday.—Eight hundred workers at four city war factories to-day decided to resume work on Monday. They have been idle for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Advertising Australia's War Effort
The Federal Cabinet will be merely following modern trends in other countries of the world if, as has been suggested, it should decide to give wide publicity to the Australian war effort, subject, of course, to security requirements. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Council Discusses Middle East Position
LONDON, Friday.—At the Pacific War Council meeting Lord Halifax said that President Roosevelt had referred to the large "chunk" of Japanese ships which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wagga War Effort W.e.s.c
The following is the W.E.S.C roster from Monday next: Monday evening: Signallers A. Lehmen M. Gray…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Review Red Army's Advance Tunisian and Libyan Campaigns Japanese Menace Still Serious
The Russian advance continues to yield most promising results and as the offensive increases in momentum, new possibilities are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sergeant's War Verses Please the Troops He Tells of Thoughts "When Death is Not Far Distant"
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA.—It is a long cry from writing psychological "mood music" for Gaylord Carter and Hal Curds in Hollywood, to writing war poems…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War in Australia Must Have More Planes If Victory Is to Be Won Preponderance of Weapons Essential
MELBOURNE, Friday.—"To achieve victory the R.A.A.F. must have more and more planes and more and more spares," and the Air Minister (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier or Fortune
Let nature lay for me a bed On grassy meadow, field, or stone: Let me hold up an unbowed head. Outranking those who shrink and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Treatment of Returned Men
It would be a shameful thine if Australians were content to remain behind other sections of the Empire in the treatment of their returned men. According to Senator Major-General Brand, Canada's repatriation scheme is based on the principle that once…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed in Action at Papua Pte. J. T. Green, of Cootamundra
Mr. Jack Green, well-known Cootamundra bookmaker has received the sad news that his son [?] John Tomas Green was [?] action…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Additions to Anzac Buffet
Extensions to the Anzac Buffet and the Sir John Monash Hut in Hyde Park are now complete. These include an enlarged dining…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wounded Return From North Africa
Wounded members of the A.I.F. who took part in the latest successful campaign against Rommel in the Western Desert have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga War Effort War Finance Contributions Wagga and District
Details made available on Saturday by the town clerk (Mr. F. H. Burns) indicate that the contributions from the residents of…
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