War News Japanese Naval Base Bombarded By American Warships
American warships have shelled the Japanese air and naval base in Kurlles Islands, 1300 miles north of Tokio. Fires were started among…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
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Nearly Time War Was Finished General Montgomery Getting "Fed Up"
"This war began a long while ago. I am getting tired and fed up with the whole thing," said General Montgomery in an address to troops in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hume Reservoir Enlargement Scheme Generation of Electricity As Post-war Project
CANBERRA, Mon: Recommendations for the enlargement of the Hume Reservoir, the doubling in capacity of of Victoria inlet channel, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Empire Co-operation Must Not Weaken After War, Says M.p
LONDON, Monday (AAP): Declaring that he did not underestimate the obstacles in the way of promoting further unity…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Australia Future of War Factories Production of Home Amenities For Country Districts
CANBERRA, Mon: The Minister for Munitions (Mr. Makin) said to-day that the conversion of munitions factories to civilian production after the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga War Effort V.d.c. Open Letter to Members From Commanding Officer
We gladly publish the following, an open letter to VDC members, from Lt. Col. E. H. G. Eldershaw, Commanding Officer of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Correspondence (We do not necessarily endorse the views of out correspondents) Post-war Planing (To Editor, "The Daily Advertiser"
Sir,—Our professional "planners" and economists are continually stressing the tremendous difficulties that will arise when the war is over, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Labour Chooses Candidates Soldier to Oppose Mr. J. T. Lang
The A.L.P. executive has selected Gunner P. Mooney, who at present is in New Guinea, to oppose Mr. J. T. Lang, H.L.A., for the Auburn scat at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Correspondence And General Business Soldiers' Arrears of Rates to Be Dealt with on Their Merits
AT the fortnightly meeting of the Willimbong Shire Council a variety of matters were dealt with under the heading of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Finland's Likely Continuance in War
LONDON, Tues. (AAP): Commenting on reports that the Finnish Prime Minister (Linkonies) is on leave owing to ill-health,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wagga War Effort Christmas Hampers Acknowledgments to South Wagga School
Christmas hampers were packed by pupils of the South Wagga Public School to be forwarded through the ACF to help to make…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dividing the State Post-war Plans and 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 6 →Legless Soldier Marries A.w.a.s. Member
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Private Ernest Farrand, who in the battle of El Alamein lost his legs, was to-day married at St. Paul's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accidental Drowning in Murrumbidgee River Soldier's Attempt to Swim River Attached to Wire
The coroner (Mr. Hugh Oates) returned a verdict of accidental death when he conducted an inquest at the Wagga Town Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Post-war Control of War Industries
Mr. Curtin, it seems, suffers more embarrassment from the utterances of his own Ministers than from all the Opposition numbers combined. In the previous Parliament it was Mr. Ward who, by his intensely provocative statements and highly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Pensions Appeals
CANBERRA, Wednesday. An additional War Pensions Appeal Tribunal will be appointed by the Commonwealth Government…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Post-war Outlook
There is much conflict of opinion as the outlook for wool after the war report Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Company,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wagga War Effort WANS
Members of the WFA will m[?] the fire station at 7.15 to-night [?] all WFA's are asked to make a [?]cial effort to attend…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Production Germany's Optimistic References
LONDON, Wed. (AAP): Optimistic references by two German Ministers to the German war production, quoted to-day by Berlin radio, included a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pre-industrial England Dean Inge's Post-war Prediction
LONDON, Wed (AAP): addressing the Ruskin Society, Dean Inge expressed his conviction that Britain, as a great industrial nation, would not…
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