War Prisoners Arranging of Exchanges
LONDON, Wed. (AAP): Count Bernadotte, vice-president of the Swedish Red Cross, is visiting the British Red Cross Chief in…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
2,915 stories in Riverina's papers · page 21 of 146
Hungry World After War Big Demands On Australia Outlined at Conference
“All international reports Indicate that we will see a semi-starving world after this war and already there are signs of an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike Coke Producers Join Miners Serious Setback to War Effort
SYDNEY, Wednesday: More than 100 men engaged on coke production at five separate coke plants have now joined 3500…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier's Body Recovered From Murray River
The body of Lieut. Keith Hugh Lock, aged 26, of Caulfield (Vic.), was washed ashore on Mitchell's Island, near the Hume Weir on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“A Lot of Bad Eggs’ Around Gundagai” New Guinea Soldiers’ Impression “The Independent” Does the Rounds
In a most interesting letter home, Cpl. Roy Hargreaves tells of some impressions gained by his cobbers in the jungle theatre of war…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Post-war Aviation
It is pleasing to note that Cootamundra is included in the scheme of Ansett Airways, who have applied for a licence to operate 10,000 miles of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Daily War Diary
The Japanese attack in Burma has failed. An American force has attacked the big Japanese naval base to Truk…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Loan Office at Cootamundra
To facilitate the more efficient organisation of the first Victory Loan campaign, arrangements have been made for a central office at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country Party And Advisory War Council
CANBERRA, Friday: The Country Party met today to determine weather its members would continue to attend meetings of the Advisory War…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Workers Germany Calls for Volunteers
LONDON, Thurs. (AAP): "Germany's war production in 1944 must be increased to the highest possible level," declared the Reich…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Turkey Not Prepared Criticism of "War Effort"
The announcement of the departure of the British military mission from Ankara and the abrupt termination of the Anglo-Turkish staff talks, which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Presbyterian Church Prayers for Prisoners of War
At the services to be held at the Leeton Presbyterian Church next Sunday, 11 a.m. and 8 p.m., special prayers will be offered for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local & General War Prisoner Bill Little Well
Mr. T. Little, now of Maroubra Bay, and formerly of Cootamundra, has received the following from the Red Cross in reference to his son, Pte…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hungry World After War Big Demands on Australia
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Continued on Trove, page 4 →Government War Factories "Should Be Solo on Open Market"
PERTH, Thursday: "The natural and wife thing to do is for the Commonwealth Government to cut its losses at the conclusion of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Primary Industries Still be Vital in Post-War Era
It is extraordinary to find so many people baffled by what is called "finance." Much of the popular confusion about it arises from a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the Montreal "Reunion In France" Powerful War Story
Hailed as one of the most thrilling and powerful war stories yet to come out of Hollywood, M-G-M's new "Reunion In France,"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Planned Post-war Developent Regional Boundaries Tumut Shire Council's Decision
At the Tumut Shire Council on Wednesday a letter was received from the Regional Boundaries Committee, Premier's Department,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Monuments or Lives? House of Lords Debate War Interests First
LONDON, Thursday (A.A.P.).—"The interests of the war must be far in front of any considerations of special historical or…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War News "Hottest Spot On Earth" Desperate Battles in Italy
Heavy fighting is proceeding on several sectors of the battle fronts in Italy and Cassino is described as "the hottest spot…
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