Party at Gobarralong Soldiers Honored
It was a great night for Gobarralong last evening when at the beautiful and spacious home of Mr and Mrs Romey Carberry, a party was…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
2,915 stories in Riverina's papers · page 41 of 146
Civic Reception and Official Luncheon Premier’s Plans For Post- War Work CR. McHUGH Stresses Suitability of Gundagai District for Closer Settlement
Speaking at the civic reception the Premier (The Hon. W. McKell) declared that the Government had prepared a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Large Attendance at Welcome Home Dance Presentations to Discharged Soldiers
A LARGE attendance was present at the Cabaret Hall on Wednesday night when a Welcome Home Dance, arranged by the Leeton Patriotic Committee, was tendered a large number of members of the 2nd A.I.F. who have received their discharge…
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WASHINGTON Monday: More than 173,000 sick and wounded patients of the U.S. and Allied forces were evacuated by U.S…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wamoon Women War Workers
The Wamoon W.W.W. wish to thank all, who by their generous donations of cash and kind helped to raise the total of £37/8/6. Cash…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News 100,000 Germans Trapped
By the capture of Kamanets Podolsk, strong German centre of Dneister, was announced in an order of the day, the Russians have cut…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burma War Tanks in Action British Superiority
LONDON, Monday (AAP): British and Japanese tanks have had their first action in the present Burma border operations in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Huge War Spending £570,000,000 for Year
The Treasurer, Mr. Chifley, said in the House of Representatives it was thought that the actual war expenditure for the year would be fairly close…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wagga War Effort [?] V.A.D Canteen Duty
The weekly meeting of member[?] of the VAD will be held to-night [?] the Drill Hall at 7.30 On Thur[?] morning there will be an inspection [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Easter Saturday Sports "War Effort" Competing in Trots
The Rodeo and Sports Meeting to be held on the Leeton Showground, on Easter Saturday, will see an excellent array of buck jump and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Post-war Aims Jobs for Everyone But Not Without Sacrifice
SYDNEY, Mon.: The Director of Post-war Reconstruction (Dr. Coombs), addressing members of the Constitutional Association to-day, said that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Red Cross N.S.W. Division Relief Supplies for Prisoners of War in Thailand and Malaya
Through the International Red Cross, arrangements have been made for 160,000 bahts (£12,000 Aust.) to be placed each month at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reminiscences of Berembed Weir Officer Resigns After 36 Years Popular Tourist Resort in Pre-war Years
AFTER 36 years in the service of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission, Mr. J. M. Millson, officer-in-charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Red Cross Jottings (By the Publicity Officer) Relief Supplies for War Prisoners in Thailand and Malaya
Through International Red Cross, arrangements have been made for £12,000 to be placed each month at the disposal of the Swiss Consul in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Soldier Speaks
So you're sick of the way the country's run, And you're sick of the way the rationing's done,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Soldier's Prayer Poem Found on Paper in Desert
One of the poems to be published by George Harrap in an anthology of soldiers' verse has a curious history. At the time of the Battle of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wagga Visit on Thursday Returned Soldiers in March Past
The president of the Wagga sub-branch of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A calls on all returned servicemen who can possibly attend to take…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Churchill's Broadcast Victory is Sure U-boat Peril Debt to U.S.A. Pacific War May Progress More Rapidly Hour of Greatest Action Approaching
LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.)— Broadcasting over the B.B.C. for the first time for a year, the Prime Minister (Mr. Winston Churchill) said that if the signal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prisoners of War Reported Deaths in Thailand
CANBERRA, Tues.: The attention of members was directed in the House of Representatives today by Sir Earle Page to reports…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Prisoners' Deaths Reported While Building Railway for Japanese
CHUNGKING, Tues. (AAP).— The Ministry for Information states that a Korean named Chung chi[?]ping, former…
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