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The wars & local soldiers, 1945

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War News Momentous Decisions of Big Three

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 2

The Big Three have issued a momentous report dealing with their eight days' talk in the Crimea. A decision was reached for each of…

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Many Prisoner-of-War Camps Around Berlin

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 3

Though many prisoner-of-war camps have been located around Berlin, both east towards the Oder and west towards the Elbe, the total Australians reported…

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British Variety Artists Post-war Ban on Enemy Performers

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.): The annual conference of the Variety Artists' Federation has carried a resolution banning German,…

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War Factories in Country Many Employees to Bf Retrenched

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 5

LITHGOW, Monday: It has been officially announced that approximately 350 employees are to be retrenched from the Lithgow…

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Extend Lend-lease ! "Will Help War Effort," Says U.S. Official

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Monday: Assistant Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, [?]rged Congress to extend the lend[?]ease programme for at least another…

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Australians in Hard Fighting Tsimba Ridge "Cracked" Bougainville Progress (By Our War Correspondent, Fred Aldridge)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 1

BOUGAINVILLE, Monday: Tsimba Ridge, the Japanese stronghold which has held up the Australians' northern…

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Water Supply Safe in Manila Japanese Try to Blow-up Reservoirs (By our War Correspondent, Frank Dexter)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 2

MANILA, Monday: The water supply of Manila is safe. Troops of the First Cavalry Division pushing down the east side of the…

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Wagga War Effort Hathaway Patriotic Shop Letters of Thanks Received A.C.F. Christmas Parcels For Forces

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 5

The Hathaway Patriotic Jumble Shop Committee has received many letters from members of the fighting forces, thanking…

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Feeding Fighting Men Narandera Soldier Assisting in New Guinea

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 1

Where fighting is taking place at Scattered points right though rugged mountains, along precipitous spurs, and across raging torrents, as it is…

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Preference for Soldiers New Bill Outlined Re-establishment Plans

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 4

Details of the Commonwealth Government's re-establishment and Employment Bill now being drafted for submission to Parliament were…

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Stones Placed in Soldiers' Packs Evidence at "Mutiny" Inquiry

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday: Before resuming his inquiry into the sentences on three soldiers for alleged mutiny at the Grovely Detention…

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War Loan Committee Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 2

The presentation of honor citations to Die winning zones in the 2nd Victory Loan will lake place at a meeting of the Wagga War Loan…

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Post-war World Danger of Isolationism

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.: A warning that the post-war world could revert to isolationist doctrine was given by the leader of the…

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Wagga War Effort W.A.N.S.

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 2

There will be no general parade at the Drill Hall to-night. Members are asked to assemble at the Presbyterian Church at 8 p.m. sharp on Saturday,…

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War Cost Over a Million a Day to Australia

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tues.: During January the war cost Australia over £1,157,000 a day. The total cost for the month was £36,820,000, and for the seven…

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War Facts in Brief

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 1

By the end of October last, Canadian shipyards had launched more than 1000 vessels, including 500 combat vessels and naval craft, over 350…

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U-s. Scientists Plan Next War’s Weapons

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 1

The creation of a new board of civilian and military scientists to develop weapons for any future conflict, was announced this week…

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Free Flow of Capital Necessary in Post-war Planning

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed The president of the Employers' Federation of N.S.W (Mr. G K Bain), commenting to-day on the proposed…

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International Policemen Suggested Post-war Use of Allied Air Forces

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 4

LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P.).—The post-war amalgamation of Allied Air Forces, whose members would be International policemen with…

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Japan Expects War With Russia

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 2

NEW YORK, Thurs. (A.A.P.) : Implying that Russia will join the Pacific War, a Tokyo radio broadcast asserted that…

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