War Prisoners in Australia Include 4000 Japanese
MELBOURNE, Friday: There are 4000 Japanese prisoners of war in Australia, in addition to 20,000 of other nationalities. There…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1945
2,460 stories in Riverina's papers · page 18 of 123
Nazi War Criminal Suicides Jumps From Prison Window
LONDON, Friday: Johanna Dell, first Nazi to be tried in the west for atrocities, committed suicide by leaping from the fourth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heaviest Air Blows of War Hundreds of German Targets Blasted
LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.): In the heaviest co-ordinated blow of the whole war against the Germans' communication system, over 6000 Allied planes from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Settlement Minister Visits Narandera
The Minister for Lands (the Hon J M. Tully), accompanied by Mr. G. Enticknan, M.L.A.. visited Narandfear yesterday for a conference with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Royal Marines "Soldier an' Sailor Too" Cause Flutter in Sydney
'"E's a sort of bloomin' cosmopolous—soldier an' sailor, too," Kipling wrote in praise of Britain's sea-going soldiers, the Royal Marines—the "Leathernecks"—with the tradition of being "first in and last to leave," and with the proud…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wagga Returned Soldiers Annual Meeting To-night
The annual meeting of the Wagga sub-branch of the R.S.S.A.I.A. will be held to-night at 8 o'clock in the Soldiers'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Facts in Brief
Loans raised by the Commonwealth since, the outbreak of war have provided more than £789,000,000. Applications total more than 2,978,000…
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Since the formation of RAAF squadrons in the United Kingdom, their planes have flown a total more than 24,000,000 miles…
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It has been reported that at about 7 o'clock yesterday morning three Italian prisoners of war escaped from Wakool P.O.W. Camp…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Premier of Egypt Assassinated When Leaving House Debate on War Entry
LONDON, Sun. (A.A.P.):—Ahmed Maheo, Egyptian Prime Minister, was shot dead in the Egyptian Parliament after…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Red Cross Notes Relief Supplies For Prisoners of War in the Far East—
The first shipment of Red Cross supplies to camps outside Japan was made in the “Hosi Maru” which was scheduled to unload relief supplies at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wagga Returned Soldiers Annual Meeting Held Fine Achievements During 1944 Mr. John Graham Re-elected President
The annual meeting of the Wagga Sub-branch of the Returned Sailors, Soldiers, and Airmen's Imperial League of Australia was held at the Soldiers' Hall on Saturday night when difficulty was experienced in providing seating…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eviction Orders Against Soldiers' Wives Government Action at Canberra
CANBERRA, Sunday: Dr. L. W. Mott, of the Canberra Advisory Council, said to-day that the Department of the Interior had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence Soldiers' Memorial (To the Editor, "The Daily Advertiser")
Sir,—It does seem that the public of Wagga do not fully understand the aims and object of the appeal about to be launched for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →What Soldiers Think of Gundagai The A.C.F. Christmas Hampers
The War Fund’s file of letters of apreciation is available to anyone who would care to read them. They [?]re from men of the various services…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →“Girl Treated In Shameful Manner” Adelong Breach of Promise Case Youthful Tumut Soldier “Doesn’t Understand Women” Full Amount of Damages Awarded
DESCRIBING JAMES EDWARD (“JIM”) KELL, OF LACMALAC, TUMUT, AT PRESENT A MEMBER OF THE A.I.F. AS A “GAY LOTHARIO” AND AS A MAN WHO DOESN’T UNDERSTAND WOMEN,” JUDGE BERNE, IN THE GUNDAGAI DISTRICT COURT…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anzac Day
SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Minister for justice (Mr. Downing) announced today that no race meetings nor organised sport will be allowed on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cohen's War-time Sale
In general merchandise are practically forgotten. Cohen's will bring you back to pre-war trading days, by staging a real genuine sale…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga War Loan Committee
A meeting of the full Wagga War Loan Committee will be held to-morrow night at the Town Hall at 8 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Memorial (To the Editor, "The Daily Advertiser")
Sir,—I congratulate the Mayor on the stand he has taken on the above all important subject. I am certain that every resident of…
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