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The wars & local soldiers, 1945

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Air War Offensive Continues Against Germany Greater Enemy Activity

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday: Maintaining the fury of the Allied air offensive, R.A.F. Bomber Command aircraft were again out over Germany in very great…

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Production of War Goods. to Be Cut When Germany Is Defeated

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 2

OTTAWA, Tuesday: Britain, U.S. Canada have agreed to cut war goods production by 3[?]per cent after Germany's defeat,…

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War Against Japan Destruction on Luzon Enemy's Stiff Resistance on Iwojima

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 2

MANILA, Tuesday: The U.S. forces on Luzon bare destroyed six out of 10 divisions that General Yamashita had at his disposal, and the remaining four divisions have been split up into groups bottled up into the mountains…

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British Nations More Closely Kin As Result of War Australia and U.s

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday: During a Press conference, on conclusion of the British Commonwealth Relations Conference. which ended at the week-end…

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Soldiers' Clothes Ablaze Dive Into Brisbane River

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tuesday: Covered with burning petrol, two Australian soldiers dived into the Brisbane River to-day to extinguish…

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Bulgarian Atrocity British War Prisoners Murdered

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: In the House of Commons yesterday the War Secretary (Sir James Grigg) said that some British war…

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State Dockyard Meeting Feeds of War and Peace

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 8

The present State Government has taken a big forward step in the establishment of State enterprise the shipbuilding industry…

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Air War German Troops Attacked Australians in R.a.f

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.): Mosquito bombers. With Mustang escort, yesterday attacked troops, armor and transport crowded in…

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Important Water Conservation Projects "A" Priority Post-War Lists Announced

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 6

At my urgent .request a review recently made by the appropriate Government instrumentality of the present state of each of the rivers…

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War Gratuities Committee Report Tabled in Parliament Discrimination Between Services

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The report of the Parliamentary Committee set up to examine the payment of was gratuities to men and…

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Pacific War U.S. Troops Now Regrouping Gains on Iwojima Accessibility of Tokyo By Air

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 4

MANILA, Wednesday: On Luzon U.S. troops are regrouping for the eampaign's final phases, reports General…

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Leeton Returned Soldiers Annual Meeting Held

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 7

At the annual meeting of the Leeton sub-branch of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. the report of the secretary (Mr. J. Sharpe)…

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Federal House Alleged Threat to Soldier's Wife Committee to Inquire Violence In P.O.W. Camp

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The personnel of the committee appointed to inquire into whether or not the if of a prisoner of war…

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Welcome Home Social

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 2

The Patriotic Committee is holding welcome home social in the All Services Rest Room on Friday next March 16, commencing at 8.30 p.m.,…

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Welcome Home Servicemen From the Islands

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 2

At the recent Patriotic Carnival, a public welcome, somewhat belatedly, was extended to 3 soldiers, who were on leave from Islands to the north of…

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Daily War Diary

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 1

Wednesday's was the 15th consecutive day's bombing of Berlin. Someone estimated that Germany has only three weeks' fighting strength…

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Anzac Day a Day for Toast and Song Sats R.s.l. President

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Anzac Day commemoration was the subject of a comment to-day by the State president of the R.S.L. (Mr. J. C…

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Britain's War Effort An All-Out Effort

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 4

One of the most important statements of the White Paper on die War Effort of the United Kingdom is that the monthly rate of Britain's…

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War Loan Committee Arrangements for Third Victory Loan

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the Narandera and District War Loan Committee was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday afternoon last,…

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Air War R.a.f. Bombers Again Over Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday: More than 1250 heavy bombers of the R.A.F. were over Germany last night with Dessau and oil refineries at…

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