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The wars & local soldiers, 1945

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Pacific War Japanese Attacks Allied Ships Sunk Scores of Enemy Planes Destroyed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1945 · page 3

GUAM, Friday (A.A.P.).—Admiral Nimitz announces to-day that Japanese planes had resumed their suicidal attacks…

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V Day German Resistance Expected to End in Few Weeks War Office View

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1945 · page 4

LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.).: "White Hall believes that organised German resistance will be ended within five or…

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San Francisco Conference Australia's Part After War May Have to Provide Military Quota

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1945 · page 6

CANBERRA, Friday: In the event of an International Security Organisation being formed at the San Francisco Conference…

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New President of United States Career of Mr. Harry S. Truman His War Against Waste

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1945 · page 3

Mr. Harry S. Truman, new President of the United States of America, will be 62 years of age on May 8, this year. He was…

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Soviet Soldiers Underground

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1945 · page 2

Soviet soldiers are resting a what were the underground barracks of a German fort. The Germans abandoned this fort in their retreat before the overwhelming might of the Russian advance along the Eastern front. By March 7 the Russians had…

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Difficulties of Demobilisation Need for Plans for Rehabilitation of Returned Service Men

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 16 April 1945 · page 4

"The hugeness of the task of demobilisation will be an embarrassment for any Government and ready made plans for rehabilitating…

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War Criminal Takes Poison Wife Tells Americans

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 April 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.).— Paul Hinkler, a high-ranking local Nazi official who was on the war criminal black-list, took…

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More War Prisoners Released Flown From Continent to Britain

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 April 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Sun. (A.A.P.): The War Office announces that the German prison camp, Oflag 79, five miles northeast of Brunswick,…

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German Resistance Expected to End in Few Weeks War Office View

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 16 April 1945 · page 1

LONDON: White Hall believes that organised German resistance weeks. Thereafter, Japan's defeat will be sooner than anyone…

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Minister for Lands on Soldier Settlement

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 16 April 1945 · page 5

Speaking on the question of collaboration between the Federal and State Governments on the all important Question of soldier settlement,…

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Pte. A. W. Conway Killed in Action

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1945 · page 2

Mr. George Conway, of "Yarrandalc South," West Wyalong. received a telegram from the Minister for the Army on 29th March, conveying the…

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Anzac Day Wagga Ceremony Order of Proceedings

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1945 · page 2

The following arrangements have been made for the Wagga observance of Anzac Day, April 25 Wednesday of next week):—…

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War Loan Committee

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1945 · page 2

A meeting of the Wagga War Loan Committee will be held at the Town Hall to-morrow night at 8 o'clock…

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War Loan Rally At Grong Grong

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1945 · page 2

On Wednesday evening last the Narandera War Loan concert party commenced its tour of the subdistricts, and, in doing so presented in…

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May Injure War Effort Mr. Curtin's View

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1945 · page 1

Many people besides coal miners were injuring the war effors, the Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, said. He was replying to criticism of the…

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War News American Bridgehead Widened Over the Elbe

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 April 1945 · page 2

The American bridgehead across the middle Elbe is now five miles deep, and the Ninth Army is holding a front of 95 miles, linking up with…

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War Casualties Died in P.O.W. Camp

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 April 1945 · page 2

NX52469. Corporal WILLIAM GAVEL has died from dysentery, while a prisoner of war in No. 4 Camp Thailand…

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Pacific War. Tokyo Hit in Super-fortress Raid Air Attacks on Shipping

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1945 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday (A.A.P.).—Operating in great strength American Super Fortresses struck at Tokyo yesterday for the second time within 48 hours. "The raiders, which were based on the Marianas, dropped incendiary bombs on the important…

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Wagga War Effort R.S.L. Women's Auxiliary Another Packing To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1945 · page 5

To-morrow afternoon at the Soldiers' Hall, the Women's Auxiliary of the Wagga R.S.S.A.I.L.A. will continue the packing of…

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Soviet War Machine Soon to be Again in Full Blast Fighting Near Frankfurt

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.): So far Moscow has not confirmed that Soviet troops have gone over to the offensive against Berlin, but late reports from the Soviet capital state that the whole…

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