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The wars & local soldiers, 1945

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Returned Soldiers' Club Rooms Working Bee on 29th January

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1945 · page 1

Having acquired o property in Bolton Street, on which it is proposed to establish club rooms the local sub-branch of the R.S.S. and A.I. League…

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Soldier Land Settlers Federal Help for Private Buyers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1945 · page 4

The Commonwealth will assist ex-servicemen who wish to settle on the land other than through Government schemes…

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Evacuate Wounded U.S. Marine

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 1

A U.S. Marine, wounded in the fierce fighting on Peleliu, is lifted aboard a U.S. Coast Guard invasion transport, lying . off a Central Pacific island on the Palau group. Marines and U.S. Army troops, after 17 days of fighting, gained control of…

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War Damage Claims

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.: The War Damage Commission has received claims for more than £15,000,000. The damage is mainly to property…

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Complaints on War News

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Mon.: Mr. Stephen Early, President Roosevelt's secretary, will leave for Paris next, month to survey Supreme…

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Russia's Increasing War Production

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday: "Russia's production of tanks and planes in 1944 greatly exceeded Germany's," states the Moscow radio…

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Subdued Huns Changed Views on War Situation

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Tues. (A.A.P.): German reports received In Stockholm take a subdued view of the general war…

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Wagga War Effort WAGGA W.A.N.S.

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 2

Members of the W.F.S. branch of the Women's Auxiliary National, Services will meet at the fire station to-night at 7 o'clock, drill…

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Air War Shipping Attacked in Norway Raiders Over Southern Germany

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday. (A.A.P): Sweeping over the heavily defended harbor at Liervik, in Southern Norway, Mosquitoes…

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U.S. News Understanding the War High Officers to Report to Congress

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Mon. (A.A.P.): Senator Bartley has announced that Congress will hear secret war reports from General Marshall and…

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Drive Across Luzon Plains Fight for Highway to Manila (By Our War correspondent, Frank Dexter)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 2

LUZON, Tuesday: In their drive across the central Luzon plain U.S. forces are within 80 air miles ol Manila. The…

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War Facts in Brief

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 1

Allied air-borne armies are to-day equipped with a 10-ton tank, the Tetrach, with a cross country speed of 25 m.p.h…

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Post-war Car That Will Need No Polishing

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 1

The car that will not have to be polished is on the way. The secret is a British invention, to be marketed after the war—a glossy,…

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Damage Caused by Greek Civil War London

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 1

Damage caused in Athens during the recent trouble in Greece, is now estimated at £125 million…

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Air War Old Plants Attacked in Raids Over Germany

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P.): More than 600 8th Air Force Portresses and Liberators, under escort, yesterday attacked the synthetic oil…

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Pte. Wilson Case Never a Parade Ground Soldier

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.: Pte. Jack Wilson would never make a parade ground soldier, as recognised in the British Army, and in this…

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War Crimes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 4

An Allied Government official in [?] with the United Nations War Crimes Commission [?] on British obje[?] regarding…

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Daily War Diary

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 1

Warsaw captured! Three Russion Army groups are keeping up their drive to Germany. The enemy gets no rest, day or…

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Industry After the War

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 2

The Commonwealth Government was determined that the highly-skilled workmen and equipment in Government factories established during…

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Our Sydney Letter (By Our Sydney Representative.) War

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 2

Australia will be of War for [?] other twofall years, and if there is any error in that forecast it will [?] the side of shortness, not length…

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