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The wars & local soldiers, 1945

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War News Russian Thrust 15 Miles From Border

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 2

Unofficial messages suggest that Russia is thrusting into Germany through Poland, but Moscow merely states that the attack has reached…

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Housing Problem "Next in Importance to Winning War

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Replying to a statemens by Mr. W. G. Pooley, general secretary of the Associated Building Societies, that…

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Post-war Works Cabinet Approves Programme to Cost £153,546,000

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thurs.: The Federal Cabinet approved to-day of the Commonwealth Government's post-war works programme as agreed to by the…

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The Latest (Second Edition) Mr. Churchill's War Review Policy For Liberated Countries

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday (A.A.P.).—"It has fallen to the hard lot of Britain to play a leading part in the Mediterranean, particularly in the Eastern Mediterranean," said the Prime (Mr Churchill) in the House of Commons in a review…

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War in China U.s. Air Force Active Planes and Rolling Stock Destroyed

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 2

General Wedemeyer's communique from Chungking announced that the 14th Air Force on Monday, on the Yang[?]se river…

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Soldier Preference Govt. Delaying Discussion

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: High-ranking Victorian members of the A.L.P. are fighting hard to have the Federal Government shelve preference to…

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Federal Cabinet Defers Consideration of Soldier Preference in Employment

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thurs.: The Cabinet discussion of the principle of soldier preference in employment was to-day adjourned to a later…

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Tumut Town Hall and Civic Centre Returned Soldiers' League's Suggestion to Shire Council

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 2

Tumut Shire Council is treading warily in connection with the suggestion from the Tumut Branch of the Returned Soldiers' League that…

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The Rock Helps Prisoners of War

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 2

More than 100 people attended the gift evening held on Wednesday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hodges. The Rock, when the objective…

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U.s. News War Review by Mr. Stimson

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Thursday (A.A.P)—The Soviet offensive reflected the constancy of the Russian effort in co-operation…

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Chinese War Japan Fears Allied Landing U.S. Planes Destroy Scores of Planes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thurs. (A.A.P.):"It is really possible for U.S. forces to cross the Pacific and wage war on the China…

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Returned Soldiers State President at Junee Civic Reception Tendered

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 4

A civic reception was tendered to Mr. C. J. Neagle, State president of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. at the Council Chambers. Junee, yesterday afternoon…

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Labor Opposition to Preference to Soldiers' Bill

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: The industrial wing of the Australian Labor Party is strongly opposed to the Federal Labor Government granting…

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Brothers Wounded Chase with Shotgun

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Sat.: Suffering; from frightful wounds to the lower, jaw, Mervyn Allan Clough, one of two victims of yesterday's…

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Released War Prisoners

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Sun.: "The Russian Government has given assurances that provision will be made for the protection and welfare of all…

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War Facts in Brief

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 1

Since 1939 one British ship-building centre, the Tyne yards, has built 500,000 tons of warships and 2,000-000 tons of merchant shipping…

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Messages to War Prisoners

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 2

The Australian Red Cross Society will bear the cost of approximately £5/10/ for each message to a prisoner of war in…

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Junee Railway Returned Soldiers

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Junee branch of the Railway and Tramway Returned Soldiers' Association, it was reported that…

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Labor Opposition To Preference To Soldiers’ Bill

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 1

The Industrial wing of the Australian Labor Party is strongly opposed to the Federal Labor Government granting preference to…

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Tumut Town Hall and Civic Centre Returned Soldiers’ League Suggestion to Shire Council

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 2

Tumut Shire Council is treading warily in connection with the suggestion from the Tumut branch of the Returned Soldiers’ League that…

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