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The wars & local soldiers, 1943

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The War. the Latest This Morning

The Bega District News · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 3

The latest news of the shattered Africka Corps comes from the Morocco radio, which says that Rommel has sent reinforcements to Wadi, Zem…

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Post-War Reconstruction Handing Over of Constitutional Powers Mr. Jack Beale’s Opinions

The Bega District News · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 1

The N.S.W. State Parliament has agreed to hand over certain Constitutional Powers to the Federal Government for the duration of the war and…

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The War. the Latest This Morning

The Bega District News · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 2

It has been revealed from Cairo that Air Vice-marshal McCaughey, Air. Office commanding in Egypt, was among 11 killed in a crash in which…

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Wandella School War Auxiliary

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 1

For the year just ended, the following are the particulars of the work performed by the above Auxiliary:-- Cash donations--…

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Tilba School War Effort

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 2

During 1941 with over 40 pupils on the roll we raised approximately £12 in cash for the War Effort, During 1942. with…

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The War. the Latest [?]Morning

The Bega District News · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 2

A special Germ.[?] communique says that U-boats att[?] an oil tanker convoy on the [?] North Africa from Trinidad [?] 13 totalling…

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War Prisoners In Japan Red Cross Providing Comforts

The Bega District News · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 1

Prisoners of war in Japanese hands are being well cared for by the International Bed Cross and are in good spirits, according? to a cable received…

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The War. the Latest This Morning

The Bega District News · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 2

The Russians is the Caucasus are continuing their ra[?]id advance, but on the lower Don Fro[?] stiffened German resistances has slo[?]ed down progress…

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When Will War End Cannot Predict

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 3

“I should be glad to listen to anyone who can give me one sound factural reason—quite apart from wishful thinking—…

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Amalgamation of Shire and Municipalities a Post War Problem

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 4

Speaking of post-war problems at a Mayoral dinner at Gerringong on Tuesday night last. Mr. D. F. Martin remarked…

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The War. the Latest [?] Morning

The Bega District News · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 2

Between Janu[?] 13 [?]nd 17 1032 Japanese were k[?] in various actions between the Uni[?] States and enemy forces on Guad[?]ar, says a Navy…

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War on the Farming Front. Meet the Walkers of South Devon

The Bega District News · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 4

Meet the Walkers, a farming family in the South of England, and find out how life has changed for them, as it has changed for country families in…

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[?]Rict War Agricultural Committee [?]Titution of Locality Committees

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 7

L. Judd, Chairman of D.W.A.C. (District War Ag[?] Committee), which [?] at Nowra as a central…

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The War. Latest [?]Lian News

The Bega District News · Thursday 28 January 1943 · page 2

The State Ca[?] yesterday decided there was no ju[?]cation for the appointment of a [?]al Commission to inquire into the [?]rcumstances…

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Soldiers’ Thanks

The South Coast Register · Thursday 28 January 1943 · page 2

Recently the girl, of the Berry Soldiers’ Comforts Fund decided to close the premises, and donated the furniture, in another town, and…

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Australian Inventors Help Allied War Effort

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 2

On the night of November 21, 1939, a heavy bomber set off from a German aerodrome carrying with it a huge steel ball to…

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Local Government. War-Time Achievement and Civic Development

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 4

In a recent broadcast my colleague the Minister for Local Government and Housing, Mr. J. McGirr, traversed most…

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The War. the Latest [?] Morning

The Bega District News · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 2

Together with [?]tives in West Germany, Hambu[?] raided by the R.A.F., last nigh[?] Heavy bombers made the attack, [?] started large…

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Returned Soldiers’ League Annual Meeting

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 3 February 1943 · page 7

About 30 members of the Nowra branch of the Returned Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Imperial League of Australia were…

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Vehicles of War

The Bega District News · Thursday 4 February 1943 · page 2

British production of vehicles for war provides some remarkable figures. In March, 1942, Britain was producing twice as many tanks as in August,…

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