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The wars & local soldiers, 1943

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Drama of Achievement Irrigation Areas and War Effort

The South Coast Register · Thursday 11 March 1943 · page 4

With the extension of cultural activities on the Murrumbidgee and other irrigation areas in order to meet the sustenance demands, not…

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Returned Soldiers’ Meet

The South Coast Register · Thursday 11 March 1943 · page 1

The manual meeting of the Gerringong sub-branch of the R.S.S.A. L.L.A. was presided over by Mr. S. G. W. Miller…

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War Loan Rally Tomorrow

The Bega District News · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 2

Bega War Loan committee will hold a rally for the £100,000,000 Third [?]erty War Loan in Carp St. tomorrow (Tuesday). Bega’s quota has been set…

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The War. Latest T[?]morning

The Bega District News · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 2

Japanese news s are concerned at the possibility i[?]ed raids on Japan, an and ,repeated in people to take all precautions, [?]he United Press…

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Shoalhaven District Patriotic & War Fund

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 5

The hon. secretary of the above fund (Mr. P. OKeeffe) has asked that we publish the following letter received by him in answer to…

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Quaama's Big Night Seven Soldiers Welcomed Home

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 19 March 1943 · page 2

Quaama has never before had such a night. Arrangements to give the Dry River boys a "bumper" welcome were quickly organised,…

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The War. Latest [?] Morning

The Bega District News · Monday 22 March 1943 · page 2

Speaking at [?] Heroes’ Day ceremony today, [?]itler declared that after the war Ger[?]ny would put even more untiring eff[?] into the…

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Tantawanglo Water Scheme Soldier’s Opinion

The Bega District News · Monday 22 March 1943 · page 3

Sergeant A. N. (Ned) Wiles writes to his father, Mr Harold Wiles, from New Guinea, as follows :— “I read with interest your letter to…

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The Third War Loan Nowra to Challenge Bega

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 24 March 1943 · page 4

A meeting of the Nowra War. Savings Committee was held at the Council Chambers, Nowra, on Friday last, for the purpose of…

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War Agricultural Committee

The Bega District News · Thursday 25 March 1943 · page 2

The War Agricultural Committee met at Bega on Tuesday 9th inst and as the amount of business before the committee was considerable, it became…

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The War. Latest This Morning

The Bega District News · Thursday 25 March 1943 · page 2

The United States Army Airforce headquarters’ announce that American Flying Fortresses and Liberators shot down 52 German [?] during the…

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In New Guinea. District Soldier Sees the Bright Side

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 2

Lance-Corpl. Harold Spindler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Spindler, of Tilba, writes to the Salvation Army in Bega:--…

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War in Wolula Suburb

The Bega District News · Monday 29 March 1943 · page 2

Wolumla is a little [?] Right on the mai[?]ighway ; We hear the echo one guns Booming night a[?]lay ;…

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The War Latest the Morning

The Bega District News · Monday 29 March 1943 · page 2

The strength of the R. A. F’s latest chattering raid on Berlin is shown by the fact that the weight of bombs dropped was about [?]ouble that in the…

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Transport of Returned Men

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 3

Replying to a question by Mr. J. A. Perkins, in the House of Representatives, as to whether it was a fact returned A.I.F. personnel, on…

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Great Britain’s All-in War Effort

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 4

Great Britain now has a greater production of war materials per head of population than any other nation in the world…

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A Promising Young Soldier

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 1

Cpl. Peter Woodhill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Woodhill, of Nowra, has been studying an unusual phase of war service during his…

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Soldier Printer for the Senate Reprinted from Wagga ‘Advertiser

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 7

Mr. Frank Beech, who has been a linotype operator on the staff of the “Lachlander” newspaper. Condobolin, for the last 21 years, has…

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“Fibrolite” Gdes to War

The Bega District News · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 6

One of the factors entering, into the successful prosecution of the war has been the speed with which suitable buildings could be [?] to house…

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War Bonds are Negotiable

The Bega District News · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 1

There is a generally held and entirely wrong view the part of small investors in Australia that putting money into Government [?] for a…

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