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The wars & local soldiers, 1943

14,982 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 250

The War, Day By DAY Allied Naval Raids in Mediterranean By Our Military Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 4

One of the least publicised features of the battle for the Mediterranean has been the steadily mounting attack on the…

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French Honour Australia Fanfare Farawell to Correspondent a War Correspondent, with the First Army. Jan. 4

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 1

One expects all sorts of things to happen during a Journey in these [?]ts of North Africa, but hardly [?] hat I received yesterday —…

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Star Letter of the Week Youth's Part In Post-War Plans to the Editor of "The Land"

The Land · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 1

Sir,—In the reconstruction years after this war, when a sane political consciousness will be called for in the people, a leading part will be played…

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Vital Need for Mr. Curtin to Go to U.S.A. NOW Could State Case For Pacific War Effort

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Thursday.--It would be hard to overestimate the value of the presence in Washington at an early date of the Prime Minister of Australia (Mr. Curtin). His country is one which is admired here for the valor…

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Soldiers Help in Harvest Field

The Land · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 5

AT least 10,000 hours have been worked by members of the military services at week-ends during the harvest in the Wagga district…

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Photographs by Soldiers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 7

A rigid control of Army photographic regulations is being carried out among the troops. Military personnel who own cameras must, under a recent…

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Major Before Army Court Soldiers Worked at His Home

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 9

Major Edmund Francis Frazer, 47, Salvage Control Officer in New South Wales, was yesterday charged at a general…

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Messages From the Front Conversation With Jewish Soldiers. Letters from the Desert

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 6

I have just been visiting a military hospital where I talked to several Jewish soldiers who were wounded at El Alamein. One of…

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£100,000 for Jewish Soldiers and Their Families

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 2

JERUSALEM. During the period of three months ending October 15th., 1942, the War Needs Fund raised by the Yishuv to provide…

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Hostel Fund For soldiers

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 7

THERE has been much talk about "nothing being too good for the men of our fighting forces," yet they are asked to pay Is for a bed a night and another Is for a meal. It is not always that a soldier has the 2s, and…

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Hostel Fund For Soldiers

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 7

THERE has been much talk about "nothing being too good for the men of our fighting forces," yet they are asked to pay Is for a bed a night and another Is for a meal. It is not always that a soldier has the 2s, and…

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Hostel Fund For Soldiers

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 7

THERE has been much talk about "nothing being too good for the men of our fighting forces," yet they are asked to pay Is for a bed a night and another Is for a meal. It is not always that a soldier has the 2s', and…

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Hostel Fund For Soldiers

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 7

THERE has been much talk about "nothing being too good for the men of our fighting forces," yet they are. asked to pay Is for a bed a night and another Is for a meal. It is not always that a soldier has the 2s, and…

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Shabby Theft, Soldier Told

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 3

Sentencing Kevin Hurney (25), gunner, to three months' gaol on each of two charges of having stolen a £10 typewriter…

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Shabby Theft, Soldier Told

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 3

Sentencing Kevin Hurney (25), gunner, to three months' gaol on each of two charges of having stolen a £10 typewriter…

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Hostel Fund For Soldiers

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 7

THERE has been much talk about "nothing being too good for the men of our fighting forces," yet they are asked to pay Is for a bed a night and another Is for a meal. It is not always that a soldier has the 2s, and…

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The Four Freedoms Condensed from a series of talks by Professor Walter Murdoch on President Roosevelt's four freedom of the post-war world — freedom of speech, of worship, from want, from fear

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 5

There is no doubt that the word, freedom, clearly defined or not, blurred in its outlines or not, has been a word of inspiration to…

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Fighting for Buna Returned Men's Stories

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1943 · page 8

Stories of the fighting for Buna are told by soldiers who have returned to Australia. Some of the men are on furlough…

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"Wounded" Soldier's Thefts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1943 · page 11

Alleged to have stolen a portable typewriter and a wristlet watch from persons who had befriended him, Kevin Patrick Hurney, 24, soldier, was…

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Additions Made to Anzac Buffet

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1943 · page 10

Extensions to the Anzac Buffet and the Sir John Monash Hut, in Hyds Park are now complete. These include an enlarged dining-room, which…

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