What War?
STATEN ISLAND in New York's harbor, is one of the city's five boroughs, with a population of 178,000. So G-men were somewhat surprised…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
12,842 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 250
Prisoners of War
Sir,—At a meeting of the committee of the Demobilised Sailors, Soldiers, and Airmen's Association, held on December 29, the following motion…
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Sir,—I see no resson for the popular belief that rationing, will have to be continued after the war. I think this issue depends much upon actions…
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CANBERRA, Friday,—Additional protection to widows of members of the Forces who die while engaged on war service is provided by amendments…
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WASHINGTON, Friday. -- Skilled workers are being rented out to war contractors at rates up to 50 dollars a day. This new type of war profiteer[?] is under investigation by a…
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LONDON, Dec. 31 (Official Wireless).—Casualties in the U.S. armed forces since the outbreak of war total 133,581…
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CANBERRA, Friday. -- Additional financial protection for members of the fighting forces and their dependents was given under National Security…
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NEW YORK, Friday (A.A.P.).--The Canadian Government is collecting evidence of war crimes against Canadian nationals and members of the armed…
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NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (A.A.P.).— The Ottawa correspondent of the New York Times" says that the Canadian Government has taken steps…
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NEW GUINEA, Friday.—Giving details of activity elsewhere in New Britain, the communique says that at Arawe ground…
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"Dash it, Myrtle, some fool's dehydrated the water spaniel!" "Here's the sugar, and if you a…
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LONDON, Saturday.--Two Paris war plants were heavily attacked yesterday by Flying Fortresses and Liberators from great Allied air fleets continuing their blasting of Nazi targets in France. Heavy casualties were caused…
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For the third New Year's Eve in succession Mrs. Arthur Hotchkiss last night arranged a mask ball at her home,…
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A friend returning from England noticed in Capetown the absence of all advertisements and announcements in public…
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Tivoli general manager Wallace Parnell was nearly pushed out of his own theatre at the Mother Goose pantomime one day last week by an avalanche of childhood which, seeing Mother Goose in the stalls,…
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All small towns in Australia will be linked up by air under a blueprint of post-war air plans now being considered by Mr…
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Tivoli general manager Wallace Parnrell was nearly pushed out of his own theatre at the Mother Goose pantomime one day last week by an avalanche of childhood which, seeing Mother Goose in the stalls,…
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SOUTH PACIFIC BASE, Dec. 31.—"We can assure the people of the United States and the Allied Nations that 1944 will be…
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LONDON, Friday.--Repatriated British war prisoners are catching up with history at cinema theatres. They are seeing for the first time what their families went…
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NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (A.A.P.). âA Japanese Domel broadcast from Singapore has stated that in 1944 the war will suddenly…
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