British Film Industry Post-war Plans Our Staff Correspondent
LONDON, Dec. 31.—The film producer, Sir Alexander Korda, states that he intends to spend £3,000,000 making British films…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sydney · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1944
12,842 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 250
The War, Day by Day Changing Battle of Ukraine
General Vatutin's present offensive in the Kiev bulge is of a different nature from the drive that carried the Russians…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Berlin Railway Chaos After Big Raid Output Halved In War Plants
LONDON, Friday.--The 2000-ton air attack on Berlin on Wednesday night disorganised seven main railway lines which converge on the capital…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Books of the Week Our Share of the War in the Air
"R.A.A.F. Log,"—Published for the Royal Australian Air Force by the Australian War Memorial, Canberra…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pacific Front Stronger Build-up Impresses N.Z. Minister Our War Correspondent
SOUTH PACIFIC BASE, Friday.—The New Zealand Minister to Washington, Mr. Nash, said yesterday that he was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Millions for Post-war Jobs in Sydney Overdue Works Included In Big Programme
The Government, Water Board, City Council, and other public undertakings plan to spend millions of pounds on projects in Sydney soon after the war…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Airfields Taken by Assault Cape Gloucester Gains 750 Japanese Dead Counted From Our War Correspondent
NEW GUINEA, Friday.—American Marines who landed at Cape Gloucester on Sunday at noon yesterday completed the occupation of their main objective, the two aerodromes. The Japanese left behind 500…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Week in World Affairs Closing on Germany Russians Open Winter Offensive Progress in the Pacific War
The final week of 1943 produced two events that can justly be described as harbingers of Germany's doom in the coming year. The first was the appointment of commanders for the "British and American Expeditionary Forces being…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Soldiers Not Illtreated" Provost's Evidence
WARWICK (Q.), Friday.—Private (ex-Sergeant) E. J. Connors denied before the district court-martial today that he had called out to prisoners…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Served in Civil Gaol Soldiers Released Penniless
AT 6.30 am on December 15, two Australian soldiers, each with more than a year's active service overseas, were released from Boggo Road (civilian) Gaol, Brisbane, without…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hams for City Soldiers
WHEN it comes to some luxuries that are in short supply, city soldiers have it all over civilians…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers May Get Dried Fish
Army food experts are considering including dried fish in soldiers' rations. The Army Minister (Mr. Forde) said…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Extra Coupons for Soldiers
Five extra clothing coupons will be allowed soldiers on full-tme duty who are living at home, the Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) said last night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →U.S. Soldier's Fatal Fall
An American soldier was fatally injured when he fell to the footpath after having been forced out of the Balfour Hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →'Dead' Soldier Tricked Japs
Left for dead by the Japs, 19-years-old Private Frederick Seymour Perkins, of Sydney, showed amazing courage in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →They tip war's duration
The war in Europe will finish this year. The war in the Pacific will blaze up fiercely…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →WOMEN and War Work
MEW YEAR'S EVE crept out so gently and New Year's Day came in so softly that we scarcely noticed the change-over! It was, generally speaking, most "hush hush"—or, should we say, "distinctly reserved?" Anyway, 1943 is over, and the only things to mark its passing are some…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →WANDA the War Girl
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Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greater Protection for War Widows
CANBERRA, Saturday.—Additional moratorium protection to widows of members of the forces who die while engaged on war service was…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →World War Bombs, Crooning, Legs
From England flew thousands of young men to bomb Germany. Their names were as unimportant as…
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