Marines Gain at Cape Gloucester Our War Correspondent
NEW GUINEA, Tuesday.—To-day's South-west Pacific communique reports that the Americans at Cape Gloucester…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
12,842 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 250
Pas De Calais Pounded in War's Heaviest Day Raid
LONDON, Wednesday. -- U.S. and R.A.F. bombers yesterday subjected the coast of Northern France to the heaviest day attack of the war. Nearly 45o bombers and 300 fighters had crossed and recrossed the Channel…
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LONDON, Wednesday. -- U.S. and R.A.F. bombers yesterday subjected the coast of Northern France to the heaviest day attack of the war. Nearly 450 bombers and 300 fighters had crossed and recrossed the Channel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Plans to Cope with Hospital War and Postwar Problems
Australia's wartime and post war hospital needs are receiving the earnest attention of Federal authorities. While the Manpower Directorate is arranging for cafe employees to be detailed to work as hospital domestic, the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pas De Calais Pounded in War's Heaviest Day Raid
LONDON, Wednesday. -- U.S. and R.A.F. bombers yesterday subjected the coast of Northern France to the heaviest day attack of the war. Nearly 450 bombers and 300 fighters had crossed and recrossed the Channel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Place Manhood Value First" Bishop on Tasks After War
The Bishop of Armidale, Bishop Moyes, said in St. Andrew's Cathedral last night, that the Crunch must seek to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Pas De Calais Pounded in War's Heaviest Day Raid
LONDON, Wednesday. -- U.S. and R.A.F. bombers yesterday subjected the coast of Northern France to the heaviest day attack of the war. Nearly 450 bombers and 300 fighters had crossed and recrossed the Channel…
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LONDON, Wednesday. -- U.S. and R.A.F. bombers yesterday subjected the coast of Northern France to the heaviest day attack of the war. Nearly 450 bombers and 300 fighters 4 had crossed and recrossed the Channel…
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LONDON, Wednesday. -- U.S. and R.A.F. bombers yesterday subjected the coast of Northern France to the heaviest day attack of the war Nearly 450 bombers and 300 fighters had crossed and recrossed the Channel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War, Day by Day Berlin as a Transport Centre
While much has been said about the important part Berlin plays in the German war effort as an admimstiative and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Resistance Against Nazis: Civil War Threatened More Disorder In North Italy
LONDON, Wednesday. -- Civil war is threatened in northern Italy, where even the police are joining in revolt against German rule. Few German troops remain to keep order,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Outlook in Eire Post-war Problems Looming Comprehensive Plan Wanted
The visitor to present—day Eire can hardly fail to come away without the impression that there are at least two points on which most of its citizens agree. First, Eire's policy of neutrality is the right one; and second, the Prime Minister,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Resistance Against Nazis: Civil War Threatened More Disorder In North Italy
LONDON, Wednesdays. -- Civil war is threatened in northern Italy, where even the police are joining in revolt against German rule. Few German troops remain to keep order,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Supply Chief Urges Output to Save Lives Visit By Trade Mission
"To the men and Women working in Australian factories and essential services we would say: 'You are achieving splendidly, but there is a long way to go yet, and the only way to shorten the struggle; and save lives is to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Americans on the European Front. (U.s. Office of War Information Photos.)
Allied soldiers are here seen inspecting a 307 mm. (12.lin.) Italian coastal defence gun on the outskirts of Catania during the Allied invasion of Sicily. The gun is of a 1917 pattern and was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →America's Post-war Shipping Needs Value of the "Victory" Ship. Huge Tanker Building Programme
Stressing that the rapidly expanding American merchant marine "should not be regarded as a war-time expdeient, but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Japanese Warships Left Ablaze Torpedo and Bomb Hits Enemy Loses 32 AIRCRAFT From Our War Correspondents
NEW GUINEA, Tuesday.—Two enemy heavy cruisers and a destroyer were damaged and set on fire and 32 enemy planes were destroyed in the Rabaul-Kavieng area on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Militia and A.i.f. "There Should Be No Discrimination" Soldier Alderman Home on Leave From New Guinea
"Those who oppose meat rationing should imbibe a little of the spirit of our lads in New Guinea. They never grumble if the tucker is short,"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Year's Eve Dance at Soldiers' Hut
Boys and girls of the fighting forces and their friends, saw out the old year and welcomed in the new with traditional song and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court Martial Allegations Soldier's Story of Cell Assault
WARWICK (Q.), Tuesday.—A former prisoner in Warwick Detention Barracks, Pte. R. A. Seymour, told the District…
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