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The wars & local soldiers, 1945

9,843 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 250

Akyab a Ghost Town Our War Correspondent, T. L. Goodman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 1

AKYAB, Jan. 7.—When I entered this city with the first convoy of trucks I found it a ghost town…

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U.s. May Retain Women's War Services Our Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Jan. [?].—The part played by women m the military services of the United States has proved so successful that there is every…

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Lottery Plan To Aid War In U.S. American Trends

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 4

NEW YORK, Sunday. --The ban on racing has given rise to a proposal for a national lottery to…

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Finance, Commerce and Markets Profits Restriction Post-war Hint in Britain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 5

LONDON, Jan. 7 (A.A.P.).— Annoyance, if not alarm, is shown in the business community about the Treasury's…

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Roosevelt Assures Congress Of United Nations Unity 1945 to Be 'War's Greatest Year' Victory in Europe, Big Gains In War Against Japan, Main Achievements Forecast

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 3

NEW YORK, Sunday.--This year can he the greatest year of achievement in human history President Roosevelt said in his message to Congress, issued today. "The year can see the end of the Nazi-Fascist reign of terror in Europe,"…

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Faith in Leader Bold Move By Eisenhower Our War Correspondent. H. A. STANDISH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 3

ARDENNES FRONT, Jan. 7.— When correspondents were told about 17 days ago that Field[?] Marshal Montgomery was in…

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Greek Talks May Follow Rebel Withdrawal From Our War Correspondent, T. Southwell-Keely

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 3

ATHENS, Jan. 7,—Now that all rebel resistance in Athens and Piraeus has ceased, next move will probably be a claim by the E.L.A.S. forces that they have accepted the British terms and have voluntarily…

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Allied Gains on West Front American Tanks Cut Key Road Our War Correspondents and A.A.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Jan. 7.—Two of the greatest battles of the war have now developed in western Europe, with the Allies, temporarily at least, showing gains in both…

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Good Soldiers Lost By Harsh Treatment

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 7

The Army loses good soldiers by the harsh way it treats men sent to detention camps, Mr. S. Black said yesterday. Mr. Black is welfare officer of the Burwood…

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Soldiers Get New Suit

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 3

THIS IS THE new £6 5s suit for discharged soldiers, distribution of which has been switched from the Army to…

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Soldiers Seek Home Permits

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 7

Large numbers of applications for building permits were being received from the wives of servicemen for houses when…

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Soldiers Get New Suit

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 3

THIS IS THE new £6 6s suit for discharged soldiers, distribution of which has been switched from the Army to…

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Soldiers Seek Home Permits

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 7

Large numbers of applications for building permits were being received from the wives of servicemen for houses when…

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Soldiers Get New Suit

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 3

THIS IS THE new £6 6s suit for discharged soldiers, distribution of which has been switched from the Army to…

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Soldiers Seek Home Permits

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 7

Large numbers of applications for building permits were being received from the wives of servicemen for houses when…

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Soldiers Seek Home Permits

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 2

Large numbers of applications for building permits were being received from the wives of servicemen for houses when…

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Soldiers Get New Suit

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 3

THIS IS THE new £6 6s suit for discharged soldiers, distribution of which has been switched from the Army to…

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Editorial Round-up More news wanted about A.I.F. The Commonwealth Press in the weekend: Perth A.I.F's Part In War

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 8

WEST AUSTRALIAN wants more information about our fighting men. "There would appear to be no sound reason why an Australian…

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Germans Seek Civilian Clothing for Wounded

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday.--Reich Commissioner Heck in a broadcast to the German people yesterday said: "Let us open our hearts, our…

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Tactics of War Change

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.--Germans have been told by the newspaper Pommersche Zeitung that the technical development of war makes a repetition of 1940 tactics impossible…

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