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The wars & local soldiers, 1945

9,843 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 250

17 War Captives Still at Large

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.-- Two more of the 20 German prisoners of war who escaped from a Goulburn Valley detention camp yesterday were captured at 11 a.m. today at Arcadia, near Murchison East, in…

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"Private" War in Crete Between Enemy, Allies

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--A "private" war is being carried on in Crete between Allied forces and enemy troops left behind when the Germans evacuated the island last October…

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U.S. Praise Of Our War Role

The Sun · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Thursday.--US War Secretary (Mr. Stimson) today praised Australian servicemen's part in the Pacific fighting. He was commenting on the…

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War's Effect on The World Wheat Position

The Land · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 3

WAR conditions, according to Robert S. Post, of the U.S.A. Bureau of Statistics, have increased the use of U.S.A. wheat from the pre-war average of 720 million bushels to 1,300 million bushels (1943-44…

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War Spending Is Down by £48 Million Finance

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 16

FEDERAL Treasury accounts to December 31, covering the first half of the current fiscal year, reveal a sharp contraction of £48,000,000 in Government spending on the war to £234,000,000, compared with the…

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War Spending Is Down by £48 Million Finance

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 16

FEDERAL Treasury accounts to December 31, covering the first half of the current fiscal year, reveal a sharp contraction of £48,000,000 in Government spending on the war to £234,000,000, compared with the…

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War Spending Is Down by £48 Million Finance

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 16

FEDERAL Treasury accounts to December 31, covering the first half of the current fiscal year, reveal a sharp contraction of £48,000,000 in Government spending on the war to £234,000,000, compared with the…

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War Spending Is Down by £48 Million Finance

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 16

FEDERAL Treasury accounts to December 31, covering the first half of the current fiscal year, reveal a sharp contraction of £48,000,000 in Government spending on the war to £234,000,000, compared with the…

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War Work Keeps Barnes Out of North Sydney Xi

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 16

Sid Barnes will fill drums with lime instead of playing for North Sydney cricket team tomorrow. Barnes was hopeful on Wednesday that he would be able to…

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U.s. Post-war Trade Commercial Policy Chiefs Views

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 2

Mr. William A. Fowler, Chief of the Division, of Commer-cial Policy, U.S. Department of State, addressing the Christ Church Forum, New York, recently, on "Commercial Policy Objectives," said, in part:—…

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CLUBS and 0RGANISATIONS N.S.W. Jewish War Memorial

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 6

Saturday afternoon, Library,—Chevra Midrash. Sunday evening, Main Hall — N.S.W. Jewish War Memorial,…

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Keane, Back From U.s.a., Says "Put War First"

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 3

Post-war reconstruction would be a necessity, but now was not the time to divert war plant production to this, end, said the Minister for Trade and Customs (Senator Keane) on his return from the U.S.A. this afternoon. SENATOR KEANE led a Supply…

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Large-scale "Killing" Unlikely Our War Correspondent. H. A. Standish

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 1

WITH BRITISH FORCES, Jan. 11.—The Germans are withdrawing with their customary skill, and it will be surprising if we…

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Keane, Back From U.s.a., Says "Put War First"

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 3

Post-war reconstruction would be a necessity, but now was not the time to divert war plant production to this end, said the Minister for Trade and Customs (Senator Keane) on his return from the U.S.A. this afternoon. SENATOR KEANE led a Supply…

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Keane, Back From U.s.a., Says "Put War First"

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 3

Post-war reconstruction would be a necessity, but now was not the time to divert war plant production to this end, said the Minister for Trade and Customs (Senator Keane) on his return from the U.S.A. this afternoon. SENATOR KEANE led a Supply…

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Girl Gunner In Nazi Tank Our War Correspondent, H. A. STANDISH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 1

WITH BRITISH FORCES, Jan. 11. — When forward troops searched a knocked-out German tank yesterday they discovered…

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Talks in Athens Agreement Near Our War Correspondent, T. SOUTHWELL-KEELY

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 1

ATHENS, Jan. 11.—It is offi— cially announced that a large measure of agreement on "cease fire" terms has been reached in…

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Britain's Lack of Support War Crimes Chief Resigns Our Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 11.—The resignation of Sir Cecil Hurst as chairman of the International War Crimes Commission, osten…

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Finance, Commerce, Mines and Markets War Spending Falla Less Call on Borrowing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 5

Commonwealth income tax collections in the first half of 1914-45 were £20 million more than in the corresponding period…

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Von Rundstedt's Salient Now Caving in From Our War Correspondent and A.A.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Jan. 11.—"Marshal von Rundstedt's bulge is caving in," said a spokesman at Field-Marshal Montgomery's headquarters to-day, describing the latest operations, in which British and American troops have driven up to four miles into…

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