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The wars & local soldiers, 1945

9,843 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 250

Many Soldiers' Wives Untrue

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday.--In some British Army units abroad, the proportion of men whose wives have been unfaithful is as high as one in ten…

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Soldier Killed In Railway Tunnel

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 2

The mutilated body of an Australian soldier was found at 11,30 am today in the city railway tunnel about 300 yards on the…

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Soldier's £5000 Win

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 3

A soldier won £5000 in today's Lottery. "I've been taking tickets for years," said Sergeant Clive…

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Soldier's Dog Lost

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 9

Boy, a black and fawn kelpie, caught the 10.15 am train at Gordon on December 27. It is known he travelled beyond…

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Universities And Soldiers' Children

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 3

PERTH, Thursday.--State executive of the RSL decided last night to ask the vice-chancellor of the West Australian…

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'Sun' Readers Say Help For Soldiers

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 4

The letter, signed S. J. D., under the heading "Rehabilitating Returned Men," in your New Year's Day issue, has been…

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Small Boys, Soldier Get Surprise In Toss-For-Luck

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 5

Yesterday two small boys picked up a horse-shoe in Park Street, spat on it, paused to wish, and tossed it over their heads into Hyde Park. As the boys started to walk on…

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U.s. Soldiers Protest on "G.i. Joe" Nickname

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 2

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--American soldiers are tired of the nickname "G.I. Joe." A group of overseas veterans who arrived in San Francisco…

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Young Soldier Had Revolver

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 9

Sydney John Mannix (19), a six-foot soldier who enlisted in the A.I.F. at the age of 15, was charged at Central Court today…

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Padres' Long Trek to Honor Soldiers

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 6

TWO Australian Army chaplains recently made a three-day march into the mountains of New Guinea to give brief services, lasting less than…

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Young Soldier Had Revolver

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 9

Sydney John Mannix (19), a six-foot soldier who enlisted in the A.I.F. at the age of 15, was charged at Central Court today…

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Young Soldier Had Revolver

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 9

Sydney John Mannix (19), a six-foot soldier who enlisted in the A.I.F. at the age of 15, was charged at Central Court today…

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Padres' Long Trek to Honor Soldiers

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 6

TWO Australian Army chaplains recently made a three-day march into the mountains of New Guinea to give brief services, lasting less than…

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Honour Roll Unveiled

The Observer · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 3

On Sunday, 17th December, the Shire President, Clr. L. J. Sandow, unveiled an Honour Roll in the Methodist Church. He was accompanied by Clr…

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Anzac Club in Detroit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 3

A large number of Sydney Servicemen have been entertained at the Detroit Anzac Club in the past year. Most of them come from training…

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Post-War Policy

The Land · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 8

The Institute of Public Affairs (Victoria) has rendered a service in publishing a booklet dealing with post-war policy for Australian…

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War Curtails Timber Trade

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 7

Considerably greater quantities of timber would be available were it not for the restrictions on rail transport and the…

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War Curtails Timber Trade

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 7

Considerably greater quantities of timber would be available were it not for the restrictions on rail transport and the…

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War Curtails Timber Trade

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 7

Considerably greater quantities of timber would be available were it not for the restrictions on rail transport and the…

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New Exchange of War Prisoners

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 4

LONDON, Friday. -- Further mutual repatriation of British Commonwealth and German seriously ill and wounded prisoners of war is in…

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