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The wars & local soldiers, 1945

9,843 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 250

War Explosives Stolen by Children

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 7

CANBERRA, Thursday.--Hand-grenades, detonators, and flare fuses were stolen from the R.A.A.F. station at Canberra recently…

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A Remarkable Jewish War Record

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 4

The National Jewish Welfare Board has issued this week a state ment dealing with the Jewish participation in the armed forces of…

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U.S. War Loan Breaks Record

The Sun · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Thursday. -- Mr. Henry Morgenthan Secretary of the Treasury) has announced that sales in the…

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V.c. for Hero in Italy War

The Sun · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Friday. -- A British soldier who captured almost single-handed an important height in Italy, has won the…

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Madge Elliott in Brussels Our War Correspondent

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

BRUSSELS, Jan. 4.—Madge Elliott and Cyril Ritchard are playing "The Merry Widow" to enthusiastic audiences of troops…

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CLUBS and ORGANISATIONS N.S.W. Jewish War Memorial

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 6

Saturday afternoon — Library, Chevra Midrash. Sunday afternoon — Library, Help-in-need, meeting…

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British Pacific Awareness Grows Supply Problems Expectation of Protracted War

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 9

London, Friday. -- More and more Britain's public eye is being directed towards Japan, the Pacific war and Australia…

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British Pacific Awareness Grows Supply Problems Expectation of Protracted War

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 9

LONDON, Friday. -- More and more Britain's public eye is being directed towards Japan, the Pacific war and Australia…

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British Pacific Awareness Grows Supply Problems Expectation of Protracted War

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 9

LONDON, Friday. -- More and more Britain's public eye is being directed towards Japan, the Pacific war and Australia…

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British Pacific Awareness Grows Supply Problems Expectation of Protracted War

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 9

LONDON, Friday.—More and more Britain's public eye is being directed towards Japan, the Pacific war and Australia…

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British Pacific Awareness Grows Supply Problems Expectation of Protracted War

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 9

LONDON, Friday. -- More and more Britain's public eye is being directed towards Japan, the Pacific war and Australia…

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Letters to the Editor War Bonus for Seamen a Privileged Position

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 2

Sir.—Mr. Elliott, general secretary of the Seamen's Union, compares the war bonus paid to Australian seamen with that received by seamen of other nations. A…

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Atrocities Recorded Brutality In Belgium Our War Correspondent, H. A. STANDISH

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

BRUSSELS, Jan. 4.—Details of the inhuman treatment and medieval conditions which some Belgian civilian prisoners…

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Mindoro-based Planes Sweep Luzon From Our War Correspondent, H. J. Summers

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

PHILIPPINES, Jan. 4.—Operating from airfields which R.A.A.F. construction units helped to build on Mindoro Island, American planes on Monday and Tuesday continued their extensive sweeps over Luzon,…

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Greek Cabinet of Moderates Way Open for Left-wing Representation From Our War Correspondent, T. Southwell-Keely

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

ATHENS, Jan. 4.—General Plastiras, in selecting his new Greek Cabinet, seems to have deliberately left the door open for participation of the E.A.M. (National Liberation Front), although they are not…

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Women's Interests Woman Grazier Proves Value of Crops and Pasture Improvement Her Own Manager for 3 War Years

The Land · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 15

PASTURE improvement, rotational grazing and the growing of feed crops pays handsomely, and is a definite insurance against drought. This is the opinion of Mrs. H. C…

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Soldiers on Leave To the Editor of the "Herald."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 2

Sir,—Your correspondent "X.Y.Z." does not go far enough in his condemnation of the methods followed at the Leave and Transport Depot, Marrickville. Those…

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Soldier Killed in Tunnel

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

The body of Sapper Leonard Keith Kinch. 22, was found in Wynyard tunnel, about 300 yards from the Harbour Bridge end, at 11.30 a.m…

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Better Suits for Ex-soldiers

The Sun · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 3

Now that retail stores only are to supply discharged servicemen with the 6gns. suits there would be a distinct improvement in the…

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Loan Help For Soldier Settlers

The Sun · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday. -- Ex-servicemen on the land will receive special loans up to £1000, Federal Cabinet decided today…

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