On Thursday evening the Wodonga RSL sub-branch was at home to about 300 children of servicemen. Col. H. N. Vidgen, of 1 BOD, with personnel from his establishment, made and supplied the toys. Father Christmas arrived from 1 BOD in a tank, much to the delight of the children. The above picture was taken when Father Christmas was handing out the toys. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 463 wordsBroadcasting his Christmas message today, the King said: “Once more on Christmas Day I speak to millions of you scattered far and wide across the ...
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Article : 75 wordsMost unique shop window sign in Albury at present is a narrow strip of cardboard reposing on a piece of furniture in Maples. It makes no attempt ...
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Article : 117 wordsJohn. Fay and Joy Scholz. children of Mr and Mrs E. A. Scholz. of “Murray Bank.” Gooramadda, in happy mood. The children were the first triplets born in the Corowa district for many years, and their parents received the King’s Bounty. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 45 wordsAlbury yesterday observed Christmas Day with due regard to the religions nature of the world’s greatest event, which commands all men ...
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Article : 127 words“I have noticed with astonishment the comments reported by the Press to have been made by Mr Alex Mair, MLA, in regard to the action taken ...
Article : 490 wordsLondon’s underground railway system was brought to a standstill today by a one day strike by railwaymen. The dispute arose from a claim by a section of ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Eighth Army in Italy has broadened its front on the east bank of the Senio river and has also sent fighting patrols to the west bank to disrupt ...
Article : 70 wordsNews was received in Albury at the weekend that LAC Eric Clay had died suddenly at Birdum following a heart attack. Prior to enlisting he managed ...
Article : 427 wordsOwing to drought in the outback regions of the State, more children than usual are needing the change at the seaside which the Far West Homes at ...
Article : 171 wordsReuter’s correspondent in Athens says that British troops, after a still battle, ousted the rebels from the refrigeration plant at Piraeus for which ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Government al last has won a round of the long, drawn out struggle between the miners and the nation, but it was necessary for half a million ...
Article : 599 wordsWharf lumpers at Fremantle have defied the acting Prime Minister (Mr Forde), who ordered them to return to work on Saturday. Several ships ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 25 wordsSGT JOHN WATSON (Albury) LAC D. K. WATSON (Albury) ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 2 wordsAccording to the German Newsagency’s naval correspondent, Britain’s new battleship, launched recently, is the world’s largest capital ship with a ...
Article : 41 wordsThe leader of the Country Party (Mr Bruxner) urged, when speaking in the Legislative Assembly, that the Commonwealth ...
Article : 300 wordsA plea for the Government to make additional finance available in order to extend the activities of the Junior Farmers’ Club ...
Article : 236 wordsA raid by Japanese planes interrupted the singing of carols at General MacArthur’s headquarters, reports the Associated Press correspondent on ...
Article : 74 wordsThe acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) has advised wharf laborers at Fremantle that unless they are back at work within 24 hours, servicemen ...
Article : 63 wordsTokio radio reported today that Allied cruisers and destroyers today for three hours bombarded Bonin Islands. Allied aircraft also took part in the attack. ...
Article : 31 wordsGroups of Filipino children singing Christmas carols in the muddy streets, daily decorated Christmas trees seen through wide, open doors; an ...
Article : 270 wordsForward elements of the 14th Army yesterday advanced 10 miles towards Ye[?] while in Central Burma Allied troops are advancing southwards from Kokkogon, ...
Article : 62 wordsThree Super Fortresses today drapp[?] incendiaries on Tokio. Yokohama and Shazuoka areas, according to Tokio radio, which stated that the planes were over their ...
Article : 36 wordsMrs Hawkins, aged 50, of Barnsley, near Newcastle, was drowned this afternoon while attempting to save the lives of two girls who were ...
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Advertising : 112 wordsThe Pope, in a Christmas Eve broadcast over the Vatican radio, said that while armies were pitted in deadly struggle, men of ...
Article : 114 wordsNurse Siznenza, who remained on Guam after the Japanese occupied it, said that residents, shortly before the Americans arrived, found 13 beheaded and two ...
Article : 94 wordsThere is little hope of salvaging the 7000-ton collier which vas wrecked off the coast of Western Australia on Thursday night. The crew were all picked up ...
Article : 59 wordsThe Norwegian Government Information Office states that German military headquarters in Norway have moved from Oslo to Lillchainmer, where they ...
Article : 43 wordsDr Goebbels, broadcasting a Christmas message to the German people, declared: The Fuehrer’s thoughts are always ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 62 wordsFailing from a tree in Cliff St., Manly-tonight, a five-year-old boy fractured his skull and probably Injured his spine. The lad, Bruce Gaull, of Young, who was ...
Article : 61 wordsMr Roosevelt, in a Christmas broadcast, voiced a prayer that with victory would come “a new day of peace on earth in which all nations of the earth ...
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Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW : 1934 - 1935; 1938 - 1954), Tue 26 Dec 1944, Page 2
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