Lucky Wright and mates in a Japanese wartime ambush
Ex corporal Arthur Wright of Forbes and his unit O Company Fighting Dons 2/1st Battalion fought behind enemy lines before Singapore fell. Ambushed by river and road patrols they endured heavy fire, retreated, and wandered through Malaya and Singapore with dwindling supplies, evading capture and minefields while seeking safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Lecky") Wright
Forbes
Singapore
Dons
Barrige
Assisl
Firat Cate
Remaioing
Litton
AIF
Iil
Malaya Command
Austria
Moo
Artur
S Cobber
Battlefeld
Ana
Weniiey
Taland
AWSP
Shurkas
Lucky Wright
Canberra Parliament weighs referendum defeat and federal control shift
In Canberra discussions, MPs assess the scale of the referendum loss and the government's move to surrender federal controls on rents prices and land sales to the states. Labour views the defeat as a setback but notes the 1946 election. federalism and party strategy dominate debate as subsidies and policy timing spark controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parliament House
Labour
Gopodwen Membert
Chifley
Federation Enim
Commonwealth Wa
Commonwealth
Vie Colonnes
Bed-ridden Boys Walk After Years of Strife and Escape
Three boys once confined by bone disease and paralysis at a Malaya home regained mobility after years of dependence. While awaiting release, Tom Farrell, Frank Reilly, and Kempeey endured trials, including near-fatal escape attempts with grenades. They fled to Johore, reached Singapore coast, and were aided by Malayan locals and an Australian officer before safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Farrell
Frank Reilly
Kempeey
Fred Hopley
Johore
Singapore
Chinere
RTS
Local Eccentricities and Oddities Reported in Forbes
A collage of reported antics from Forbes and nearby areas describes four men aged about 302 at Dom McCloskey’s tavern playing cards, a group of young players with glasses, and complaints by motorcyclists about golf balls. Other snippets mention theatre outings, noisy golfers, a liquidated stock, fines for untold wealth, and a prankish glimpse into local life plus a light jab at the town’s footpaths and a printer’s notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dom McCloskey
Charlie McGuire
Billy OM
Herb Commtable
Bill Goodwin
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Grown & Sydmey
Woodstock
Sch
Wight
Sand Chong
John Deere Model
R. L. Pietsch
Rankin Street
American Dry Cleaners
Mary's
Mary
Howard Rotary
J. Peasley & Son
the “Advocate
Lucky” Wright
Canberra
Reven
Tom
Fred
Tye Bern
Parkes Road Speedway
Unk
Mars
Strand Theatre
Mag
Hairy Ape
Eugowra
Frank Harris
Forbes Pallee
Sydney
Income Tax Department
Rabaul
Conda
P.M.G
T. J. Webb
Dunn
Cowra Road
C. F. den
Hiboul
New Guinea
Jack Chandler
Ray Collett
Heg Astley
Berlei Foundation
Ameath
Genie
Lovato
John Meagher & Co., Pty., Ltd
Hum
Beryl Gouldnt
John
Berane
Offellig Bey
Om, Wa
Uohn
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