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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1945

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Soldier Fined at Blayney

National Advocate · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 2

At Blayney Court yesterday John Leslie Letondeur. a soldier, was fined a total of £8/3/6 for using indecent language, assaulting police and causing…

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Soldiers' Preference Mr. Fadden's Views

National Advocate · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: With the Labor Party, soldier preference was nothing more than a political catch-cry, said the Country Party leader…

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Chili Declares War Japan

National Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1945 · page 2

NEW YORK, Friday: The Senate of Chili in secret session has unanimously approved tile bill authorising the Government to declare a state…

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War Casualties Question of Notification

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 7

At the Red Cross Conference in Sydney last week a suggestion that women members might notify relatives of war…

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Prisoners of War in Germany

National Advocate · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 2

Those who have relatives who are prisoners of war in Germany will be comforted to learn that the Red Cross food parcels are getting through…

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War Plants For Civilian Use CANBERRA

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 1

The Commonwealth Government is rapidly disposing of war plants to firms for the production of civilian goods…

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Prisoners of War Too Leniently Treated Diggers Resentful

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 6

Bathurst sub-branch delegates to the Western District Conference of the Returned Soldiers' league on May 2…

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Home Again Former Prisoners of War

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Among 45 former prisoners of war who arrived in Sydney today are ten NSW men. One is Captain R. A. Player of Mo[?]man. a…

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The Apple War an Ugly Situation Excitement at Sydney Markets

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: An ugly situation developed at the city fruit market this morning when members of the Fruit Shopkeepers Association…

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The Biter Bitten Attempted Assau[?] on Soldier's Wife

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. A soldier's [?]fe who was attacked by an unknown man at Dundas last night bit her assailant on the fingers so hard that…

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Bathurst and the War Loan

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 2

Up to last night Bathurst contributions to the Third Victory Loan totalled £44,280 from 187 subscribers. Theer is still a long way to go as…

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War Restrictions Commercial Man's Views

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday. In the transititon of production from wartime to civilians needs nothing could produce greater chaos than to wait until the…

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Decline in War Expenditure Canberra

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 2

War expenditure for the nine months ended March 3 was £347,873,000, against the Budget estimate for the full year of £505,000,000…

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War Criminals Plans to Deal with Them

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Tuesday: A conference of United Nations iurists has opened at Washington. If will draw up plans for the International Court of…

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Soldiers' Preference Protest by Ex-servicemen

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: On the score that employers had too much discretion and interpretation of "all things being equal" in clauses in the…

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Soldiers' Beer New Price Fixed

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: A new order fixing the price of beer for troops came into operation on April l. Australian troops will now pay be…

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2 Dead Double Murder at City Hotel Hunt for Alleged Soldier Murderer

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Two men were shot dead by a soldier in a bar of the Sunbeam Hotel, Surry Hills, early to-night. They were Arthur Glaham…

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Intensified War Against Japan Vital New Landings

National Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday: The war against Japan again has stepped forward with new landings in the Ryukyus and the Philippines…

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Spain Wants Loot War on Japan Soon LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 11

It is expected that Spain will declare war against Japan shortly. Primarily their objective is to…

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Soldiers' Preference Mr. Dunn's Statement

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 19

Speaking at a function in Sydney last week the Minister for Conservation (Mr. Dunn) promised that the N.S.W. Government would…

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