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

The wars & local soldiers, 1945

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War Criminals Soerkarno in the Running

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 9

Attempts now being made to depict the power-mad bhoong, Dr. Soerkarno, as a moderate, with no responsibility for the atrocities…

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American Soldiers Demonstrate New York

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 1

Following the demonstration of American airmen and soldiers stationed in the Far East and South West Pacific, an additional…

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Dunedoo News Returned Soldiers' League Annual Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 18

The annual meeting of the Dunedoo sub-branch [?] the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. was held at [?] Masonic Hall, Dunedoo, on Saturday…

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Returned Soldiers' Auxiliary December Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 18

The last monthly meeting of the, Dunedoo branch of the Returned Solders' Auxiliary was well attended and the ladies disposed of…

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Soldier Settlers' Homes Cost Limited to £750

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 12

Under the War Service Land Settlement Bill, not more than 750 can be spent on the erection of a dwelling for the…

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Shortage of Police Recruits Army Enlistments Responsible

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The N.S.W. Police Department is having difficulty in obtaining suitable applicants to train as police…

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Yarrabin Break-up War Comforts Benefit

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 14

The school children of Yarrabin held a very enjoyable function at the school on December 14, in aid of the Yarrabin War Comforts…

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Prisoner of War Centre Vacancies at Dunedoo

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 3

The Dunedoo P.W.C.C., which has now been in existence for some months, has advised that a few vacancies for the placement of…

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£100 to Special War Effort Dunedoo Central School's Good Work

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 3

During the year 1944 the children and teachers of the Dunedoo Central School raised the wonderful sum of £100 4s 10d in support of…

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Dunedoo News Red Cross Society Service to Prisoners of War

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 3

The Red Cross Society has released the following particulars relating to prisoner of war funds and the work that has been done in…

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Aid for Ex-soldiers League President Pleased

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Wednesday: The president of the Returned Soldiers' League (J. C. Nagle) said decisions announced yesterday on the…

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Soldier Remanded Theft From W. M. Hughes' Home

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Neil Leslie Campbell (18), a soldier, was remanded at North Sydney court today until January 19 on a charge of…

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Aerial War Hanover Bombed

National Advocate · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 2

LONDON. Thursday: R.A.F. Mosquitoes going our soon after dark last night, attacked Hanover with 4000-lombs. During daylight yesterday…

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Great Post-war Need

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 2

There are many post-war needs, but one of the greatest appears to be housing. To-day there is an acute housing shortage, but it will be…

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Britain's Railways Go To War

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 10

While the White Paper on the United Kingdom war effort shows a great increase in the "normal" activities of Britain's railways in wartime (10 per cent…

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Brother Repays Old War "Debt."

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 4

In 1926, on the petition of Yellow Cabs of Australia Ltd., Ernest Harold Ray, manager of Orange, had his estate…

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Young Lithgow Soldier Drowned

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 2

Pte. Stanley Latham, a former Lithgow "boy," who lost his life on service in New Guinea, was drowned, it has now been revealed,…

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Australia's War Effort Appreciated by Americans

National Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday: The word "Australia" will get you anywhere in the United States, the Australian Minister for Trade and Customs…

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Waging War on Six fronts

National Advocate · Monday 15 January 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday: German commentator (Von Hammer) reporting on the Red Army's attack on six battle fronts. from East Prussia to…

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Married Women and War Work SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 January 1945 · page 1

The retiring manpower director, Mr. Bellemore, has again warned married women that if they can spare time to…

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