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

The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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Famine In Europe More Calamitous Than War

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 1

The food shortage now being in Europe, with scant hope of arty immediate relief, will bring in its wake more deaths than those caused by the two recent…

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Correspondence to End All War (To the Editor)

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 3

All you who still in terror live. And fear the thing called war. Be strong, believe the day will dawn, When men will fight no more…

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Surplus War Stores Complaint By R.S.L. OFFICIALS

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Thousands of returned men wore unable to do anything about their own rehabilitation because the Commonwealth Disposals…

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Poked Constable in Stomach Soldier Fined at Bathurst Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 1

Leonard Bernard Harrison (23), a soldier, was fined £3 at the Bathurst court yesterday on a charge of behaving in an offensive manner in a…

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“Good-Time” Ex-Soldiers Blamed for Shortages SYDNEY

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 1

The shortage of breakfast foods, biscuits and matches would continue until the labor shortage in factories was relived said the secretary of the New South…

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Atom Bomb Menace Scientists predicts Another War

National Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Tuesday: The atomic bomb was the main news today New York radio quotes the American scientists Dr. Harold Cray, as predicting…

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Civil War in Manchuria Red Army Criticised

National Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday: Civil war in ragging again between Chinese Government and Communist troops in Southern Manchuria…

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“The Road Back” For War-Torn Italy Is Rocky Pathway

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 4

ROME, Tuesday.—Leone Cattini, the Minister for Public Works in Prime Minister Acide de Gasperi’s new Government, recently told Italians that he proposed to…

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Goolma Welcome Home

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 18

Goo[?] is welcoming home 13 discharged servicemen on Saturday, and [?]gements have been made to cater for a record crowd…

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Rabbit War

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 21

Three members of the, Bathurst Landholders' Defence Leagle found themselves faced with overwhelming opposition…

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"Welcome Home" Committee

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 9

A public meeting was held on Monday night to form a welcome home committee. After much discussion it was…

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Molong's "Welcome Home" R.S.I. To Assist In Ceremony

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 6

Mr. G. G. Cronin will be the Molong R.S.L. Sub-branch's speaker at the "Welcome Home" to service personnel next…

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Welcome Home Dinner Guests Limited To Service Men, Women, Relatives

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 6

Only ex-servicemen or women of World War II., accompanied by their wives or husbands and immediate parents are eligible to…

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War Veterans' Appeal on March 29

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 5

There will be street sales of badges in Amaroo Shire towns on March 29, in aid of the War Veterans' Appeal. This was approved by the Shire…

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Labor's War Record Deliberate Press Campaign to Belittle It

National Advocate · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 1

The late Prime Minister, John Curtin, set out to bring the La-bor Party intact through the war without disruption and without…

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Cudal Courier Soldiers' Memorial to Be a Hospital to Cost About £3,000; Big Meeting Supports Project

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 12

The Soldiers' Memorial at Cudal will be a hospital. This was decided by almost 100 per cent, of those present on Friday at one of the best attended meetings ever held in the town…

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Soldier Found Hanged in Bathurst Street

Central Western Daily · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 1

James Andrew Hill (31), returned solider of World War II., was found hanging from a fence in Bathurst street…

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Sofala Welcome Home

National Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1946 · page 2

There was a large attendance at the Sofala Hall last night on the occasion of the welcome home to the returned service men and women of…

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Third War Should Be Prevented Sydney

Central Western Daily · Saturday 23 February 1946 · page 1

The disasters which would follow the uncontrolled use of new explosives, including atomic energy, were beyond the…

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War Gratuities Statement by Mr. Chifley CANBERRA

National Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1946 · page 1

The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, today announced the date when war gratuities will be paid. For the services of the War Gratuity Act, he…

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