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

The wars & local soldiers, 1946

1,243 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 8 of 63

Transport for Jap Soldiers

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1946 · page 2

LONDON, Monday: An Allied official has replied to the use made of Allied ships to send home Japanese soldiers…

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Sunspots Stop Soldiers’ “Spots” London

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 5 February 1946 · page 3

Sunspots held up the troops yesterday returning by air from the Far East, India, the Middle East and the Mediterranean, says…

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'Wang Welcome Home[?]

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1946 · page 2

There was a scene of festivity during the week-end at the Commercial Hotel, the occasion being a welcome home dance tendered to…

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Land Hunger 4,000 Returned Men in Ballot

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: It is expected that 4000 returned men will take part in the ballot for 20 blocks of land in the Walgett and Brewarrina districts…

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Teller Wounded Accident at City Bank

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A teller was seriously wounded at the Bank of NSW head office in George Street. Sydney today…

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Chaos Threatens Post-war Soldiers' Training Scheme Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1946 · page 1

The Secretary of the N.S.W. Labor Council Services Department, Mr. J. Hooke, to-day claimed that because of inadequate Governmental…

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First Jap Vessel Since War Due in Sydney Soon. Sydney

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 6 February 1946 · page 1

The first Japanese vessel to enter Sydney Harbor since 1941 is due on February 25. She is the Daikai Mara, and…

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War Crimes Japs on Trial in China

National Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday: China's first war crime trials opened today at Hankow, Eighteen Japanese appeared before an American military mission…

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U.s. Surplus War Stock Disposal in Australia

National Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday: Although 85,000 tons of supplies are to be disposed of by the United States army they will not be sold direct to the…

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Transport for U S War Brides Regular Service Soon

National Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY. Wednesday: Plan [?] up by American [?] provider for the establishment of a [?] for the [?]…

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Australia Won't Have This! War Widow And Family In Packing Case Hovel-Dreadful Conditions

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 1

At Tuesday night's meeting of the Lithgow Repatriation Committee, the acting secretary (Mr. R. Hopkins) reported the case of a young war widow who was living in what he described as a hovel--definitely a…

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'S Charged With Manslaughter Negligence Coronial Inquest Into Deaths Of Carcoar Nurse And Soldier

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 1

The drivers of the two vehicles concerned in the recent accident at the intersection of the Blayney-Cowra had and the Canowindra-Woodstock road, as a result of which Winifred Jackson, a nurse at Carcoar Hospital,…

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Finding Jobs for Ex-soldiers Government and Employers Must Co-operate

National Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Commonwealth postwar reconstruction scheme was threatened with chaos through the inadequacy of…

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Welcome Home Club

National Advocate · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 2

The Welcome Home Club will hold a dance tonight at the Bathurst Hall (upstairs). Good music and supper…

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Cudal Courier Ex-service Personnel Welcome Home At Least 25 Expected On March 15

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 5

The second Welcome Home for returned servicemen and women will take place on March 15. At least 25 ex-service members are…

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War Widow's Plight

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 1

Mr. R. Hopkins, acting secretary and treasurer of the Repatriation Committee, stated this morning that already offers…

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Passport System Pre-war Conditions Not Applicable Yet

National Advocate · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. Australia's prewar system of gran[?]. passports to anyone wishing to leave the country will be restored as soon as conditions…

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Abolish War Agricultural Committees, A.l.p. Urges

Central Western Daily · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 3

Request of the Orange A.L.P. Branch for the abolition of the War Agricultural Committee has been represented to the Minister…

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Publicity Plan for Orange War Memorial

Central Western Daily · Monday 11 February 1946 · page 1

A decision to appoint a publicity officer and embark upon a comprehensive campaign to secure the public’s support for…

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Harrison's Charges Sale of War Material CANBERRA

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 February 1946 · page 3

Mr. Harrison,. Deputy Leader of the Opposition, says that his charges to the effect that surplus war materials had been…

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