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

The wars & local soldiers, 1947

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"Injustice to Britain" Waive War Debt, Says Cr. J. M. Caldwell

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 5

Cr. J. M. Caldwell, president of Canobolas Shire Council, considers that Britain's war debt to Australia should be waived…

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Two Killed Soldiers' Terrible Deaths Cordite Truck Explodes

National Advocate · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE. Thursday: Two soldiers were incinerated when an Army truck carrying cordite hit a tree and blew up on the Hume Highway near…

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Two Soldiers Incinerated in Truck Smash

Central Western Daily · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday. —Two soldiers were incinerated when an Army truck carrying cordite hit a tree…

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DESTROYED Japanese War Equipment

National Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1947 · page 2

TOKIO, Friday: British Occupation Headquarters announced today that all Japanese war equipment and military establishments have been…

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Commerce Conference First Since End of War the Australian Delegates

National Advocate · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday: The next meeting of the International Chamber of Commerce will be the first full meeting since the war ended. It…

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British Soldiers Attacked

Central Western Daily · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 1

ATHENS, Sunday.—The Ministry of Public Order has announced that [?] after ambushing two British Army lorries…

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Wounded Burglar Escapes

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE. Monday: Police are searching for a man who escaped after being wounded in the chest by a nightwatchman in a jewellers' shop in…

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Secret Agent Dead Remarkable War Exploits

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 4

LONDON, Monday: The death is announced of Commander Francis Grant Poole one at Britain's most successful war-time secret agents. He…

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British Labor a Record Conference To End Tear of war President's Four Points

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 2

LONDON, Momday: A four point world charter for socialists was outlined by the chairman of the Labor Party, Mr. Noel Baker, when he…

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Soldier's Deaths An Open Verdict

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday: An inquest was held at Benalla (Victoria), this afternoon into the death of William Roderick Jones, and Trevor Richard…

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R.a.e. War History

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1947 · page 2

Those who served as members of the Corps of Royal Australian Engineers will be interested to learn that the RAE committee has…

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War and Depression Warning by Wallace

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1947 · page 2

NEW YORK, Tuesday: Speaking at Portland (Oregan) today, former United States Vice President Henry Wallace again claimed that America…

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War Bride Deluded Trill's Tall Tale

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1947 · page 4

NEW YORK, Tuesday: Australian war bride, Evelyn Trill, petitioned the court here today for annulment of Her marriage with an American…

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General's View of War New York

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1947 · page 3

War was last night denounced by General "Ike" Eisenhower, former Commander in Chief in Europe as "an evil whose outbreak is the…

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Hockey Regaining Pre-war Status Central Field Sought

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 28 May 1947 · page 5

Hockey is fast regaining its pre-war status as one of the popular sports in Orange. The local Associations has tightened up on regulations which were allowed to become lax through the war years, and each week the…

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U.S. Soldiers Appreciate Our Offer New York

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1947 · page 1

A spokesman of the Veterans' Administration yesterday hailed as "un[?]cedented" the offer by the Australian Government to subsidise the…

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War Gratuity Bill

National Advocate · Thursday 29 May 1947 · page 1

CANEERRA. Wednesday: A bill to amend the, War Gratuity Act to extend the date of cessation of entitlements from September 2. 1946, to…

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Butter Thrown on War Water Returning As Lard

Central Western Daily · Thursday 29 May 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON. Wednesday.— An allocation of 500,000 rounds of lard to the United Kingdom, representing a “late payment”…

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War an Evil, the Result of Human Vices

Central Western Daily · Thursday 29 May 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK Wednesday.— War was [?] last night by General [?]…

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Big Welcome Home to Molong Man Mr. Eric Toynton Entertained

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 10

Sincerity was the keynote of the short addresses of welcome to Mr. Eric Toynton, of "Springview," Molong, at the Scouts'…

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