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

The wars & local soldiers, 1947

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War Debt Debate Senate Views

National Advocate · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday: In the Senate today, the Opposition leader, Senator McLeay, suggested an adjournment of Britain's war debt…

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Arctic Frontiers in Next World War

Central Western Daily · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thursday. — The United States Army believes that if there is another war its main defences must…

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Soldier Settlement Information Molong R.S.L. Told Of New Bill

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 5

Molong sub-Branch of the R.S.L. has received some important information in connection with the War Service Land Settlement…

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R.S.L. To Build Soldiers Memorial Club

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 5

A decision thai the erection of an ambitious War Memorial Club in Lithgow to perpetuate the memory of those who paid the supreme sacrifice in two world wars would not be abandoned, was made at Sunday's…

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Soldiers in Panic Threw Away Pearls

Central Western Daily · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday, When the troopship Kanimbla arrived in Sydney from Japan on Saturday, service…

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War History of Sapper Units Attractive Volume

Central Western Daily · Saturday 31 May 1947 · page 6

Those who served as members of the Corps of Royal Australian Engineers will be interested to learn Hint an RAF committee has…

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Move To Help Britain On War Debt

Central Western Daily · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 1

Mr. S. G. McFarlane, Secretary of the Federal…

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War Dead Search for A.i.f. Men

National Advocate · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 2

SINGAPORE, Sunday: Less than 50 per cent., of the remains of men of the Australian Imperial Forces missing in Malaya have been recovered…

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War May Be Declared In Palestine LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 1

The situation in Palestine is becoming worse. Clashes between Arabs and Jews are frequent and terrorists hold a…

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Conscription Plan for U.s. Atom War Attack Precautions

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Monday: "The United States has only from four to 10 years' immunity from an atomic sneak attack and must adopt…

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Famous Warship Has War Scars Repaired Hmas Australia Leaves Dockyard

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 3

Australia’s famous cruiser, H.M.A.S. Australia, whose name is a household word in this country, is in commission again. Her war scars have been healed at the R.A.N. dockyard, Garden Island, Sydney and within a…

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OVER 100 MILLION Sale of War Stocks SYDNEY, Wednesday

National Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 3

The sale of surplus war stocks throughout the Commonwealth has so far yielded over £100,000,000 and further sales are expected to bring…

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Mudgee Council Water Restrictions Lifted War On Stray Dogs

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 15

At Monday night's meeting of the Mudgee Council, it was unanimously decided to lift the water restrictions and, as a result, there will be much satisfaction on the gardening front…

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Same Old Tangle Strangling Red Tape Returned Soldiers Suffer

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 18

One set of Government officials can be bad enough, but when Federal and State serangs get their fingers in the pie the…

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For War Brides Canadian Cookery Secrets

National Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1947 · page 2

OTTAWA, Friday: The secrets of the Canadian kitchen are being revealed to the overseas war brides at Regina…

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Eglinton War Memorial Hall

National Advocate · Monday 9 June 1947 · page 2

The official opening of the Eglinton War Memorial Hall will take place on Friday evening, July 11, the official ceremony being performed by…

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War Veterans' Art Union

National Advocate · Monday 9 June 1947 · page 2

Owing to the extraordinary public support for the War Veterans' Art Union No. 9, in the closing stages, the Art Union could not be prepared…

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Handling of War Neurosis Orange Claims At R.S.L. Western Conference

Central Western Daily · Monday 9 June 1947 · page 1

At the Western District Conference o f the Returned Soldiers' League, held at Dubbo, the Orange secretary, Mr. Harold Cassidy, demanded that immediate and…

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Archduke Guilty of War Crimes

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 3

BUDAPES, Tuesday: A Peope's Tribunal has found the Hungarian Archduke, Yosef of Hapsburg, guilty, in his absence, of war crimes…

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Red Cross Meeting Awards For War Work

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 2

There was a large attendance at the monthly meeting of the Red Cross in the C.W.A. rooms on Monday…

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