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

The wars & local soldiers, 1947

689 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 35

Three Soldiers Go Back to School for L.c

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 4

Three Goulburn ex-Servicemen have been enrolled at the Goulburn High School for this year’s leaving Certificate…

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Soldier Settlement Forty New Blocks

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 15

Thirty farms on "Gragin" Estate, Delungra, have been made available for Soldier Settlement under the provisions of the War Service Land…

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Training Ex-soldiers Department Still Blundering

National Advocate · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 2

Member of Bathurst and District Local Repatriation Committee are just about sick but not tired of the total lack of co-operation—in fact…

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War Medals to Be Issued

National Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: Approximately 880,000 war medals will be issued in Australia to former members of the three fight services, an army…

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Soldiers (None From Orange) Who Got Wantabadgery Blocks

Central Western Daily · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 6

Orange applicants for soldier settlement sub-divisions of Wantabadgery were unsuccessful…

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Magistrate Extends Leniency to Former War Prisoner

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 3

“This man was a prisoner of war in Japan for three years, and no doubt he is finding it hard to settle down…

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Australian War Bride Must Return New York

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 4

An Australian war [?] his A Ramble, used is [?] Barratry, of Millthorpe was changed with [?]ing [?] sellers…

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Soldiers in the Rain Protest by V.c. Winner

National Advocate · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday: A com[?] that an officer at Greta Camp had 30 soldiers march in pouring rain for half an hour because they said they…

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Six Soldiers Hurt When Truck Capsized

Central Western Daily · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday. — Six soldiers were injured, two seriously, when a military truck overturned on…

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War Factory Sold Wagga, Monday

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 3

The sale of the Wagga munitions factory to Dunlop weatherproofs, Australia. Pty. Ltd., of Flinders Street Melbourne, has been approved by the…

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Anzac Park "A Disgrace arid an Insult"

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 16

Anzac Park was a disgrace and an insult to returned men and the relatives of men who were dead, said Dr. Allport…

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Civil War London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 1

British troops are rapidly evacuating 50,000 Europeans from the Punjaub and northern India…

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This Helped to Win War London

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 1

Britain had information about German secret weapons two months after the war began, stated Professor R. V. Jones, a former Director of…

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Nine More Blocks For War Service Land Settlement

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 13

The Minister for Lands has advised that nine blocks on "Bouyee" Estate were notified in the "Government Gazette"…

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Young Soldier Is Welcomed Home

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 5

Despite bad weather a large number of friends were present in the Protestant Hall on Friday night to welcome home Mr. Les Hoy,…

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German Secrets Known by British Early in War London

Central Western Daily · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 1

“Britain had information about German secret weapons two months after the war began,” said Professor H. V…

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Soldier Started Shark Scare in Sydney Shop Sydney

Central Western Daily · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 1

There was a shark scare in Sydney cafes today. A soldier and his mate were in…

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Inquiry Follows Local Soldier’s Complaint

Central Western Daily · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 4

Following a complaint raised by a member of the Orange sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers’ League,…

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Preference to Soldiers On Polling Days

Central Western Daily · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 4

Outlining the method adopted in the appointment of [?] clerks, the Chief Secretary (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) said…

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Soldier Preference Answer To Writer (To the Editor.)

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 8

Sir,—I was concerned, but not surprised, to read the mouthings of an anonymous creature who inflicts himself on the people of…

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