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

The wars & local soldiers, 1948

617 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 17 of 31

Australia Gives £1,850,000 to War Devastated Lands

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 June 1948 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tuesday: Cabinet to-day decided to contribute another £1,850,000 to postwar relief in wardevastabed countries…

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Jap Nurse War Trial Araignee

National Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 3

YOKOHAMA, Wednesday: Shizuke Tsutsul (35), nurse, the first Japanese woman to face a war trial, yesterday described a fatal lung operation…

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Plans Proceeding Apace for Alterations to Proposed Soldiers' Club Building

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 19

At to-night's meeting of the Mudgee Rehabilitation Committee, it is expected that the question of the election of a representative, or representatives, to combine with R.S.L. and Legion delegates to inspect and report on last minute minor…

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’Stop Drift To War — French Leader

Central Western Daily · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 3

President Auriol, of France, in a recent speech, made an appeal for “frank parley between responsible statesmen…

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Appeal To Wage War On Rats

Central Western Daily · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 2

Rats are becoming a serious problem in towns in Boree Shire. Mr. B. C. Rowe, Health…

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Cootamundra Soldier Settlement Incident

National Advocate · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) denied today that he had received any payment when he appealed to the Land…

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War Memorial at Manildra

Central Western Daily · Saturday 19 June 1948 · page 4

MANILDRA — Sales of luncheon by Manildra branch of the Parents and Citizens Association at the Memorial…

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UNSETTLED Australian-NEI War Debts

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: Discussions between the Australian and NEI Governments on the question of war debts have not produced a settlement…

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PALESTINE Jews Fight Jews Civil War

National Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday: Rival Jewish armies have begun civil war in Palestine over keeping the four-weeks peace truce between the Jews and the…

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War Mem. Committee to Wind Up Its Affairs

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 13

The Coolah District War Memorial Committee has decided to wind up its affairs, and will cease to function after June 30…

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War Services Homes in Bathurst Acquiring of Land

National Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 1

The Deputy Director, of War Service Homes Commission wrote to last night's meeting of the Bathurst City Council, stating that…

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Allied And Russian Cold War Assumes Serious Proportions BERLIN

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 1

A "money war" has flared up in Berlin as the Russians and western powers uncompromisingly pursue their plans of separate currency reforms. Molotov, Soviet Foreign Minister…

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More Progress Being Made on Mudgee Soldiers' Club Front

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 16

At last meeting, Messrs. Rickwood and R. A. Roth were elected to represent the Mudgee Rehabilitation committee on the advisory body being set up in co-operation with the R.S.L. and Legion to report on necessary minor alterations to…

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Sanctions Applied by Russians Currency War In Berlin

Central Western Daily · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.—The Russians today imposed further restrictions on the Western Powers in Berlin. They suspended all traffic on the…

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War Time Factories For Manufacture Of Coal Cutting Machines

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 5

So critical has become the coal situation that the Lithgow branch of the A.L.P. will urge the Government to mechanise all mines and to convert wartime factories to the mass production of coal-cutting…

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Mosman Shooting Ex-soldier Kills Himself

National Advocate · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday: A few minutes after eating breakfast with his young wife and sister this morning at his Bayview Avenue, Mosman home,…

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Soldier Stowaway In Trouble

Central Western Daily · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday—A few hours after he stepped ashore from the Westralia from Japan, a former BCOF member appeared at the Special Federal Court, charged with stealing printed forms to secure air travel facilities. The ex-soldier, Frank Loyal…

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“Currency War” Crisis Is Near Tenstion In Britain

Central Western Daily · Saturday 26 June 1948 · page 5

BERLIN, Friday.—Developments yesterday in the “currency war” between Russia and the Western Powers have increased the existing tension in Berlin…

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Soldiers Will Retire Early

National Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: Regulations have been amended to make possible the Government's policy of earlier retirements from the Australian…

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Only Two Alternatives to War with Russia. LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 June 1948 · page 1

The situation in Berlin continues to cause grave anxiety. The Western Allies are using a huge fleet of aircraft for the…

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