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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 18 of 31

Talk of Minor War

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 29 June 1948 · page 5

SINGAPORE, Monday (AAP-Reuter).—According to the Straits Times, a minimum of 400 to 500…

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Wage Bill in Factories Doubled Since Before War

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 30 June 1948 · page 4

The wages bill of Australian factories has more than doubled since before the war. The Acting Commonwealth…

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Britain's Exports One- third More Than Pre- war LONDON

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 30 June 1948 · page 5

The volume of Britain's exports is now about one- third greater than before the war. Official trade returns for May,…

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War Service Homes Man to Visit

Central Western Daily · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 5

Mr. H. Booth, an officer of the War Service Homes Commission, will visit Orange on July 8…

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Police Declare War on Straying Dogs

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 4

Molong Police have decided to fall into line with the Municipal Council's request to clean up the stray dog nuisance in the town…

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Feeding Berlin by Air Armada Bevin On War Of Nerves

Central Western Daily · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.—A total of 116 American Dakotas, carrying 290 tons of foodstuffs, landed at Templehof Airport, Berlin, between midnight on Tuesday and yesterday…

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Soldier with Jap Wife Court Outburst

Central Western Daily · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—A young ex-serviceman, who, in the Special Federal Court today pleaded to be allowed to return…

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Soldiers' Training Scheme Scandal

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 July 1948 · page 1

Six ex-Servicemen's organisations will ask the Minister for Post-War Reconstruction (Mr. Dedman) to receive a deputation on the…

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Ambitious Plans For Bathurst's War Memorial

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1948 · page 2

Ambitious plans for a new War Memorial Hall, to be built on the site of the Bathurst R.S.L. Club, were approved at lost night's…

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“Cannot Drive Us Out Short Of War”

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 6 July 1948 · page 3

General Clay, U.S. Commander in Germany, declared recently that “the Russian cannot drive us out…

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Returned Men Are Keen to Enlist in Regt

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 7 July 1948 · page 2

Over sixty per cent of the men who were enlisted into the Sixth Motor Regiment, at Orange last night, were returned soldiers. The Commanding Officer…

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Palestine Further War Inevitable

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 July 1948 · page 3

CAIRO, Tuesday: Although the palestine peace talks may continue after Friday when the four weeks truce ends, th[?] is little doubt that…

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Woman Dressed as Soldier

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 July 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Military police this morning intercepted a woman wearing a soldier's uniform, as she was about to board a train with a…

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Bathurst War Service Homes

National Advocate · Thursday 8 July 1948 · page 2

Bathurst was visited yesterday by Mr. Booth, of the War Service Homes Commission, and Mr. Laverack of the Department of Works…

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Matalga War Memorial

National Advocate · Friday 9 July 1948 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thursday: Next Sunday afternoon, the Governor (Lt.-Gen. J. Northcott) will unveil a war memorial at Matalga in the Gosford…

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Orange War Memorial Committee's Indecision ORANGE

National Advocate · Friday 9 July 1948 · page 3

People in Orange have not yet decided what form the proposed war memorial that city should have. More than 12 months ago, a civic…

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No Decision on War Memorial More Details Sought

Central Western Daily · Friday 9 July 1948 · page 1

A meeting of Orange and District War Memorial Committee [?]led to reach a final decision on the nature [?] else of the president War Memorial…

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More Farms for Soldiers

National Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1948 · page 1

JERILDERIE, Friday: Nine farms on the Coree Park Estate, near Jerilderie, are the latest to become available for soldier settlement. They…

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Germany's Piano Industry Hit by War

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 2

Germany's world-famous piano industry is in the doldrums. Until 1926, German production totalled about 100,000,000 instruments a…

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