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

The wars & local soldiers, 1948

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RECORD U.S. Budget "Efforts to Prevent Third World War" Washington, Monday

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 2

Mr. Truman today presented Congress with a record peacetime budget of year ending June 30, 1949. The budget includes 11,000 million dollars…

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War Criminals Sought

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 4

ROME, Tuesday: According to the Yugoslav Legation Yugoslavia has asked Italy to hand over 37 alleged perpetrators of war Crimes during the…

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Soldier Settlement 70 Blocks Available

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 4

Soldier settlement, which involves much more than the mere acquisition of land and its allocation of those to wham the State asd…

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Millthorpe War Memorial

Central Western Daily · Thursday 15 January 1948 · page 2

The proposed war memorial for Millthorpe is not meeting with the success that its sponsors anticipated…

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Experts Fear an Atomic War U.S. Air Force To Be Doubled

Central Western Daily · Thursday 15 January 1948 · page 5

WASHINGTON Wednesday.— [?] the other [?] after [?] will have [?] [?] delivered a sustained…

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War on Noxious Weeds

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 3

Boree Shire Council is carrying out an intensive campaign against noxious weeds in the Shire. In a report to the January…

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War Orphans Coming to Australia

National Advocate · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 4

NEW YORK, Thursday. Two blueeyed German war orphans arrived here yesterday on the clipper en route from London to Australia…

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Civil War Looms Nearer in India Lake Success

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 1

India yesterday notified the United Nations that she could take military measures to deal with the situation in Kashmir, but warned…

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New Settlers for Australia War Orphans Coining To Australia

National Advocate · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 4

SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday Final arrangement have been made for the departure to Australia of the first 1942 batch of ex-servicemen…

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Properties Cut Up for Soldiers Land Settlement Plan

Central Western Daily · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday,— ‘Soldier settlement in N.S.W. it making steady and satisfactory progress as a result of the Government’s policy,” said the Premier, Mr. McGirr today…

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Palestine War More Serious Jerusalem

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 1

The terrorist organisation, Irgun Zvai Leumi, broadcast that as the British would remain another four months, riving the Arabs time to…

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War on 'Hoppers New Spray Apparatus SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 2

The Government is now having tests made on machines, intended to be used in the war again the grasshopper plague…

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Still Sniping Fadden Blames Govt. for Drought and War

National Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 5

PERTH Wednesday: The Federal, Government's last minute effort to rehabilitate the rural industry be cause of continued alarming…

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Criticism of Australia's War Effort McCOKMICK'S Charge Chicago

National Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 6

"Certain it is that the English and Dutch never fought well in this war," said Colonel Robert McCormick, editor and publisher of the anti-British…

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Local Boy Draws Soldier's Block

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 14

Mr. Cecil O'Brien (ex-R.A.A.F.) was one of the eight successful applicants in the ballot held at Cootamundra on…

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Orange Soldier Decorated Made Wireless in Changi Prison

Central Western Daily · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Two country men were [?]laded in a number of ex-soldiers decorated for gullshtry of…

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War Veteran Dies

Central Western Daily · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday. —The youngest commanding officer of the Flying Squadron Jn the 1914-18 war. Group Captain A. W. L…

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Soldier Settlement SYDNEY, Friday

National Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 1

An additional 27 farms are to be made available to ex-servicemen for closer settlement. Minister for Lands Mr. Sheahan, announced today. Areas…

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Returned Soldiers Executive ’39-45 Men Dominate Nominations

Central Western Daily · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 1

The president of the Orange branch of the Returned Soldiers’ league, Mr. S. Ferguson, will not seek relection at the annual meeting next month, considering that the position should be occupied by younger men…

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War Materials Going to Palestine Jerusalem

National Advocate · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 2

Arms trafficking in Palestine has exceeded all previous records since Britain decided to withdraw all her arms and equipment by August…

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