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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 24 of 31

Young War Service Homes

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1948 · page 1

YOUNG, Monday: Prospect are bright for a number of war service homes being built under a group settlement scheme at Young…

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Prize of War to be Returned

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1948 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Monday: The N. Z. Prime Minister (Mr. Fraser) has announced that the four masted barque Pamir, which was seized by the N.Z…

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War Gratuity Applications

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 September 1948 · page 2

There are still many thousands of ex-servicemen and women who have not applied for their War Gratuity. If you want your War Gratuity…

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Will Ban Oil If U.K., U.S. War

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 September 1948 · page 2

TAMPICO, Tuesday: The Inter-American Oil Congress decided yes[?] to refuse to [?] oil to the United States and Britain in the [?]…

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War Memorial Committee

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 September 1948 · page 12

Members of the War Memorial Committee met in Mr. Manusu's rooms on Thursday night last, the president (Mr. D. N. Garling)…

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War Memorial Honor Boards

National Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1948 · page 2

An invitation is extended to the Bathurst public to attend the unveiling of the recently completed War Memorial Honor Boards at All Saints…

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Late T. G. Smith Was Accorded a Soldier's Funeral

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 September 1948 · page 10

Residents of the town were shocked to learn of the death at his new residence in Mayne Street, of Mr. T. G. Smith, aged 60 years…

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War Orders in America

Central Western Daily · Friday 1 October 1948 · page 7

NEW YORK, Thursday.— “Phantom” orders have been placed for war goods with American manufacturers, but…

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French Workers Against War

National Advocate · Friday 1 October 1948 · page 2

PARIS, Thursday: The French general Labor Federation has protested to UNO against efforts of Imperialistic states to transform UNO into a war machine against Russia…

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Opposed to War Section of British Labor Party

National Advocate · Friday 1 October 1948 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday: A strong minority of the British Parliamentary Labor Party is against Britain's sacrificing her recovery programme to rearm…

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TWO P.Ms. Discount War Canberra

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 October 1948 · page 4

Two Prime Ministers--Mr. Chifley (Australia) and Mr. Peter Fraser (New Zealand)--to-night assessed the prospects of a third world war…

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A Marvellous Response Several Thousands Subscribed Anglican Children's War Memorial Padre Thrope's Stirring Appeal to Bathurst Anglicans

National Advocate · Monday 4 October 1948 · page 2

Several thousands of po[?] were handed in last night at All Saints' Cathedral, Bathurst, for the Children's War Memorial Appeal, and, as a result, the Homes and Youth Council will…

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China Focal Point-If War Comes

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 October 1948 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Monday: A report from the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, described China as the decisive area in…

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Critically Wounded by Bullet

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 6 October 1948 · page 1

A three and a half years old boy, Peter Kelly, was critically wounded at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kelly, of…

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Nyngan War Memorial

National Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1948 · page 3

NYNGAN, Wednesday: The people of Nyngan and district have reason to be proud of the efforts which are being made to build a £20,000 war…

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Recruiting Higher Than Pre-war Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 5

Recruits for NSW's 2nd Division, Citizen Military Forces, now average about 130 a week, the Public Relations Officer, (Major Eskell) said…

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Recovery of War Battered Port (From a Reuters Correspondent)

Central Western Daily · Saturday 9 October 1948 · page 2

PARIS (By Airmail)—Four years after the liberation, the French Atlantic Port of Le Havre, once half wrecked by war bombardments is now becoming one of the world’s most important…

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BATHURST R.S.L. DOINGS Monthly Meeting Don't You Want Your War Gratuity?

National Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1948 · page 4

Have you lodged your application for war gratuity? Or are you one of the thousands of NSW ex-Servicemen and women who have still not…

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War Graves in Borneo

National Advocate · Monday 11 October 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Two officials of the Imperial War Graves Commission left Sydney to-night by air to complete designs for two war cemeteries…

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Bathurst Returned Soldiers League

National Advocate · Monday 11 October 1948 · page 2

Bathurst sub-branch of RSSAILA will, hold a general meeting in the club rooms to-night at 8 o'clock. There will also be a meeting of the…

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