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The wars & local soldiers, 1945

848 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 43

Soldier's Evidence In Court In Assault Charges

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 2

Evidence concerning a struggle with the police and alleged happenings in the cell after his arrest were made by a sergeant of the A.I.F. at the Grafton Court…

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Soldier Praises Work Of Red Cross

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 4

A fine tribute to the Red Cross Society is paid by Pte. F. Howley in a letter to his mother, Mrs. T. Howley, of Ryan street. South…

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Post-War Programme Of Water Conservation

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 March 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.—Announcing the post-war programme of water conservation and irrigation schemes, which it is estimated…

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War on Black Marketing

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 2

Black marketing in Australia has reached such alarming proportions that in recent days the Federal Government has paid special attention to this problem. That the weakness in combating this ever-growing evil lies with the law has been alleged by Mr…

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Children Enlisted In Loan Campaign

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 2

Mr. H. R. McWilliams, organiser for the Third Victory Loan, writes to the Editor:--I have this week addressed the majority of the school children of Grafton and Ulmarra, and have endeavored to arouse in…

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Weather May Prolong War

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Mon.—Weather alone can prevent a comparatively early end to the war, is the opinion of some experts at…

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First Shots In Battle For Argentina's Post-War Trade

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 1

NEW YORK, Mon.—Every ship reaching Buenos Aires "brings scores of British business men,'' asserts the "Herald-Tribune's"…

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Death Of Great Clarence Soldier

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 2

General Sir Henry George Chauvel, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., who died in Melbourne on Sunday, was horn on April 6. 1865, at…

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Soldier Pleads Loss Of Memory

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 5

Charged with the theft of a bicycle from Coraki, on February 16, Frank Lawrence, an A.I.F.,…

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Soldier And Civilian Fined Sequel To Prince Street Fracas

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 2

Arthur Digby Wyatt, a sergeant in the A.I.F., was convicted and fined on four counts by Mr. K. M. Dash, Police Magistrate, at Grafton Police Court yesterday…

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Will You Back Your Soldier?

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 2

Little did you think 20 years ago that the bonny little baby of whom you were both so proud would be mixed up in…

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S.a. Welcome Home

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 2

A welcome home social was tendered on Thursday night last in the S.A. Hall by comrades and friends to Brother "Bill" and Mrs. Shephard…

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R.S.L. Comment On Anzac Day Commemoration

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Anzac Day commemoration was the subject of comment to-day, by the State president of the R.S.L., Mr. J. C…

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Export Meat Below Pre-war Standards

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.—An estimate that 90 per cent. of the meat being exported from New South Wales was below pre-war export…

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The Fernbrook Road Still Not Practicable to Proceed with Reconstruction a Post War Job

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 3

Hon. D. H. Drummond, M.L.A., is in receipt of advice from the Department of Main Roads Board relative to above. This states:—"With…

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North Coast Soldiers Win Awards

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 2

Among the large number of appointments and awards to members of the Australian Military Forces approved by His Majesty…

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Grafton Soldier Gets Local Hamper

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 2

An enthusiastic letter of thanks for a Christmas hamper has been received by Mrs. J. V. Orr, of 34 Spring street, South…

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Gaoled Soldiers To Be Discharged

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 March 1945 · page 1

CANBERRA, Fri.--The Minister for the Army, Mr. Forde, is arranging for the immediate release from detention of Ptes. J…

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Experts Revise Estimates Of Length Of War

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sun.—Events in the past few days have caused a revision of the estimates of the the length of the war, says…

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Ballina Soldier Shakes Hands With Duke and Duchess

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.—After plotting all day how to outflank military and civil police so that he could get close enough to their Royal…

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