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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

525 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 27

No Refund Sought Of Allotments Paid After Soldier's Death

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 May 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) said to-day in no case where payment of a soldier's…

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War Agricultural Committees Needed

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 May 1946 · page 5

Mr. J. B. Timbs, manager of the Bowthorne Butter Factory, made an appeal for the retention of War Agricultural Committees…

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Nature Notes Spiders, Man-of-War And Bird-Catching

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 May 1946 · page 5

Mr. J. H. S. Collins, who lives at Dingo, Central Queensland, uncovered a "Funnel-web" spider recently when picking…

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Soldiers And Nurses From Rabaul

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 1

Troops lining the deck of the Westral' as she drew into the wharf at Brisbane. The Westerns brought from Rabaul more than 1000 soldiers and nurses bound for all States…

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Soldiers' Memorial Building

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 May 1946 · page 4

Clarence River residents have a splendid opportunity to assist the distiict's most worthy cause of the year, the Returned…

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War Memorial. £11,400 Given in Two Days at Leeton

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 4

Two days after the war memorial building fund was opened at Leeton £11,400 had been subscribed to the appeal…

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More Estates For Soldier Settlement

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.—Six additional estates would be acquired for soldier settlement within the next few weeks, said the Minister for…

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Land For Soldier Settlement

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.—Over 40 blocks of land for ex-servicemen's settlers will be available from four estates whose purchase…

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Orara Valley Digger On Anzac Ideals

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 4

A well attended meeting of the Orara Valley sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League in the Protestant Hall, Nan[?]…

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Baryulgil War Fund Disbands

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 5

The Baryulgil branch of the C.R.D. P. and W. Fund was officially disbanded at a public meeting in the Baryulgil Hall recently…

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Applications For War Service Homes

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thurs.—Applications will now be considered for advances of up to £1250 for the building of war service homes,…

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Many Failed To Apply For War Gratuities

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thurs.—A surprisingly large number of eligible persons had failed to apply for war gratuities, it was stated by…

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War Brides Here Soon

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 May 1946 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Fri.—The aircraft carrier Indefatigable will arrive fn Sydney on May 26, with 106 English wives and four…

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Shipping Loses During War

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 1

LONDON. Sun.—The Royal Navy lost 50,000 men and 730 worships not including small ships and 1500 aircraft of…

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American Soldiers Shot Dead

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 1

NUREMBERG, Sunday.—Two American soldiers were shot dead shortly before midnight last night when an unknown assailant…

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No Right to Try War Criminals

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 1

TOKIO, Mon,.—Ichiro Kiyose, white-haired chief of the Japanese Defence Counsel in the War Crimes Trial, challenged the Tribunal's jurisdiction by declaring that the Potsdam Declaration not only bound Japan, but her opponents…

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Jap War Leaders To Face Trial

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 1

Former Premiers Tojo and Koiso, former Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka and former Navy Minister Shigetaro…

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Soldiers Applications To Rent Houses

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA, Mon.—An amendment to the National Security (War Service Moratorium) Regulations extending the period during which discharged members of the forces were entitled to special privileges' in tenancies from one year after discharge to…

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Memorial To War Dead For Yamba School

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 May 1946 · page 2

Pupils of the school at Yamba and their teacher, Mr. J. O'Keele, have formed a committee to provide the school with a memorial…

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Grafton Soldier Sees Bomb Damaged Japan

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 May 1946 · page 2

THE Japanese at Hiroshima were not faced with the task of removing bomb damaged buildings, as most buildings were reduced to rubble. Spr. George Howley said this…

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