War Widows
Britain's war widows with only children are being led into battle against injustices by Mrs. Brittain, who is both a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1946
525 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 27
War Gratuity Cash Payments
CANBERRA, Thurs.—To facilitate building or purchase of a house by an ex-member of the forces, war gratuity payments un…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Complaints About War-Bride Ship
NEW YORK, Thurs.—Charges of insanitary conditions; overcrowding and inattention on the part of nurses aboard the war bride transport, Zebulon Vance, were made by the mothers of the nineteen babies stricken with a mysterious, illness, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boggabri Soldier Settlers Complain
Property holders in the Boggabri district who converted their holdings into lease in perpetuity title claim that they have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Must Be Delay in Soldier Settlement
CANBERRA, Fri.—It was unreasonable to expect soldier settlement to take place immediately fighting ceased or after…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Imperial War Graves Anzac Agency
CANBERRA, Sun.—The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, announced to-day that by agreement with the Governments of New Zealand…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Yamba War Memorlal
The war Memorial which stood for years at the foot of woll-street yamba, has been re-erected in a central plot which also provides a turn…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Years Of War Tore Gaps In World Food Production
BRISBANE, Sun.—"Six years of war have torn great gaps in world food production." The scorched earth policy, together with the inevitable desolation tit the vast grain fields of Europe, have created an almost unprecedented food crisis…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Marble Plaque in Memory of Five Yamba Soldiers
The sports events were continued until 2.30 p.m., when the company assembled in front of the school to participate in the moat important…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Our Polly" to Aid War Memorial Fund
Mrs. Polly Meskell, affectionately known through the Grafton district as "Our Polly," has returned to Grafton to assist the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →County Council Cannot Aid War Memorial Fund
THE Clarence River County Council at a meeting at Grafton yesterday, decided not to contribute to the War Memorial Fund sponsored by the Grafton sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →R.S.L. Seeks War Gratuities
The Graf ton R.S.L. subbranch has decided to ask the Minister for Repatriation to have the War Gratuities Board…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Indications Of War Being Waged
SYDNEY, Wed.—At the annual conference of P.P. Boards if was agreed to ask for the prohibition of the use of 303 rifles in closely…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cowper-Brushgrove War Memorial Fund
A meeting of the Cowper-Brushgrove War Memorial Fund continued the discussion on the proposal for a local War Memorial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nazis Gouged Eyes Of Lying U.S. Soldiers
DACHAU, Wed.—Members of the S.S. gouged the eyes of living American soldiers from their sockets as the Americans lay wounded at Malmedy during the Battle of the Bulge, according to the American Army Inspector-General's report…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Legion to Build Homes for Soldiers
SYDNEY, Wed.—Homes for 85 soldiers will be built at East Hills by the Legion of Ex-Servicemen and Women, said the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Memorial Letter to the Editor
Sir,—The Ulmarra sub-branch of the R.S.L. is calling a meeting of returned men and women of that district to discuss the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gentle Reminder That War-Planning Does Not Pay
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →Financial Assistance To Soldier Settlers
CANBERRA, Thurs.—A deputation from the Returned Soldiers' League to-day suggested to that Minister for Post-War…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blame For Army Delay In Soldier Settlement
CANBERRA, Thurs—If there had been any undue delays in soldier settlement, people had themselves to blame because at the last referendum they refused to give the Federal Government power to undertake the task the Minister for Post-War…
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