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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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Reinstatement Of Soldiers In Their Civil Employment

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1946 · page 3

THERE has been much discussion concerning the responsibility of employer's to make available to returning servicemen the jobs from which they enlisted. While the regulation actually was repealed in August, 1945, its provisions relating to reinstatement are perpetuated in a relative Act…

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Rehabilitation Of Returned Men

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 4

Matters in connection with rehabilitation were discussed by the executive of the Barrier Industrial Council and Mr. W. J. Stagg, Chief…

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Re-Enlistment Sought

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 1

Brisbane, January 23.—Many discharged servicemen are applying here for reenlistment. One recruit who made application said he tried civilian life, but…

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Official War History Writers Appointed

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 6

CANBERRA.—The appointment of Major Dudley McCarthy and Squadron Leader John Herington as writers of volumes of official Australian war his…

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Cessation Of War Dr. Evatt Names Sept. 2

Western Grazier · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 2

September 2, 1945, has been given by the Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) as the legal date upon which hostilities ceased between Australia and Japan. It is…

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Mr. Churchill's Commons Speech War Position In Fateful '42

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 26 January 1946 · page 1

London January 25.—Addressing a secret meeting of the House of Commons on April 23, 1942, the then Prime Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill—according to the magazine "Life," which received the 10,000-word speech from Mr. Churchill himself—said that…

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Hirohito Not Named As War Criminal

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 2

NEW YORK. January 26.—It was officially disclosed here today that the Emperor Hirohito was not included in Britain's list of Japanese war…

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Suggestion To Prevent New Atomic World War

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 1

WASHNGTON, January 28. — A world disarmament conference to prevent an atomic world war is aimed at by Senator Tydings (Democrat)…

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The Queen Elizabeth Nearing End of War Duty

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 4

London, January 28.—The liner Queen Elizabeth will complete its last war job—taking American servicemen home—within two months, She will have three months…

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Labor Member Wants Land for Ex-soldiers

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY.—The Minister for Lands (Mr. Tully) will today confer with Mr. Sheehan (Labor, Yass) on the possibility of Government action…

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Far East War Crimes N.Z. Appoints Court Member

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 1

Auckland, January 29.—In N.Z. Mr. Justice Northeroft has been nominated as a member of the International Military Court for the trial of Far Eastern War…

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Ex-soldiers to Replace Some Dilutes

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 7

CANBERRA.—A limited number of partly-trained ex-servicemen will replace 50,000 civilian dilutes employed in engineering and other trades…

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War Widow's Visit to Australia

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY.—One of a party of 18 British brides to reach Sydney today by sea is on a tragic mission. She is Mrs. Daphne McIntyre, wife of…

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They Moved The Earth To Win The War Earth Moving By Bulldozers And Tractors

Western Grazier · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 3

"Scientific earth moving cut [?] years off the war," said Mr. R. W. Gould, in a Sydney interview with Industrial News Service. "In their…

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Soldier Settlement Federal Control Criticised

Western Grazier · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 4

Conditions imposed by the Commonwealth on the States in the agreement covering the settling of ex-servicemen on the land, were described in the…

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Soldier Settler Blocks Who Should Effect Improvements?

Western Grazier · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 3

Portion of the agreement between tee Federal and State Governments regarding soldier settlement provides that no settler shall occupy his block until it…

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Offences by Soldiers

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY.—The deputy assistant director of military prisons and detention barracks in N.S.W., Major M. J. Flannery, giving evidence before the…

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Jap War Criminals To Be Executed

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 February 1946 · page 7

MELBOURNE.—An Army spokesman announced last night that the Japanese war criminals who had been sentenced to death by Australian…

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Hunger Strike By Soldiers

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 February 1946 · page 6

ALBURY.—As a protest against detention seven soldiers at the Albury detention barracks staged a hunger strike. The strike ended this week…

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Leading Seaman's War Experiences

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 3

Leading Seaman Cyril Webb returned of the Adelaide express last Monday after spending leave in Broken Hill. L/S Webb has served with the RAN for 9 years…

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