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The wars & local soldiers, 1944

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Voting by Soldiers

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 18 August 1944 · page 2

A member of the Forces entitled to vote at the Referendum who is on authorise absence from his or her unit may vote to…

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Post-war Works

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 August 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY: When he addresses the National Works Council meeting in Canberra this week the Premier, Mr. McKell, will submit…

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War Hits East Prussia Dramatic Moscow Broadcast

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 August 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday: In a dramatic [?] night to the German Army and the German people, Moscow radio said: "Have no doubts about it! The Red Army will cross the East Prussuan frontier at any…

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Returned Soldiers Want More Members for Local Branch

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 August 1944 · page 1

Goulburn branch of the R.S.S. and A.L. League with a splendid record of national service has decided to conduct a drive to increases it's present membership of 236. This is to be one of its immediate objectives states the…

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Rare Species Until War is Over

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 August 1944 · page 1

"Until the war is over, it will be difficult for Goulburn District Hospital to get a pathologist," wrote Dr. Bell, the deputy…

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He lost a Foot, But Went to War

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 August 1944 · page 3

Two years after he lost a foot in a motor accident an 18-year-old boy joined the A.I.F. and saw service in New Guinea. This…

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Stirring Words Montgomery's Message to His Armies "Let Us Finish War in Record Time"

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 August 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Monday: "As the end of the war is in sight, let us finish it in record time." These words occurred in the course of an address by General…

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Bulgaria and The War Germans Withdraw

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 23 August 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday: The Germans, have withdrawn all their forces, from Bulgaria according to an Exchange…

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Smaller N.S.W. Clip : Plans in England for After the War

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 23 August 1944 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Appreciably decreased weights of wool are being shorn in New South Wales because of the adverse season experienced during the growing period. The clips so far appraised have been drawn…

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Government and Coal Crisis Reduction of Consumption in All But War Work

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 23 August 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA: The Cabinet Special Committee appointed yesterday to investigate the coal production crisis is believed, to have decided on a reduction of coal consumption in all but vital war industries…

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Returned Soldiers and Their Activities

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 23 August 1944 · page 1

At the executive meeting of the Goulburn sub-branch of the R.S.S. and A.I.L., held in the club rooms Mr. Malcolm McMahon was elected secretary. It was resolved that a letter of…

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Anzac House Appeal

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 3

This appeal is one which everyone should support. On Sunday evening in St. Patrick's Hall, at 8.45 popular Goulburn artistes will give…

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Emperor of Japan and War

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE: The Department of information's listening post states that the Emperor of Japan has had a meeting of his…

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Italian Soldiers Fight Germans

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 3

Italian soldiers, battling to rial their homeland of the Germans, blast at enemy defence positions with a 105-mm. cannon somewhere along the Italian front. The Italian artillerymen, who are fighting side by side with Allied troops, have just fired a round and are about to reload the…

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Hope Appeals for War Loan Support

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 August 1944 · page 1

Comedian Bob Hope stepped out of character for a few moments during his stay in Sydney and made a moving appeal for war bonds “to…

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Australia's Share in the Naval War Remarkable Success of Anti-Submarine School

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 28 August 1944 · page 1

Royal Australian naval ships, during the last twelve months, escorted nearly 6000 ships totalling 25,000,000 tons—more than the entire pre-war British merchant fleet—and not one ship was lost as the result of submarine…

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Anzac House Goulburn Concert

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 2

Although few in number, the audience at Sunday night's concert in St. Patrick's Hall responded so liberally to the collection…

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Progress in Education Schoolteachers Discuss Culture in War and in Peace

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 2

A conference, designated "The People's Conference—Culture in the War and Peace," was the first, of its kind to be held in Sydney recently. Sponsored by the Central Cultural Council and N.S.W. Public…

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Sidelights on War off Northern Australia

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 1

Somewhere in Australia: The unstinting reciprocal aid extended by R.A.A.F. flyers and American P.T. boat crews in Dutch New Guinea reached a climax this week when three American sailors were lost while rescuing the crew of a…

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[?]Ritain Appeals for More Australian Lamb Post-war Market Assured Says British Food Ministry's Representative

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 1

Dominant note sounded by British Food Ministry [?]resentative R. C. Hinton (who addressed district pro[?]ers at Crookwell on Monday afternoon) was, firstly, [?]tain's present urgent need for Australian lamb--as…

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