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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1944

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There's No Altfrnative to War Loans

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 2

Australia has no shortage of "authorities" of monetary systems, credit and finance. Some think we should raise money for…

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Second Victory Loan War Won’t Wait

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 6

The war will not wait while we adjust our differences of opinion. Refusing to help finance the war because some programme or policy…

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Safety First War-time Walking Habits Must Stop

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 4

On the rare occasions when one does drive a private car these days, it becomes obvious that the decrease in the volume of traffic in…

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War's End: Allied Generals Urged to Be Cautious

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday: Leading Allied generals have been told tactfully by White House and No. 10 Downing Street to go easy on forecasts of imminent victory against the Germans and to exercise discretion when they talk to…

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Returned Men and Injustices

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 1

The R.S.S. and A.I.L. of A. has achieved many reforms and prevented many individual injustices. It has helped many thousands of servicemen and women and their dependents. The League's responsibilities are daily…

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From Everywhere Surplus War Goods

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 2

Colonel C. A. Pyke, well known business man, has been appointed Assistant General Manager of the Commonwealth…

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Prisoner of War in Germany Goulburn High School Ex-Student Gives Experiences

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday: Australian prisoners of war will soon be coming home from Germany and North Italy and the Australian Army has arranged to have its own men to look after them. So far as is known, the R.A.A.F. has…

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No Federal Money for Post-war Works Defeat of Referendum Is to Blame, Says Mr. Fraser

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 16 October 1944 · page 1

Local governing bodies which had been led to understand that they would receive Federal assistance towards the cost of post-war works will be sadly disillusioned. In a statement made in reply to…

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Good Soldiers!

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 16 October 1944 · page 3

Schoolgirls in to-days 6-Hour Day procession gave a striking display of well-disciplined marching. The strong breeze…

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MR. N. R. PERRY Farewelled By Returned Soldiers

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 October 1944 · page 3

At the conclusion of the monthly meeting of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A., the president (Mr. Stewart Hay), in making a presentation to Mr. N…

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To Returned Men

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 17 October 1944 · page 3

Returned men are reminded that the executive meeting of the Goulburn sub branch of the R.S.S. and A.I.L. of A. will be held…

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War Loan £59,170 From Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 17 October 1944 · page 1

There has been a steady flow of subscriptions from Goulburn and district investors in the Second Victory…

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SEWERAGE As Post-War Project

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 October 1944 · page 5

Mr. Cahill, Minister for Public Works, under date October 5th, has written to Mr. J. M. Tully, M.L.A., as…

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Crookwell Shire Council and Proposed War Memorial

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 18 October 1944 · page 1

CROOKWELL: Council discussed the proposals for a District War Memorial conveyed to it from a public meeting. After hearing the deputation and considering the proposals…

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War Dancer

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 6

In the Hawalian Islands, Private Herman Zachary, an Indian, got tired of seeing the hula, wrote home to Desmet, Idaho. for his…

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Turf Day War Loan Effort

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 1

Turf Day in Sydney Hyde Park yesterday was a success. It brought a total of £291,510 to the Second Victory Loan…

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University Commission and Its Work More Obtain Higher Education Than Before the War

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 1

An informative address on university training in war-time as an important form of national service was given at a public meeting in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening last by Mr. S. H. Cohen, Public…

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No Restrictions Soldiers on Leave

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 1

BRISBANE: General Sir Thomas Blamey has no intention of issuing an order to prohibit Army personnel…

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War Facts

Crookwell Gazette · Monday 23 October 1944 · page 6

British "Albemarle" aerial tugs, which towed the gliders carrying British and Canadian air-borne troops into action in Normandy, were…

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Air War Enemy Fighters Stay Down

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 October 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Monday: No enemy fighters were encountered by over 1100 U.S. Fortresses and Liberators. and…

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