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

The wars & local soldiers, 1945

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Legacy Club Urgent Appeal For War Orphans

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 4

The benefits of the Legacy Club are extended only to the dependants of men of all areas of the Services who died whilst serving in…

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Local Returned Men on Preference Meeting of Protest to be Held on Thursday July 5

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 1

Mr. W. H. Thorburn presided at the executive and general meetings of the Goulburn Branch, R.S.S. & A.T.L. of A., held in the Club Rooms. Members were advised that…

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Local Governing Bodies Importance in Post-War Days

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 2

Country towns and districts could not progress as they should and people would not stay in the country unless they could have some of the amenities available in the metropolitan area and in the larger cities and towns, said the Minister for…

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Soldier Settlement (To the Editor)

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 7

Sir,--I was surprised to read in the report of the address given by Cr. Hanley on Anzac Day that he has become concerned about the rehabilitation of…

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War Savings Stamps

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 5

The office for the collection of War Savings Stamps, which is in the Evening Post building, which has hitherto open on Tuesdays…

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Prisoners of War in America

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Wednesday: Able bodied prisoners of war will be retained in the United States as long as American manpower…

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Tennis Balls in Sea War

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 4

The United Kingdom's entire war time output of 23 million tennis Balls helped to defeat the German magnetic mine…

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Advance Subscriptions for Next War Loan

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 4

Although dates, amounts and terms of the next War Loan, have not yet been fixed, a campaign for advance subscriptions is now under…

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Clothing For Destitute War Victims Local Appeal Launched

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 2

The Mayor (Mr. W. L. Simon) makes an urgent appeal for clothing for the freed peoples of Europe…

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Soldier Accidentally Shot Dead

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 1

SINGLETON: A Victorian soldier was shot dead by a Bren-gun during exercises "under fir" on June 5. witnesses said at an inquest…

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Post-war Plans

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 3

As a member of the Cabinet subcommittee, the Minister for Lands, Mr. Tully, will be visiting Canberra on Thursday next and will meet the…

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Women Fought Battle of Britain of Their Own Now Making Munitions for Jap. War In Safer, Better Conditions

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 1

Visiting an ammunition filling factory in the North of England recently I saw for myself how the women workers were still pouring out munitions for the war against the Japanese…

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War with Japan In Balikpapan

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 3

MANILA: The Seventh Australian Division troops have captured the centre of Balikpapan and have destroyed enemy petrol and oil…

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From EVERYWHERE War Prisoners' Interviews

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 2

All reports of interviews with liberated war prisoners must be submitted for censorship, the Minister for information. Mr. Calwell, said…

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Advance Subscriptions for Next War Loan

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 4

Although dates, amounts and terms of the next War Loan, have not yet been fixed, a campaign for advance subscriptions is now under…

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Churchill Is Confident "We Are Winning," Says the War Leader

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday: Mr. Churchill wound up the election campaign with a three-hour tour of South London boroughs. Thousands again gathered along the route and cheer…

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Soldiers Memorial Hall and Literary Institute

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 1

The vice-president (Mr. John Moore) was in the chair at the monthly meeting of the council of the Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary…

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Shot Fired Lad Wounded in Arm

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 2

While engaged in securing a water tank to a lorry by passing a length of rope around the back of the…

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Tributes to the Late Prime Minister "John Curtin Was a War Casualty"

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 3

"It is highly probable that as time goes on the figure of John Curtin will take a larger and larger place in the scroll of Australian history," said the Bishop of Goulburn. Rt. Rev. E H. Burgmann, in the course of his address at the special memorial service in St. Saviour's Cathedral last night…

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The Stalker Crutch Seat for Limbless Soldiers

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 1

An event of interest to limbless ex-servicemen took place in Melbourne on June 28, when the Acting Chairman of the Repatrlation Comission, Mr. J. Webster presented a model crutch with an Ingenious seat…

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