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

The wars & local soldiers, 1945

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Australia and War Tribute by U.S. War Secretary

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 2

Washington Friday: I think everyone knows that Australian ground sea and air forces have been throwing all their weight…

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Prisoner of War

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 16 January 1945 · page 2

Mrs. T. Power, of Bourke Street, has received two cards from her son, Pte. Russell Powers who is a prisoner of war at Tokyo. The cards…

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U.s. Soldier Instructs Chinese

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 16 January 1945 · page 3

A U.S. soldier, bulldozer expert with the U.S. Army Y-Force Operations Staff engineers in South-western China shows a Chinese boy how to operate the machine. Y-Force men perform a variety of tasks in participating with Chinese forces in this area.—U.S. Office of War…

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Mr. Tully Speaks on Soldier Settlement at Crookwell

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 16 January 1945 · page 2

At a sparsely attended public meeting on Saturday afternoon convened by the president of the Crookwell R.S. League sub-branch the Minister for Lands Mr. J. M. Tally gave an outline of the Government's plans with regard to soldier settlement…

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Boldest Hoax of the War

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 3

Shortly before D Day, strange things were happening in the little French country town of Mamers. Mamers is about 30 miles north of Le Mans and lies in the middle…

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Epic of the South Pacific Story of Gallantry in Endeavour to Save Wounded Australian

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 2

Mr. C. C. Faulkner, accredited war correspondent of the Australian Comforts Fund, writing to the Editor from a post in the South-west Pacific, relates the following appealing story:…

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Soldier's Death When Lorry Hit a Tree

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 1

Remarks on the unsatisfactory evidence of three passengers in an ill-fated truck with the suggestion that greater supervision…

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Not a Parade Ground Soldier

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: Giving evidence at the inquiry into the gaol sentence imposed by court martial on Private Wilson. Private Derck and Sapper…

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Mr. J. Tully Explains Government's Soldier Settlement Plans

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 2

Mr. J. M. Tully, Minister for Lands, told a meeting at Crookwell on Saturday afternoon that he was a firm believer in closer settlement and for the implementation of a closer settlement policy he favoured districts with an assured rainfall…

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War-time Houses 12 Allotted to Harden

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 3

Mr. W. F. Sheahan, MLA is in receipt of the following letter from the Minister for Housing:-- Dear Mr. Sheahan,--I refer to your…

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Retuned Soldiers Work For League Must Have Preference

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 1

At the annual meeting of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. on Saturday night, Mr. W. Crawford, president of the A.C.T. branch (Canberra)…

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Soldiers' Death When Lorry Hit Tree

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 2

Remarks on the unsatisfactory evidence of three passengers in an ill-fated truck, with the suggestion that greater supervision be…

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Stimson on the War Co-operation by Allies

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 3

WASHINGTON. Friday: "The Soviet offensives reflect the constancy of the Russian effort in co-operation with…

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Soldier Preference Country Party Unanimous

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 3

The Federal council of the Australian Country Party, a its weekend conference decided to protest-strongly against any interference with…

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£25,000,000,000 Britain's War Bill

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 2

No revelation in the recent White Paper on Britain's war effort were more astounding than those dealing with economic…

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Humble Adolph Was a Private Last War

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 3

Hitler is often referred to as "a corporal of the first world war," says a writer in the New York Times, but as a matter of…

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Preference to Soldiers Trades Union View

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 5

MELBOURNE: Prominent trades union officials have objected to a statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, that preference to…

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MURRUMBATEMAN Prisoners of War Fund

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 2

The annual collection for the Murrumbateman Prisoners of War Group Scheme which was to have closed in December has been…

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Soldier’s Letter Old Pupil Writes Manton School Children “We Are on Top, Why Worry?”

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 2

The pupils of the Manton School, Yass River, were. .delighted to receive a letter from Sgt. A. Mc-Clung, R.A.A.F. in the Pacific, in…

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Goulburn Man Wounded on the Australia

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 3

Ordinary Seaman Kelvin J. 'Alderman. son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Alderman, of Braidwood Road, is reported wounded, not seriously, in…

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