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

The wars & local soldiers, 1945

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Soldiers’ Club Evening

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 23 August 1945 · page 2

Although heavy rain on Monday night affected the evening held by the Soldiers’ Club, in aid of the Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary…

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Returned Soldiers' Big Plans for the Future

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 August 1945 · page 1

The Goulburn Sub-Branch of the R.S.S. and A.L.L. of A. is making big plans for the future, and one of the big projects undertaken is the formation of a committee of control to form a Diggers' Racing and Trolling Club in…

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War Leaders

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 27 August 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA: Federal Cabinet is expected to-day to issue an official invitation to Mr. Churchill and General…

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German War Secrets Many of Value

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 27 August 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Monday: Germany's inner war secrets, including plans for missiles with 3000 miles range, also atomic…

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Welcome Home Party At Grabben Gullen

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 29 August 1945 · page 5

"Koonawarra," Grabben Gullen, was the locale of a very happy welcome home party to Pte. Aubrey O'Brien,…

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Still Clamping Down Australian Prisoners of War Must Not Speak

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 29 August 1945 · page 1

MANILA, Tuesday: The only Allied nation singled out for restrictions on obtaining the earliest information from the recovered British, including Australian, prisoners of war and civilian internees, is…

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War Costs Will Not End at Once Goulburn and Next Loan

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 29 August 1945 · page 3

A moment's reflection will convince anybody that the nation's financial effort can not possibly stop with the cessation of hostilities. For a while it, can be said that the only one of the costs of war Which will not require to…

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Life on Board a Submarine Not Nearly so Grim as in Last War

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 29 August 1945 · page 2

Life abroad a British submarine may be exceedingly boring, during long periods of patrol, but it is not nearly as grim nowadays as it was in the last war. Submarine pioneers would…

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Set-back for the District War Memorial Project Country Representatives Present a Dismal Report

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 29 August 1945 · page 3

Some of the views expressed by country representatives at a meeting of the District War Memorial Committee on Friday night last did not promote a feeling of optimism concerning the success of the project. It was made quite clear that there is unfortunately…

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Tallaganda Shire Council Public Meeting Called in Response To Returned Men Concrete Road Between Braidwood and Tarago?

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 30 August 1945 · page 1

Tallaganda Shire Council held its monthly meeting on Thursday, when Cr. Smith presided over a full attendance of councillors. The action of the…

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War Graves, Tarakan

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 August 1945 · page 2

The following verse was sent from Tarakan by Pte. Keith Beeten, who is a mate of the author, to his mother, Mrs. G. Beeton,…

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War Criminals for Trial

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 30 August 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday: The first list of major war criminals who will be tried by international military tribunal was officially released to-day. The list includes Goering. Hess, Von Ribbentrop, Ley,…

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Community Asset Yass District Soldiers’ Memorial Hall Is It Appreciated?

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 August 1945 · page 2

Do the citizens of Yass and district realise the value to the community of the Yass District Soldiers Memorial Half?…

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Mr. Tully's Address to Returned Men Policy of Government Set Out by Minister

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 31 August 1945 · page 6

The Minister for Lands. Mr. Tully. in addressing the recent soldiers' settlement conference in the Railway Institute, Sydney, spoke on the plans for land settlement. Many of them no doubt, he…

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Appreciation of Valuable War Assistance V.A.O.C. Marks the End of the War

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 31 August 1945 · page 2

Indicative of the magnificent record voluntary service rendered to the nation by a little known organisation during the weary years of war were remarks passed on Wednesday evening by members of…

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Was the War in the Islands Wasted Effort? An Ex-A.I.F. Officer Answers the Query

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 31 August 1945 · page 5

Surrender now ends the resistance of by-passed Japanese forces in New Guinea, New Britain and the Solomons. general MacArthur wrote off those forces in April, 1944. Some months later Australia began a series of major campaigns against them…

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Returned Soldiers

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 31 August 1945 · page 1

Members of the Returned Soldiers' Goulburn Branch are reminded that a meeting of the Sports Committee will be held in…

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Exhibition of War Photographs and Models

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 3 September 1945 · page 2

At the request of the British Government, the Australian War Memorial at Canberra has arranged to stage in Yass an exhibition of…

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“LINTON” Purchased for War Veterans’ Home

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 3 September 1945 · page 2

“Linton,” the home of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Triggs, at North Yass, has been purchased for a War Veterans…

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Australian Buried in Japanese Soil—Burial in Australian War Cemetery Urged

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 3 September 1945 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Yass sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers’ League, held in the Soldiers' Club lounge [?]oom on…

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