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

The wars & local soldiers, 1945

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Patriotic and War Fund Soldier Appreciates Hamper

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 15 October 1945 · page 2

The monthly meeting of- the committee of the Yass and District Patriotic and War Fund took place on Friday evening last in the…

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Goods for Peace War Factories' New Role

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 October 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: War factories in Goulburn, Orange and Bathurst have been taken over by private companies for the…

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Clashes Continue in Indies Fears of Holy War Developing

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 October 1945 · page 3

SINGAPORE: Apart from sporadic clashes in Batavia and other parts of Java during the week-end there was little indication of any…

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Farewell to "Blair Athol" War Veterans' Home Transfer to Yass

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 15 October 1945 · page 3

Members of the Returned Soldiers' League, Young, at their last meeting, heard with regret that the War Veterans'…

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Language and Peace Is Lack of Understanding a Cause of War? Challenging Address To Rotary Club

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 October 1945 · page 1

Speaking to reporters; President Truman said he did not consider that the London meeting of Foreign Ministers had been a failure. Difficulties were mainly a matter of language since: translations were not…

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High School Ex-Students' War Service

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 16 October 1945 · page 6

At the October meeting of the High School Parents and Citizens' Association the headmaster suggested that…

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Welcome Home To R.A.A.F Boys

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 October 1945 · page 4

A most enjoyable evening was spent at the residence of Mr. Jack Evans, of Sapling Creek, the ocasion being a…

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Potato Industry: Post-War Reconstruction

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 October 1945 · page 4

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. Scully) has convened a conference of Commonwealth Government…

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Pension Claims in This War

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 17 October 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY: Forty-five per cent of all pension claims arising from this war have been rejected according to Mr. J. Webster…

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The Crookwell District War Memorial Hall Project Abandoned in Favour of Library, Clock Tower and Shrine

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 October 1945 · page 1

Although last Friday night's public meeting, called for the purpose of discussing the District War Memorial project, was not largely attended, it was substantially representative of the district…

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Honour Roll

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 October 1945 · page 3

BLISS.—In loving memory of George, our dear son and brother, killed in New Guinea, 19th October, 1942…

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Welcome Home to Returning Prisoners of War

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

During the past week there, has returned to this district four 8th Division AIF men who have experienced the horrors of Japanese…

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Wool and War: British Imports: U.S. Consumption

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 18 October 1945 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Interesting figures have been published regarding the imports of wool into Great Britain during the war years. In 1939 the quantity imported was 3,000,000 bales, of which 2,3,46,000 bales were…

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Oddfellows Still in Session Grand United War Memorial Hospital to Be Built

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 18 October 1945 · page 2

The Grand United Order of Oddfellows' conference this morning entered its, third day with discussions on the special resolution dealing with a Grand United Centenary Centre, including a Grand United…

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Soldier’s Complaint (To the Editor)

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

Sir,—I have previously noticed various letters from servicemen published in your paper. So I have decided to write you this instance…

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Gunning Returned Soldiers’ League Armistice Day

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 October 1945 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers’ League was held in the Literary Institute on Saturday afternoon…

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War Guilt in France

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 October 1945 · page 3

PARIS, Friday: Over 2000 death sentences were passed to the end of September in 96,546 cases involving collaborators and…

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Merchant Navy War Memorial Appeal

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 October 1945 · page 2

Attention is drawn to the public meeting called by the Mayor for Monday next at 8 p.m. to inaugurate a fund to assist the…

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A Common Reaction Aftermath of War

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 October 1945 · page 2

While opening the C. of E. Spring Flower Show at Camden on Friday last, Mr. Jeff Bate, M.L.A., said that after all…

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Post-war Problem for Society Psychiatrist Talks to Rotarians

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 October 1945 · page 2

Rotarlane and their wives and friends more than a hundred in all, gathered at a ladies night on Wednesday, the first of its kind since the war ended and marked by a spirit long absent, were fortunate in having as their guest…

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