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

The wars & local soldiers, 1945

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Red Shield Rest Rooms Splendid Service Given During the War

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 October 1945 · page 2

Brigadier John H. Nelson, Divisional Commanders of the Salvation Army, writes on the passing of the Red Shield Rest Room: "Sir,—After three and a half…

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War Loan Taralga Appeal

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 October 1945 · page 3

Mr. T. H. E. North, Bank of New South Wales, Taralga. secretary of the Taralga Loan organisation, writes to…

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Won't Be Disbanded Yet War Agricultural Committees

Crookwell Gazette · Monday 22 October 1945 · page 2

The Australian Agricultural Council at a meeting recently decided that district war agricultural committees should continue to…

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Canberra's Big Gun Played Its Part in War

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 22 October 1945 · page 1

The famous “big gun” which was the first trophy of the 1914-18 war to be brought to Canberra, played its part in the defence of…

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Post-war Works State Govt.'s Big Programme

Crookwell Gazette · Monday 22 October 1945 · page 6

The New South Wales State Government hopes to launch, before the end of October, a stupendous postwar scheme which will cost in the…

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Convent Victory Ball Ex-Prisoners of War Publicly Welcomed

Crookwell Gazette · Monday 22 October 1945 · page 1

At the annual Crookwell Convent ball, held in the School of Arts hall on Friday night last, Signaller Jack Bourke and Pte. Wilfred Gray (who were prisoners of war in Japanese hands from the time of the fall of…

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£200 for War Veterans' Appeal Raised by Sports Carnival at Captain's Flat

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 October 1945 · page 1

On Saturday, October 13, a sports carnival was held at Captain's Flat, in aid of the War Veterans' Appeal, and the large crowd contributed freely to the various events. The programme opened with school children's events, and…

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A Soldier Contemplates On Settling Down

Crookwell Gazette · Monday 22 October 1945 · page 2

Pte. Ray. E. Clements, 22nd Infantry Battalion, A.I.F., elder son of Mr. and .Mrs., Ernie Clements, of Binda, in a letter to his parents, has…

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Honour Roll Gnr. J. Fitzgibbon

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 23 October 1945 · page 1

Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Fitzgibbon, of "Limerick Farm," Taralga, have received word that their son, NX60362,…

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War Loan Quota

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 23 October 1945 · page 3

The quota of £30,000 allotted to the Wingecarribee Shire (excepting from Exeter South) has been reduced to £27,000, to bring the…

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War Eagle Goes by Float

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 23 October 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY: War Eagle, runnerup to Good Idea in the City Tattersall's Cup on Saturday, left for Melbourne by float to-day with the…

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Honour Roll

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 24 October 1945 · page 3

In an Army casualty list issued to-day, Pte. E. W. Gibbs, Infi. of Moss Vale, previously reported missing, is now reported killed…

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Australian Spirit Still Dominant Courage Rules In Hospitals Wounded Men in Borneo and New Guinea

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 24 October 1945 · page 5

They're not all home yet, the Australians who were wounded in the various South Pacific campaigns in Borneo and in New Guinen. Many of them, especially the surgical cases, still cannot be moved, and it…

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War Eagle in Goulburn Left for Albury This Morning

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 24 October 1945 · page 3

The well-known racehorse, War Eagle, passed through Goulburn last night, being brought by float from…

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War Tragedy

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 October 1945 · page 4

A Tumut district woman joins the list of victims of war’[?] tragedies. Three years ago she was notified by Army authorities that…

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Honour Roll

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 1

Mr. H. Twynam, of Richlands, has received official notification that the death of his son, Flying Officer Edward Phipps Twynam,…

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Welcome Home

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 3

A welcome home at Taralga will be held in the Federal Hall next Wednesday to ex-prisoners of war and all returned…

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City Council Electricity Dept. War Savings Group

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 2

At the inception of the Goulburn City Council Electricity Department War Savings Group on October 27, 1944, twenty members were enrolled. Four of these, for various reasons, withdrew, but an additional three were…

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Honour Roll

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 29 October 1945 · page 3

Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Wilkinson have received official information, that their son, Corporal Don Wilkinson, who was a prisoner of…

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Federal Area and Returned Men

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 29 October 1945 · page 3

Following on inquiries on be half of ex-servicemen by Mr. A. D. Fraser, M.P., about obtaining land in the A.C.T., the Minister…

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