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

The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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Nazis and U-Boats Doenitz Faces War Trial NUREMBERG, Wednesday

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 8 May 1946 · page 5

NUREMBERG, Wednesday: The defence of Admiral Doenitz, who was fuhrer after Hitler's death, opened yesterday…

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Returned Men Sub-Branch For Towrang

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 4

A sub-section of the R.S.S. and A.I.L.A. has been formed at Towrang with a membership of 12 returned men…

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Anzac Service Arrangements Criticism at Soldiers’ Club Meeting Resented By Memorial Hall Council

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 1

The president and members of the Memorial Hall Council expressed ree[?]ntment at their meeting on Tuesday night, at…

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“Japs Can’t Be Blamed for Throwing in Sponge” Terrible Weapon Effects of Atomic Bomb “Hope There Is Never Another War”

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 1

In a descriptive letter to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry James, of Mont Street, Marchmont, A./B. Gordon James writes under date…

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Enthusiastic Welcome Home Rugby Honors Returned Service Personnel

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 2

It is estimated that between 300 and 400 resident packed the local hall when Rugby and District enthusiastically, welcomed home its ex-Service personnel. The hall was bedecked with flags and streamers, in…

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Willeroo Soldier Settlement Engineer Expects Roads To Cost £2400

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 2

In a report to yesterday's meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council, the Shire Engineer, Mr. H. B. Darke, revealed that the preliminary estimate of cost for subdivision roads within the proposed Willeroo land…

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War Service City Council Award

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 2

Local designs of an appropriate certificate measuring approximately 12in. x 9in., for ultimate presentation to…

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Civil War Threat Trouble Brewing In Persia

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Monday: It is announced by ,Tabriz, radio that an order has ,been issued to "the Azerbaijan "National…

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Champagne Flowed At The Mullion To Welcome Boys Home Followed by Morning Tea at the Campfire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 2

They said it with Champagne at The Mullion on Saturday night week, the occasion being the welcome home to returned…

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Shocking Fatality Soldier Cut to Pieces

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 2

Going back to Harden, his home town, after an absence of two years overseas, Pte. Ronald Joseph Mc-Mahon, 55/53 Bn., fell from the…

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Censorship and War

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 2

It is interesting to run back over the days of censorship, about which, by the way, there has been no specific…

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Settlement Of Soldiers Government To Buy Land In District For £54,000

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 3

It was announced this morning that an agreement had been reached between the Closer Settlement Advisory Board and Mr. P. J. B. Osborne for the purchase of land at Currandooley, near Bungendore,…

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Some Notes on Current Topics Returned Men And Land: The By-Election: Education Wrong

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 16 May 1946 · page 8

It has been said that the way of the transgressor is hard. But It would appear that the way of the returned soldier who wants a bit of land is even harder. The letter by Mr. Sykes in the Evening Post of May 9 is an…

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V.A.D. Will Help War Veterans Also Hospital and Red Cross

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 May 1946 · page 2

The Yass Voluntary Aid Detachment, continuing its fine work, will help “Lioton” War Veterans’ Homa, the District…

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Shocking Fatality Harden Soldier's Fall From Tram

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 May 1946 · page 2

Pte. Bonald Joseph McMahon, a member of the 55/53 Bn., A. I. F., was killed instantly when be fell from the Melbourne Express, near Yass…

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War Breaks Out In Persian Province Tabriz Is Armed Camp

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 20 May 1946 · page 3

TEHERAN, Monday: It was announced by Tabriz radio last night that Persian armed forces had attacked Azerbaijan. Province from Kurdistan, around the Lake Urmia area…

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Labour Party Taken to Task by Colonel Bruxner Social Unrest: Taxation: Fall in Production: Ex-soldiers Country Party Leader Delivers Vigorous Speech In Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 20 May 1946 · page 2

In the course of a fighting speech, delivered at the Goulburn Town Hall on Friday evening, Lieut.-Col. M. F. Bruxner, D.S.O., M.L.A., flayed the Labour Government for what he described as failure to…

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China's War Warning By Marshall

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 3

NANKING, Tuesday: Criticism of both Communist and Government forces for their part in the civil…

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Japs. Built Railway in Blood and Sweat of Prisoners Inhuman Treatment Of Allied Troops In Thailand Camps War Criminal Trial Opens

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 3

SINGAPORE, Tuesday: The first of a big series of war trials connected with the building of the notorious Siam-Burma railway opened in Singapore yesterday…

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Welcome Home at Bannister

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 22 May 1946 · page 7

Local lads were welcome[?] home at a dance at Banniste[?] Hall on Saturday night. Mr[?] Albert Gorman, on behalf o[?]…

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