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

The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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Cunningar News Welcome Home

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 2

Cunningar folk again turned out in force on Friday last to welcome three more young men who have seen service overseas…

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State Government's Post War Works

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 4

Insufficient labour for the production of the materials needed for hosing and works made it difficult, at the moment, for the Government…

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Gunning Returned Soldiers’ League £300 From Patriotic Committee

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 4

A meeting of the Gunning sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers’ League was held in the Literary Institute on Saturday afternoon, when…

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Hunger in China Trail of War

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 3

CHUNGKING, Friday, Serious famine is threatening 4,o000,OpO, persons in North Hunan, which is China's rice…

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Finns Go to Gaol Aftermath of War

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Friday: A former President of Finland, Ryti, was sentenced to, 10 years' hard labour and the…

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Remarkable Railway Expansion Goulburn Figures Double During War Period

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 2

"The race for transport and service to the public is on—both on the road and in the air," declared the District Superintendent of Railways, 'Mr. Roche, at a send-off to the Goulburn…

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Insurance Companies and the War How They Helped to Bring About Victory

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 1

Two hundred million was subscribed to war loans by the life insurance offices in Australia. As a company they had been a great bastion of those war efforts. In addition to that, those offices had paid…

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Returned Soldiers Hold Annual Meeting Ballot Is Popular for All Officers

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 2

Striking evidence of the unity and sprit of co-operation existing among returned serviceman in Goulburn was provided at the annual meeting of the local sub-branch of the R.S.S. and A.I.L.A. held last…

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Enlistments for Japan

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY: Applications for enlistment in the Australian occupation forces for Japan totalled 1677 in N.S.W. during the past…

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Counsel Engaged Soldier Settlement Mr. Bate's Criticism Reply by Mr. Tully

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 1

Speaking on the adjournment of the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Bate (Liberal , Wollondilly) said that Mr. Tully had not thrown himself heart…

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German War Guilt Niemoller's Views

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday: Germany's war guilt cannot be disputed. No historical investigation will be able to…

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Who Won the War? Farewell Party to Germans

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 3

NEW YORK, Monday: Two hundred and seventy-six German officers and members of the crew of the captured…

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Honour Roll F.Sgt. P. J. Carlon

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 3

Word has been received by Sister McInerney that her nephew, Fit. Sgt. Paul John Carlson, who has been missing since…

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Loophole in Act? Returned Men and Preference

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY: Fears are being felt in ex-servicemen's circles that what appears to be a serious loop-hole in the…

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New Name[?] Local R[?] "Returned S[?] men's League[?]

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 6

In future the local [?]branch is to be known [?] turned Servicemen's Lea[?] of the time-honoured [?]…

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War Loan Goulburn's Quota

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 4

Goulburn's quota for the war loan, which will open on March 12, has been set at £90,000…

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What Tarago Did During War

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 7

At a meeting held in the Tarago Hall on April 13, 1940, a branch of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund was 'ormed under the name of the Tarago Comforts' Fund. The meeting was well attended, all outlying centers being…

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Grazing Land for Soldiers in North-Western Area

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday Only ex-Service men will be allowed to ballot for 20 blocks of north-western grazing land just thrown open under perpetual leasehold tenure. The land is in Walgett North…

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Soldier Settlement Robertson Property Likely To Be Transferred Probably First in State

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 3

Negotiations which have been in progress for some months in connection with the acquisition of a property of about 7000 acres in the Robertson distric are reaching finality, and when the transfer is completed it will be the first…

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Soldier Settlement Estate Likely To Be Transferred

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 4 March 1946 · page 4

Negotiations which have been in progress for some months in connection with the acquisition off a property of about 7000…

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