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

The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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Franco and Hitler War Promised

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday: Generally France promised Hitler that Spain would cuber the war against the Allies, but…

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Warning to Spain Civil War Is' Feared

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday: There is no intention of interfering in the internal affairs of Spain, states a…

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Honour Roll

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 1

The Department of the Army has announced that Private A. E. Armitt, Inf., of Bungonia, who was previously reported missing…

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New War Is not Inevitable Churchill on the Future

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 3

FULTON, Miissouri, Tuesday: "I repulse the idea that a new war is inevitable, still more that it is imminent. I do not believe the Soviet desires war. What they desire is the fruits of war and an infinite…

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War Agricultural Committees

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 3

All War Agricultural Committees will be disbanded by March 14 next…

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Auction Sale of Goods No Longer Wanted for War

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 5

Hundreds of buyers visited the Disposals Commission auction at the former munitions factory yesterday, when many valuable tools and pieces of machinery were bought at cheap prices in spite of keen competition…

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Japs. to Hang For War Crimes

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 1

SINGAPORE, Friday: The War Crimes Court has sentenced to death by hanging Major-General [?]ato Tamanori…

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U-boat War Survey of Losses

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Friday: Of 1174 U-boats which the Germans commissioned since they began rebuilding the…

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Children's War Effort Praised Collected £1,250,000

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 1

Patriotism of N.S.W. schoolchildren was praised in Parliament a few days ago by the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron), who said that during…

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British Merchant Navy Memorial 30,000 Fatal Casualties During War

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 4

British Merchant Navy personnel suffered 30,000 fatal casualties during the war. The total casualties up to June, 1945, was 43,582…

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Taralga Soldiers' Memorial Town Hall Costing Up to £10,000 Proposed

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 6

The meeting arranged to discuss the most suitable form of memorial for our soldiers from Taralga district, was held in the Masonic Hall. There was a large attendance,…

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Honour Roll

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 1

Mr. and Mrs. Walker of Kingsdale, have been officially informed their son NX3794 Pte. Eric Walker of 2/19th Australian…

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Methodist Soldiers' Welcome

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 3

The Methodist Church ha arranged a welcome dinner to members of the forces men and women who were listed as…

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Soldiers’ Memorial &Literary Institute

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the council of the Soldiers' Memorial and Literary Institute on Tuesday night last letters were received…

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Rehabilitation's Problems Psychiatric Treatment of Returned Men

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 12 March 1946 · page 1

At the meeting of the S.T. Development League on Thursday a communication was received from the Goulburn and Mulwaree Shire Repatriation Committee attaching a copy of resolution and asking for support…

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Big Gathering of War Veterans At Shire's Welcome Home Banquet Six Hundred at Veterans' Ball

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 March 1946 · page 1

Approximately 250 ex-service men and women, veterans of the South African War and World Wars I. and II., sat down to a welcome home banquet in the Literary Institute Hall on…

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Honour Roll

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 2

Mrs. Edna Swann, of Cathcart Street, Goulburn, has been officially informed that her husband, NX54366. Pte. Morton Swann, of…

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“Pleased to Be Back” Welcome Home To Returned Men Ball to Finalise Functions

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 1

Probably the cold snap was responsible for the limited attendance in the Memorial Hall on Monday night. when the fifth “Welcome…

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Welcome Home at Tarago

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 3

Last Friday a second welcome home was extended to servicemen of the Tarago district. Servicemen welcomed were Jim…

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Methodist Welcome Home Planning to Ensure Work

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 2

A welcome home evening arranged by the Methodlst Church was held night in the Masonic Hall when returned men and ex-servicemen and women were entertained at a dinner followed by a concert…

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