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

The wars & local soldiers, 1947

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Will Work to Raise Money for New Building War Memorial Fund Committees Decision

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 September 1947 · page 1

At the War Memorial Comittee's meeting last week, the whole question of building a Was Memorial Club in Weeden's…

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Welcome Home Banquet No. Two Disappointing Response

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 September 1947 · page 9

The Shire President, Cr. Walton, informed last Thursday's meeting of the Shire Council that the public response to Council's invitation to submit names of returned servicemen throughout the Shire, who were…

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War Widows' Pensions

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 24 September 1947 · page 4

CANBERRA: Federal Cabinet has decided to increase the pensions of war widows with one and two children to £4 and £5…

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Country News and Sport MURRUMBATEMAN Welcome Home Function

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 1

At the final welcome home function held in the Murrumbateman Hall on Saturday night last, the decorations in flags…

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Pro-fascist Meeting Closed "Heil Hamm" Was War Cry

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 29 September 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Monday. The police closed a meeting of allegedly pro-Fascist British League of Ex-Servicemen in London's West End last night after a 90-minutes' shouting match between opposing…

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Returned Soldier’s Badge

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 29 September 1947 · page 3

A Returned Soldier’s badge found in the Liberty Theatre recently, may be collected at the “Tribune-Courier” office…

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Russian Soldier Is the Enigma

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 1 October 1947 · page 7

BUDAPEST: Anglo-American troops uneasily based in Berlin, Vienna and scattered capitals of the Russian-controlled countries behind the "Iron Curtain," are beginning to are the same fretful obsessions about their wartime Ally—the tough, squa, crop-headed, alien-looking Red Army…

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Totally and Permanently Disabled Soldiers

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 1 October 1947 · page 5

The Totally and Permanently Disabled. Soldiers of New South Wales are still appealing for funds, and they have purchased…

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Totally and Permanently Disabled Soldiers

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 2 October 1947 · page 1

The Totally and Permanently Disabled Soldiers of New South Wales are still appealing for fonds and they have purchased a…

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Apex Clubs Declare War Against T. B. in Australia

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 3 October 1947 · page 1

At the annual convention of the Association of Apex Clubs of Australia in 1946, it was resolved that the national service scheme for the association should be a drive to eliminate T.B. This campaign has been…

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War in China Communist Claims

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 3

PEIPING, Monday: The Communist radio claimed to-day that Communist armies now control 130 of the 175 miles of…

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War Can Be Prevented

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 2

Through the development of atomic biological weapons, not yet complete, enough progress has been made to make any…

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War Plane Crash Pilot's Report

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY: Police in the Newcastle area were this morning requested by the Civil Aviation officials at Mascot to investigate…

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Pakistan to India a War Would Be Suicide

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 8 October 1947 · page 5

NEW DELHI, Wed.: War between Pakistan Land India would be suicide for both sides, Pakistan's Premier, Liaquat Ali Khan, said in a broadcast today when he appealed for peace…

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Talk of Holy War in Iraq Arab Sheiks Call Big Conference

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 9 October 1947 · page 3

NEW YORK, Wed.: The United States will favour the Palestine with some modifications not specified. This was disclosed today by a high official in the State Department. This…

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War Service Land Settlement

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 13 October 1947 · page 1

The War Service Land Settlement classification committee will be in Goulburn on Thursday next to interview applciants…

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Bigga Doings War Memorial Sports

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 October 1947 · page 2

A large crowd, including many visitors from Crookwell, Peelwood, Reid's Flat, Binda, Laggan and Cowra, gathered at the Bigga Racecourse to…

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Belmore Lodge Honour Roll Is Unveiled

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 16 October 1947 · page 5

There was a large attendance of members of Belmore Lodge, No. 10, Goulburn Proestant Alliance FRiendly Society, at the…

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War?

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 17 October 1947 · page 4

The remarks by the Minister for the Army, Mr. Chambers, concerning the unlikelihood of war, may…

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Japs Bashed West Wyalong Soldier

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 October 1947 · page 6

An American Army Tribunal in Tokyo has sentenced three Japanese war prison guards to 50 years' imprisonment for having beaten up a West…

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