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

The wars & local soldiers, 1947

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American War Contracts Conspiracy Is Alleged

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Thursday: The Attorney-General, Mr. Clark, announced that a Federal Grand Jury has indicted…

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German War Prisoners Still Held by France and Russia: Repatriation Move

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Thursday: A trade agreement between the combined British and American Zone of Occupation in Germany and the French Zone, providing for an interchange of goods worth £1,650,000 in the first quarter of 1947 has been officially announced in Berlin, says the American Associated…

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Atom War Next Frightful Prospect

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Sunday: An enemy using atomic weapons could inflict 25 million casualties and knock out American…

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Gunning Ex-Soldier's Success

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 2

GUNNING: The many friends of Mr. Jack Plews, well-known in the Gunning and Goulburn districts, will be pleased to learn that he…

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Wool Prices War-Time and Present

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 6

Winchcombe Carson Ltd., report:—Indications continue favourable for the, sale of wool at the advanced prices…

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The Level of Wool Prices War-time and Present Costs

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: Indications continue favourably for the sale of wool at the advanced prices recorded this season…

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U.S. Mediation in China Is Terminated Fears of Lengthy Civil War Constitutional Rule Appeal by Chiang

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 3

NANKING, Thursday After the American Ambassador had notified Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek of the United States decision to end mediation efforts, Chiang issued a statement that the…

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Anzac House Grant Protest from Legion

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 8

SYDNEY: State councillors of the Legion of Ex-Servicemen continue to express dissatisfaction about the granting of…

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Boorowa War Memorial Architect Visiting Town To-day

The Burrowa News · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 2

Mr. McConneil, a well-known Sydney Architect is visiting Boorowa, to-day for inspection of the building to be converted into a…

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U.S. Decision Criticised All-in Civil War Likely in China

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 5

NANKING, Friday: The United States announcement that it has ended peace efforts in China has removed another barrier, however slight, to all-in combat in the civil war, says the New…

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Some Notes on Current Topics a Belated Discovery: That Credit to N.E.I. Soldiers and Land Settlement

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 8

The Increase in the price of meat is a sore point with consumers. The Trades and Labour Council has been discussing it. A Mr. Shortell said, that nobody had the courage to go to Canberra son tell the Prime Minister…

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R.s.l. Anzac Day Arrangements

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 3

Mr. Ron Merriman, President of the Yass sub-branch of the R.S.L., occupied the chair at the monthly meeting held in the Soldiers' Club…

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Soldiers Blocks Scope of Ballot Criticised

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 2

Following the ballot for a closer settlement blocks on Wantabadgery East, great disappointment was voiced in Junee districts that no…

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“Professional Soldiers” Regard Yass As a Good “Nip” Sustentation Fund

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 2

Because of the healthy financial state of the R.S.L. Sustentation Fund which is for the purpose of helping genuine…

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National Quiz to Aid Next War Loan

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 5

Plans for the 1947 series of Australian National Quiz championship broadcasts were announced to-day by the Commonwealth Loans Director (Mr. C. Banfield). Prize-money for the series aggregating £2,500 will be paid in…

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Welcome Home To Ex-Servicemen At Hadley Woolshed Presented Gay Scene for Occasion

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 5

Mr. Ken Wong's woolshed at Hadley, scene of many successful wartime functions, was flower and flag bedecked on Friday night last, occasion of a public welcome home to the districts's ex-service personel. The occasion was a…

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Murder or War? Tribal Difference

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 1

JOHANNESBURG, Wednesday: The police have discovered the bodies of 15 bushmen in the wild desert…

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Chicago Tribune Attacks Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 5

CHICAGO, Tuesday: An attack on Justice Sir William Webb and his colleagues on the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal as partial Judges is made in an editorial in the Chicago "Tribune."…

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Housing Shortage : Move By Returned Soldiers

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of the Crookwell Subbranch, of the R.S.S. and A.L.L.A., held on Thursday night last,…

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Welcome Home at Hadley Woolshed Social

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 1

CROOKWELL: Flowers and bunting were used to advantage in decorating Mr. Ken Wong's woolshed at…

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