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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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Welcome Home at the Forest

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 4

KELLER’S FOREST. — In a united effort to display their gratitude and patrictism residents of Miler’s forest and the…

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Welcome Home at the Terrace

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 4

RAYMOND TERRACE. — The Raymond Terrace branch of the Port Stephens Shire Welcome Home Committee held the second…

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Rail Concessions For, Anzac Day

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday —The Victorian Government will grant free railway travel to service and ex-servicemen and women who…

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War Bridge Party

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 2

A war bridge party will be held at the Morpeth Golf Club on Thursday evening, commencing at 8 o’clock. Intending players…

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Strangest Story Of War

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 5

Howard Marshall describes the following as the best story of the war. Among the prisoners captured by a British division crossing the Rhine…

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War Veterans’ Appeal Sale of Badges

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 2

Attention Is directed to en advertisement In this Issue in connection [?] with the War Veterans appeal…

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War Office Refuses Leave For Footballers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 1

LONDON, March 26.— Althonaid it had been expected there would be no difficulty in securing leave for three. Servicemen in that…

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The Salvation of Germany War Crimes Trial Evidence

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 1

NUREMBERG March 26.— '“The salvation of Germany can be brought about only by the destruction of Hitler”…

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War Memorial Appeal Launched Representative Meeting Pledges Enthusiastic Support Long-range Plan

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 1

The Muswellbrook and District War Memorial Appeal was launched at a representative meeting held at the Municipal Council Chambers on Friday night last. It was the considered opinion of the delegates that the form…

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Atom Bomb Cut Six Months Off War Japs Were Already Beaten Says Mountbatten

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Admiral Lord Louis Mount batten, in a Press interview, said Japan was beaten even before the atomic bomb was dropped, and in any event, the would have ended within six months…

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Details of Hess Peace Offer Revealed Secret Documents Produced At War Crimes Trial

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 2

NUREMBERG, March 26.—Aftre stating Germany peace offer to Britain in an interview with the then lord Chancellor of Britain (Lord Simon) on June 10, 1941 Rudolf Hess said that if Britain did not agres to the funds…

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Soldier and Repatriation

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Dungog Sub Branch of the League the matter of Repatriation was discussed and individual eases instanced. Evidence…

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Public Meeting Approves Diggers' Plan For Soldiers' Memorial OBJECTIVE £6000

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 3

The Mayor (Ald. D. R. Mackay), presided, and with him at the head of the room were Cr. J. B. Carlton (President of Wallarobba Shire Council…

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Valuable Gift To Soldiers’ League

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 2

At a meeting of the West Maitland sub-branch, of tile Returned Soldiers’ League, the president, (Mr. Howard) reported that the…

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May Wear Uniform On Anzac Day

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1946 · page 2

MELBOURNE Wed.—Former members of the RAAF wishing to take part in the Anzac Day march will be permitted to wear service…

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To Die for War Crimes in Nicobars

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1946 · page 1

SINGAPORE March 27.—Major-General Itsukl Toshio, formed Japanese Commander in the Nicobar islands, will be [?] and…

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Concessions To Young Ex-Soldiers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed. — Returned servicemen under 21 years, who have been on service abroad, can now hold a taxi-driver’s…

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Study Allowances For Ex-Soldiers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday. — The adequacy of reconstruction allowances for ex-soldiers studying accountancy would be…

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War Memorial Appeal

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 4

MUSWELLBROOK: The Muswellbrook and District War Memorial appeal was launched at a representative meeting at the…

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War Loan Committee

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 3

A meeting was held last night, Cr. Parish, President of the Shire, occupied the chair. Mr. Hall, organiser from Newcastle…

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