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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

1,489 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 75

Soldier Killed Near Wagga

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 6

WAGGA, Friday. — Sydney Kevin Knight; a- serviceman, of Brisbane, was killed, and 10 other servicemen were injured, four…

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Soldiers May Clear Bombay Sewers

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 1

BOMBAY April 12. — Soldiers may be used to clear Bombay’s blocked sewers and swollen garbage dumps resulting from the…

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Soldiers on Assault Charge

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 6

Charged with having on April. 10 assaulted Detective Sergeant D. G. Sutherland in the execution of his duty, used indecent…

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Stanhope Welcome Home

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 4

STANHOPE: A welcome to four returned soldiers who had served their king and country took place at a social arranged…

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Welcome Home at Martin’s Creek

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 5

MARTIN’S CREEK: The Memorial Hall was tastefully decorated with flags and bunting for the welcome home of local…

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State of War with Si Am Ends (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 3

BANGKOK April 13.—Australian representative Keith Officer and Direk Jayana, Siamese Foreign Minister, signed a 15-point agreement ending the state of war between Australia and Siam…

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Newcastle Soldier Killed

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 April 1946 · page 2

TAMWORTH: A Newcastle district soldier who was given a ride on a truck, in the Tamworth district-was. killed when he…

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Bunnan Prepares For Welcome Home

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 1

The Bunnan folk, like their friends in the Upper Hunter, are preparing for a big welcome home to their Service personnel…

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Weston Anzac Doy Arrangements

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 1

A public meeting convened by the Weston Sub-branch Returned Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen's Lmperial League of Australia was held in the…

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The Call of the Orphans Anzac Day

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 3

The Anzac Commemoration Service will be held as usual in the James Theatre on Anzac Morning, commencing at 11 a.m. This year the…

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War Loan Canvass

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 2

Mr. E. P. May, Commonwealth Loan Organiser, is expected in Dungog to-day (Monday) and if possible, in association with Mr. J. H. Berry, a…

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War Loan Appeal and Presentation

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 3

At the residence of Mr. Arch Duggan, Underbank, on Saturday night last ,Mr. H. W. Scott. Hon. Secretary of the Dungog Commonwealth War…

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Returned Soldiers' League. Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 1

At the monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League, held in the clubroom on Friday evening,…

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Trouble in Hotel Charges Against Soldiers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 3

As the result of trouble which occurred in the saloon bar of the Angel Inn on Wednesday afternoon last two soldiers appeared…

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Five Soldiers Injured in Jeep Smash

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 3

LITHGOW Tuesday.— When a jeep containing five soldiers capsized 18 miles from here last night all were injured, but one…

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Parades on Anzac Day

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 8

CANBERRA, Wed.—The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Fordel said that there would be no ordered parades on Anzac Day. Attendance…

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The Post-war Army

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—It was officially slated to-day that the Government had not yet made any decision about the…

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Local and General News Anzac Day in Singleton Will Be Auspicious

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 2

Celebration of Anzac Day in Singleton on Thursday of next week should prove one of the most auspicious commemorations of the…

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War Neurosis Begins To Take Toll

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 3

MELBOURNE Wednesday. — Mr. M. J. Kelly, a member of Federal Council of the Prisoners of-war Relatives’ Association,…

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P.m.g. to Spend £6,500,000 Initial Post-war Programme

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 1

The Postmaster General's Department's initial post-war programme, covering metropolitan and country areas in all States,…

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