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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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India Seen on Brink of Civil War Hopes of Peaceful Settlement Vanish

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 April 1946 · page 2

LONDON April 22.— For many months competent observers in India have warned that the biggest upheaval in that country’s history is on the way. Yesterday in a despatch from New Delhi a London…

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Allowances For Soldier Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 April 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday. — To assist ex-servicemen awaiting profitable returns from their land, living allowances will be…

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Soldier Killed in Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 April 1946 · page 4

SINGLETON: An Inquest into the death of a soldier Pte. Colin Fuss who was killed near Belford on April 8 was held by the…

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Post Office On Anzac Day

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1946 · page 3

On Thursday next, Anzac Day, the post office will be open only between the hours of 9 and 10 o’clock for the…

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Arrangements for Anzac Day Thursday Next, 25th. APRIL

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 April 1946 · page 1

ANZAC DAY will be celebrated in Muswellbrook on Thursday next, 25th. April, by the placing of wreaths on the graves at the…

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American Springs To “Monty’s” Defence “Great War Leader.” Says Gen. Bedell Smith (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1946 · page 4

LONDON April 23.—Although Marshal Montgomery himself has, as yet, made no reply to charges of inefficiency, and is expected to do so only indirectly later, an American soldier, Lieutenant-General Bedell Smith, has sprung to the…

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Soldiers’ Club at Raymond Terrace

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1946 · page 2

The Raymond Terrace sub branch of the Returned soldiers’ Club has for some time been negotiating with the local School…

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Anzac Day

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 April 1946 · page 2

FOR all Australians Anzac Day must for ever be a day of remembrance. Our pride in the feats of the men…

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Anzac March (To the Editor)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 April 1946 · page 5

Sir,—In reply to "Mother of One" re Anzac Day, I would point out that all servicemen and women are actually entitled to take part with…

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Anzac Days Ports at Show Ground

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 April 1946 · page 3

The Maitland sports committee will hold a sports carnival at the Maitland Show Ground to-morrow. in aid of the Returned Soldiers'…

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Anzac Day To-morrow Record Number of Exservicemen Expected

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 April 1946 · page 2

Members of the local subBranch of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. are confident that a record number of ex-servicemen will take their…

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To-day’s Leader: Anzac Day Australian Supplies for Malaya

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 April 1946 · page 1

SINGAPORE April 24.—Australia hopes apon send to Malaya supplies in such quantities as would cause drop in the…

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War Brides Had A Pleasant Trip But Monterey Bore Yellow Flag into Port

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 April 1946 · page 4

SAN FRANCISCO April 24.—Despite illnesses on the voyage, war brides of U.S. Servicemen who arrived here on the Monterey on Monday, generally agreed that the trip had been pleasant…

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Elderslie Soldiers Welcomed Home Only One Did Not Return

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 April 1946 · page 2

The School of Arts, Branxton, was crowded when the Elderslie Welcome Home Committee and residents of the surrounding districts officially…

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Soldier's Death Was Accidental

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 April 1946 · page 2

It was disclosed at the inquest into the death of Colin Fuss, soldier, of South Australia, that the deceased serviceman was looking over his left…

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Anzac Commemoration At Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 4

SINGLETON ,Thurs—In Singleton to-day, In common with many other towns . throughout Australia, the first peace-time Anzac…

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Rotary and Anzac Day

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 5

Following a long established custom returned soldiers were the guests of honour at last night’s meeting of the Rotary…

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Anzac Service at Stone of Remembrance

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 5

People crowded six deep around the Stone of Remembrance when the first peace-time Anzac Day commemorative service…

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Anzac Of 1944 Accepted By Britain (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 1

LONDON April 25.—A wide measure of agreement was reached so quickly in the first days of the Commonwealth talks—those between the British, Australian and Zealand Ministers—-that they .are left with practically…

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Anzac Day In Sydney The Greatest Ever Lady Louis Mountbatten A Central Figure

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday.—Sydney to-day had its greatest Anzac Day ever. A capacity crowd attended the dawn service at the Cenotaph in Martin Place, and than 50,000 men and women ex-service personnel from the two wars participated in the march through the city, which lasted or more than 24 hours…

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