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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

1,489 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 75

Soldiers Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 January 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.—When .two' military trucks collide on the Home Highway at Liverpool Sergeant Stanley Honton suffered a…

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Rest Room to Open for Soldiers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 January 1946 · page 2

A special meeting of the Women's Voluntary Services last night reached a decision to again operate a rest room for the benefit of soldiers…

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Died Whilst Prisoner Of War

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 2

Mrs. A. A. Coulton, of 19 Mount Pleasant-st., West Maitland, has been notified by the Army that the death of her son…

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Soldier Settlers and Single Farms

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 3

When the War Service Land Settlement Bill was being dealt with in the Legislative Council, the Minister in charge, Mr R. R. Downing said that the…

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Soldier Settlement

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 2

CONDITIONS imposed by the Commonwealth on the States in the agreement covering the settling of…

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To-day’s Leader: Soldier Settlement Steps To Guard Against Inflation In Britain Australian Associated Press

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 1

LONDON, January 24.—Descriped by the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Dr. Hugh Dalton) as “an anti-alum measure,” the Investment (Control and Guaranfees) Bill was published yesterday accompanied by amemorandum…

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Welcome Home Party at Whittingham

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 2

On the occasion of the arrival to their home of Sgt. Cec. Smith and Aircraftwoman Marjorie Smith, son and daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur…

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War Loan Committee

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 4

The following letter was received by Dungog War Loan Committee:—"Now that Victory has been achieved and the Fourth Victory Loan has…

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Tracing Australian War Graves

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 1

SINGAPORE Jan. 25. — The Australian war graves group and prisoner of war contact send inquiries group are co-operating in…

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Official History Of The War

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 4

CANBERRA, Friday.— Major Dudley McCarthy and Squadron Leader John Herington, both returned from this war, will each…

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Railway Post-war Plan Many Features for Comfort

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 2

Air-conditioning wider windows and more comfortable seating are features of 165 new passenger cars being built for the…

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20th AUSTRALIAN V.C. in World War Ii

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 2

A 20-year-old Militiaman has won the 20th Victoria Cross awarded to an Australian in World War 41. He is Pte Frank John Partridge…

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Classing the Clip. War and Peace Time Procedure

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 6

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:— The current half year is the final period of the existing appraisement system. During its currency a great…

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New Post Office Building. Included in Post-war Programme

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 1

A letter received from Mr J. P. Abbott, M.P., and read at Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council, stated that he had made representations…

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No More Zoned Shearing Return of Pre-war System

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 4

Australia's next shearing will be conducted, as far as possible, under pre-war conditions. This was announced yesterday…

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Are You Doing All You Can? Buy War Savings Certificates

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 5

AT the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. Halakas, David Street, Cessnock, their baby daughter, Permathia, was christened by the Archmandrite M…

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£31 in Rabbit Fines Pp. Board Director Amongst Defendants Magistrate Says He Has Been Imposing "War-time " Penalties

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 6

Eight district landholders, inoluding a director of Denman-Singleton Pastures Protection Board—the third to toe the carpet—were yesterday mulet of £31 in fines when they appeared in the local police court before Police Magistrate A. E. Hodgson on…

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No Preference for Returned Soldiers. Kearsley Council's Attitude

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 5

It appears to be a waste of time for any returned soldier to answer an advertisement inserted in a newspaper for…

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Soldier Preference Ends 1952?

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 1

Preference to returned service personnel will cease on September 3, 1952, if the legal opinion of the Attorney-General (Dr…

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Singleton Returned Soldiers’ League

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1946 · page 3

SINGLETON, Sat—The annual meeting of the Singleton branch the Returned Soldiers’ League was held at Singleton last night…

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