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The wars & local soldiers, 1947

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Steel Coffins To Take Home U.S. War Dead

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, May 16—The United States Government has ordered 250,000 steel coffins to bring back American dead from all theatres of war the Chief of the American War Gravis Registration Division (Col. George Bare) announced…

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Minister Distressed by “Nasty Insinuation” Exchange On War Service

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1947 · page 5

CANBERRA, Saturday.—The Country Party member for Richmond. Mr. H. L. Anthony, who has figured in a number of scenes in die House of Representatives, caused great distress to the Minister for Repatriation, Mr. Barnard, when…

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New London to Arise Dirty Streets And War-Blitzed Wharves To Go

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1947 · page 7

LONDON—(Associated Press)—On the south bank across the Thames from the ancient square-mile city, a new london soon will arise Here, amid sccnes that recell Shakespeare and Dickens,…

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Land for Ex-soldiers at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1947 · page 5

SINGLETON: The Carrington Estate was again Before Patrick Plains shire Council meeting, and after lengthy discussion Cr. H H…

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Wider Soldiers’ League Membership

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1947 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Sat.—By a four-to-one majority Cessnock Returned Soldiers League favoured the Widening of league membership…

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To-day’s Leader: Building Better People Diseases That Could Be Spread During War

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 May 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, May 19”—Thirty three diseases of plants and animals, possibly useful in bacteriological war, are described-with the War Department’s permission in the Journal of Immunology…

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Clocks and Watches by the Million War Factories in the U.k. Produce for Export

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 May 1947 · page 4

Several of the most up-to-date factories in Britain, which were wholly engaged for six years on the production of war materials,…

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War Gratuities. Regulations Amended

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 May 1947 · page 2

War Gratitudties' Regulations have now been amended to provide early payment to ex-Servicemen needing the money because of distress or…

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Many Fine War Books At City Library

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 May 1947 · page 2

“The Seven Pillars of Wisdom” (Lawrence), “The Desert Column” (Idr[?]iss), “Matilda Waltzes with the Tommies” (Hughes), and…

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Honour For Soldiers’ League Supporters

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 May 1947 · page 2

The West Maitland sub-branch of the Soldiers’ League honoured Mrs. Frank Dickson by presentation of the League Certificate of…

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"America Prevented Third World War"

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 May 1947 · page 2

American aid to Turkey prevented a third world war, declared the leader of the visiting Turkish Parliamentary…

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R.s.l. Women's Auxiliary to Open Soldiers' Rest Rooms

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 May 1947 · page 2

The Women's Auxiliary of the local sub-branch of the R.S.L. intends opening a Soldiers' rest room in Mr H. Delves building in George…

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Prevented Third World War

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 6

LONDON, May 21.—American aid a Turkey had prevented a third world war declared the leader of the visiting Turkish Parliamentary…

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Modifying the American War Bill

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 2

LONDON, May 21.—The Caucus of the Republican Party had agreed to modify the Wool Still to mete at least partly the State…

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Welcome Home at Branxton Many Returned Men Honoured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 4

BRANXTON: There was a Large attendance at the welcomes home social tendered to 109 returned men of the three Services…

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Aberdeen News War Memorial Gymkhana

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 6

A strong committee has been formed to conduct a gymkhana on the Aberdeen Recreation Reserve on Saturday, 7th June next. A big programme…

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Company Tells of Wire Output for War During the war, Ryland[?] Bros

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 9

supplied this for the services: About 50,000,000 yards of wire netting for camouflage. Sixteen thousand tons of barbed…

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Diseases That Could Be Spread During War

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 6

Thirty-three diseases of man, plants and animals, possibly useful in bacteriological war, are described with the War…

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New Acts at Wirth’s Circus “Atmosphere” Again Pre-war

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 5

Wirth Bros,’ circus brought back with it at Maitland last night most of the genuine pre-war atmosphere of the “Big Top” with a programme…

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Clocks and Watches By the Million War Factories in the U.K. Produce for Export

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 8

Several of the most up-to-date factories in Britain, which were wholly engaged for six years on the production of war materials…

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