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The wars & local soldiers, 1948

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Anzac Day Dawn Service Next

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 2

Anzac Day will be celebrated in Maitland next Sunday, commencing with a dawn service at the cenotaph in West Maitland…

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Homes for War Widows

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 2
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder

CANBERRA, Monday. — War widows with two or more children will receive 10 per cent of the new groups of war service homes,…

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Minister in Defence Soldier's Right To Land

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 1

The Minister for Lands. Mr. Sheahan, appeared for an ex-soldier [?] the Land and Valuation [?] last week and appeal—…

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Busy Time for Returned Soldiers’ League

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 2

Under the leadership of Mr. H Basaam, the East Maitland Returned Soldier League social committee has promised the…

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Anzac Day Dungog Soldiers to March

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 3

All ex-Serviccmen, whether members of the R.S.L. or not, are invited to join in the Anzac Day March on Sunday next. The procession will…

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Stroud Anzac Celebrations

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 2

On Sunday next there will be an Anzac Day United Commemoration Service on the oval at Stroud at 3 p.m. The soldiers' march will…

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Anzac Day Services Christ Church

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 3

The annual Solemn Act of Commemoration in memory of the Anzacs will take place at 10.30 a.m. in Christ Church. The Mayor of Dungog and…

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Pre-War Splendour in Britain This Year

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 2

"Trooping the colour on the King's Birthday (June 10) will return to its pre-war splendour this year…

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Minister for Defence Has No Fears of War Text of Report to Council

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 1

Although the world situation was tense, there was no fear of war, said a report to the Defence Council yesterday. The report was submitted by the Minister for Defence (Mr. Dedman) on behalf of the Minister for External Affairs…

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Note Found From World War I. Thirty Years Too Late for Ex-p.o.w

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 3

An A.I.F. captain of the first World War, Mr. J. H. Honeysett, M.C., recalled how he had written 30 years ago a p.o.w. note…

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Heart Operation On Soldier

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.— Doctors at Heidelberg repatriation hospital successfully removed calclum from round the…

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Anzac Day

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 3

The usual Combined Church Service will be held in St. John's Church, this year at 7.30 p.m. The preacher will be the Rev. H. Linton, T.C.F., Rev. A. J. Brooks will…

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Anzac Day Sports

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 5

The competitive spirit evidenced since the announcement of the fugo war competition at the Anzac sports on Monday next…

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Soldiers’ League Dance

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 3

A request by East Maitland Returned Soldiers’ league for the use of the Town Hall every Wednesday night, from May 5 to…

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£1000 Grant for Soldiers’ Club

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK, Thursday. —The War Memorial Fund has voted £1000 to the Returned Soldiers’ Club for the purpose of…

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Anzac

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 5

THE march of time brings us round to another Anzac Day. On Sunday throughout the land there will be a flood of speeches, some…

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Anzac Day

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 7

ANZAC DAY, Sunday, 25th April, will be observed as in former years, by a dawn commemoration at 6.30 a.m., and the public observance…

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Anzac Service

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 5

The annual Anzac Day service will take place on Sunday afternoon next, and all ex-Servicemen are requested to assemble at the…

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Anzac 1948

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 3

Lives yet the name remembered through the years For some a memory still kept fresh and green…

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