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The wars & local soldiers, 1945

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Britain's War Effort Lend-Lease in Reverse British Empire Aid to United States of America

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 5

President Roosevelt, in his 17th report to Congress on Lend-Lease operations, revealed that the value of the British Empire's reverse…

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Returned Soldiers Confer

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 4

The quarterly conference of the South Coast Returned Soldiers was held in the Wollongong Soldiers' Hall recently, when sub-branches…

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Soldier Drowned

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 7

A soldier, on compassionate leave from his unit owing to the death of his daughter, was drowned at Shellharbour on Tuesday afternoon…

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Nowra District War Agricultural Committee

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1945 · page 1

Matters dealt with at the last two meetings of Nowra D.W.A.C. included the following:— COMMITTEE CHANGES…

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Back to Civilian Jobs Re-establishment of Men and Women From Services (Issued by the Ministry of Post-War Reconstruction)

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 3

Principal purpose of the Re-establishment Division of the Ministry of Post-War Reconstruction is the training or re-training for civil life…

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Britain's Wonderful War Effort British Mercantile Marine

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1945 · page 5

What is to be the position of the British Mercantile Marine after the war? From time to time one or other of our daily papers raises…

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Thirroul News Returned Soldiers' Annual Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 4

Mr. K. Kelton was in the chair at the annual meeting of the Thirroul Returned Soldiers on Sunday when there was a representative attendance…

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Welcome Home Social

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 4

The attention of all residents is drawn to an advertisement appearing in this issue advising that the Fouth Welcome Some Social to…

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Merchantmen at War

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 4

Some of the most fascinating and astonishing stories ever told are in a book just published in London called Merchantment at War. it…

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A London Letter Aritists Go to War

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 9

No war has ever been so fully reported as this one. Radio and film men have joined the newspaper reporters and photographers, and they…

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Welcome Home Committee Meet

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 1

The Kiama Welcome Home Committee, at their meeting on Monday night last, decided to hold their annual general meeting on 5th March,…

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Welcome Home Social At Kiama to Returned Service Personnel

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 3

The fourth Social under the auspices of the Kiama Welcome Home Committee was held at the Oddfellows' Hall on Friday night, when…

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Returned Soldiers' Preference

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 7

The views of the Illawarra Trades & labour Council on preference to returned soldiers was expressed yesterday by the…

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Welcome Home At Albion Park

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 3

There was a large attendance at a Welcome Home Social and Dance held in the School of Arts, Albion Park, on Wednesday night last,…

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Welcome Home Committee

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 3

All residents and well wishers of servicemen and women are cordially invited, to be present at tile first annual general meeting of the…

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Britain's War Effort Master Bombers

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 4

Photographs taken after the recent raids by British Lancasters and Halifaxes on the fortified Rhineland towns of Dueren and Juelich…

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Albion Park News Welcome to Soldiers

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 9

The Literary Institute hall was filled to overflowing by the large audience on the occasion of a welcome home to service men which was associated with…

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Soldier Fatally Injured

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 1

Private John Warrington ( 29), attached to a district military unit, received fatal injuries as the result of a fall from a bicycle at Port Kembla on…

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Welcome Home Committee

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1945 · page 6

All residents and well wishers of servicemen and women are cordially invited to be present at the first annual general meeting of the…

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Post-war Aerial Transport

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 8

A warning that the machines to be used in the post-war aerial transport may not bear the same relationship as regards speed to those now being used…

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