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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1943

737 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 22 of 37

Meeting of Soldier Settlers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1943 · page 2

A meeting held of soldiers settlers of South Yalgogrin on 12th July was to draft a motion for Annual Congress regarding interest on holdings…

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Local Men Needed To Advise on Soldier Settlement Cowra Diggers' Action

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1943 · page 2

Cowra Diggers are convinced that local men, acting in an honorary capacity, are needed to advise on the important question of soldier…

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Heavy Sentences Imposed On Soldiers at Young Court Concerned in Forbes Thefts

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1943 · page 1

Four youthful soldiers from South Australia pleaded guilty at the Young Police Court last week to a series of offences, including…

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Western Boy Performs Wonders in Plastic Surgery Saving Lives of Soldiers

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1943 · page 6

Dr. K. W. Starr, O.B.E., one of the youngest surgeons in the Commonwealth, and a native of Wellington, his father, Mr. William Starr, being…

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War Equipment Minister Expresses Importance (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 19 July 1943 · page 1

The Minister for Supply (Mr. Beasley) Said that if necessary he would turn the country over to find the factories and the workers who were…

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War Damage Insurance Collection of Contributions Councils Given More Authority

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 19 July 1943 · page 4

The War Damage Commission advised Bland shire Council, at the last monthly meeting, that, the new system of collecting unpaid contributions…

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Honoring Services War Savings Certificates Presented by Patriotic Committee and R.S. LEAGUE

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 19 July 1943 · page 2

Service members who were entertained by the West Wyalong are District Patriotic Fund and the West Wyalong Sub-brunch of the RSSAILA…

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Letters From Soldiers to Comforts Fund

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 19 July 1943 · page 3

Mr. N. J. Hanlin, Secretary of the Comforts Fund, has received the following letters of acknowledgement from members of the…

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War Prisoners on Farms Camps in the West

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1943 · page 4

Seventy prisoners of war are working at Coonabarabran on a number of farms, and 30 at Parkes, where prisoners of war…

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Post-war Reconstruction Further Suggestions to Shire Railway and Water Schemes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1943 · page 4

At its meeting on Friday, Jemalong Shire Council was in receipt of further suggestions for inclusion in its post--war works to be…

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Calarie Water Scheme Materials Not Available Recommended as Post-War Work

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1943 · page 3

Calarie Progress Association recently sent a deputation to Jemalong Shire Council, requesting that action be taken by it in…

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Development of Central-west Councils Group in Post-War Planning Decentralisation on Large Scale

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1943 · page 1

REPRESENTATIVES of twenty-three shires and municipalities met in conference at Orange on Saturday, at the invitation of Lithgow Municipal Council, for the purpose of formulating a scheme to bring together groups of councils to make an…

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Settlement of Returned Soldiers Issuing of Qualification Certificates Committee Now at Work

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1943 · page 2

In the interests of uniformity of classification in connection with the issue of qualification certificates to applicants for land to be made…

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War News London

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 22 July 1943 · page 2

The Axis positions on the western end, and in the centre of Sicily have cracked, says the "Daily Mail's" correspondent at Allied…

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War Workers' Stalls at West Wyalong Show Restrictions Imposed by Show Committee

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1943 · page 2

Applications for permission to conduct stalls at the West Wyalong An [?]al Show on Wednesday, 15th September, were received by the…

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War News

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 26 July 1943 · page 2

LONDON.— Mussolini has resigned. This dramatic announcement comes from Rome Radio, which declares that the King of Italy has assumed…

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War Service Land Settlement

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 26 July 1943 · page 4

In the interests of uniformity of classification in connection with the issue of Qualification Certificates to…

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One People, Ore Army, One Purpose Victory in War — Reconstruction in Peace United Parties' Policy Declared by Mr. Fadden

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 July 1943 · page 2

A National Government—An End To Industrial Anarchy— Undivided Effort—Maximum Production—Rehabilitation of Service Men and Women—"Pay-as-you-carn" Taxation Reform…

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Big Allied Attack Gasmata Blasted South-west Pacific War

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1943 · page 1

Following the big Liberator raid on Lae, reported in the previous day's communique, yesterday's bulletin told of the severe drubbing…

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Post-war Development In Central West Area The Orange Conference

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1943 · page 2

The Town Clerk, Mr. D. P. Dempsey, and Ald. C. Besgrove, Forbes delegates to the conference held at Orange on July 17 at the…

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