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

The wars & local soldiers, 1944

622 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 10 of 32

Wool After the War

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 1

The Australian Wool Producers' Federation has taken a definite stand against woolgrower organisations conferring with any wool trade interests…

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War Loan Committee Meeting

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 2

A meeting of the local War Loan Committee took place at the Counci[?] Chambers last Tuesday night. It was decided to conduct the usual…

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War Agricultural Committees Sir Earle Page's Proposal

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 1

Declaring that distriet was ag[?]icultural Committees were hamstrung. sir Earle Page (Country Party. NSW), suggested in the House of…

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War Plants Four Days Easter Holiday Break

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 8

All employees in Government munitions works, with certain exceptions, will be given a four days break at Easter and a holiday on Anzac Day,…

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Victory War Loan Work of the Committee

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 2

Mr. H. R. Mi-William, War Loans Superintendent, Cootamundra. writes: "It is evident from the very encouraging reports received by me…

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Post-war Jobs Wider Powers for L.G. Bodies

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 1

More powers should be vested in local governing bodies, rather than boards and commissions should be set up, said the Local Government…

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Increased Clip Aust. Growth During War Period Sheep and Lamb Slaughtering

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 7

The Australian wool clip since the war has shown an Increase of about 400,000 bales per annum, compared with the pre-war total…

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War News 200,000 Germans Trapped Retreat To Rumania Cut Off LONDON

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 2

Famous Keel Guards and Cavalry and tank spearheads of the Third Ukra[?]an Army have captured the vital rail junction as Rasy[?]lnaya, 35…

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War Casualties of British Empire. Mr. Churchill Tells (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 1

A message from London states: —Mr. Churchill told the House of Com-, mons that the casualties in the Brit ish Empire Forces in the first four…

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Summary of War News From the Various Fronts Japanese Air Reserve Further Reduced

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 1

ALLIED aircraft operating in Dutch New Guinea wiped out the Japanese reserve of nearly 300 planes within a week. At Hollandia, on Monday, 300 planes carried out one of the heaviest raids on this area, dropping 400 tons of bombs and…

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High Tribute To British Morale After Four Years' War (By W[?]re) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 1

A message from Melbourne states: Professor G. W. Paton, who recently roturned from England, last night expressed tremendous admiration for…

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Western Division Grazing Blocks for Soldiers

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 6

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Tully) seated recently that the first batch of grazing blocks exclusively for experienced…

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Australia's Great Inland War

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 3

The man Who (next Tuesday afternoon, April 18, at 4.30 p.m. E.S.T.) is to talk in the National programme on the struggle of…

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Prisoner of War Labor Visit of Lieut. Crewes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 1

Lieut. K. R. Crewes arrived in town yesterday, for the purpose of forming N. 22 Prisoner of War Control Centre, with headquarters at West a…

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War Service Land Settlement Visit of Qualification Committee

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 1

The Classification Committee under the War Service Land Settlement Act will sit at the Shire Chambers west Wyalong, on Wednesday next, April…

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War News Tidal Wave of Russians Pouring Into The Crimea LONDON

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 2

The Red Armies are pouring into the Crimea in one huge human tidal wave…

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Two Way Air's War Big Allied Sweeps (By Wire) Sydney, Thursday

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 1

A message from London states: —The two-way air war continued today from Birain and the Mediterranean Operations from Britain included…

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Anzac Day Commemoration at West Wyalong

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 2

The Anzac Day commemoration at West Wyalong on April 25th will be on similar lines to previous years. Details will be finalised during the…

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War News LONDON

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 1

The last "Dunkirk" port left to the Germans, except Sebastopol, has fallen—Yalta, the capture of which is reported In Stalin's Order of the…

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Concert party for War Loan Rally Saturday, 22nd APRIL

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 2

The was annouced at a meeting on the war Loan Committe at west wyalong of [?] afternoon last that a concert party would visit West…

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